(A) (1) During the time the interim mitigation fee is in effect, prior to the approval of any permit within the boundaries of the HCP study area, the county will collect an interim mitigation fee payable at the Planning Department office. The fee shall be collected in two stages, at the map stage and the building permit stage. The fees that must be paid prior to recordation of a final or parcel map will be as follows:
Building Lot Size | Fee Per Lot |
1 acre or less | $150 |
1.1 acre to 5 acre | $300 |
5.1 acre or larger | $600 |
(2) The fees to be paid at the time of a building permit shall be $0.15 per square foot of structure. Any site that does not have the fees paid at the subdivision stage must pay the full fee at the time of the building permit. Commercial, industrial and other development projects that would have the effect of converting raw land to developed uses shall pay $550 per developed acre prior to alteration of the habitat. Conversion of lands from agricultural use to other more intensive agricultural uses must be mitigated through the payment of a $10 per acre fee and $0.02 per square foot for agriculturally related structures. Payment of the interim mitigation fee will satisfy county conditions of approval placed on development projects with regard to adverse impact mitigation for federally endangered species which have not previously been satisfied.
(B) Interim mitigation fees will not be required for the following:
(1) Additions, remodels or reconstructions totaling not more than 50% of the square footage of the preexisting development;
(2) Development of any parcel of less than one-half gross acre where at least half of the adjacent parcels have been previously developed as of the date of enactment of the ordinance codified in this chapter; and
(3) Development of any parcel for which the United States Fish and Wildlife Service has approved other mitigating procedures or which is otherwise exempt from the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. §§ 1531 et seq.).
(C) For purposes of this chapter, the foregoing are deemed to have no significant adverse impact on any endangered species.
(1966 Code, § 7A.1-4) (Ord. 541, § 4)