DATE: December 10, 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. Adopt 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
This item comes before your Board pursuant to Board action on the first reading on October 22, 2019. Approval of the recommended actions would be the first step to enable the County to execute Sections 4.1.3 and 4.1.4 of Article IV to fulfill its present obligations under the County's 2017 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). If your Board approves the recommended ordinance amendments, individuals submitting discretionary development applications for projects within the 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):
Your Board can reject the recommended actions if it is unable to make the required Findings and/or your Board may direct Department of Public Works and Planning staff to return to the City to request additional information or analysis.
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 inf...
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