HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-10-08 - ORDINANCES - TRANSIT MITIGATION FEE (2)ORDINANCE NO. 91- 46
A ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING AN INTERIM TRANSIT MITIGATION
FEE AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF
THIS ORDINANCE AS AN URGENCY MEASURE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby find,
determine and declare:
A. The City is currently engaged in a
comprehensive Development Impact Fee Study. A portion of
the Development Impact Fee Study will include transportation
impact fees for traffic and transit facilities in a combined
public facilities program.
B. A transit mitigation fee will allow the City
to make investments in transportation modes to maintain
transportation services in the City and minimize the level
of service impacts on roads and highways caused by new
development.
C. These transportation facilities include, but
are not limited to, buses, vans, a bus yard, construction of
bus pads and bus turnouts, and commuter rail stations and
facilities.
SECTION 2. A subdivider of residential property, as
a condition of approval of a final map, shall pay a fee as
established by resolution of the City Council to defray the
cost of constructing and developing transportation modes to
minimize the level of service impacts on roads and highways
caused by new residential development. Such fee shall be
referred to as the Transit Mitigation In Lieu Fee.
SECTION 3. The adoption of this Ordinance is exempt
from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to
Section 15273 of the California Environmental Quality Act
("CEQA") Guidelines in that CEQA does not apply to the
establishment, modification, structuring, restructuring, or
approval of rates, tolls, fares, and other charges by public
agencies which the public agency finds are for the purpose
of obtaining funds for capital projects, necessary to
... maintain service within existing service areas.
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SECTION 4. Pursuant to Government Code Section
36934, this Ordinance is adopted as an urgency measure and
shall take effect immediately upon adoption. This urgency
Ordinance is adopted due to an immediate threat to the
public health, welfare and safety of the City. The findings
of the City Council regarding this urgency are as follows:
A. Failure to adopt the urgency measure would
result in a funding shortfall for the transit program.
B. Such a funding shortfall would cause delays in
the construction and establishment of transportation modes
to be funded with the transportation program.
C. Delays in the construction and establishment
of transportation modes would further exacerbate the current
traffic congestion in the Santa Clarita Valley.
D. The sooner the interim fee is effective, the
sooner the projects and transportation modes will have a
positive environmental effect on the area and residents, as
the traffic congestion will decrease.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this Ordinance and cause the same to be
published as required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of
October 1991
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY C RK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was
duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa
Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 8th day
of nrtnhnr , 199j_, by the following vote of the
Council:
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AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS Darcy, Heidt, Klajic, McKeon, Boyer
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS No
CIT CLERK
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