Yolo HCP/NCCP Mitigation Fee

“The purpose of the Land Cover Fee is to mitigate for direct (project impact acreage) and indirect (project land cover fee buffer acreage) impacts on species covered by the Yolo HCP/NCCP.”

“The Land Cover Fee revenues will be used to fund the acquisition of land that does or could provide habitat for covered species, the management and enhancement of such land and habitat, and the administrative actions necessary to accomplish these tasks, as more particularly set forth in the Yolo HCP/NCCP.”

“As set forth in Section 8.1 of the implementing agreement, all project applicants for covered activities within the plan area shall comply with the conditions set forth in Chapter 4 of the Yolo HCP/NCCP to avoid, minimize, and mitigate the take of covered species resulting from covered activities.”

2018 (Conservancy fee ordinance); plan permits effective 2019-01-11

“Section 4.C of the Conservancy's adopted fee ordinance (Ordinance No. 2018-1) states that mitigation fees shall be adjusted annually by the Executive Director on or about March 15 of each year using the automatic adjustment methodology specified in Section 8.4.1.6.1 of Chapter 8 and Table 8-10 of the Yolo HCP/NCCP.”

“Section 4.C of the Conservancy's adopted fee ordinance (Ordinance No. 2018-1) states that mitigation fees shall be adjusted annually by the Executive Director on or about March 15 of each year using the automatic adjustment methodology specified in Section 8.4.1.6.1 of Chapter 8 and Table 8-10 of the Yolo HCP/NCCP.”

at building permit

“As a condition of each approval for a covered activity, the mitigation fees shall be paid in full by the project applicant to the City of Davis no later than the date of issuance by the City of Davis of a building permit.”

City of Davis

“The mitigation fees paid by project applicants shall be transferred (along with mitigation fee payments provided for public agency projects) to the Conservancy on a quarterly basis, or more frequently if requested by the Conservancy.”

“The following covered activities are also exempt from the Yolo HCP/NCCP fees but are tracked as effects, count against the Stay-Ahead Provision, and are reported by the Conservancy: ... Additions to existing structures or new structures within 50 feet of an existing structure (e.g., a new garage) that result in less than 5,000 square feet of impervious surface as long as no fresh emergent wetland, riparian, lacustrine, or riverine land cover types are affected. ... Activities on a parcel that is less than 2.0 acres, unless the project proponent's site survey shows that the project will adversely affect suitable habitat for a covered species;”

“If a landowner or Permittee conveys a portion of the development site (either in fee simple or through a conservation easement) for inclusion in the Yolo HCP/NCCP's reserve system and the Conservancy and the wildlife agencies approve the inclusion, the Conservancy will not assess the land cover and/or land cover temporary effect fees on the portion of the property included in the reserve system. ... Land to be conveyed by a landowner or Permittee will be eligible for HCP/NCCP fee credit if the land satisfies the criteria described below.”