A. This chapter establishes development impact fees, consisting of each of the fees set forth in this chapter. The development impact fee is intended to recover from each new development its reasonable share, as determined in accordance with Government Code section 66000 et seq., of the cost of each type of public facility and infrastructure improvement for which a fee is established hereunder, and needed to serve that development, to ensure implementation of and consistency with the town's general plan and to protect the public health, safety and welfare by ensuring that adequate public facilities and related improvements will be constructed and made available to serve new development concurrent with the need.
B. The town council has determined that the fees established by this chapter shall be collected from applicants of development projects for the cost of public facilities and infrastructure improvements that serve or will benefit each development, and to reimburse the town for expenditures previously made which benefit that development in accordance with the town's adopted development impact fee study, as updated and readopted from time to time.
C. The fees imposed under this chapter are in addition to any other fees, dedications, construction requirements or other exactions imposed as a condition of approval for the development project, or under the provisions of any state or federal law, other provisions of this code, or town resolutions, ordinances, and policies.
D. Wherever used, terms describing types of facilities and/or infrastructure improvements shall have the meanings given to them in the town's general plan and/or capital improvement plan as adopted and amended from time to time. (Ord. 173, 11-10-2005)