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In order to address the impacts on the infrastructure and services provided by the county and the other special districts providing services within Sierra County, this chapter requires the payment of development fees, as set forth in the following sections of this chapter, to offset the impacts reasonably anticipated due to the development of property within the county. Fees shall be established by the county for each local public entity (through adoption of further sections to this chapter) only following the preparation by the impacted entity and presentation to the County Board of Supervisors of a study that adequately demonstrates the reasonable relationship between new development and the fees to be charged, as required by the Mitigation Fee Act. Pursuant to the Mitigation Fee Act, fees may only be accessed for the purpose of acquiring capital facilities and equipment necessary to maintain the same service capacity in a proportionate manner that which existed before the new development. Fees may not be assessed to cover operational and maintenance expenses of a public entity providing service to development. The Board of Supervisors shall establish the amount of the development fees for each individual local entity upon completion by the local entity of an adequate study prepared and provided by the local entity and following a publicly noticed meeting following the procedures set out in Cal. Gov’t. Code § 60018 (per Cal. Gov’t. Code § 66004).