Except as hereinafter provided, no dwelling, or commercial or industrial building, shall be constructed, nor shall a building permit be issued for such construction, unless a recreation and park development fee has been paid to the city in an amount set forth by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 1441 § 1, 1977; Ord. 1721 § 1, 1987; Ord. 1841 § 20, 1992)
Upon the application of the person applying for a building permit, there shall be a refund of the recreation and park development fee if the building is not constructed and the building permit has been surrendered or canceled or otherwise does not authorize the construction.
(Ord. 1437 § 1, 1977; Ord. 1721 § 2, 1987; Ord. 1841 § 20, 1992)
Any person granted a building permit prior to the effective date of the ordinance amending Section 12.10.010 to require payment prior to issuance of a building permit rather than prior to final inspection shall pay a recreation and park development fee at the time a certificate of occupancy is issued by the city in accordance with the fee schedule that was in effect when the building permit was issued.
(Ord. 1437 § 1, 1977; Ord. 1721 § 3, 1987; Ord. 1841 § 20, 1992)
If fifty or more dwellings are developed as a single project, the fees required by this chapter shall be reduced up to a maximum of fifty percent of the required fees, subject to the following terms and conditions:
(1) 
The developer shall submit to the recreation and park commission a plan for installation of recreational facilities to be used in common by residents of the project.
(2) 
The commission shall recommend to the city council the approval, denial, or conditional approval of all or part of the submitted plan, and the amount by which the fees required by this chapter shall be reduced. The commission shall recommend approval of those facilities that it determines are available to all inhabitants of the project and that it further determines will be used for such recreational activities as are commonly conducted by the department of parks and recreation or would be normally conducted by that department if those facilities were available to it.
(3) 
After receiving the recommendation of the commission, the city council shall approve, deny, or conditionally approve all or part of the submitted plan, using the same criteria used by the commission, and shall determine the amount by which the fees required by this chapter shall be reduced.
(4) 
The amount of the reduction shall be the reasonable cost of constructing the approved recreational facilities, but in no case shall the reduction exceed fifty percent of the fees required by this chapter.
(Ord. 1437 § 1, 1977; Ord. 1841 § 20, 1992)
The fees collected by the city pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the park facilities fund and shall be used for the purchase of, or development of, or repairs, replacements, or renovations to park or recreational facilities. The fees are in addition to any and all other fees paid to the city pursuant to municipal ordinances and regulations.
(Ord. 1437 § 1, 1977; Ord. 1841 § 20, 1992)
There shall be exempted from the fees set forth in this chapter the construction by a nonprofit entity of any dwelling or dwellings as a home for the aged (as defined in Section 21.04.375), or senior citizen housing which meets the criteria of Section 21.36.020. Proof of the nonprofit status of the entity requesting exemption shall be submitted to the city prior to issuance of any building permit for the project.
(Ord. 1437 § 1, 1977; Ord. 1749 § 1, 1990; Ord. 1841 § 20, 1992)