Dry Creek Watershed Drainage Improvement Fee

“This article establishes a drainage improvement zone for the Dry Creek watershed area. It requires the payment of specified fees and annual assessments as a condition of new development and the expansion of existing development within the watershed area for the installation and maintenance of roadway drainage and stormwater drainage improvements.”

“In January 1992, the Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance establishing fees for drainage improvements in the Dry Creek Watershed and a process to collect and adjust those fees. The fees were to fund new developments' share of the cost of the facilities identified in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) associated with the Ordinance.”

“The fee requirements and annual assessments established herein shall be applicable to all new development and the expansion of existing development in the unincorporated area of Placer County located within the boundaries of the various tributary areas identified on said Exhibit A.”

1992 (ordinance date stated three different ways)

“WHEREAS, the County established Dry Creek Watershed Drainage Improvement Fee Program by approval of Ordinance 4473-B by the Board of Supervisors on December 22, 1992.”

Ordinance 4473-B

“WHEREAS, the County established Dry Creek Watershed Drainage Improvement Fee Program by approval of Ordinance 4473-B by the Board of Supervisors on December 22, 1992.”

“The one-time fee for all new development and expansion of existing development projects either of which require building permits or improvement plans shall be paid prior to issuance of the building permit or approval of the plans. For new development which does not require building permits, fees shall be paid prior to final approval of any Placer County review process. Fees for residential subdivision maps and parcel maps shall be paid prior to map filing. Building permits issued for structures on lots that have previously paid the fee as identified on Exhibit C are exempt from the one-time fee.”

“Note: These fees will be effective as of July 1, 2008. These fees are subject to an inflationary increase each July 1. The current fee schedule is kept on file with the Community Development Resource Agency.”

“[A.] The one-time fee as identified in Exhibit "C" pursuant to this article shall not be charged for existing development or for existing development which rebuilds or remodels without increasing the impervious area of the site. [B.] New construction that is rebuilding development that has been destroyed or damaged by fire or other catastrophe is exempt from this article providing the construction is not adding 50% or more impervious surface for residential or any additional impervious area for commercial/industrial development.”

“[A.] With the approval of the director, credit equivalent to, but not necessarily limited to, construction costs associated with the oversizing of local detention facilities may be applied to a project's fee obligation for regional detention. [B.] In the event oversizing costs exceed a project's fee obligation, reimbursement from other developments may be permitted in accordance with district policy with the director's approval. Reimbursement from other developments seeking exemption from on-site detention may be approved by the director and the engineer. County reimbursement agreements do not provide for interest carrying charges and shall be of limited duration.”