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previously could be enacted by a simple majority vote. However, the changes of this legislation <br />do not apply to most user fees, property development charges, and property assessments, per <br />exemption 6 of the legislation. Exemption 6 states that a charge imposed as a condition of <br />property development are exempt. This language is similar to the fees' exemption from <br />Proposition 218. Property development charges, such as capacity fees, which are imposed as a <br />result of property development in order to provide services directly to the fee payer, and are <br />associated with level of benefits directly received by the fee payer, are exempt from this <br />legislation because they are determined based on the benefit the fee payer directly receives <br />from the services, or have a reasonable nexus to the benefits derived by the fee payer. <br />3.4 Summary <br />This section of the report has provided an overview of the legal requirements under California <br />law for the establishment of connection fees. As was noted above, an important legal <br />requirement is that the fees or charges shall not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of <br />providing the service for which the fee or charge is imposed. The next section of the report <br />provides the City's calculation of the charges, which provides the basis for the establishment of <br />a reasonable cost (i.e. connection fee). <br />Legal Considerations in Establishing CFs for the City 10 <br />City of Pleasanton - Recycled Water Connection Fees <br />