§ 8.7-33. Imposition of emergency medical system impact fees.

A.

All emergency medical system impact construction occurring within the county, including both the unincorporated area of those areas within the boundaries of the cities, shall pay the emergency medical system impact fee as established in this article prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for such emergency medical system impact construction as provided in section 8.7-11, above.

B.

During the period which commenced on March 17, 2017, and ending on September 17, 2018, all emergency medical system impact construction occurring within the county shall pay the emergency medical system impact fee rates in the amounts established within the emergency medical system impact fee rate schedule—phase 2, as set forth on appendix A hereto and incorporated herein by reference (the "EMS phase 2 rates").

C.

Commencing on September 18, 2018, all emergency medical system impact construction occurring within the county shall pay the emergency medical system impact fee rates in the amounts established within the emergency medical system impact fee rate schedule—phase 3, as set forth on appendix A hereto and incorporated herein by reference (the "EMS phase 3 rates").

D.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the EMS phase 2 rates shall apply to all capital facilities impact construction for which a completed building permit application is submitted to either county or municipal building officials on or before September 17, 2018. Qualified capital facilities impact construction shall pay the EMS phase 2 rates, and not the higher EMS phase 3 rates, if a building permit is issued for such construction no later than six (6) months from submittal of a completed application for a building permit, and a certificate of occupancy is issued no later than twenty-four (24) months from issuance of the building permit. For non-residential construction projects, the county manager is authorized to grant a one-year extension of the deadline for obtaining a certificate of occupancy if the project otherwise meets the requirements imposed above. Any permitted construction project which would qualify for payment of the lower phase 2 rates pursuant to this section 8.7-33.D, but for which a building permit has not been issued within six (6) months from submitting a completed application and/or a certificate of occupancy has not been issued within twenty-four (24) months from the issuance of the building permit, and for which the county manager has not granted an extension, will be required to pay the EMS phase 3 rates.

(Ord. No. 18-048, § III(3.03), 7-24-18)