(California Government Code)
TITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE
DIVISION 1. PLANNING AND ZONING
Chapter 7. Fees for Specific Purposes
66012. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law
which prescribes an amount or otherwise limits the
amount of a fee or
charge which may be levied by a city, county, or city
and county, a city, county, or city and county shall
have the authority to
levy any fee or charge in connection with the operation
of an aerial tramway within its jurisdiction.
(b) If any person disputes whether a fee or charge levied
pursuant to subdivision (a) is reasonable, the auditor,
or if there is
no auditor, the fiscal officer, of the city, county,
or city and county shall, upon request of the legislative
body of the city,
county, or city and county, conduct a study and determine
whether the fee or charge is reasonable.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1572.)
66013. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
when a local agency imposes fees for water connections
or sewer
connections, or imposes capacity charges, those fees
or charges shall not exceed the estimated reasonable
cost of providing the
service for which the fee or charge is imposed, unless
a question regarding the amount of the fee or charge
imposed in excess
of the estimated reasonable cost of providing the services
or materials is submitted to, and approved by, a popular
vote of two-
thirds of those electors voting on the issue.
(b) As used in this section:
(1) "Sewer connection" means the connection
of a building to a public sewer system.
(2) "Water connection" means the connection
of a building to a public water system, as defined
in subdivision (e) of Section
4010.1 of the Health and Safety Code.
(3) "Capacity charges" means charges for facilities
in existence at the time the charge is imposed or charges
for new
facilities to be constructed in the future which are
of benefit to the person or property being charged.
(4) "Local agency" means a local agency as
defined in Section 66000.
(c) Any judicial action or proceeding to attack, review,
set aside, void, or annul the ordinance, resolution,
or motion
imposing a fee or capacity charge subject to this section
shall be brought pursuant to Section 66022.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1572.)
66014. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
when a local agency charges fees for zoning variances;
zoning changes;
use permits; building inspections; building permits;
filing and processing applications and petitions filed
with the local agency
formation commission or conducting preliminary proceedings
or proceedings under the Cortese-Knox Local Government
Reorganization Act of 1985, Division 3 (commencing with
Section 56000) of Title 5; the processing of maps under
the
provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, Division 2 (commencing
with Section 66410) of Title 7; or planning services
under the
authority of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 65100)
of Division 1 of Title 7 or under any other authority;
those fees shall
not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing
the service for which the fee is charged, unless a
question regarding the
amount of the fee charged in excess of the estimated
reasonable cost of providing the services or materials
is submitted to, and
approved by, a popular vote of two-third of those electors
voting on the issue.
(b) Any judicial action or proceeding to attack, review,
set aside, void, or annul the ordinance, resolution,
or motion
authorizing the charge of a fee subject to this section
shall be brought pursuant to Section 66022.
(Added by Stats. 1990; Ch. 1572.)