§ 4.60.130. Acreage-based fees.

Development impact fees for commercial, office, industrial, surface mining and winery projects are based on units of developed acreage and shall be computed on the basis of the project area in accordance with the following:

A.

The project area shall be determined or verified by county staff based upon the applicant's development plot plan as submitted to the planning department.

B.

If the difference between the net acreage, as exhibited on the plot plan, and the project area is less than one-quarter acre, the fees shall be charged on the full gross acreage.

C.

The applicant may elect, at his or her own expense, to have the project area evaluated, dimensioned, and certified by a registered civil engineer or a licensed land surveyor. The engineer or land surveyor shall prepare a wet-stamped letter of certification of the project area dimensions and a plot plan exhibit that clearly delineates the project area. Upon receipt of the letter of certification and plot plan exhibit, county staff will review and if accepted, approve the new project area. The fees will be established based upon the newly certified project area.

D.

Areas of legally restricted construction, such as Federal Emergency Management Agency designated floodways, open space lots, and areas dedicated to a public entity for public use within project areas shall be excluded for the purpose of computing acreage-based fees.

(Ord. 659.7 § 13, 2006: Ord. 659.6 § 13, 2001)

(Ord. No. 659.13, § 13, 1-13-2015)