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Clearlake council approves fire mitigation fee ordinance amid objections from fire district
Summary
Clearlake approved Ordinance 276-2024 amending the municipal code to formalize a development fire mitigation fee, move fee calculations to a resolution, and add administrative safeguards; the local fire district objected, saying the city collected fees prematurely and the change could reduce district revenue.
Clearlake’s City Council voted unanimously to approve Ordinance 276-2024, an amendment to chapter 3, section 5 of the Clearlake Municipal Code that formalizes a development impact fee to fund fire protection services.
The ordinance moves the fee calculation into a council-adopted resolution, directs the city to collect the fee at the building-permit stage, allows an automatic annual CPI adjustment, and requires annual reporting from the fire protection district on fee receipts and expenditures. City officials said the change is…
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