The record
“The purpose of this fee is to ensure that new development funds its fair share of public protection facilities.”
“Public protection facilities include criminal detention facilities, courthouse, coroner, 911 communications, and Sheriff's Department administrative buildings.”
“In contrast with Sheriff patrol and investigation facilities, which are used primarily to provide services in unincorporated areas of the County, public protection facilities serve residential and nonresidential development countywide.”
“Public facilities fees are one-time fees typically paid when a building permit is issued and imposed on development projects by local agencies responsible for regulating land use (cities and counties).”
“The Kern County Board of Supervisors may only impose impact fees on new development in unincorporated areas. The city councils of the incorporated cities in the County would need to adopt the fees of the County for the fees to be imposed in incorporated cities.”
“After adoption there is a mandatory 60-day waiting period before the fees go into effect.”
Every published rate
| Land use | Applies to | Basis | Effective | Amount |
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| Desert Zone | ||||
| Single-family detached | this homeunverified | per DU | 1 Jan 2008 | $1,313 |
Kern County Public Facilities Impact Fee Study, DRAFT May 18, 2009, ch. 3 "Public Protection Facilities", Fee Schedule, Table 3.7, report p. 23 / PDF p. 37; column headings across the table read "A Cost per Capita | B Density | C=AxB Base Fee | D=0.5%xC Admin. Charge | E=C+D Fee" · source document ↗
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| none (countywide) | ||||
| Multi-family | none | per DU | — | $869.33 |
the line this rate was read from
the levying document · source document ↗
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