HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-11-12 - RESOLUTIONS - TRANSIT MITIGATION IN LIEU FEE (4)RESOLUTION NO. 91-179
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, deter-
mine 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 transit facilities
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 transporta-
tion 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 implementa-
tion 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 indicate
that the cost of transit facilities to accommodate new develop-
ment is $678 per peak hour trip. This study is part of the
City's comprehensive Development Impact Fee Study, now under way.
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.
G. This fee is in accordance with the Congestion
Management 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-
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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.
SECTION 2. Based upon the preliminary studies on
transit mi ig�' a i£'on 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 Environmen-
tal 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 extension of the
interim urgency measure previously adopted by Resolution No. 91-
154, and the fee set forth in Section 2 shall take effect immedi-
ately 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. 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:
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 adop-
tion of this Resolution.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of
November , 1991.
ATTEST:
CITY -CLEPIC-
MAYO
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 12,0 day of November ,
19g_, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS Darcy, Heidt, Klajic, McKeon, Boyer
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS None
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