A.
In order to implement the goals and objectives of the city's capital facilities planning and to mitigate the impacts caused by new development, certain public improvement must be or have been constructed.
B.
The city council has determined that a development impact fee is needed in order to pay for the share of the construction costs of these improvements, which were required to accommodate the new development.
C.
In establishing the fee described in the following sections, the city council has found the fee to be consistent with its general plan and, pursuant to Government Code Section 65913.2, has considered the effects of the fee with respect to the city's housing needs as established in the housing element of the general plan.
(Ord. 479 § 1, 1992)