DATE: January 8, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Development Fees within the Sphere of Influence of the City of Clovis
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Conduct second hearing and take action to:
1. Approve proposed amendments to Fresno County Ordinance Code, Title 17 - Divisions of Land, Chapter 17.92 - Clovis Development Fees Applicable within the Sphere of Influence of the City of Clovis, and a Schedule of Fees; and,
2. Waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety, and adopt the proposed Ordinance.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will continue to execute Sections 4.1.3 and 4.1.4 of Article IV - Development within, adjacent to and near City's Sphere of Influence of the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Clovis (City). The MOU provides that the County is to charge city development fees for any discretionary development applications approved by the County within the City's sphere of influence (SOI). With your Board's approval, individuals submitting discretionary development applications for projects within the City's SOI will be subject to the revised development fees, similar to those assessed in the City limits. This item pertains to locations in Districts 2, 3 and 5.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The development fees collected are used by the City to fund construction of facilities needed to serve new development such as sewer, water, community sanitation infrastructure, parks, major streets, fire department facilities, police department facilities, and the undergrounding of overhead utilities, and for the City to provide a source of funding to the County for a County library within the boundary limits of the City that is necessary to serve new development. Under the County's current dis...
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