(3345) Habitat Conservation Mitigation Impact Fee

The Habitat Conservation Interim Mitigation Fee (Habitat Conservation Impact Fee) was established by County Ordinance No. 541 (San Benito County Code Sections 9.19.001-008) to provide financing for the development and implementation of a Habitat Conservation Plan and issuance of a Section 10(a) permit under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The Habitat Conservation Fee funds the mitigation of adverse effects upon federally protected endangered species impacted by new development, and provides for the acquisition of habitat as identified in the Habitat Conservation Plan.