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023 RESOLUTION NO. 91- 050 PAGE 2. In accordance with SAMC section 34-191, the purpose of the drainage area fee is to provide for drainage facilities required to meet the drainage needs created by aubdtvtsion or other development of properties within local drainage areas which tncreaae storm water runoff by coverage of absorption areaa and increase demand for protection from storm water. 3. In accordance with SAMC section 34-192, the use to which the above said fee will be put is the construction, or reimbursement for construction, of drainage facilities within the local drainage area from which the fee waa collected. The public facilities to be financed by the fee are identified in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein. 4. The fee applies to all types of development project, including residential, commercial, office and industrial, which will increase storm water runoff by coverage of absorption areas and increase demand for protection from storm waters. The use of the fee for drainage facilitiea and the need for auch facilities is reasonably related to all types of development projects which have such effects because all soch development projects generate storm water run-off or receive the benefit of protection from storm waters provided by such facilities. The restriction of the use of fees to drainage facilities which are within the local drainage areas from which the fees are derived assures that the feea derived from any given development project are used to provide those drainage improvements which most directly addreas the needs created by such development project. 5. As used hereinafter "project" means proposed construction activity which Is subject to the payment of a drainage area. fee under SAMC sections 34-191 through 34-195 and as to which construction pursuant to a validly issued building permit has not commenced as of the date of adoption of this resolution. 6. All previous resolutions of the City Council establishing or increasing drainage area fees are superseded by this resolution, and fees established by this resolution shall apply to all projects except as otherwise hereinafter provided.