The record
“The imposition of development impact fees is one of the preferred methods of ensuring that development bears a proportionate share of the cost of public facilities and service improvements necessary to accommodate new development.”
“A Groundwater Recharge DIF Fund is hereby established. The Groundwater Recharge DIF Fund is a fund for the deposit of fees collected for, and the payment of, the actual or estimated costs of land acquisition, construction, and equipment to develop groundwater recharge facilities, the capital cost of diverting seasonal surface water to recharge basins, and a proportionate share of the costs of the city's development impact fee study.”
“Any person who, after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, seeks to develop land within the city by applying for a building permit or applying for any discretionary land use permit, is hereby required to pay the appropriate development impact fees established pursuant to this chapter as the same may be applicable, in the manner, amount and for the purposes therein referenced.”
2019-12-17
“(Ord. 19-08, passed 12-17-2019)”
Ordinance No. 19-08
“(Ord. 19-08, passed 12-17-2019)”
at building permit
“The fees established pursuant to this chapter shall be paid for the property on which a development project is proposed at the time of the issuance of any required building permit.”
City of Tulare, the agency that levies it
“No permits or extension of permits for the activities referenced in division (A) of this section shall be granted unless and until the appropriate development impact fees hereby required have been paid to the city.”
“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in division (A) of this section or in any other provision of this chapter, the development impact fees as established pursuant to this chapter shall not apply to any development project which has heretofore received a tentative map approval or other discretionary land use approval from the city, prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, nor to any application for approval which was submitted in completed form to the city prior to October 22, 2019”
“Fees required under this chapter shall be reduced by the actual construction costs of the facilities or improvements that relate to the fees.”
Every published rate
Every rate below applies to single-family detached.
| Density | Basis | Effective | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low Density Residential, 3.1-7.0 du/acre (assumes Low Density)this home | per acre | 17 Jan 2020 | $2,163 |
City of Tulare - Engineering Services Department, Development Impact Fee Schedule, Single-Family Detached Residential, "DIF Table 2020, effective 01/17/20", page 1; the "Density Category" block, both per-acre columns · source document ↗
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