The City hereby finds and declares that the construction of
new buildings and parking areas within City increases the amount of
hard surface runoff during rainstorm activity. In order to preserve
the health and safety of its citizens and to protect public and private
property, it is necessary to construct new drainage facilities within
City to accommodate in a safe manner the increased surface runoff
of storm and rain waters attributable to such new construction. Accordingly,
it is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the payment of fees
to defray a portion of the actual or estimated cost of constructing
new planned drainage facilities for the removal of surface and storm
waters from various areas of the City.
(§ 1, Ord. 591, eff. June 9, 1981, as amended by § 1, Ord.
665, eff. October 12, 1989)
The fees provided for in this chapter shall be assessed on any
property requiring a building permit for any new building, any addition
to a commercial or industrial building, or any new paved parking area
within the City.
(§ 1, Ord. 591, eff. June 9, 1981)
The fees required by this chapter shall be determined partially
on the basis of construction cost estimates, which from time to time
may be adjusted to reflect current costs, for planned drainage facilities
as set forth in the Master Plan Drainage Study for the City adopted
by resolution of the Council.
(§ 1, Ord. 591, eff. June 9, 1981)
A fee formula or structure appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter shall be established by a resolution of the Council; provided, however, that all fees required to be paid pursuant to this chapter shall be payable in accordance with Chapter 9 of Title 10 of the Ojai Municipal Code.
(§ 1, Ord. 591, eff. June 9, 1981, as amended by § 1, Ord.
665, eff. October 12, 1989)
(§ 1, Ord. 591, eff. June 9, 1981; repealed by § 1, Ord. 594, eff. September 24, 1981)
The fees required pursuant to this chapter shall be paid to
the City and deposited into a separate fund to be known as the "Drainage
Improvement Fund." Moneys in such fund shall be expended solely for
one or any of the following:
(a)
The
construction or reimbursement for the construction of drainage facilities
consistent with the purposes of the Master Plan Drainage Study for
the City;
(b)
To
reimburse the City for costs incurred administrating grants for such
purpose; and
(c)
To
reimburse the City for costs incurred for engineering and administrative
services to form a district and design and construct such facilities.
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The City may accept considerations in lieu of the payment of
fees as approved by the Council. The City may advance money from its
General Fund to pay the costs of constructing such facilities subject
to reimbursement from the fund, or the City may incur indebtedness
for such costs secured solely by moneys in the fund. The City may
reimburse any person who provided such facilities, the costs for which
exceed the amount of the calculated fee, such reimbursement not to
exceed the difference between the actual costs incurred by such person
and the amount of such fee.
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(§ 1, Ord. 591, eff. June 9, 1981)
