(3340) Road Equipment Impact Fee

The Road Equipment Impact Fee was adopted to provide funding to purchase the road equipment, for the repair, and construction of road facilities continues to be used for this purpose. The Fee was established by Resolution 89-54 pursuant to County Ordinance No. 554 (San Benito County Code Sections 5.01.250-263). As described in the Ordinance’s findings, new development generates additional traffic which creates the need to repair, improve, reconstruct, expand county roads, and the need for additional road construction equipment. The nexus study for this fee documents a reasonable relationship between the fees and the cost of the road equipment needed to repair and reconstruct the existing and future road facilities needed to accommodate new development. In addition, larger residential and commercial buildings are often associated with more residents and workers and generate more vehicle trips than smaller buildings.