SEC. 1350. FEES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PLANNED FACILITIES.
§ 1350
Developers must pay fees when subdividing land to cover their share of construction or reconstruction costs for sanitary/drainage facilities, bridges, and major thoroughfares serving the area where the subdivision is located.
When a property owner gets approval to divide their land into smaller parcels (a subdivision), they have to pay fees to help pay for building or fixing sanitary systems, drainage systems, bridges, and major roads in that area. The fee is based on what share of the total construction costs is fair for their particular subdivision.
- Complex:The section references 'Final Map' and 'prorated share' without defining them, and cross-references other code sections implicitly, making it harder for residents to understand the full scope of what fees apply and how they're calculated.
- Controversial:Developer fees are a common point of public debate in San Francisco regarding housing affordability, infrastructure funding, and the fairness of cost allocation.
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Official text
(a) As a conditions for approval of a Final Map, fees shall be required to defray the actual or estimated construction or reconstruction costs of the following planned facilities to serve the general area in which said subdivision is located:
(1) Sanitary and drainage facilities;
(2) Bridges; and
(3) Major thoroughfares.
(b) Such fees shall equal the subdivision's prorated share of the actual or estimated construction costs of said facilities.