How does the Gold Ridge tax work?

How does the Gold Ridge tax work?

February 10, 2025

A typical single-family home will be charged $265 which is calculated the following way:

1997 Tax:            $20 per single family dwelling ($5 x 4 units of risk)

Measure O:        $45 per improved parcel

Measure E:         $200 per residential parcel 

Totaling:              $265 

If a residential property had an ADU or “accessory dwelling unit” there would be an additional charge of $100. So, a residential property with 1 home and 1 ADU would be charged a total of $365. If there were 2 ADUs, the charge would be $465 and so on.

Gold Ridge Fire Protection District’s special property tax revenue is generated from three voter-approved taxes.  The 1997 tax approved in District Ordinance 96-97-1 is a unit of risk assessment at $5.00 per unit of risk. A typical residential home is 4 units of risk equaling a total charge of $20.00. The 2008 tax Measure O approved in District Ordinance 08-09-1-R is a simple tax applied to improved parcels at the rate of $45.00/parcel. Finally, the 2018 tax Measure E approved in District Ordinance 2019/20-1 is a special tax which is levied at a rate not to exceed $200.00 per assessor’s parcel number plus $100.00 per additional unit or site for residential and lodging properties; $300.00 per assessor’s parcel plus $0.14 per square foot for commercial, industrial and warehouse property; $50.00 for pastureland; and $100.00 per assessor’s parcel for other agricultural and vacant land. This special tax has an inflation adjustment which is applied each year and can be levied at a higher rate should the board vote to do so. Currently, the three special taxes combined, when applied to a typical single-family home, total $265 annually.