A city, county, or special district that has an internet website shall make all of the following available on its internet website, as applicable:
A current schedule of fees, exactions, and affordability requirements imposed by that city, county, or special district, including any dependent special districts, as defined in Section 56032.5, of the city or county applicable to a proposed housing development project.
The city, county, or special district shall present the information described in clause (i) in a manner that clearly identifies the fees, exactions, and affordability requirements that apply to each parcel and the fees that apply to each new water and sewer utility connection.
The city, county, or special district shall post a written fee schedule or a link directly to the written fee schedule on its internet website.
All zoning ordinances and development standards adopted by the city or county presenting the information, which shall specify the zoning, design, and development standards that apply to each parcel.
The list required to be compiled pursuant to Section 65940 by the city or county presenting the information.
The current and five previous annual fee reports or the current and five previous annual financial reports, that were required pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 66006 and subdivision (d) of Section 66013.
An archive of impact fee nexus studies, cost of service studies, or equivalent, conducted by that city, county, or special district on or after January 1, 2018. For purposes of this subparagraph, “cost of service study” means the data provided to the public pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 66016.
A city, county, or special district shall update the information made available under this subdivision within 30 days of any changes.
A city or county shall request from a development proponent, upon issuance of a certificate of occupancy or the final inspection, whichever occurs last, the total amount of fees and exactions associated with the project for which the certificate was issued. The request shall clearly state that the development proponent is under no obligation to respond to the request for information and that the development proponent will not be subjected to any consequences for not responding or for the content of a response. The city or county shall post this information on its internet website, and update it at least twice per year.
A city or county shall not be responsible for the accuracy for the information received and posted pursuant to subparagraph (A). A city or county may include a disclaimer regarding the accuracy of the information posted on its internet website under this paragraph.
For purposes of this section:
“Affordability requirement” means a requirement imposed as a condition of a development of residential units, that the development include a certain percentage of the units affordable for rent or sale to households with incomes that do not exceed the limits for moderate-income, lower income, very low income, or extremely low income households specified in Sections 50079.5, 50093, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code, or an alternative means of compliance with that requirement including, but not limited to, in-lieu fees, land dedication, off-site construction, or acquisition and rehabilitation of existing units.
“Exaction” means any of the following:
A construction excise tax.
A requirement that the housing development project provide public art or an in-lieu payment.
Dedications of parkland or in-lieu fees imposed pursuant to Section 66477.
A special tax levied on new housing units pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 53311) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5).
“Exaction” does not include fees or charges pursuant to Section 66013 that are not imposed (i) in connection with issuing or approving a permit for development or (ii) as a condition of approval of a proposed development, as held in Capistrano Beach Water Dist. v. Taj Development Corp. (1999) 72 Cal.App.4th 524.
“Fee” means a fee or charge described in the Mitigation Fee Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 66000), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 66010), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 66012), Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 66016), and Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 66020)).
“Housing development project” means a use consisting of any of the following:
Residential units only.
Mixed-use developments consisting of residential and nonresidential uses with at least two-thirds of the square footage designated for residential use.
Transitional housing or supportive housing.
This section shall not be construed to alter the existing authority of a city, county, or special district to adopt or impose an exaction or fee.
This section shall not be construed to impose any obligation on any entity, including a development proponent, other than a city, county, or special district. This subdivision does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law.
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