Section 66019 Of Chapter 8. Procedures For Adopting Various Fees From California Government Code >> Division 1. >> Title 7. >> Chapter 8.
66019
. (a) As used in this section:
(1) "Fee" means a fee as defined in Section 66000, but does not
include any of the following:
(A) A fee authorized pursuant to Section 66013.
(B) A fee authorized pursuant to Section 17620 of the Education
Code, or Sections 65995.5 and 65995.7.
(C) Rates or charges for water, sewer, or electrical services.
(D) Fees subject to Section 66016.
(2) "Party" means a person, entity, or organization representing a
group of people or entities.
(3) "Public facility" means a public facility as defined in
Section 66000.
(b) For any fee, notice of the time and place of the meeting,
including a general explanation of the matter to be considered, and a
statement that the data required by this subdivision is available
shall be mailed at least 14 days prior to the first meeting to an
interested party who files a written request with the city, county,
or city and county for mailed notice of a meeting on a new or
increased fee to be enacted by the city, county, or city and county.
Any written request for mailed notices shall be valid for one year
from the date on which it is filed unless a renewal request is filed.
Renewal requests for mailed notices shall be filed on or before
April 1 of each year. The legislative body of the city, county, or
city and county may establish a reasonable annual charge for sending
notices based on the estimated cost of providing the service. The
legislative body may send the notice electronically. At least 10 days
prior to the meeting, the city, county, or city and county shall
make available to the public the data indicating the amount of cost,
or the estimated cost, required to provide the public facilities and
the revenue sources anticipated to fund those public facilities,
including general fund revenues. The new or increased fee shall be
effective no earlier than 60 days following the final action on the
adoption or increase of the fee, unless the city, county, or city and
county follows the procedures set forth in subdivision (b) of
Section 66017.
(c) If a city, county, or city and county receives a request for
mailed notice pursuant to this section, or a local agency receives a
request for mailed notice pursuant to Section 66016, the city,
county, or city and county or other local agency may provide the
notice via electronic mail for those who specifically request
electronic mail notification. A city, county, city or county, or
other local agency that provides electronic mail notification
pursuant to this subdivision shall send the electronic mail
notification to the electronic mail address indicated in the request.
The electronic mail notification authorized by this subdivision
shall operate as an alternative to the mailed notice required by this
section.