HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-08-25 - ORDINANCES - FIRE PROTECTION FEES (2)ORDINANCE NO. 92-15
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FEE
TO FUND FIRE PROTECTION FACILITIES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby find, determine and declare:
a. The City is currently engaged in a comprehensive Development Impact
Fee Study. This study will set forth fees for five different categories of
Public facilities. None of these five categories deal with fire protection
facilities. The establishment of a fee to fund fire protection facilities
will supplement the City's Development Impact Fees, once the Development
Impact Fees are adopted. %,
b. A fire protection facilities fee will allow the City to make
investments in fire protection to maintain fire protection services in the
City and minimize the level of service impacts on such facilities caused by
new development.
C. These fire protection facilities include, but are not limited to, the
acquisition, construction, improvement, and equipping of fire station
facilities within the City necessary to deliver fire protection and emergency
medical services as necessitated by new development.
SECTION 2. An applicant for a building permit shall pay a fee as
established by resolution of the City Council to defray the cost of
constructing and equipping fire protection facilities to minimize the level of
service impacts on fire protection caused by new development. Such fee shall
be referred to as the fire protection facilities fee.
SECTION 3. The establishment of this fee is part of a related public
facilities financing plan to fund fire protection facilities which is
determined to be a project per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
and has been reviewed pursuant to its provisions. The Initial Study prepared
for the project has determined that the project will not have a significant
effect on the environment and a Negative Declaration is proposed. A notice of
environmental assessment was posted and advertised, and the proposed Negative
Declaration was made available for a 21 day review period in compliance with
CEQA. No correspondence regarding the project has been received from any
agency, or from the public, during the review period. The project will not
impact resources protected by the California Department of Fish and Game and a
finding of ge minimusimpact on such resources is appropriate.
SECTION & The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance
and shall cause a copy to published as required by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of C.nta 7 rites at its regular.
meeting held on the 25th day of A:xn.aI- , 1992.
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;oo'nna M. Grindey, City C rl
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Donna M. Grindey, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 92-15 was regularly introduced
and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on
the 14th day of JAY 1992. That thereafter, said Ordinance was
duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on
the 25th day of August , 1992 by the following vote, to wits
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Heys', Darcy, Heidt, Pederson, Klajic
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Nose
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
onna M. Gr ndey, :it C rk
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