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Also, Section 65913.5 permits any party to protest within 90 days the imposition of exactions or fees in accordance with a specified procedure, including tendering any required payment in full or insuring performance of any necessary conditions. Any party who so protests may file within 180 days an action in court to attack those conditions. If a developer uses the procedure, a city cannot use this as a basis to withhold approval of his project. This law is only applicable to residential housing developments. However, under subsection (c) of Section 65913.5, the city can make certain findings whereby such conditions are necessary for the public health, safety and welfare and t.'oen such approval shall be suspended pending withdrawal of the protest. This 1984 legislation was an attempt to modify case law to permit a developer to obtain the benefit of going ahead with the development after protesting and then allowing the developer to subsequently litigate the validity of a contested dedication or a fee. (Pfeiffer v. City of La Mom, 69 Cal. Asap. 3d 74 (1977).) CONCLUSION In using its authority to impose conditions of dedication or the payment of fees upon a proposed development, the city is relying on one of its most important powers,, the police power, that is, the power to adopt ordinances and regulations to protect the public healtho safety and public welfare of its presidents, Berman v. barker, 348 U.S. 36 (1954). The pAalice power eft nds too oct i ve s in furtherance of the public pence safety, moralst health and welfare and *ls not a circumscribed prerogative, but is elastic andp in keeping with the growth of knowledge and the belief in the popular mind Of the need for its application, capable of expansion to meet existing conditions of warn life." perkenfeld v C' t of Berkeley* 17 Col. 3d 119. 160 (1925)� ate listice tam . Douglas inBerman* qua.. pg. 311 stated *The concept of the public we are is road and inclusive f cltfl . The values it represents are spiritual as well as physical, aesthetic as well as monetary. It is within the power of the L#9i#lature to deterxine that the compunity should be beautiful as + ll as healthy, spactou.s as well as clean, well balanced as +11 as carefully patrolled.* As the California Supreme court in Metromadi4 Inc. V SAW of Ban Wo, 36 W. 34 $48 (19801 stated twat t s statement ust Douglas is recognized oas a correct description of the author i tY of a state or a city to ensct legislation under the peal i ce power.* In ercerci®ing this police power the city, however, Suet act reasonably and not infringe on constitutionally protected due procar- rights.However* California courts "25-