HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES - 12151992 - 92-97 ORDINANCES OF THE BETHEL ISLAND (92- 97 ) , CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
(92- 98 ) , EAST DIABLO (92- 99 ) , MORAGA (92300 ) , OAKLEY (92-101) ,
ORINDA (92-102 ) , RIVERVIEW (92-103 ) , AND WEST COUNTY (92-104) ,
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS ADOPTING FEES FOR PERMITS, INSPECTIONS,
PLAN-CHECKING AND OTHER SERVICES, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBERS
90-43' THROUGH 90-48
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, as and
constituting the Board of Directors of the Bethel Island, Contra
Costa County, East Diablo, Moraga, Oakley, Orinda, Riverview, and
West County Fire Protection Districts, ordains as follows :
Section I . Repeal. Except as herein provided, Ordinance
Nos . 90-43 through 90-48 are hereby repealed.
Section II . Authority. This ordinance is enacted, in part,
pursuant to Health and Safety Code sections 13146 .2(b) , 13217(b) ,
13869, 13871, 13916 and 17951, Government Code section 6103 .7 and
article' ? (S 25120 et seq. ) , and the adopted provisions of the
Uniform Fire Code
Section III . Notice and Hearing. This ordinance was
adopted pursuant to the procedures set forth in Government Code
sections 66016, 66017 and 66018, and Health and Safety Code
section 13916 , and all required notices have been properly given
and public hearings held.
Section IV. Permit, Inspection, Plan-Checking and Other
Fees . Each person who applies for, requests or receives a
permit, inspection, plan review or other service furnished by
District shall, at the time of such application, request or
receipt, pay the applicable fee or fees listed in Exhibit "A"
attached to this Ordinance. As used in this Section, the term
"person" means any natural person, firm, association, joint
venture, joint stock company, partnership, organization, club,
company, corporation, trust or other type of entity.
Section V. Urgency Declaration. This ordinance is an
urgency measure for the protection of the public health, safety
and welfare as authorized by Government Code section 25122 .
There is an urgent need for an increase in fees for permits,
inspections, plan-review and other services provided by the
District. The fees currently in effect do not reflect the cost
to the District of the services provided. The existing fees are
a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety and
welfare because unless the fees are increased to reflect the
actual cost to the District of providing these services, the
ability of the District to provide these and other life
preserving services will be curtailed.
Section VI . Severability. If any fee or provision of this
Ordinance is held invalid or unenforceable by a court of
competent jurisdiction, that holding shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of the remaining fees or provisions ,
and the Board declares that it would have adopted each part of
this Ordinance irrespective of the validity of any other part.
Section VII. Effective and Operative Dates . This ordinance
is effective immediately upon passage, except that fees imposed
on development projects become operative 60 days after passage,
and the fees established by Ordinances Nos. 90-43 through 90-48
remain in effect until the corresponding fees in Exhibit "A"
become operative pursuant to this ordinance or other urgency
measure adopted by the Board.
Section VIII . Publication. Within 15 days of passage, this
ordinance shall be published once with the names of the
Supervisors voting for and against it in the Contra Costa Times,
a newspaper of general circulation published in this County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON December 15, 1992- by the following vote:
AYES: SUPERVISORS POLDERS , TORLAKSON AND SCHRODER
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: SUPERVISORS FAHDEN AND MC PEAK
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST: PHIL BATCHELOR, �1
Clerk of the Board of Cha rperson Board of Supervisors
Supervisors and County
Administrator
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By: V
D pu y Clerk [SEAL]
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Ordinances Nos . 92-97 through 92- 104