HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-12-12 - RESOLUTIONS - PARKING IN LIEU FEE (2)RESOLUTION NO. 17-103
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING THE PARKING IN LIEU FEE AS REQUIRED BY
CHAPTER 17.51.010(G) OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan (ONSP) on
December 22, 2005, to create a development plan to revitalize Old Town Newhall, the historic
core of the City of Santa Clarita (City); and
WHEREAS, the ONSP intended to create a pedestrian -oriented Arts and Entertainment
District in the Urban Center Zone (Main Street area), and a key component to the creation of this
unique area was the implementation of a "Park Once" strategy to provide public parking
facilities to serve the business district; and
WHEREAS, the vision of the ONSP is becoming a reality, and desirable businesses
including entertainment venues, art centers, restaurants, and specialty retailers are a part of the
vibrant business community in Old Town Newhall; and
WHEREAS, the continued revitalization of Old Town Newhall and the addition of new
parking -intensive businesses require additional parking facilities to be established; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has created a Parking in Lieu Fee (Fee) to fund the creation
of additional parking opportunities in Old Town Newhall; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Fee is to provide an alternative to the ONSP required
on-site parking, thus attracting development and redevelopment in the area by allowing property
and business owners to fully utilize their land and achieve maximum development potential; and
WHEREAS, the Fee is intended to cover costs, either all or in part, incurred by the City
in creating public parking facilities that will benefit the property and business owners within the
ONSP area;
WHEREAS, the Fee is necessary for the City of Santa Clarita Parking in Lieu Fee
Program for the ONSP area, specifically the Urban Center Zone (Main Street area); and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the Fee shall apply to new or expanded
non-residential/commercial developments in the Urban Center Zone (Main Street area) of the
ONSP; and
WHEREAS, the Mitigation Fee Act (section 66000 et. Seq. of the State Government
Code) is the authorizing statute for the creation of the Fee; and
WHEREAS, the City Council added Chapter 17.51.010(G) of the Santa Clarita Municipal
Code, establishing the Parking in Lieu Fee for the Urban Center Zone (Main Street area) of the
ONSP area, which requires the City Council set the amount of Fee via Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the information provided in the staff reports
of the August 22, 2017, November 28, 2017, and December 12, 2017, meetings in setting the
amount of the Fee.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve
as follows:
SECTION 1. The Parking in Lieu Fee is determined to be $5,855.10 per parking space.
SECTION 2: The Parking in Lieu Fee shall be due at the time of Building Permit
issuance, unless the applicant and City Manager execute an agreement in a form approved by the
City Attorney, secured by a deed of trust, allowing for a payment of the Fee in installments over
a period not to exceed five years.
SECTION 3. The City Council directs City staff to agendize the amount of the Fee for
reconsideration after a period of five years.
SECTION 4. This Resolution shall go into full force and effect 60 days after adoption by
City Council.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 12th day of December 2017.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLEP.K
DATE: Oe
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that foregoing
Resolution No. 17-103 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the 12th day of December 2017, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Miranda, Smyth, McLean, Kellar
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
RECUSE: COUNCILMEMBERS: Weste
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CITY CLERK