HomeMy WebLinkAboutFD-004 - OrdinancesORDINANCE NO. 4
AN ORDINANCE OF THE FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 3 BY
CHANGING THE NUMBER OF BENEFIT UNITS AND
MAXIMUM CHARGES TO BE CHARGED ACCORDING TO
PARCEL, CLASS OF IMPROVEMENT OR USE OF PROPERTY
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Foothill Fire Protection
District has determined that the number of benefit units and maximum
charges against each parcel, class of improvement or use of property
by Ordinance Number 3 of the Foothill Fire Protection District should
be changed;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED by the Board of Directors
of the Foothill Fire Protection District of San Bernardino County as
follows:
Section 1.
read:
Section 2 of Ordinance Number 3 is hereby amended to
Section 2. Definitions. Except as specifically defined in this
section, words and phrases used in this ordinance shall be interpreted
to give them the meaning they have in common usage.
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Building - Any structure erected for the support,
shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels
or property of any kind.
Dwelling Unit - A single family residence, each unit
in a residential apartment or condominium building,
each mobile home.
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Sprinkler Adjustment - A reduction, by 25%, of the
charge if a structure charged under this ordinance
meets or exceeds the requirements of the National
Fire Protection Association Standard Number 13 for
fully sprinklered buildings.
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Mobile Home Adjustment - A reduction of the charge
if a mobile home is located within a mobile home
park.
Unimproved Parcel - Any land that is void of a build-
ing or which has a building with 1,000 square feet
or less of floor area.
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Combustible Construction - The use of combustible
structural members that would propogate the extension
of fire in a structure.
Ordinance Number 4
Page Two
Section 2.
to read:
Section 3 of Ordinance Number 3 is hereby amended
Section 3. The rate of tax to be levied shall be in one or
more of the following manners and in such amounts NOT TO EXCEED the
following schedules:
Parcel, Class of Improvement
to Property, Use of Property
Maximum Annual
Charge
Residential dwelling units
and other buildings (except
those appearing below in
this schedule
$7.50 per assessed benefit
unit as per the Benefit Unit
Schedule (BUS)
Commercial, industrial and
institutional buildings
$11.25 per assessed benefit
unit as per the BUS
Unimproved (each parcel)
$5.00 per assessed benefit
unit as per the BUS
Section 3.
to read:
Section 4 of Ordinance Number 3 is hereby amended
Section 4.
Schedule of Benefit Assessment Units:
Description
Number of Benefit Units
Each single family dwelling on one
acre of land or more
6 each plus 1 for each
unimproved additional acre
up to 20 acres
Each single family dwelling on one
acre of land or less
6 each
Each additional dwelling unit on one
acre of land or less (i.e., servant
quarters, guest house, etc.), except
apartments and residential condominiums
3 each
Each dwelling unit in a building with
two or more dwelling units
2 each (with a minimum of
10 per building or a maxi-
mum of 150 per building)
Each mobile home located within a
mobile home park
3 each
Each commercial, industrial, or insti-
tutional building on a parcel
1 each per 1000 square feet
of floor area, or major
portion thereof, with a
minimum of 6.67 benefit
units per building
Ordinance Number 4
Page Three
Description
Each unimproved parcel within the
Rancho Cucamonga city limits
All non-dwelling buildings on a
residential or agricultural parcel
with a floor area exceeding 1000
square feet
All non-dwelling buildings of 1000
square feet. or less of floor area
and all carports with no walls
Sprinklered. buildings
Nursery lath or greenhouses used
for the express purpose of shelter-
ing living plants
Aboveground stationary containers
of flammable or combustible liquids
or gases, with a capacity of more
than 4000 gallons
Number of Benefit Units
1 each per acre of land
or part thereof, with a
maximum of 20 units per
parcel
3 each per building
Exempt from all charges
Charges reduced by a 25%
sprinkler adjustment, as
defined
Exemp% from all charges
15 each
Section 4.
to read:
Section 8 of Ordinance Number 3 is hereby amended
Section 8. On the ballots to be used at the special election,
in addition to any other matters required by law, there shall be
printed substantially the following:
~rdinance Number 4
Page Pbur.-.
Proposition: Shall the Foothill Fire Protection District be
authorized to levy an annual charge for the purpose of obtain-
ing, furnishing, operating, and maintaining fire suppression
equipment or apparatus, for hiring and paying salaries and
benefits to fire fighting personnel, and for such other neces-
sary fire protection and prevention expenses to the District,
in the amounts NOT TO EXCEED the following schedule and on the
following basis?
Parcel, Class of Improvement
to Property, Use of Property
Residential
Commercial, industrial, institu-
tional and other buildings
Unimproved (each parcel within
the Rancho Cucamonga city limits)
Fire Protection Charge
Not to exceed $3.75 per
month per dwelling unit
and not to exceed $45.00
per year
A maximum of $11.25 per
1000 square feet of
floor area with a mini-
mum charge of $75.00
per building per year
Maximum of $100 per
parcel per year
Pursuant to Government Code Section 53978 and Article XIIIA of
the California Constitution
Foothill Fire Protection District Ordinance Number 3
YES
NO
Section 5. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or
the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid,
the remainder of this ordinance and the application of such provision
to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and,
to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of March , 1981, at a
Special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Foothill
Fire Protection District by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ALEXANDER, AMODT, LYONS
NONE
RICHARDS, SPIERS
FOOTHILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BOARD OF.~ DIRECTORS ~.
~obert A. Lee, SeCretary
(seal)