Parks & Recreation fee

“The city council hereby declares that the tax required to be paid hereby are assessed pursuant to the taxing power of the city and solely for the purpose of producing revenue. The continued increase in the development of dwelling units in the city with the attendant increase in the population of the city has created an urgency for the planning, acquisition, improvement, repair and expansion of public parks, playgrounds and recreation facilities to serve the increasing population of the city and urgency for additional revenues with which to finance such public facilities. (Ord. No. 64-6, §5.)”

“All the sums collected pursuant to this article shall be deposited in the Bedroom Tax Fund and shall be used solely for the acquisition, improvement, repair and expansion of public parks, playground or recreation facilities for the use by occupants of such dwelling unit.”

“Every person constructing any dwelling unit in the city shall pay to the city the following tax”

“18.61 Park and recreation facilities. All the sums collected pursuant to this article shall be deposited in the Bedroom Tax Fund and shall be used solely for the acquisition, improvement, repair and expansion of public parks, playground or recreation facilities for the use by occupants of such dwelling unit. (Ord. No. 72-27, §1.)”

at building permit

“Such tax shall be paid prior to the issuance of a building permit by the authority enforcing the codes.”

City of Fairfield, Community Development – Building Safety Division

“NOTE: The fee schedule mentioned above only includes the fees that are collected with the building permit.”

“(f) Upon written request by the applicant, the applicant may request credit for existing infrastructure already installed at the site. The community development director may authorize credit or a reduction in a fee or fees based on the existing infrastructure or impact. If authorized, in no case shall credit be granted more than the current fee or applied to different fees.”

“The director of community development may reduce the amount of the park and recreation fees, water connection fees, construction license tax, purchase of water meters, and or other fees described in Section 105.3.1.1 above by the amount of the annual increase in those fees ("the incremental increase") under the following circumstances: (a) The project for which a building permit is being applied was previously issued building permit(s) which have expired. (b) Construction under the previously issued permit(s) began but was not completed. (c) The project has been the subject of foreclosure, receivership, bankruptcy, or other similar proceedings.”