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RESOLUTION NO. 91-180
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
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 document the traffic and transmit facili-
ties required to accommodate new development in the City through
a comprehensive transportation facilities fee 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 degradation of levels of
service on roads and highways caused by new development prior to
completion of the Development Impact Fee Study and implementation
of a comprehensive transportation facilities fee program.
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 turn-
outs, and commuter rail stations and facilities.
D. Current studies on file with the City indicated 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 multi-
ple family) on new development.
F. This interim fee is established in recognition of the
crucial importance of maintaining and providing transit opportu-
nities in the already congested Santa Clarita Valley.
G. This fee is in accordance with the Congestion Manage-
ment Plan adopted by the Los Angeles County Transportation
Commission. The Plan identifies transit facilities required to
accommodate new development for the Santa Clarita Valley, includ-
ing the City of Santa Clarita. The Plan anticipates that local
jurisdictions such as the City will identify their own sources of
funding, such as transportation facilities fees, for commuter
rail stations.
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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 mitiga-
tion in lieu fee is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act pursuant to Section 15273 of the California Environ-
mental 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. This Resolution shall supersede Resolution No.
91-155, establishing an interim transit mitigation in lieu fee on
residential development in the City of Santa Clarita, on the
effective date of the fee established by this Resolution.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of
November , 19 91.
ATTEST:
L
TY CLERK
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MAYOR'`te/
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0„ 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 12th day of November, 1991, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Darcy, Heidt, Klajic, McKeon, Boyer
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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