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WRITER'S DIRECT DIAL
OUR FILE NO.
SAN BERNARDINO CITY/
COUNTY CONFERENCE
December 1, 1988
Lake Arrowhead
ELIZABETH L. HANNA
City Attorney of
Twentynine Palms
MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF AB 1600
By this time, you probably have heard of a number
of explanations of AB 1600 (codified as Government Code
Sections 66001 et seq.) having an effective date of
January 1, 1989 ("Act"; all section references hereafter are
to the Government Code). You and your staff may have spent
some time considering what steps are necessary about how to
meet the Act's requirements.
This letter is intended to supplement the League of
Cities material on the Act. What we have tried to develop
is a common sense approach to meeting the requirements not
only of the Act, but of the other statutory requirements
necessary for the lawful adoption of developer fees.
I. THE ACT DOES NOT REPRESENT A MAJOR CHANGE IN
ESTABLISHING IMPACT FEES.
You will find that the findings and actions
required by the Act are similar to those which have been
required by statutory and case law for many years. The
validity of any such fee or exaction has always been in
issue unless: (1) the fee charged is reasonably related to
the project (see Government Code Section 65909; Nollan v.
California Coastal Commission (1987) U.S. ,
107 S.Ct. 3141); and (2) the fee will not exceed the
reasonable cost of the service or facility provided (see
Government Code Sections 53727 (Proposition 62), 54992 and
65959; Beaumont Investors v. Beaumont-Cherry-Valley Water
District (1985) 165 Ca1.App.3d 227). For example,
Government Code Section 65909 provides that conditions
imposed on the issuance of a building permit cannot include
the dedication of land or installation of public facilities
for a purpose not reasonably related to the use of the
property for which the permit is requested.
II. THE ACT ONLY APPLIES TO FEES WHICH ARE "MONETARY
EXACTIONS".
The only fees to which the Act applies are those
which are a "monetary exaction" charged an applicant in
reference to a "development project" for the purpose of
defraying all or part of the cost of "public facilities"
relating to the project (Section 66000 "b"). Section 53077
(adopted by Senate Bill 372 contemporaneously with the Act
amending Government Code Section 53077, 54997 and 54998)
describes "fee" as being one contemplated pursuant to
Section 66000(b), and "any fee imposed to provide for an
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improvement to be constructed to serve a development
project".
Neither the Act nor Senate Bill 372 apply to:
(A) a fee which is a processing, administrative or
utility service fee;
(B) a fee which is collected under a development
or reimbursement agreement;
(C) a fee which is an in lieu fee collected under
the Quimby Act for parkland dedication (Government
Code Section 66477);
(D) a non-monetary exaction such as the dedication
of land or improvements;
(E) taxes or special assessments.
Neither the Act or Senate Bill 372 apply to a fee
which is a "monetary exaction", unless the fee is charged or
imposed for the purpose of defraying the cost, in whole or
in part, of "public facilities related to the development",
[S 66000(b)] or an "improvement to be constructed to serve a
development project". [$ 53077(b)(2)] Note that "public
facilities" are defined as public improvements or community
amenities. Whether the fee is adopted by ordinance or
resolution, findings necessary to meet the Act must be made
as set out in Government Code Section 66001(a).
However, until your City has reviewed or amended
its underl in ordinance or resolution to make sure the
findin s are inclu ed, ou must make those findin s each
time a ee is im ose on a ro ect as a condition o
evelopment. (See A below.) Many impact fee resolutions or
ordinances already contain provisions which meet the Act
requirements and you should check to insure your existing
documents or make findings on the following points to:
1. identify the purpose of fee (S 66001(a)(1));
2. identify the use to which the fee is to be put
($ 66001(a)(2));
3. state that the fee will be used for facilities
which benefit the project, and make findings that
show:
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(a) a reasonable relationship between the fees and
the type of development; and
(b) a reasonable relationship between the need for
the facility and the type of development.
Practically speaking, while the fees may be set
forth in an ordinance or resolution containing required
findings, planning staff in some cases will include payment
of the fee in the conditions of approval for a project.
What the Act adds is the requirement that when the City
adopts that condition, it determine that there is a
"reasonable relationship between the amount of the fee and
the cost of the public facility {or the portion attributable
to that development)." While this sounds complicated, it
actually means that the arithmetic calculation of how the
fee is levied on a specific project (although not
necessarily the final amount of the fee) needs to be set out
in the conditions of approval: For example, a transit
condition might look like this:
Developer shall pay to the City a transit
fee as required by City Ordinance No.
in an amount calculated as follows: The
cost of new roadways has been determined
to be $ x per residential dwelling unit
(subject to the adjustment of the fee to
increase with the cost of labor and
materials) [based on trip calculations
set out in the ordinance, the project is
proposed to have Y dwelling units, so the
fee hereby imposed shall be $
per dwelling unit.
III. AUTOMATIC (COST OF LIVING) FEE ADJUSTMENTS:
Many impact fee resolutions and ordinances contain
automatic increase provisions geared to the cost of living
index or engineering news record. What is the fate of these
provisions after the Act? Once again, the answer is that
the Act doesn't make that much difference.
Arguably, the Act may not apply to an "automatic"
increase, as the City Council has not taken an action to
increase the fee. However, adoption of the original
ordinance or resolution containing the automatic increase
provision could be construed as an action increasing a
fee. Therefore, the conservative approach would make it
clear that the findings made apply to a fee increase as
well. Because the findings relate to the relationship or
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nexus between the fee's use and the development on which it
is imposed, rather than the amount of the fee, it makes
sense to also apply the AB 1600 findings to a prospective
increase based on increased cost of public facilities.
When the fee is imposed as a condition of
development a quantitative relationship must be shown. An
automatic increase simply increases both sides of the
equation equally.
IV. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS TO CONSIDER IN AN IMPACT FEE
RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE.
A. Developer Appeals.
The author of the Act proposed it in part to meet
developer complaints regarding the uncertainty of the
amounts ~~ impact fees due and their relevance to the
project.- The League therefore has suggested, and we
agree, that it would be helpful to include a provision
allowing the developer to challenge, by an administrative
appeal process, the application of a fee to its development
on the basis that there is no reasonable relationship
between the development and the need for or use of the fee.
In many cases, such appeal procedures already
exist, such as zoning regulations and parcel map processing.
B. Fees imposed for Districts.
Various independent special districts must rely on
the City to collect their fees, and the same findings must
be made under the Act for such fees. Therefore, the City
needs to require that the districts provide all necessary
information to make the Act findings, and the City may
consider whether it independently should review that
information to be sure the criteria are met.
In any agreement between the City and a district
for the collection of fees, the City should require that an
independent district indemnify the City should an action be
brought on the basis of failure to meet the Act require-
ments. In addition, the City should require the district to
segregate any impact fee it holds and make the annual
findings as required.
1/ Based on a telephone conversation on 11/18/88 with Casey
Sparks, Consultant to the assembly Local Government
Committee.
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(A similar analysis would apply to fees collected
within cities for county infrastructure.)
C. Findings Necessary to Collect Fees with Building
Permits.
Government Code $ 53077.5 - Where the fees are
imposed on residential development, in order to collect the
fee at the time building permits are pulled -- as opposed to
the time of final inspection or certificate of occupancy --
certain additional findings must be made in the resolution
or ordinance imposing the fee:
(a) an account has been established for such fees;
and
(b) expenditures and obligations of the fees have
been authorized; and
(c) the City has adopted a proposed construction
schedule; or
(d) the fees are to reimburse the City.
(e) utility service fees may be collected at the
time of application for service (as opposed to the
capital portion of the connection fee);
(f) fees for multifamily development may be paid
on a lump sum basis when the first unit is
inspected or receives a certificate of occupancy.
D. Separate Fund For Impact Fees.
Government Code Section 53077 (as amended by SB
372) requires that the fees defined under AB 1600 must be
kept in a separate subfund and not be commingled with other
city funds, although a separate bank account is not
required. Interest earned on the money must remain in that
subfund.
Where "uncommitted" fees remain in the fund for
more than 5 years, the need to retain them must be
demonstrated or they must be refunded. (See Government Code
S 66001(d).) Therefore, if possible, funds should be
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budgeted or appropriated annually for the projects they were
levied to finance. (This type of requirement is already
familiar from the requirements for Quimby Act fees.)
In some cases, fees are collected for fire, water
or other special districts will be held by them. The
district should segregate the funds and interest and
annually review the fund as described above.
E. Effective Date of the Impact Fee Resolution Or
Ordinance.
Where the fee is placed on residential development,
Government Code Section 65962 requires:
(1) Notice of adoption of the ordinance or
resolution must be given under Government Code
Sections 54986 and 54992; (14 days special notice;
back-up information on file 10 days in advance of
hearing)
(2) The ordinance or resolution is adopted at a
regularly scheduled meeting after oral and written
testimony is taken (i.e. a protest hearing is
held.)
(3) the effective date is 60 days from the date of
final action;
(4) An interim urgency fee under 65962(c) also
would be subject to the Act.
V. WHAT IS THE PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO MAKE THE ACT
FINDINGS?
The Act contains no provision invalidating an
impact fee imposed without complying with its
requirements. Given the "harmless error" provisions of
Government Code Section 65010(b), it seems likely that the
failure to make the Act findings will result in invalidation
of the fee only when that failure masked the fact that the
nexus requirements could not be met.
The failure to make the Act findings should be
distinguished from the failure to meet its nexus
requirements, which could result in invalidation of the fee
and its refund with interest. However, the procedural and
substantive requirements are tested in the same way. The
developer wishing to challenge a fee imposed by ordinance or
resolution (and not yet applied to the project) may bring a
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writ of mandate under Code of Civil Procedure Section 860
within 120 days of the effective date of the ordinance or
resolution setting or increasing the fee.
Where the developer refuses to pay the fee applied
to his project a writ of mandate must be brought within
certain time limits:
First, where the fee has been imposed as a
condition of subdivision development, Government Code
Section 66499.37 requires that an action to attack or review
the "reasonableness, legality or validity" of the condition
must be filed and served 90 days after the date on which the
condition was imposed (i.e. 90 days from the date the City
Council approved the condition or upheld it on appeal from
the Planning Commission).
Second, conditions of a building permit must be
challenged within 90 days of the City Council decision and
served within 120 days of that date.
Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 generally
limits the time to file a writ of mandate action to 90 days
from the date the decision is final where the City has
adopted an ordinance to that effect.
Alternatively, the developer may pay the fee and
protest it by following Government Code Section 65913.5.
(Government Code Section 65958.) The protest must be filed
within 90 days of imposition of the fee and any lawsuit must
be filed within 180 days of that date. The court must
direct the City to refund an invalid fee with 8$ interest.
VI. IS THERE A REASON TO DO A CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN?
The Act provides that a City may adopt a capital
improvement plan. Some jurisdictions believe Government
Code Section 66002(a)(2) provides authority for fees not
otherwise specially authorized under the Subdivision Map
Act, such as park fees on single residential building
permits.
The author's office indicates that originally the
capital improvements plan was to be required for the levy of
all impact fees. However, Section 66002 now is a compromise
provision which provides a planning tool for cities which
have not identified the use of fees for public facilities by
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The section provides no "safe harbor" reason to
adopt a capital improvement plan and was intended to provide
a method for adopting such fees which was acceptable to the
building community; the list of "facilities" or "improve-
ments" in Government Code Section 66002(c) contains examples
of fees for which a capital improvement plan may be done.
VII. CEQA REVIEW
Adoption of an ordinance or resolution imposing an
impact fee is a discretionary action of a public agency sub-
ject to CEQA review. The State CEQA Guidelines provide that
a fee to fund current capital projects generally is cate-
gorically exempt. (14 Cal. Code Section 15473.) However, a
fee for prospective capital facilities is not categorically
exempt, so that caution suggests a negative declaration
should be prepared for the ordinance or resolution.
Generally, a condition of development will be reviewed as
part of the environmental review for the project.
Copies of the Act and Senate Bill 372 are attached
for review.
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Senatt: 811 No. X72
CHAPTER 1002
M ut to upend Sections S70rn, 5/997, and 51998 of the Covern•
ment Code, relating to fees.
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SB X74. Bergeson. Devebpment fees.
(I) Existing law requires local agency fees for improvements for
residential dtvebpraent to be se egated in a separate capt(a)
fuititles account or fund and, with a spCCified exception, to be
expended together with earned interest solely for the purpose for
which collected.
This bill would impose a state-mandated local program by
expanding the above requirement to include fees imposed for
trnprovements for any type of project undertaken for the purpose of
devebptnent, and to include certain fees defined by A8 1600, if
enacted. The bW would require the fees to be deposited in a separate
capital fscilitiea account or fund. The bill also would make findings
of statewide interest and concern and preemption of conflicting local
laws and would malts a technical, noruubstantive change.
(!) Under etdstfng 4w. any person may request an audit in order
to detersntsse whether any foe or change levied by a district exceeds
the amount reaaorsably oecassary to rnver the cost of any product or
serviw pprmovided by the district. if a person makes flat request,
exWing 4w authorizes the board of directors of the dWrict to retain
an independent auditor to conduct an audit to determine whether
the fee or charge b ressorubk. Eztsdrsg law provides that any costs
incurred by a dhtrict io having the audit. as deuribed, cocsductt:d by
an independent auditor may be recovered from the person who
requests the audit.
Thi: bill would extend these provisions to include other specified
heal agencie:, including counties and both general law and charter
tides. 71ie biU would also make technical. rsonsubstantive changes.
(9) The California Constitution requires file state to reimburse
heal agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
rsirabursement, including the creadon of a State Mandates Claims
Fund Io pay the costa of mandates which do nest a:teed iSU0.00()
statewide and other procedures for calms whose statewide costs
e:teed :300,000.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
deterroiriea that this bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to those
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strtuiory procedures rnd, tf the strte~-ide cult dears not cooed
i311t),t>D0, shall be made fran the State ~landrtes Clams Fund
Thr peoph• of the State of Cabfornra do enact as follows.
SECTION 1. Section SJO,' of the Government Code is atnendrJ
to real.
5.7077. (a) If a local agency requires t:~e payment of a fee
specified in paragraph t_^^) of subdiwsion (b~ to connection wuh the
approvrl of a development protect, the local agency receiving the fee
shall deposit it with the other fees for the tmpro~ ement ,n a separate
eap,tal fae,ht,es account or fund to a m.nner to avoid any
comminglu,g of the fees with other re.enues and funds of the local
agency, except for temporary u,vestments, and expend those fees
solely for the purpose for which the fer w•as collected..~n~ interest
income earned by moneys to the expire) facilities account or fund
shall also be deposited in that account or fund and shall be expended
only for the purpose for which the fee wis originally collected,
except that the requirements of this sentence shall not apply to
interest on the fees paid pursuant to Section 66177 until January 1,
1983.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) "Development project" mews any project undertaken for the
purpose o! development. "Development project" includes a project
involving the iuuance of a permit for construction or reconstruction,
but not a permit to operate.
(2) "F'ee" means any fee imposed to provide for an improvement
to be constructed to serve a development project, or which is a fer
within the meaning of subclivi~ion (b- of Section 66000, as added by
Assembly Bill 1600 of the 19ti?-88 Regular Session, if enacted, rnd
that is imposed by the locrl agency as a condition of approving the
development project.
(~) "Local agency" means a county, city, whittler genera) law or
chartered, city and county, school district, special district, or any
other municipal public eorporanon or d,strict.
{c) Any person may request an audit of any local agency fee or
charge that is sub)ect to Section S499T, including fees or eflai t{es of
school districts, in accordance with that srchon.
(d) The legislature finds and declrres that untimaly or improper
allocahur- of development fees holders economic growth and u,
therefore, a matter of statewide interest rnd concern It is, therefore,
the intent of the lxgislature rhat subdisis,o,i (a) shall supersede all
conflicting local laws and shill rpply in chrrter cities.
SlrC. 2. Stchon S~t99'1 of the Cosrrnmrnt Code is amrrnded to
read.
51997• (at An~• person may request ari audit in order to
d~rtrrmine NI-ethei any fee or c)-argr Ir~ied by a local agency
r>`<rrds lhrrrnount reasonrbl~ nrc~ss.ir~ to cover the cost of and
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product or xrtiice pro.~ded b- the local agency If a person makes
that request, the legislative body of the local agency may retain an
independent auditor to conduct an audit to delermine whether the
fee or charge is reason~bfe.
(b1 Anv costs incurred b. a local agency in ha~•ing an audit
conducted by an independent auditor pursuant to subdivision (a)
may be recovered from the person who requests the audit.
(c- Any audit conducted b~ an independent auditor to determine
whether a fee or chargt levied by a local agency exceeds the amount
reasonably necessary to cover the cost of providing the product or
ser~~ce shall conform to generally accepted auditing standards.
(d~ The procedures specified in this sectbn shall be alternative
and in addition to those specified in Section S49BS.
(e1 "Local agency," as used in this chapter, means a county, city,
whether general law or chutered, city and county, school district,
special district, or any uther municipal public corporation or district.
(f) The Legislatures finds and declares that oversight of local
agency fees is a matter of statewide Interest and concern. It is,
therefore, the intent of the Legislature that thb chapter shall
supersede a!1 conflicting local laws and shall apply in charter cities.
SEC. J. Section 54998 of the Covernrsunt Code is amended to
read:
54998. This chapter shall not be construed u granting any
additional authority to any local agency to ky any fee or charge
which is not otherwise authorized by another provision of law nor
shall its provisions be construed as granting authority to any local
agency to kvy a new fee or char a when other provisions of law
specifically prohibit the kvy of a ~ee or charge.
SEC. 4. Notwithstanding Section 17810 of the Government Code,
if the Commission on State Mandates detetmines that this act
contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those cods shall be made pursuant
to Part T (commencing with Section 175001 of Division ~ of Titk 2
of the Government (;ode. If the statewide cost of the claim for
reimbursement does not a:teed five hundred thousand dollars
(t30t1,000), reimbursement shall be made from the State Nandatei
Claims Fund.
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GOVERNMENT t'ODE § 66001
CAAPTER 5. FEES FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (NEW]
Section
66000. Definitions.
66001. Fee as condition of approval; agency requirements.
66002. Capita] improvement plan; adoption; updates; hearings.
66003. Reimbursement agreements; inapplicability of chapter, operative date of chapter.
Chapter 5 was added by Stats.1987, c. 9t7, 4 1, operative Jan 1, 1989.
Former Chaptcr 5, District Planning Law, was repealed b3/ Stata.198~, c. 1009, c. t9
§ 66000. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(a) "Development project" means any project undertaken for the purpose of development "Devel-
opment project" includes a project involving the issuance of a permit for conswction or reconswr
tion, but not a permit to operate.
(b) "Fee" means a monetary exaction, other than a tax or special assessment, which is charged by
a local agency to the applicant in connection with approval of a development project for the purpose
of defraying all or a portion of the coat of public facilities related to the development project, but
does not include fees specified in Section 6647?, fees for processing applications for governmental
regulatory actions or approvals, or fees collected under development agreements adopted pursuant to
article 2.5 (commencing with Section 65864) of Chapter 4.
(c) "Local agency" means a county, city, whether general law or chartered, city and county, school
district, special district, or any other municipal public corporation or district; provided that "local
agency" does not include a school district if Senate Bill No. 97 of the 1987-88 Regular Session is
enacted and becomes effective on or before January 1, 1988.
(d) "Public facilities" includes public improvement, public services, and community amenities.
iAdded by Stats.1987; c. 927, § 1, operative Jan. 1, 1989.)
Operative Jan 1, 1989.
§ 66001. Fee as rnndition of approval; aseney requirements
(a) In any action establishing, increasing, or imposing a fee as a condition of approval of a
development project by a local agency on or after January 1, 1989, the local agency shall do all of the
following:
(1) Identify the purpose of the fee.
(2) Identify the use to which the fee is to be pnt. If the ass is financing public facilities, the
facilities shall be identified. That identification may, but need not, be made by reference to a capital
improvement plan as speeitied in Sections 65408 or 66002, map be made in applicable general or
specifk plan requirement, or may be made in other public document that identify the public
facilities for which the fee is charged.
(3) Determine how there is s reasonable rebtionahip between the fee's use sad the type of
development project on which the fee is imposed.
(4) Determine how there is a reasonable rehtionsltip between the need for the public facility and
the type of devebpmeat project on which the fee is imposed.
(b) In any action imposing a fee as s eoaditioo of approval of a devebpmeat project by a bcal
agency on or after January 1, 1989, the heal agency shall determine how there is s reasonable
relationship between the amount of the fee sad the cost of the public factlity or portion of the public
facility attnbutable to the devebpment on which the tee is unposed.
(c) Upon receipt of a fee eabject to this section; the bal agency shall deposit, invest, account for,
and expend the tees pursuant to Section b80?7.
(d) The tai agency shall mare igndu,gs onee'each final year with respect to any portion of the
fee remaining unexpended or nnoommitted in ib account five or more pears after deposit of the fee
to identify the purpose to _ghiclz the fee is t6;;~e pat and to demonstrate a reasonable rehtionahip
between the fee and the purpose: for which if w~u chased. The findings required by thh subdivision
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need only be made for moneys in the possession of the local agency and need not be made with
respect to letters of credit, bonds, or other instruments taken to secure payment of the fee at a
future date.
(e) The local agency shall refund to the then current record owner or owners of the development
project or projects on a prorated basis the unexpended or uncommitted portion of the fee, and any
interest accrued thereon, for which need cannot be demonstrated pursuant to this subdivision. A
local agency may refund the unexpended or uncommitted revenues by direct payment, by providing a
temporary suspension of fees, or by any other means consistent with the intent of this section. The
determination by the governing body of the local agency of the means by which those revenues are
to be refunded is a legislative act.
If the administrative costs of refunding unexpended or uncommitted revenues pursuant to this
subdivision exceed the amount to be refunded. the local agency, after a public hearing, notice of
which has been published pursuant to Section 6061 and posted in three prominent places within the
area of the development project, may determine that the revenues shall be allocated for some other
purpose for which fees are collected subject to this chapter and which serves the project on which the
fee was originally imposed.
(Added by Stats.1987, c. 927, § 1, operative Jan. 1, 1989.)
Operative Jarz. 1, 1989.
§ 66002. Capita! improvement plan; adoption; updates; hearings
(a) Any local agency which levies a fee subject to Section 66001 may adopt a capital improvemenE
plan, which shall indicate the approximate location, size, Ume of availability, and estimates of cost for
all facilities or improvements to be financed with the fees.
Ib) The capital improvement plan shall be adopted by, and shall be annually updated by, a
resolution of the governing body of the local agency adopted at a noticed public hearing. Notice of
the heanng shall be given pursuant co Section 65090. In addition, mailed notice shall be given to any
city or county which may be significantly affected by the capital improvement plan. This notice shall
be given no later than the date the local agency notices the public hearing pursuant to Section 65090.
The information in the notice shall be not less than the information contained in the notice of puhlic
hearing and shall be given by firsttlass mail or personal delivery.
(c) "Facility" or "improvement," as used in this section, means any of the following:
(1) Public buildings, including schools and related facilities; provided that school facilities shalt not
be included if Senate Bill 97 of the 1987-58 Regular Session is enacted and becomes effective on or
before January 1, 1988.
(2) Facilities for the storage, treatment, and distribution of nonagricultural water.
(3) Facilities for the collection, treatment, reclamation, and disposal of sewage.
(4) Facilities for the collection and disposal of storm waters and for flood control purposes.
(5) Facilities for the generation of electricity and the distribution of gas and elect-icity.
(6) Transportation and transit facilities, including but not limited to streets snd supporting
improvements, roads, overpasses, bridges, harbors, ports, airports, and related facilities.
(7) Parks and recreation facilities.
(8) Any other capital project identified in the capital facilities plan adopted pursuant to Section
66002.
(Added by Stata.1987, c. 927, § 1, operative Jan. 1, 1989.)
Operative Jan. 1, 1989. ,
§ 66003. Relmburxment agreemcnU; lnapplicabillt7 0[ chapter, operative dente of chapter
This chapter does not apply to a fee imposed pursuant to a reimbursement agreement by and
between a city or county and a property owner or developer for that portion of the cat of s public
facility paid by the property owner or developer which eaceeda the need for the public fsciliq
UndarllM kMICatN chanp~s Or addlt{OM by alMftdrtNM
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attributable to and reasonably related to the development This chapter shall become operative on
January 1, 1989.
(Added by Stata.1987, c. 927, § 1, operative Jan. 1, 1989.)
Operative Jaye. 1, 1989.
§§ 66100 to 66180. Repealed by Stats. 1984, c. 1009, § 29
§§ 66200 to 66390. Repealed by Stats.1983, c. 1009, § 29