Chapter 22.170
LOCAL PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
Sections:
22.170.010 Purposes.
This chapter is enacted by the city council of Rancho Cordova to supplement provisions of Chapter 22.52 SCC by providing for the city and local governmental agencies within the city a broader base for funds to acquire local parks and recreational facilities to serve residential areas within the city of Rancho Cordova. The city council has determined that:
A. It is inequitable to require only subdividers of real property pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 22.52 SCC to provide land or fees in lieu thereof for local parks or recreational facilities;
B. Apartment houses and single-family dwellings on individual lots place demands on local parks and recreational facilities which must be met if the recreational needs of all of the residents of the city of Rancho Cordova are to be served;
C. The general welfare, health and safety of the residents of the city will be enhanced by the development of recreational facilities. Children and adults will be able to safely pursue recreational activities in areas specifically designed for recreational purposes;
D. The dramatic increase in population and dwelling construction, particularly in the city of Rancho Cordova, has not been met with a corresponding availability of parks and local recreational facilities to serve the population. [Ord. 3-2023 § 3 (Exh. A); Ord. 38-2007 § 1 (Exh. 1(A), (F)); Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; SCC 88 § 1 (part), 1972. Formerly 9.70.010].
22.170.020 Payment of fee.
A. Prior to the issuance of any building permit pursuant to Chapter 16.04 RCMC for a new principal residential structure or a multiple-family structure, a fee as determined herein shall be paid to the parks provider for the city to be used for the acquisition and/or development of local parks and recreational facilities in the city. The fee shall be computed as follows:
1. Forty dollars for each principal single-family dwelling on a single lot;
2. Twenty-five dollars for each dwelling unit within a multiple-family structure.
B. Any fee shall be paid before the building permit to authorize the construction shall be issued by the department of public works of the city.
C. The schedule of payments is based on the application of the constants described in SCC 22.52.100 to a gross acre value of $5,000 per acre and shall be adjusted based on current appraised value prepared per RCMC 22.40.045. The latter value has been determined by the city council to be an average land value applicable throughout the city of Rancho Cordova for land being developed in residential use. [Ord. 3-2023 § 3 (Exh. A); Ord. 38-2007 § 1 (Exh. 1(A), (F)); Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; SCC 88 § 1 (part), 1972. Formerly 9.70.020].
22.170.030 Deposit of fees.
Fees collected pursuant to RCMC 22.170.020 shall be deposited in the local parks facilities trust fund established pursuant to SCC 22.52.080 and shall be administered by the parks provider for the city. [Ord. 3-2023 § 3 (Exh. A); Ord. 38-2007 § 1 (Exh. 1(F)); Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; SCC 88 § 1 (part), 1972. Formerly 9.70.030].
22.170.040 Use of fees.
Fees deposited in the local parks facilities trust fund shall be used only for the purpose of providing local parks and recreational facilities consistent with the local recreation spaces element of the general plan; provided, however, if the general plan provides for a major park or other major recreational facility within one mile of the parcel being developed, any fee collected may be applied for the acquisition of land or the development of such facility. [Ord. 3-2023 § 3 (Exh. A); Ord. 38-2007 § 1 (Exh. 1(F)); Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; SCC 88 § 1 (part), 1972. Formerly 9.70.040].
22.170.050 Credits.
A fee shall not be required pursuant to RCMC 22.170.030 if the land on which the single-family or multiple-family dwelling unit is to be constructed is included within a recorded subdivision and, which as a condition of the approval of the final map of the subdivision, the subdivider was given credit for privately owned facilities pursuant to SCC 22.52.130 or dedicated land, paid a fee in lieu thereof, or both, for local parks or recreational purposes pursuant to SCC 22.52.100 through 22.52.130. [Ord. 3-2023 § 3 (Exh. A); Ord. 38-2007 § 1 (Exh. 1(F)); Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; SCC 88 § 1 (part), 1972. Formerly 9.70.050].
22.170.060 Appeal.
Any person who comes within the provisions of this chapter may appeal any matter relative to this chapter to the city council; provided any appeal must be filed with the clerk of the city council by letter addressed to the city council within 10 calendar days after the decision or action which prompts the appeal. The appeal will be set for hearing before the city council within 30 calendar days after receipt of the notice of appeal. A filing of a notice of appeal shall stay the issuance of any building permit pending the decision of the city council on the appeal. [Ord. 3-2023 § 3 (Exh. A); Ord. 38-2007 § 1 (Exh. 1(F)); Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; SCC 88 § 1 (part), 1972. Formerly 9.70.060].
22.170.070 Severability.
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or unlawful, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter. The city council declares that it would have passed the ordinance codified in this chapter, and each section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more of the sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases is declared unconstitutional or unlawful. [Ord. 3-2023 § 3 (Exh. A); Ord. 38-2007 § 1 (Exh. 1(F)); Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; SCC 88 § 1 (part), 1972. Formerly 9.70.070].