"Impact fee" means a monetary exaction imposed pursuant to this title, other than a tax, which is charged by the city to the developer in connection with approval of the development project for the purposes of defraying all or a portion of the actual or estimated costs of public improvements related to the development project, including all elements listed in Section 21.08.080 below, but does not include any fees pursuant to Title 20.88, fees for processing applications for governmental regulatory actions or approvals, or fees collected pursuant to a development agreement adopted pursuant to Government Code Section 65864, et seq. The amount of the impact fee shall be the amount reasonably determined to be equivalent to the development project's proportionate share of the actual or estimated cost of the improvement, as measured by the impact or detriment caused by construction of the development project, as determined in accordance with this title.
(Ord. 91-06-1100 § 1 (part))