Folsom City Zoning Code

The city council declares and finds that it is necessary to adopt and establish the entire city as a zone for the improvement and construction of trunk and collection drainage facilities, including waterways, pumping plants, levees and other facilities utilized for controlling drainage and storm waters within the city in order to promote and protect the public health, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare from uncontrolled drainage and storm water.

Fees for drainage improvements shall be collected at the building permit stage of the improvement process. The city shall establish a fund to be used only for the purposes outlined in the chapter. Administrative, operation and engineering costs in connection with the facilities outlined in Section 17.95.010 shall be an allowable expenditure under this chapter.

Drainage fees shall be evaluated and revised periodically to insure the level is sufficient to fund anticipated project costs. Estimated construction cost shall be adjusted in accordance with the construction cost index for the west coast as published in the Engineering News Record.

For any residential structure, residential subdivision or parcel map, whether for single-family or multiple-family use the fee shall be $540 per dwelling unit.

For commercial or industrial buildings, commercial or industrial subdivision and all other land uses not otherwise provided for in this chapter, or improvements appurtenant thereto, the fee shall be $3,280 per acre. When only a portion of a site is being developed, the city engineer may, by written agreement with the property owner, defer that portion of the fees due on the undeveloped portion of the site.

Whenever the city engineer requires construction of trunk and collector drainage facilities and the cost thereof exceeds the amount of the fee, a reimbursement shall be made for the amount in excess of the required fee pursuant to a written reimbursement agreement, provided such installation is not financed by an assessment district.