DATE: October 31, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Amendment to County Ordinance for Public Facilities Impact Fees
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
A. Conduct second hearing to consider adopting a proposed amendment (the "Ordinance Amendment") to the County's Public Facilities Impact Fees Ordinance (Chapter 17.90) by:
1. Continuing the County's temporary suspension for an additional one-year (November 10, 2017 to November 10, 2018) of: (a) the County's requirement for building permit applicants to pay the County's Public Facilities Impact Fees for construction that is subject to Chapter 17.90; (b) the County's and cities' collection of such fees during such period; and (c) any requirement in Chapter 17.90 for the County to consider and take any possible action on any annual update of any such fees under the schedule(s) of fees, without in any other way whatsoever otherwise affecting Chapter 17.90, or the authority for any action taken or to be taken thereunder; and
2. Extending the commencement of the first five-year interval (to April 15, 2019) requiring the County, under Chapter 17.90, to conduct or obtain an updated fee study for updated County Public Facilities Impact Fees.
3. Waive reading of the proposed Ordinance Amendment in its entirety.
REPORT
The first hearing of this item was conducted on October 17, 2017. At that hearing, the Board voted to waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety and set second hearing for adoption for October 31, 2017. This item comes before the Board pursuant to direction received during consideration of the draft Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) at the Board hearing of September 12, 2017. During consideration of that item, the Board directed staff to return on October 17, 2017 with an item to continue the County's temporary suspension for collecting Public Facilities Impact Fees.
The recommended actions will authorize adoption of the proposed O...
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