Section 66024 Of Chapter 9. Protests, Legal Actions, And Audits From California Government Code >> Division 1. >> Title 7. >> Chapter 9.
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. (a) In any judicial action or proceeding to validate,
attack, review, set aside, void, or annul any ordinance or resolution
providing for the imposition of a development fee by any city,
county, or district in which there is at issue whether the
development fee is a special tax within the meaning of Section 50076,
the city, county, or district has the burden of producing evidence
to establish that the development fee does not exceed the cost of the
service, facility, or regulatory activity for which it is imposed.
(b) No party may initiate any action or proceeding pursuant to
subdivision (a) unless both of the following requirements are met:
(1) The development fee was directly imposed on the party as a
condition of project approval.
(2) At least 30 days prior to initiating the action or proceeding,
the party requests the city, county, or district to provide a copy
of the documents which establish that the development fee does not
exceed the cost of the service, facility, or regulatory activity for
which it is imposed. In accordance with Section 6257, the city,
county, or district may charge a fee for copying the documents
requested pursuant to this paragraph.
(c) For purposes of this section, costs shall be determined in
accordance with fundamental fairness and consistency of method as to
the allocation of costs, expenses, revenues, and other items included
in the calculation.