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ORDINANCE NO. 1181
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 16.74 TO TITLE 16
OF THE LAKE ELSINORE MUNICIPAL CODE
ESTABLISmNG A FIRE FACILITIES FEE FOR
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE
WHEREAS, Chapter 16.74 of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code
establishes a mechanism for the benefit of the citizens whereby as a condition to
the issuance of a building permit or certificate of occupancy by the City the
property owner or land developer will be required to pay Development Impact
Fees or provide other consideration to the City; and
WHEREAS, it is the purpose and intent of the City Council of the City of
Lake Elsinore to amend Chapter 16.74 by including an additional Development
Impact Fee for the purpose of defraying the costs of public expenditures for capital
improvements (and operational services to the extent allowed by law) for Fire
Facilities which will benefit such new development.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Section 16.74.020 of Chapter 16.74 ofthe Lake Elsinore
Municipal Code is hereby amended to add the following defined term:
"Fire Facilities" means fire stations and similar public safety facilities that
will primarily serve residents in the City by providing the physical facilities
necessary to support fire, paramedic and emergency response programs, including
the cost of planning, preliminary engineering, engineering design studies, land
surveys, issuance of permits, and construction of such facilities construction
proj ects.
SECTION 2. That Section 16.74.049 is hereby added to Chapter 16.74 of
the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code as follows:
16.74.049 Fire Facilities Fee.
To mitigate the additional burdens created by new development for City Fire
Facilities, a Development Impact Fee identified as the Fire Facilities Fee will be
imposed on all new development in the City to finance the costs of Fire Facilities.
SECTION 3. If any provision, clause, sentence or paragraph of this
ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held
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invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this Ordinance and
are hereby declared to be severable.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall take effect sixty (60) days after the date
of its final passage. The City Clerk shall certify as to adoption of the Ordinance
and cause this Ordinance to be published and posted in the manner required by
law.
INTRODUCED AND APPROVED UPON FIRST READING this 23rd
day of May, 2006, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: BUCKLEY,HICKMAN, KELLEY,
SCHIFFNER, MAGEE
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
NOES:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED UPON SECOND READING
13th day of June, 2006, upon the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Buckley, Hickman, Kell ey,
Schiffner, Magee
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Frederick , City Clerk
City of Lake Elsinore
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