§ 8.7-94. Imposition of fire rescue impact fees.

A.

All fire rescue impact construction occurring within the unincorporated area of the county and within the municipal boundaries of any city that has consented to the imposition of the fire rescue impact fee shall pay the fire rescue impact fee as established in this article prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for such fire rescue 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 fire rescue impact construction occurring within the unincorporated area within the county and within the municipal boundaries of any city that has consented to the imposition of the fire rescue impact fee shall pay the fire rescue impact fee rates in the amounts established within the fire rescue impact fee rate schedule—phase 2, as set forth on appendix G hereto and incorporated herein by reference (the "fire rescue phase 2 rates").

C.

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

D.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the fire rescue phase 2 rates shall apply to all fire rescue 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 fire rescue phase 2 rates, and not the higher fire rescue 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 8.7-94.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 fire rescue phase 3 rates.

(Ord. No. 18-048, § IX(9.04), 7-24-18)