A.
Establishment
of Fees
In addition to the on-site drainage facilities required to be constructed under Chapter 17.016, drainage fees shall be paid in conjunction with subdivision or development in order to help defray the cost of off-site drainage facilities required to accommodate the additional water runoff created by development. Such fees shall be placed in the drainage fund account and used to implement the City's drainage construction plan or reimburse the City for expenditures previously made.
B.
Fees
by Zoning District
Such fees shall be apportioned by zoning districts, as shown
on the City's Official Zoning Map. The fees established for each zoning
district are based on the estimated contribution of storm flows created
by the improvement of property within each such district.
C.
Basis
of Fee Structure
The fee structure adopted by the City shall be computed so that
the drainage fee for the development of any property will not exceed
the pro-rata share of the total cost of all needed drainage facilities
within the City, were such costs apportioned uniformly on a contributory
basis. In addition, a discount from the standard drainage fee is offered
for the reduction of runoff, by means of on-site retention measures,
which would otherwise occur from the development.
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All fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited
in a special fund, to be known as the "Drainage Facilities Fund."
Monies in said fund shall be administered by the City and shall be
expended solely for design and construction, or reimbursement for
construction, of drainage facilities designated in the Drainage Master
Plan.
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No final tract or parcel map or final record of survey shall
be approved until the fee provided per this chapter for the applicable
zoning district has been paid in cash. However, the City reserves
the right to waive payment of drainage fees for the dedication of
rights-of-way, low income housing, or RDA economic benefits.
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The drainage fee to be paid for any land being subdivided or
developed in each of the zoning districts shall be determined by formulas
established by separate ordinance. The formulas to be used for the
computation of drainage fees shall be based on the acreage of development,
the applicable zoning district, and the cost-per-unit drainage outflow
figures specified in said ordinance, and amended from time to time.
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When a zone change is adopted to change the current zoning of
an area, expand a zoning area, or create a new zone district and such
amendment has been in effect for a period of 60 days in the case of
residential development or 30 days in the case of all other types
of development, all of the provisions of this chapter shall apply
to said area as though it was in the new zoning district when this
chapter first became effective.
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