HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-10-08 - RESOLUTIONS - TRANSIT MITIGATION IN LIEU FEE (4)RESOLUTION NO. 91-154
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
ESTABLISHING AN INTERIM TRANSIT
MITIGATION IN LIEU FEE ON RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION AS AN URGENCY MEASURE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE 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. It is estimated that new development will
require $32,000,000 in transit facilities over the next ten
years (1991 to 2001). These 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.
D. Current studies on file with the City indicate
that the cost of transit facilities to accommodate new
development is $678 per peak hour trip. This study is part
of the City's comprehensive Development Impact Fee Study,
now underway.
E. Until the entire study is finalized, the City
proposes an interim fee, per residential dwelling unit
(single and multiple family) on new development.
F. This interim fee is established in recognition
of the crucial importance of maintaining and providing
.-. transit opportunities in the already congested Santa Clarita
Valley.
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SECTION 2. Based upon the preliminary studies on
transit mitigation in lieu fees on file with the City, the
interim fee on new residential development is as follows:
Single family $200/unit
Multiple family $200/unit
SECTION 3. The establishment of the interim transit
mitigation in lieu fee 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.
SECTION 4. Pursuant to Government Code Section
66017(b), this Resolution is adopted as an interim urgency
measure and the fee set forth in Section 2 shall take effect
immediately upon adoption of this Resolution by a four-
fifths vote of the City Council and shall remain in effect
for a period of 30 days. The effectiveness of the interim
r-* fee may be extended for an additional 30 days, with no more
than two such extensions, following a duly noticed public
hearing and upon a four-fifths vote of the City Council.
This urgency Resolution 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:
e.
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
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... 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 Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of
October , 1991
ATTEST:
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa
Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 8th day
,.� of October 1991 , by the following vote of the
Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS Darcy, Heidt, KLajic, McKeon, Boyer
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS Non
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS None
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