§ 10.40.060. Purpose.

A.

This chapter adopts and sets forth policies, regulations and fees relating to the funding and installation of traffic signals that are a part of the mitigation of the cumulative environmental impacts of traffic congestion generated by new developments and land use changes.

B.

This chapter establishes the authorized uses of the fees collected hereby.

C.

This chapter formalizes and revises a signal mitigation program that previously had been made a condition of approval of development projects on a case-by-case basis since 1982. The fee amounts are brought current by recalculating the fees, based on current construction and program costs, using the original fee calculation methodology.

D.

This chapter establishes procedures and requirements regarding the signal mitigation program as applied to development projects which impact the environment through the generation of additional vehicular traffic.

E.

This chapter establishes the signal mitigation program as a uniform county-wide traffic signal fee collection program. Fee amounts collected within the signal mitigation program fee area shall be in accordance with the signal mitigation program fee schedule set forth hereby.

(Ord. 748 § 6, 1994)