Law Enforcement Facilities Fee

“The purpose of this Chapter is to: ... B. Mitigate adverse impacts due to the inadequacy of law enforcement facilities that might otherwise occur due to new development; and C. Comply with the procedures for adoption of developer fees contained in the Mitigation Fee Act in section 66000 et seq. of the California Government Code.”

“All funds from the imposition of fees provided herein shall be deposited into such accounts to be used exclusively for the purpose of land acquisition, engineering, construction, installation, purchasing, or any other direct cost of providing law enforcement facilities, as defined in Section 22.266.020 (Definitions), and for no other purpose. All interest income earned shall be credited to each account, and shall be used solely for the purposes for which the fee was collected.”

“Implement goals and policies of the General Plan with respect to the unincorporated urban expansion areas of Santa Clarita, Newhall, and Gorman”

2008-08-23 (effective date of the establishing ordinance, as recited in the codified chapter)

“The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to new development projects which, as of August 23, 2008, the effective date of the ordinance establishing this Chapter are yet to receive final discretionary approval and/or the issuance of a building permit or other development right.”

“No building or similar permit for any new development project, as defined in this Chapter, shall be issued until the applicant has paid the applicable law enforcement facilities mitigation fee to the Sheriff.”

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

“No building or similar permit for any new development project, as defined in this Chapter, shall be issued until the applicant has paid the applicable law enforcement facilities mitigation fee to the Sheriff. In the event that an applicant desires to proceed only with development of a portion of the development project, the applicant may obtain building permits for that portion of the project, after paying a proportional share of the total law enforcement facilities mitigation fee for the project to the satisfaction of the Sheriff.”

“The following shall be exempt from the provisions of this Chapter: A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 22.266.030.A, additions to residential structures that are less than 2,000 square feet in size shall not be subject to the fees otherwise required by this Chapter. B. No fee imposed by this Chapter shall be imposed upon the issuance of building permit for the restoration of existing buildings, or buildings damaged by fire, or natural disasters such as earthquake, wind, or flood, where the replaced building, or portion thereof, does not exceed the original gross floor area.”

“The Sheriff may accept substitute consideration in lieu of the law enforcement facilities mitigation fee required pursuant to this Chapter, provided the Sheriff finds that the proposed substitute consideration: 1. Has a value equal to or greater than the applicable law enforcement facilities mitigation fee otherwise due; 2. Is in a form acceptable to the Sheriff; and 3. Is within the scope of the applicable law enforcement facilities project.”

“SECTION 3. Pursuant to Government Code section 66017(a) this ordinance shall become effective sixty (60) days after adoption.”