HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1073 - Fire Protection FundORDINANCE NO. 1073
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
SECTION 3.36.010 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, WITH RESPECT TO THE AREA
SUBJECT TO THE FIRE PROTECTION FUND
WHEREAS, in 1981, the City Council of Palm Desert adopted Ordinance No. 266
establishing a fire protection fund to help fund facilities and equipment required by the demand
for services from new developments in the City. Ordinance No. 266 enacted Section 3.36.010
which levied the fire protection fee on "all developments outside of a 5 minute response time as
identified in Exhibit "A", attached to the Ordinance..."; and
WHEREAS, since the adoption of the fire protection fee, the City of Palm Desert has
annexed additional areas, rendering obsolete Exhibit "A" attached to Ordinance No. 266.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, does
hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1: Section 3.36.010 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code is hereby amended to
replace the Exhibit :A: adopted by Ordinance No. 266 with the Exhibit "A" attached hereto and
reads as follows:
"Section 3.36.010 Established Developments Subject to Fee. A Fire Protection Fund is
established for providing fire protection sites, facilities, and equipment required by the demand
for services from new developments in the City of Palm Desert. All developments outside of a
five minute response time as identified in attached Exhibit "A", shall be subject to said fee.
Said fee shall be computed and levied as follows:
a) $100 per residential unit;
b) $100 per 1,000 square foot of non-residential construction."
Section 2: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance
and shall cause the same to be published once in the Palm Desert Post, a newspaper of general
circulation, printed, published and circulated within the City of Palm Desert, and the same shall
be in force and effect thirty (30) days after its adoption."
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, at its regular meeting held this day of , 2003, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES:
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ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ROBERT SPIEGEL, Mayor
ATTEST:
RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, City Clerk
City of Palm Desert, California
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