DIAMOND
SPRINGS-EL DORADO FIRE PROTECTION
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I. Purpose To define the current Impact Development Fee that shall be paid for any building construction within the Diamond Springs – El Dorado Fire Protection District (District).
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Scope This standard applies to the development of any residential, agricultural, commercial, institutional, or industrial use within the District. This includes all occupancies including Assembly, Business, Educational, Factory and Industrial, High Hazard, Institutional, Mercantile, Organized Camps, Research Laboratories, Storage, Utility and Miscellaneous occupancies. Additions to existing structures, modular buildings and mobile homes are also included. III. Authority The Districts is permitted to impose development fees to mitigate the impact of new development per California Government Code Section 66000 et. seq., and El Dorado County Ordinance number 3391. IV. Requirements A. Determination The fee is determined by an analysis of the projected costs and development for a five year forecast period. The fee is imposed on a per-square foot basis as the fairest allocation of costs incurred due to growth impact. This analysis is performed annually and the fee is adjusted through a Fire District Resolution as needed. The resolution is forwarded for subsequent review and approval from the El Dorado County Planning Commission and the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors. B. Fee Amount The Residential fee is $0.62 per foot Residential fees are applied to all
residential buildings including second dwellings, shops, garages, sheds,
barns, agricultural buildings, pump houses, manufactured
homes, factory built homes and other associated
structures on a per-square foot basis.
Residential fees are also applied to all
residential additions on a per-square-foot basis.
Square foot calculations shall include all
usable space that is covered by the roof such as covered porches,
breezeways, riding arenas and loggias in excess of 120 square feet. The Commercial fee is $1.22 per foot Development fees are applied to all commercial buildings including any commercial occupancy classified as an Assembly, Business, Educational, Factory and Industrial, High Hazard, Institutional, Mercantile, Organized Camps, Research Laboratories, Storage, Utility and Miscellaneous occupancies. C.
Fee Collection Fees are calculated by the Fire District and are collected by the El Dorado County Building Safety Department at the time the building permit is issued. Full fees do not apply to the replacement of either Commercial or Residential buildings such as the rebuilding of a structure destroyed by fire or other disaster provided that development fees have already been paid. In the event development fees were paid at a lesser amount than the current fee schedule, the fee amount previously paid will be deducted from the amount due. Any increased size of the replacement building or floor area shall be subject to additional development fees at the current rate. D.
Appeals Any person may appeal the imposition of development fees by filing a written statement of appeal outlining the facts and circumstances which the appellant believes are sufficient to justify the waiver or modification of development fees applied to the appellants building project. The written appeal must include the appellant’s name, mailing address, day-time telephone number, Assessor’s Parcel Number, Permit Number and proof of fee amount paid for the building project. The District’s Board of Directors will consider the appeal at its next Board of Directors’ meeting scheduled not less than seventy-two (72) hours from and after receipt of the written appeal. E.
Fee Refund Requests Fee refunds may be considered for building projects that are cancelled prior to construction. Requests for a development fee refund shall be made in writing to the Fire District. The written request shall outline the facts and circumstances pertaining to the project and must include: Requestor’s name, mailing address, day-time telephone number, Assessor’s Parcel Number, Permit Number and fee amount for the building project. The Fire District’s Board of Directors will consider the appeal at its next Board of Directors meeting scheduled not less than two (2) weeks from and after receipt of the written request. A processing fee of 1% will be applied to all approved refunds. If the refund is approved, a check will be issued by the Fire District. The check can be mailed to the applicant or picked up in person. Address for
Appeals or Refund Requests All appeals shall be submitted to the Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District. Notice shall be provided in writing, delivered in person or by registered mail, return receipt required to: Diamond Springs – El Dorado Fire
Protection District
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