A. All developers shall pay an impact fee in accordance with the provisions of this chapter which shall be calculated by the city at the time that the building permit is ready for issuance. Developers may choose to pay impact fees or a portion thereof prior to the city’s issuance of a building permit, but if the early payment is less than the fee calculated at the time the building permit is ready for issuance, the developer shall pay the difference. If the early payment is more than the fee calculated at the time the building permit is ready for issuance, the city shall refund the difference.

B. The impact fee shall be recalculated if the development is modified or conditioned in such a way as to alter park, school or transportation impacts for the development.

C. A developer may obtain a preliminary determination of the impact fee before submitting an application for the development permit by providing the director or superintendent with the information needed for processing. However, because impact fees are not subject to the vested rights doctrine, the fee actually paid by the developer will be the impact fee in effect at the time of building permit issuance, regardless of any preliminary determination. (Ord. 1079 § 3, 2007; Ord. 963 § 7, 2004; Ord. 902 § 1, 2002; Ord. 828 § 11, 1999).