There is hereby established, levied and imposed a housing fee on the development of real property in the unincorporated territory of the County of Sacramento. No building permit shall be approved to construct, expand, improve or remodel structures on real property designed to be used for a non-exempt use type designated in Article 8 unless the housing fees for that property are paid as required by this chapter or the fee is inapplicable according to the terms of Article 5. For each development site composed of a single parcel of land/or multiple parcels in common ownership, the housing fee shall be paid by the building permit applicant to the Building Permits and Inspection Division, in an amount calculated using the following formula:
(S x U) + (EF x (U - ET)) - (D x ET) = F
where:
S = Gross square feet of new non-residential buildings or structures, or additions thereto that are proposed to be constructed by the building permit for which application has been made.
EF = Gross square feet of non-residential buildings or structures in existence at the time the application is made that are proposed to be improved or remodeled by the building permit requested, and for which footage a housing fee either has been previously paid (if a building permit for the building or structure was issued after the effective date of this chapter) or would have been paid (if a building permit for the building or structure was issued prior to the effective date of this chapter).
U = Applicable housing fee per square foot by use type for the proposed new non-residential construction (as pertains to either new or existing buildings or structures), as determined by the Chief Building Inspector or the Planning Director by application of Articles 7 and 8, or by the Planning Commission by application of Article 6.
ET = Applicable housing fee per square foot by use type for the non-residential construction in existence at the time the application is made (as determined for "U") for which use a housing fee either has been paid (if a building permit was issued for the existing building or structure after the effective date of this chapter), or for the use types most recently occupying the building or structure for which a housing fee would have been paid (if a building permit was issued for the existing building or structure prior to the effective date of this chapter).
D = Gross square feet of non-residential buildings or structures either recently removed or to be removed from the development site in conjunction with the building permit application. Only buildings or structures previously removed by authorized demolition, authorized removal, accidental destruction, or natural disaster may qualify for this credit provided that the prior removal has occurred no earlier than one year prior to the filing of the building permit application. "D" shall be presumed to be zero unless the applicant presents substantial evidence with the filing to the Chief Building Inspector indicating the floor area and most recent use of the building or structure to be removed or previously removed by accident or authorized demolition or relocation, and, in cases of demolition or removal, has obtained or made application to obtain a valid demolition permit or a permit to move the building or structure to another site; and
F = Total Housing Fee to be paid.
Whenever "ET" is greater than "U" as a result of a proposed change in use type reducing potential employment density, the second term of the formula shall be considered to be zero rather than negative. Whenever "F" is calculated to be a negative number as a result of a non-residential building demolition or removal from the site, the Total Housing Fee shall be zero. For a case in which maintaining the continuity of employment requires that demolition be postponed until after construction of the new non-residential building on the site, the Director shall have the authority to give credit for the pending demolition in computation of the housing fee for the new building.
(SCC 0801 § 1, 1990; SCC 0903 § 4, 1992; SCC 1686 § 5, 2022)