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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.2 Fire Facilities Fee CITY CLERK File # Db3J~fI?l-C2lØl AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 17, 2005 SUBJECT: ATTACHMENTS: BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS: RECOMMENDATION: ~. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: PUBLIC HEARING - Amendment to Fire Facilities Fee Report by: Christopher L. Foss, Economic Development Director I. 2. 3. Current Fee by Land Use Type Proposed Fee by Land Use Type Resolution revising the Fire Facilities Fee for future development within the City of Dublin, including the following exhibits: Exhibit A: Land Use Map Exhibit B; Fire Facilities Fee Study, 2005 Update Exhibit C: Fee Schedule A. B. C. D. E. F. General Plan (with all amendments to date) Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment Dublin Municipal Code Fire Station Prototype Study (Dommer Assoc. 2000) Fire Station Location Study (Background documents will be available at the City Council meeting) I. 2. 3. 4. 5. Open Public Hearing Receive staff presentation and public testimony Question stafr and the public Close Public Hearing and deliberate Adopt Resolution revising the Fire Facilities Fee for future development with the City of Dublin Upon completion of Fire Stations 17 and 18 to serve existing and new devclopment in the City of Dublin, it has been determined that the costs to reimburse expenses for these stations is $7,409,63 J. The recommended fire facilities fee fairly aJIoeates this cost to new development. ___________.________________________________________________________.M_______~______________________________· HIcc-formslagdaslml.doc COPIES TO: ITEM NO.-"-..Z lOb 3 DESCRIPTION: From 1988 to 1997, the City of Dublin was provided fire service by the Dougherty Regional Fire Authority (DRFA). During that period, DRFA coBeeted fire facility fees to pay for the costs of new equipment and facilities to serve new development. In 1997, DRFA ceased providing fire services to the cities of Dublin and San Ramon, and the City of Dublin entered into a contractuaJ relationship with the Alameda County Fire District (ACFD) to provide fire and emergency response systems throughout the community and adopted its own Fire Facility Fee. As the responsible party for the provision of fire service, the City of Dublin must maintain the existing fire stations and equipment, as weB as plan for new stations and equipment. The City of Dublin currently maintains three (3) fire stations: Station 16 at 7494 Donahue, Station 17 at the southwest comer of Broder and Madigan, and Station 18 on Fallon Road. ACFD is contractually obligated to maintain a five-minute response time to the existing developed areas throughout Dublin, and there are no current deficiencies in either fire facilities or apparatus required to serve the existing population of Dublin. It is anticipated that there will be significant residential and non-residential growth in Dublin through the build-out of the community. Due to the level and intensity of growth, additional fire facilities and equipmcnt havc been required to serve the new growth while maintaining the service levels currently provided to both Dublin businesses and residents. Given the fact that new facilities and equipment have been necessitated by and built to meet the needs of new development, it is appropriate to impose a fire facilities fee on new development to fairly allocate the costs of the new facilities and equipment. The underlying legal authority to impose and charge fire facilities fee can be found in both the Califomia Government Code Section 66001 et seq. (AB 1600) and the Dublin Municipal Code Chapter 7.78. AB 1600 governs the way public agencies can impose and administer development impact fees (such as fire facility fees), and Chapter 7.78 of the Dublin Municipal Code establishes the authority to impose and charge a fee to pay for municipally-owned facilities within the city limits. To that end, the Dublin City Council established a fire facility fee in 1997 for future developmcnt in the City of Dublin (Resolution 37-97). The study anticipated the need for two new fire stations (Fire Stations 17 and 18) and related apparatus to serve the new development in Dublin through the year 2025. The fee was subsequently updated in 2000 and 2003. The 1997,2000 and 2003 fees were as foBows: Residential: 1997 £QQQ 2003 2004 (current) Single-Family $512/unit $646/unit $800/unil $864/unit Multi-Family $320/unit $404/unit $500/uni! $540/unit Non-Residential: Commcrciat $.076/square fool $.095/square fool $.1 19/square foot $. I 28/square foot Office $.148/square fool $.185/square fool $.231/square foot $.251/square foot Industrial $.065Isquare fool $.081/square fool $.IOVsquare fool $.IIO/square fool The fee resolution directs Staff to periodically update the Fire Facilities Fee. The City retained MuniFinancial to update the City's fire impact fee since the fee's most recent adoption. The April 26, 2005 study included an analysis of the costs for the new fire facilities to serve new development and the costs of financing these improvements through the build-out of the community. The study also identified the relationship between the new development, the needed facilities, and those costs. The MuniFinancial Study accounts for the fact that all of the necessary stations and fire apparatus needed to keep pace with the new development in Dublin through the year 2025 have been built and purchased. The estimated cost of these capital needs that can bc assigned to new development is $7,409,631. The report allocates these new costs to new development by a formula that assigns the total cost of the 2 2ðf:? necessary facilities (including any financing costs) to the total service population (residential and business) at build-out. The fee is provided on a per capita basis and converted to a per unit fee for residential development and a per square foot fee for non-residential development. The proposed new fees are as follows: Residential Single-Family Multi-Family $870/unit $544/unit Non-Residential Commercial Office Industrial $.13l1square foot $.254/square foot $.112/square foot The proposed fees represent a less than 1% increase for residential development and a 1-2.3% increase for non-residential development. Due to the fact that the City's fire service is an interdependent system and all stations have the responsibility ofresponding to incidents citywide, the fire facilities fee will apply to all new development in the City of Dublin. New development is defined in the proposed resolution as "the construction of, and addition to, any building or structure within the City of Dublin." There are certain types of new development that are exempt from the fee, including: I. Any alteration or addition to a residential structure unless a new unit is added; 2. Any replacement or reconstruction of any existing residential structure that has been destroyed or demolished; 3. Any replacement or reconstruction of an existing non-residential structure that has been destroyed or demolished provided that the square footage of the replacement building does not exceed the square footage of the building that was destroyed or demolished; or 4. Any addition to an existing non-residential structure of 500 square feet or less. The fee will go into effect 60 days from the adoption ofthe resolution approving the new fee schedule. CONCLUSION: New development throughout the City of Dublin has generated a need for the new fire facilities that are subject to the fee study authored by MuniFinancial. It is necessary for the City to rcvise the Fire Facility Fee to provide those facilities to meet the needs generated by the new development citywide. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council open the public hearing, receive Staff presentation and public comment, close the public hearing, dcliberate and adopt the resoJution revising the Fire Facilities Fee. G:\Chns\¡..;ir¡:: Fee Study 2004-5 final ag!::T1dll.!ital.cmienl pubJichearingfeeincrease 05172005 FINAL clean copy wo transfer.doc 51212005 3 "3lJb? CURRENT FIRE FACILITY FEE.(Updated) (by Land Use Type) Land Use Tvpe Adopted 2003 Current 2004 Residential Single Family $800 per unit $864 per unit Multi-Family $500 per unit $540 per unit Non-Residential Commercial $.119 per square foot $.128 per square foot Office $.231 per square foot $.251 per square foot Industrial $.102 per square foot $.110 per square foot G:\Chris\Firc Fcc Study 2004-o5\CURRENT FIRE FACILITY FEEattachmentl 0511200.s.doc 412812005 Attachment 1 I~ 2. -:;- 5-1Ï- oS "=,, ~ PROPOSED 2005 FIRE FACILITY FEE (by Land Use Type) Residential Single Family $870 per unit Multi-Family $544 per unit Non-Residential Commercial $.131 per square foot Office $.254 per square foot Industrial $.112 per square foot G:\ChrisIFire Fee Study 2004-051ProposcdFIRE FACIUTY FbbattlchmontB1005 .doc 412812005 2Ø()"2-';- Attachment 2 RESOLUTION NO. -05 "3"t}'7 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN AMENDING THE FIRE FACILITY FEE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY OF DUBLIN WHEREAS, the City Council of thc City of Dublin has adopted Dublin Municipal Code Chapter 7.78 creating and estabJishing thc authority for imposing and charging a Public Facilities Fee ("Fee") to pay for municipally owned pubJic facilities within the jurisdictional limits of the City of Dublin; and WHEREAS, the Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment ("E Dublin GP A") and Eastern Dublin Spccific Plan ("SP") were adopted by the City in 1993; and WHEREAS, the SP was amended in October 1996 by Resolution No. 124~96; and WHEREAS, the E Dublin GP A outlines future land uses for approximately 4176 acres within the City's eastern sphere of influence including approximately 13,906 dwelling units and 9.737 million square feet of commercial, office, and industrial development; and WHEREAS, the SP provides more specific detailed goals, policics and action programs for approximately 3313 acres within the E Dublin GP A area nearest to the City; and WHEREAS, the E Dublin GPA and SP areas ("Eastern Dublin") include all properties in the Eastern Extended Planning Area and the City's eastern Sphere of Influence as shown on the Land Usc Map in the General Plan; and WHEREAS, a Program Environmentallmpact Report ("E Dublin EIR") was prepared for the E Dublin GPA and SP (SCH No. 91103604) and certified by the Council on May 10, 1993 by Resolution No. 51-93, and two Addenda dated May 4, 1993 and August 22, 1994 ("Addenda") have been prepared and considered by the Council; and WHEREAS, the City's General Plan anticipates new development in several areas, including Eastern Dublin and Western Dublin, as well as infill development; and WHEREAS, an Environmental Impact Report ("Schaefer ElR") was prepared for the Schaefer Ranch General Plan Amendment (SCH No. 95033070) and certified by the Council on July 9, 1996 by Resolution No. 76-96; and WHEREAS, on Novembcr 20, 1989 the Dougherty Regional Fire Authority approved a "Fire Station Location Study" ("Station Location Study") prepared by Hughes-Heiss; and WHEREAS, on November 2, 1999, in Resolution No. 206-99 the City Council approved a "Fire Station Prototype Study" ("Station Prototype Study") prepared by Dommer Associates; and WHEREAS, the City's Building Code, as adopted in Dublin Municipal Code section 7.32.260 ("Building Code") requires a five-minute fire response time; and ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------~--_.-~------------------------------------- COPIES TO: ITEM NO. 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OJ 13200S.dnc A TTk..H ~s.rr .3 WHEREAS, a goal of the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan (8.3.1) is to ensure that fire ~:l?c~of services in Eastern Dublin are consistent with standards maintained in the rest of the City, including a five-minute response time; and WHEREAS, the Station Location Study, Station Prototype Study, Building Code, SP, E Dublin EIR and Addenda, and Schaefer EIR describe the municipal public facilities necessary to provide adequate fire services in the City, including construction of two new fire stations; and WHEREAS, the General Plan, the Station Location Study, Station Prototype Study, Building Code, SP, E Dublin GPA, E Dublin EIR and Addenda, and Schaefer EIR describe the impacts of contemplated future development on existing public facilities in the City of Dublin through the year 2025 and contain an analysis of the need for new municipal public facilities required by future development within the City of Dublin, including two new fire stations and related necessary equipment; and WHEREAS, a detailed comprehensive study of the impacts of contemplated future development on existing the-related public facilities in the City of Dublin through the year 2025, along with an analysis of the necd for new fire-related public facilities and improvements required by future developments, was prepared by Hausrath Economics Group, dated March 1997 entitled "Dublin Fire Facilities Financing Study"; and WHEREAS, MuniFinancial recently prepared a study, entitled "Fire Facilities Impact Fee Update," dated April 27, 2005, (Exhibit B, hereafter "MuniFinancial Study"), which updated the Hausrath Study, the 2000 Fire Facilities Impact Fee Update prepared by MuniFinancial and the 2003 Fire Facilities Impact Fee Update prepared by MuniFinancial; and WHEREAS the MuniFinancial Study was based on the General Plan (hereafter the "General Plan"); and WHEREAS, the MuniFinancial Study sets forth the relationship among contemplated future development, the needed facilities, and the estimated costs of those improvements; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the Government Code, at least fourteen (14) days prior to the public hearing at which this resolution was adopted, notice of the time and place of the hearing was mailed to eligible interested parties who filed written requests with the City for mailed notice of meetings on new or increased fees or service charges; and WHEREAS, the MuniFinancial Study was available for public inspection and review for ten (10) days prior to the public hearing held on the date hereof; and FINDINGS WHEREAS, the City Council finds as follows; A. The purpose of the Fire Facilities Fee (hereafter "Fee") is to finance municipal public facilities to reduce the impacts caused by future developments in the City of Dublin. Such facilities, which are specifically described in the MuniFinancial Study, include the following: land acquisition and construction of two new fire stations, rolling stock and equipment for two new stations, other associated vehicles and equipment, administrative space, and improvements to existing facilities. The public facilities described in the study are hereinafter referred to as the "Facilities." B. The Fee collected pursuant to this resolution shall be used to finance the Facilities. 2 C. After considering the MuniFinancial Study, the testimony received at this noti~~ftfc hearing, the Agenda statements, the General Plan, the SP, the Station Location Study, the Station Prototype Study, the Building Code, the E Dublin ElR and Addenda, the Schaefer EIR, and all correspondence received (hereafter "Record"), the Council approves and adopts said MuniFinancial Study and incorporates such herein; the Council further finds that the futnre development in the City of Dublin will generate the need for the Facilities, and that the Facilities are consistent with the City's General Plan, the Station Location Study, and the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan. D. The adoption of the Fee as it relates to development within Eastern Dublin is within the scope of the E Dublin ElR and Addenda. The Facilities were identified in the EIR as necessary to accommodate development in Eastern Dublin. The impacts of such development, including the Facilities, were adequately analyzed at a Program level in the E Dublin EIR. Since the certification of the E Dublin EIR there have been no substantial changes in the projections of future developrnent as identified in the E Dublin EIR, no substantial changes in the surrounding circumstances, and no other new information of substantial importance so as to require important revisions in the E Dublin EIR's analysis of impacts, mitigation measures, and alternatives. Subsequent project-specific environmental review under CEQA of the Facilities will be required before any such Facilities are approved. It is not feasible to provide project specific environmental review of the Facilities at this stage, as they will be implemented over a 30-year period and specific details as to their timing, construction, and precise location are not presently known. E. The adoption of the Fee as it relates to development within the area covered by the Schaefer Project ("Schaefer Ranch Annexation Area") is within the scope of the Schaefer ElR. The Facilities were all identified in the Schaefer ErR as necessary to accommodate development in Dublin. The impacts of such development, including the Facilities, were adequately analyzed at a Project level in the Schaefer EIR. Since the certification of the Schaefer EIR there have been no substantial changes in the projections of future development as identified in the Schaefer EIR, no substantial changes in the surrounding circumstances, and no other new information of substantial importance so as to requirc important revisions in the Schaefer EIR's analysis of impacts, mitigation measures, and alternatives. Subsequent project-specific environmental review under CEQA of the Facilities will be required before any such Facilities are approved. It is not feasible to provide project specific environmental review of the Facilities at this stage, as they will be implemented over a 30-year period and specific details as to their timing, construction and precise location are not presently known. F. The adoption of the Fee as it relates to development within the City of Dublin (excluding Eastern Dublin and the Schaefer Annexation Area) is to obtain funds for capital projects necessary to maintain service within the existing service areas; that the City currently provides frre protection and suppression services through a contractual relationship with the Alameda County Fire Department, which operates !Tom three fire stations, that the Fee will be used to maintain current service levels; and that no existing deficiencies have been found to exist. As such, the Fee as it relates to development within the City (excluding Eastern Dublin and the Schaefer Ranch Annexation Area) is not a "project" within the meaning ofCEQA (public Resources Code § 21080(b)(8)(D). G. In adopting the Fee, the Council is exercising its powers under Article XI, § 7 of the California Constitution, Chaptcr 7.78 of the Dublin Municipal Code, and Chapter 5 of Division 1 of the Government Code, commencing with section 66000 (and section 66018, in particular) collectively and separately. H. The Record establishes: J. That there is a reasonable relationship between the need for the Facilities and the impacts of the types of development for which the corresponding fee is charged in that new development in the City of Dublin (hereafter to include Eastern Dublin and the Schaefer Ranch 3 Annexation Area}--both residential and non-residential~will gencrate persons who liv~, tt;f and/or shop in Dublin and who generate or contribute to the need for the Facilities; and 2. That there is a reasonable relationship between the Fee's use (to pay for the construction of the Facilities) and the type of development for which the Fee is charged in that all development in the City ofDublin~both residential and non·residential~generates or contributes to the nced for thc Facilities; and 3. That there is a reasonable relationship between the amount of the Fee and the cost of the Faci1ities or portion thereof attributable to development in the City of Dublin in that the Fee is calculated based on the number of residents or employees generated by specific types of land uses, the total amount it will cost to construct the Facilities, and the percentage by which development within the City of Dublin contributes to the need for the Facilities; and 4. That the cost estimates set forth in the MuniFinancial Study are reasonable cost estimates for constructing the Facilities, and the Fees expected to be generated by future development will not exceed the projected costs of constructing the Facilities; and 5. The method of allocation of the Fee to a particular development bears a fair and reasonable relationship to each development's burden on, and benefit from, the Facilities to be funded by the Fcc, in that the Fee is calculated based on the number of residents or cmployees each particular development will generate. 1. The Study is a detailed analysis of how public services will be affected by development in the City of Dublin, and the public facilities required to accommodate that development. ADOPTION OF FEE NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, 1. Definitions. a. "Commercial" shall mean any development constructed or to be constructed on land having a General Plan land use or zoning designation for facilities for the purchase and sale of commodities and services and the sales, servicing, installation, and repair of such commodities and services and other space uses incidental to these activities. Commercial land uses include but are not limited to: apparel and clothing stores; auto dealers and malls; auto accessories stores; banks and savings and loans; beauty salons; book stores; discount storcs and centers; dry cleaners; drug stores; eating and drinking establishments; fumiture stores and outlets; general merchandise stores; hardware stores; home furnishings and improvement centers; hoteVmotels; laundromats; liquor stores; restaurants; service stations; shopping ccnters; supermarkets; and theaters. b. "Developed" and "development" shall mean the construction or alteration of or addition to, other than by the City, any building or structure within the City of Dublin. c. "Facilities" shall include those municipal public facilities as are described in thc MuniFinancial Study and as described in the Fire Station Location Report, Station Prototype Report, SP, E Dublin EIR and Addenda. "Facilities" shall also include comparable alternative facilities should later changes in projections of development in the region necessitate construction of such altemative facilities; provided that the City Council later determines (1) that therc is a reasonable relationship between devclopment within the City of Dublin and the need for thc altemative facilities (2) that the altemative facilities are comparable to the facilities in the Study, 4 - _____.__m__... _.._ _ _ î 5,- and (3) that thc revenue from the Fee will be used only to pay new development's ~f and proportionate share of the alternative facilities. d. "Industrial" shall mean any development constructed or to be constructed on land having a General Plan land use or zoning designation for the manufacture, production, assembly, and processing of consumer goods and other space uses incidental to these activities. IndustdaJ land uses include but are not limited to: assembly; concrete and asphalt batching plants; contractor's storage yards; fabrication; lumber yard; manufacturing; outdoor stockyards and service yards; printing; processing; warehouse and distribution; and wholesale and heavy commercial uses. e. "Mixed Development" shall mean a development that includes more than one of the types of development defined in this Section 1. Mixed developments may combine residential types of development (Single Family and Multiple Family), non-residential types of development (Commercial, Industrial, and Office), or a combination ofresidential and non-residential types of developmcnt. f. "Multiple Family" shall mean any dwelling unit as defined in the Uniform Building Code, as adopted by the City, which is constructed on property designated in the General Plan or SP for 6.1 or more units per acre. g. "Office" shall mean any development constructed or to be constructed on land having a General Plan land use or zoning designation for general business offices, medical and professional offices, administrative or headquarters offices for large wholesaling or manufacturing operations, and research and development and other space uses incidental to these activities. Office land uses include but are not limited to: administrative headquarters; business park; finance offices; insurance offices; legal offices; medical and health services offices; offices and office buildings; professional and administrative offices; professional associations; real estate offices; research and development and travel agencies. h. "Single Family" shall mean a dwelling unit as defined in the Uniform Building Code (UBC), as adopted by the City of Dublin, which is constructed or to be constructed on property designated in the General Plan or SP for 6 or fewer units per acre. 2. Fire Facilities Fee Imnosed. a. Pursuant to Government Code Sections 66000 et seq., ("Mitigation Fee Act") a Fire Facilities Fee shall be imposed and paid at the timcs, and in the amounts, and otherwise apply and be administered as prescribed in this Resolution on each Single Family and Multiple Family residential unit developed within the City of Dublin, including each portion of such residential development within mixed development. b. Pursuant to Government Code Sections 66000 et seq_, ("Mitigation Fee Act") a Fire Facilities Fee shall be imposed and paid at the times, and in the amounts, and otherwise apply and be administered as prescribed in this Resolution on each non-residential building or structure, including commercial, industrial, and office buildings and structures, developed within the City of Dublin, including each portion of such non-residential development within mixed development. c. Any use of land which is not included in the definition of "Commercial," Industrial," or "Office" shall be allocated by the Community Development Director to one of the three categories, maintaining as much consistency as possible with the definitions of such terms. 5 3. Time for Imposing Fee for Residential Subdivisions. ßOb1.::;- In accordance with Govcrnmcnt Code Section 65961, the Fee for Single Family and Multiple Family subdivision dcvelopment for which tentative or parcel maps are required pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act (Government Code Sections 66410 et seq.) shall be imposed at the time of approval of the conditions that apply to the tentative or parcel map for such residential subdivision dcvclopment, as applicable. Payment of the Fee shall be deemed to be a condition of all such tentative or parcel maps. Notwithstanding this Section 3, the time for payment of the Fec for all development, including Single Family and Multiple Family subdivisions, shall be as specified in Section 4, below. 4. Timc for Fee Pavrnent. a. In accordance with Government Code Section 66007, a Fee shall be charged and paid for each Single Family and Multiple Family residential development upon the date of final inspection or issuance of the certificate of occupancy for such residential development, which ever is earlier; however, if the Fee is to reimburse the City for expenditures previously made, or if the City determines that the Fee will be collected for Facilities for which an account has been established and funds appropriated and for which the City has adopted a proposed construction schedule prior to issuance of the building permit for such residential development, then the Fee shall be charged and paid upon issuance ofthe building permit for such residential devclopment. b. A Fee shall be charged and paid for each non-residential development, including commercial, industrial, and office developments, upon issuance of the building permit for such non-residential dcvelopment. c. A Fee shall bc charged and paid for each mixed development upon the times specified in this Section 4 that apply to such mixed development. For example, if a mixed development includes residential development and non-residential development, and the Fee is to reimburse the City for expenditures previously made, or the City has made the required determination to permit requiring payment of the Fee upon issuance of the building permit, the Fee as applicable to the entire mixed development shall be paid upon issuance of the building permit for the mixed development. If a mixed development includes residential and non- residential development, and the Fee is not to reimburse the City for expenditures previously made or the City has not made the required determination to permit requiring payment of the Fee upon issuance of the building permit, the Fee as to the residential portion of the mixed development shall be paid upon the earlier of the date of final inspection or issuance of the certificate of occupancy for such residential portion, and the Fee as to the non-residential portion of the mixed development shall be paid upon issuance of the building permit for such non-residential portion. 5. Amount of Fee. a. The amount of the Fee for residential and non-residential development shall be as set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto and incorPorated herein. b. applicable: The amount of the Fcc for mixed development shall be the sum of the following, as i. The applicable amount per-unit pursuant to Section 5(a), above, for each Single Family and Multiple Family development within a mixed development. 6 ii. The applicable amount per 1,000 sq. ft. pursuant to Section 5(a), ~~~?o: each commercial, office, or industrial development or portion of such development within a Mixed Development. 6. Exemptions From Fee. a. The Fee shaH not be imposed on any of the following: (1) Any alteration or addition to a residential structure, except to the extent that a residential unit is added to a single family rcsidential unit or another unit is added to an existing multiple-family residential unit; (2) Any replacement or reconstruction of an existing residential structure that has been destroyed or demolished, if the bu.ilding permit for reconstruction is obtained within one year after the building was destroyed or demolished. This subsection shall not apply if the replacement or reconstruction increases the square footage of the structure by 50 percent or more. (3) Any replacement or reconstruction of an existing non-residential structure that has been destroyed or demolished, if the building permit for reconstruction is obtained within one year after the building was destroyed or demolished, there is no change in the land use designation of the property, and the square footage of the replacement building does not exceed the square footage of the building that was destroyed or demolished. (4) Any non-residential building or structure constructed on property on which a building or structure was demolished for which a development impact fee to fund frre facilities has been paid to the City within the prior ten year period. The exemption provided in this subsection shall be in the amount of the previously paid fee only, and the applicant shall pay any additional amount based on the then-current Fee. (5) Any addition to an existing non-residential structure of 500 square feet or less. b. The City Council, in its discretion, may waive the applicability of the Fee to certain development constructed or to bc constructed by a public entity on land having an appropriate General Plan land use designation upon findings ofthe City Council that such a waiver is in the interest of the public health, safety, and/or welfare, for reasons specified in the findings. Such reasons may include, but are not limited to, that the Fee, as it would apply to such deveJopment by a public entity, will be sufficiently recovered in whole or in part from residential development the residents of which may constitute the prifllary users ofthe public entity development. 7. UscofFeeRevenues. a. The revenues raised by payment of the Fee shall be placed in thc Capital Project Fund. Separate and special accounts within the Capital Project Fund shall be used to account for such revenues, along with any interest earnings on each accou.nt. The revenues (and interest) shall be used for the following purposes: (J) To pay for design, engineering, right-of-way or land acqUIsitIon and construction and/or acquisition of the Facilities and reasonable costs of outside consultant studies related thereto; 7 · . IDw.. ¿¡§ (2) To reimburse the City for the Facilities constructed by the City witrl funds from other sources including funds from other public entities, unless the City funds were obtained ITom grants or gifts intended by the grantor to be used for the Facilities. (3) To reimburse developers who have designed and constructed Facilities which are oversized with supplemental size, length, or capacity; and (4) To pay for and/or reimburse costs of program development and ongoing administration of the Fee program. b. Fees in these accounts shall be expendcd only for the Facilities and only for the purpose for which the Fee was collected. 8. Standards. The standards upon which the needs for the Facilities are based are the standards of the City of Dublin, including the standards containcd in the General Plan, the Station Location Study, Station Prototype Study, the SP, E Dublin EIR and Addenda and the Schaefer EIR. 9. Existing Deficiencies. There are no existing deficiencies. 10. Periodic Review. a. During each fiscal year, the City Manager shall prepare a report for the City Council, pursuant to Government Code section 66006, identifYing the baJance of Fees in each account. b. Pursuant to Government Code section 66002, the City Council shall also review, as part of any adopted Capital hnprovement Program each year, the approximate location, size, time of availability and estimates of cost for all Facilities to be financed with thc Fee. The estimated costs shall be adjusted in accordance with appropriate indices of inflation. Thc City Council shall make findings identifying thc purpose to which the existing Fee balances are to be put and demonstrating a reasonable relationship between the Fee and the purpose for which it is charged. 11. Subsequent Analvsis of the Fce. The Fee established herein is adopted and implemented by thc Council in reliance on the Record identified above. The City will continue to conduct further study and analysis to determine whether the Fee should be revised. When additional information is available, the City Council shall review the Fee to determine that the amounts are reasonably related to the impacts of development within the City of Dublin and within areas included in the City's General Plan. The City Council may revise the Fee to incorporate the findings and conclusions of further studies and any standards in the SP and General Plan, as well as increases due to inflation and increased construction costs. 8 12. Administrative Guidelines. II Gb 7G" The Council may, by resolution, adopt administrative guidelines to provide procedures for calculation, credit, reimbursement, or deferrcd payment and other administrative aspects of the Fee. Such guidelines may include procedures for construction of designated Facilities by developers. 13. Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective immediately. The Fee provided in Section 2 of this resolution shall be effective 60 days from the effective date of the resolution. 14. Severabi1itv. Each component of the Fee and all portions of this resolution are severable. Should any individual component of the Fee or other provision of this resolution be adjudged to be invalid and unenforceable, the remaining component or provisions shall be and continuc to be fully effective, and the Fee shall be fully effective except as to that component that has been judged to be invalid. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this _ day of May 2005, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK G:\Chris\Fire Fee Study 2004-o5\tlrefecsrcso Z005FINAI. C1~n Copy with Ja comments 0517200S,dùc 5nnOO5 9 ~ '" ~ Z -< ~~ ~ ~~ -<-< ~~ ~~ Zoo. ~~ ø~ ZZ ~-< ~~ = ~ Q .... <I) .c E .......<1) It] ,....¡V , <I) ,....¡Q <I).s::: ....en ~ ~ 0'10 .- .... LL.s::: '-'..... g;j '..;;.~ ~ .& ,-C' t q~I~.O ,,\00', ~~- I ø ,'~' u .'11 :¡j V G () 0-, v o o N r-- ~~ "0 <I) "0 t: <I) E It] '" It] <t I- m - :::I: (¡) , ~ i ¡ , q ! '.¡ f¡i! q :: :¡; ~ E i t ~ ! c w ~ !!u!& hi:.. :0 E . 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CA Sacramento, CA E (,~;Io;tB \~cJ'b~~ I~ Ç TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction...................................................................................................... 1 Service Population........ ........... ........ ............. ...,............... ................._...... ........1 Facilities Costs & Funding ........._................_....................................................2 Facilities Standards ............ .............. ................... ... .............. ............... ............5 Alternative Funding Sources.... ........ ................. ......... ......... ........ ..................... 7 Fee Schedule .................................................................................................. 7 Program Implementation..................................................................... _." _.. _.. _.8 Mitigation Fee Act Findings .............................................................................8 .-.--------....-......-----..,.. . PJI¡.,rci II MuniRnancial ISðb7.S"" CITY OF DUBLIN FIRE I MPACT FEE MuniFinancial was relallied by the City of Dublin 10 complete an update of Ihe City's fire facilities impacI fee. This reporr is an updale of Fire Facilities Impact Fee Update, completed by MuniFinancial in January 2003 and adopted by rhe City Council. INTRODUCTION The City of Dublin conttacts with the .AIameda County Fire Department for fire services. The City is te<ponsible for providing all necessary capital facilities. The City currently imposes an impact fee of $864 pet single-family dwelling unit, $540 pet multi-family dwclling unit, $0.128 pet square foot fot commercial, $0.251 per square fool for office, and $0.110 per square fool for industrial. Sincc thc last firc fcc analysis was completed in 2003, thc City has compleled Stations 17 and 18 with funding from impacI fees and contributions from a developer and the General Fund. Along with Station 16, thcsc thrcc stations and their associated vehides and eqcipmcnt complete Ihe City's fire facility system. The system meels the needs of existing developmenl and growth through 2025. This tepott revises the fire facilities impact fee 10 incorporate the actual capital cosls of Stations 17 and 18. Development impact fees should be regularly updated to ensure sufficient funding of facilities to serve growth. The revised impact fee ptesented in this repott allocatos to new development the apptopriale shate of the fite facility system capital cosls. Fee revenues will be used to repay loans used to conslruct Stations 16 and 17 in advance of new development served by thosc stations. SERVICE POPULATION The City serves both homes and businesses in its service arca. Nced for the City's services and associaled facilities is measured by ils service population. or the number of residenls and workers within its service area. Service population reasonably represents the need for fire fadlirics because pcople: requesting medical as~Ü$tancc; generate mOst calls for service, rather than stmcture fires reqciring suppression. Hence, the demand for fire service is strongly cC)trdatc:d with the:: distribution of re$.idcnts and workers within the service area. Table 1 shows the estimated service population for 2004 and 2025. In calculating the service population, residentS ate given a weighl of 1.0 and workers are weigh led at 0.24 10 reflect lower per capita service usage. The 0.24 weighting for workers is based on the amount of rime workers spend in the City compared to residenls (40 hours per week versus a total of 168 houts per week). Nonresidential buildings atc typically occupied less intcnsively than dwelling units, 50 it is reasonable to assume that average perwworker usage of services is less than average per-resident usage. II MuniRnancial Page 1 1(g11b;2.$' Table 1: Fire Facilities Service Population Residents Workers Service Population' Existing (2004)2 New Development (2005-2025) Total (2025)2 33,200 27,600 60,800 22,900 23 000 45.900 38,700 33100 71,800 Worker Weighting Factor 1.00 0.24 Note: Workers are weighted at 24% of residents to reflect Ule amount of time workers e.perxl in the City compared to residents. 1 Sel"\lic9 population equals residents plus workers with each weighted by factor shown at bottom of table. j¡' Does not include Group Quarters poPulatiQn of 5,115. Sources: Callfomla Department of Finance; Association of Bay Ara3 Governments, Projections 2003,' MuniFinancial, FACILITIES COSTS & FUNDING Tho City has thteo fite stations. Construction of Stations 17 and 18 was tecently completed. The City owns Station 16, 17, and 18 and the associated equipment. These thtee stations and their associated vehicles and equipment complete the City's fire facility system. The systcm mccts thc needs of cxisting development and ~owth thtough 2025. All stations are staffed entirely by Alameda County Fite Department personnel undor eonttact to the City of Dublin. The inventory of fire facilities provides a basis for calculating the City', facility standard based on the total system needed to serve existing and new development. This standard is used to determine new development's fair share obligation to cxpand facilities as growth occurs. The planning horizon is 2025 that represents substantial build ou! of the City of Dublin. The facilitics descrihod hote Servo only the City of Dublin. Detailed data on the Department's three stations are shown in Tables 2 and 3. Vehicle cost estimates shown in Table 2 include the fire fighting and emergency medical equipment needed to stock each vehicle. Tablc 3 summarizes the Department's inventoty of land, buildings. and vehieles and equipment as well as new facilities that have been constructed. These facilities arc needed to prevent a decline in current service staodatds as discussed io the next section of this report. . MuniFinancial Pag,,2 Il~'G Table 2: Existing Fire Equipment Inventory Vehicle Type and Make Vehicle Equipment Total Fire Station 16 1998 Pierce Quantum - Type I Engine $ 371,000 $ 110,000 $ 481.000 1 984 Van Pelt - Type I Engine 371,000 110.000 481,000 2002 Ford 4X4 - Patrol 150.000 50.000 200.000 Total Fire Station 16 $ 892,000 $ 270,000 $ 1,162.000 Fire Station 17 1999 l TI - ladder Truck $ 580,000 $ 150,000 $ 730,000 1991 Pierce - Type I Engine 371,000 110,000 481,000 1995 Fire Bann - Type III Engine 371.000 150.000 521.000 Total Fire Station 17 $ 1,322,000 $ 410,000 $ 1.732,000 Fire Station 18 1 2002 Pierce Quantum ~ Type I Engine $ 328,476 $ 132,808 $ 461,284 2002 Ford 4X4 - Patrol 132 808 44 269 177.077 Total Fire Station 18 $ 461.284 $ 177.077 $ 638,361 Total All Vehicles & Equipment $ 2,675.284 $ 857.077 $ 3,532,361 NOle: Vah,ll;l.liQn ba~d on cutrent I'$plaœmènt valLIs. , B:se.ed on actl,lal costs of equipment. Soun::e5; Don Graff. ACFD Finance Manager, July 2004; MuniFinancial. Table 4 shows me same total cost shown in Table 3 allocated by me following four funding sources: · City Contribution; . Impact Fees Collected To Date; · Developer Loan; and · General Fund Loan. -.-..--------.------- ... --..---------...-"..- Page 3 IIiIIMuniRnancial I'ðDb 7.~ Table 3: Fire System Facilities Amount Unit Cost Total Cost Fire Station 16: Land' Building 1 Building Contents & Equipment' Vehicles & Equipment Subtotal Existing Facilities 1.00 acres $ 8,815 sq. ft. NA NA 871,200 $ 257 60,000 1.162,000 871,200 2.265,000 60.000 1.162.000 $ 4,358,200 Fire Station 17 General Fund Loan, General Fund Contribution, and Fire Impact Fae Funded Land NA $ 658,000 $ 658,000 Building NA 4,073,000 4,073,000 Contents/Equipment NA 98,000 98,000 Vehicles & Equipment NA 1,732,000 1.732.000 Total Station 17 6.561,000 Fire Station 18 Developer Fuinds Land, Building & Furnishings Vehicles & Equipment Subtotal 0.75 acres NA NA $ $ 638,361 4.146,491 638.361 $ 4,784,852 Impact Fee Funded Land, Building & Furnishings NA $1,211,930 $ 1,211,930 General Fund Loan Station 18 Start-up Cost NA NA $ 255.456 Tota/ Station 18 6.252.238 $ 17.171.438 Total Fire System Facilities NA ~ Not available or not applicable. 1 Land value for Station #16 of $20 per e.quare foot was approximated by City of Dublin staff, Buildin9 replacement (:(I$t per square foot based on $2.77 mil. for 810.600 square foot station. 2 Represents additional equipment not included in building cost (radio, office equipment, telephone, etc). Value b¡:¡eed Qn current replacement value as estimated by Distñct staff. Source!;!; Table 2; Alameda County Fire Deplilrtrnent; AI:e¡meda County Fire Station prototype Study, Don Dommer Associates. February 25. 2000; ARlWS valuation report - Dublin Ranch: 2002-2007 Capital Improvement Program; City of Dublin staff 2005; MunlFlnanclal. II MuniRnancial Palf"4 Table 4: Fire Facilities Funding Sources ~aY-AS-ToU-"O Funding Loans Impact ~ees City Collected to Developer General Fund Contribution Date Funds Loan Total Station 16 $ 4,358,200 $ - $ - $ - $ 4,358,200 Station 17 1,637,006 2,554,671 - 2,369.323 6,561,000 Station 18 - 1211930 4.784.852 255.456 6,252.238 Total $ 5,995.206 $ 3,766,601 $ 4,784,852 $ 2,624,779 $17,171,438 Sources: Table 3; City of Dublin; MuniFinancial. The "City Contribution" amount represents funding that was committed as needed to fund fire fadlides and without any andcipation of reimburscmcnt from fututo ;mpact foos. This funding represents a share of total system costs attributable to exisdng development. Funding from "Impacr Fees Collected To Date" also represents revenues generated by c,,¡sdng dcvelopment. Thcse fees wete paid by prior development ineludod in the "Existing 2004" service population estimates shown in Table 1. The "Developer Funds" and "General Fund Loan" amounts represent loans used to ensure that Stations 17 and 18 would be operadonal in dme to serve new development while maintaining the Pire Department's response dme standard. FACILITIES STANDARDS The fire facilities standards used for planning new facilides and to calculate the impact fee arc discussed in this section. REBPClNBE TIME Planning for new fire facilities typically uses a response dme standard or the dme from service call to arrival of the first-response tearn. The Alameda County Fire Department has a five-minute average response time standard. The Department currendy considers that it meets that standard on a citywide basis with an average response time of five mioutes or less. Tho planned fire facilities will onabie the Department to maintain this response time standard as growth occurs. ISO RATlNO Tho Insurance Servicos Organization (ISO) in the form of a rating provides another standard used for planning fire facilities. The insurance industry uses ISO ratings to assist in determining insurance premiums for building owners. "¡'he ISO rating is based on travel distance (nO! travel time) to the neaxest fire station, and other factors such as water availability and communications systems. Any deterioration in the ISO rating would have an adversc affcc:;:t on propc::tty insurance: tates in the City. II MuniRnancial P"I,TeS 1'1 iJb 7 ?" 2 DrJ1))?" Currendy the Alameda County Fire Deparrmenr, the agency rhat operates the fire stations scrving thc City of Dublin, has an ISO rating of Class 2. The Dcpartment's plans for new facilities are inrended to mamtain that rating as growth occurs. SYSTEM CaST PER CAPITA New development'< fair share of fire facilities could be calculated using a system cost standard. The system cost standard incorporates all existing and new developmenr and public facilities designed to serve that development. The standard equals the average per capita cost of all facilities to serve the City's service population in 2025. Using this per capita standard as a basis for the impact fee ensures an equitable distribution of total system COSts between existing and new developmenr. Altetnately, the City could use only the funds loaned by the developer and the General Fund for Stations 17 and 18 as a basis for the fee calculation. These funds, the "Developer Funds" and the "General Fund Loan" amounrs shown in Table 4, represenr funding that potentially could be reimbursed from future fee revenues if they represenr no more than new development's fait share of total syStem COSts. These costs are allocated to new development per capita based on the projected increase in service population from 2005 to 2025. A comparison of the system cost per capita and the loans only cost per capita is shown in Table 5. The syStem cost per capita is the total system facility cost from Table 4 divided by the total service population from Table 1. The loans only cost per capita is the potential loan funds from Table 4 divided by the inctease in service population from Table 1 for 2005 to 2025. Per capita costs are shown separately for residents and workers because their respective demand for services is weighted differendy, as discussed abovc in the Service Populacion seccion of this report. Table 5: Fire Facilities Costs Per Capita City Contribution $ Impact Fee Funded to Date General Fund Loan Developer Funds Total $ System Fair Share Loans Only 5,995,206 NIA 3,766,601 NIA 2,624,779 $ 2,624,779 4 784 852 4 784 852 17,171,438 $ 7,409,631 71.800 33.100 239 $ 224 239 $ 224 57 54 Service Population Costs per Capita (Excluding Financing Costs) $ Cost per Resident $ Cost per Worker Sources: Tables 1 and 4; MunlFlnanclal. As shown in Table 5, the systcm cost pcr capita is marc than thc loans only coSt per capita. Thus, new development could entirely repay both loans without exceeding its fair share cost II MuniRnancial PIlf(e6 21 ro¡.-S- of tho "'tal system. The City has decided to use tho loans only cOSt per capita as a basis for the fee calculation. ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES The City plans to use impact fee revenues to repay the developer and the General Fund for loans used to construct Statioos 17 aod 18. The City does oat aoticipatc any altcroativc funding sourccs bcing available to reimburse thesc funds. FEE SCHEDULE The City is requiring that the fire facilities impact fee repay thc General Fund loan with five percent interesr over 20 ycars. The loao agreement between the City aod thc developcr docs not include intereSt. The interest cost of the General Fund loan is shown in Table 6. The interest cost per capita is added to the principal amount per capita in the table to calculate now dovdopmcnt's tot:al funding tesponsibility. Table 7 shows the fire facilities impact fee for new development based on the facilities and debt financing costs pcr capita shown in Table 6. Rcsidcnt aod employment density assumptions ate drawn from earlier impact fee studies completed fot the City. The fee represents the amount needed to fully repay the developer contribution and the General Fund loan. Both residential and nonresidential development would pay the fee based on the sorvice population for fire facilities (see the Service Population section of this report). Table 6: Fire Facilities Marginal Cost Standard With Financing Principal Amount of Interest Loans Cost' Toœl Costs to be Reimbursed $7,409,631 1,595,221 2025 Ser;;ce Population 33.100 33,100 Facility Standard per Capita $ 224 $ 48 Cost per Resident $ 224 $ 48 $ 272 Cost per Worker 54 12 66 1 Based on $2.6 rrillion General Fund ban and an interest rate of 5 percent for 20 years. There is nO int.re.t On fund. provided by the developer, Sources: Tables 1 and 5: MmiFinancial. II MuniFinancial Page 7 ?Üb~ Table 7: Fire Facilities Impact Fee Cost Per Land Use Density' Capita Fee' Residential Single Family 3.20 $ 272 $ 870 Multifamily 2.00 272 544 Nonresidential Office 260 $ 66 $ 254 Commercial 505 66 131 Industrial 590 66 112 i Persons per dwelling unit for I'1;Isidential land USElS and square feet per employee for nonresidential land uses. 2 Per dwelling unit for residential use5 and per 1,000 square feet for nonresidential land uses. Sources: Table 6; City of Dubli"; Public Foclllrl.. Fo. Stu~y,1999 Up~.to prepareO by Hausrath Economics Group; MuniFinancial. PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION The fire facilities impact fee would be collected at time of building permit issuance. To implement the fee tho Ciry should: . Determine the priority for use of fee revenues for repayment to the developer versus the General Fund. · Maintain an annual Capital Improvement Program budget to indicate where fees are being expended to accommodate growth; and · Comply with the annual and five-year reponing requirements of Government Code 66001 and 66006. The Ciry does not have to increase the fee for inflation annually because all capital costs have bcon funded. Tho fee i< only being used to repay loan$ with fixed debt $ervice COSts. MITIGATION FEE ACT FINDINGS To guide the widespread imposition of development impact fees, the State Legislature adopted the MitJgation Fee Act (the Acð with Assembly Bill 1600 in 1988 and subsequent amendments. The Act is contained in California Government Colk Sections 66000 to 60025 and e$tablishes requirements for thc imposition and administration of impact fee programs. The Act became law in January 1988 and requires local governments to document the five findings explainod in the sections below when adopting an impact fee. All statutory references are to the Act. BMuniRnancial p"b",a 2~ðb¿S- PURPOSE OF" FEE For the first finding the Gty muS!: Identify the purpose of the fee. (§66001(a)(1)) The purpose of the fire facilities impact fee is to provide a funeling source from new development for capital improvements to serve new development. The fee advances a legitimate interest of the Gty by assuring that new development is provided with adequate firc protcction facilitics and setviees. USE OF' FEE REVENUES For the second finding the Gty must: Identify the use to which the fee is to be put. If the use is financing public facilities, the facilities shall he identified. That identification may, but need not, be made by reference to a capital improvement plan as specified in Section 65403 or 66002, may be made in applicable general or specific plan requirements, or may be made in other public documents that identify the public facilities for which the ree is charged. (§66001(a)(2)) The fire facilities impact fee will fund expanded facilities to serve new development, indueling repayment of funds advanced by developers and the General Fund. All planned facilities arc located within the City of Dublin boundaries and are identified in this teport: . Land for fire station and other related structures; · Fire stations indueling futnimre and other equipment; · Fire apparams indueling equipped engines and other vehicles; · Financing costs associated with the above. BENEF'IT REI..ATlONSHIP For the third finding the Gty must: Determine how there is a reasonable relationship between the fee's use and the type of development project on which the fee is imposed. (§66001 (a) (3)) The Gty will restrict fee revenues to the aequisition of land, eonstruction of publie buildings, and purchase of related equipment, furnishings, vehicles, and services that serve new development. Fee revenues may be used to repay funds advanced by other parties for these purposes. Fire facilities funded by the fee will provide a citywide network of services accessible to the additional residents and workers associated with new development. Thus, there is a reasonable relationship between the use of fee revenues and the residential and nonresidential types of new development that will pay the fee. BURDEN RELATIONSHIP For the fourth finding the City must: Determine how there is a reasonable relationship between the need for the public Page 9 . MuniFinancial · . 2*b"Z~ facility and the type of development project on which the fee is imposed. (§66001(a)(4») Service population ptovidcs an indicator of the demand fot the facilities needed to accommodate growth. Service population is calculated based on tesidents associated with residenrial development and employment associated with nonresidenrial development. To caleulate a single per capita standatd, one wotker is weighted less than one tesident based on an analysis of the relative demand fot fire facilities by land use type. The need for the fee is based on the facility standards identified in this tepott and the growth in citywide service popularion projected through 2025. Facilities standards represent the level of service that the City plans to provide its residents and businesses in 2025. Standards are based on the City's total existing and plaoned facilities allocated across the City's total service population in 2025. See: the Service Populotz'on $cçtion, for a description of how 5crv1cc population and growth projections are calclùated. Facility standards are described in the Faciliti" Standards secrion. PROPORTIONALITY Por the fifth rmding the City must: Determine how there is a reasonable relationship between the amount of the fee and the cost of the public facility ot potrion of the public faeility attributable to the development on which the fee is imposed. (§66001(b)) This reasonable relationship between the fire facility impact fee for a specific development project and the cost of the facilities attributable ro that project is based on the estimated size of the service popularion that the project will accommodate. The total fee for a specific project is based on its size as measured by dwelling units or building square feet. The fee schedule converts the estimated service population that a development project will accommodate into a fee based on the size of the project. Larger projects of a certain land use type will have a higher service population and pay a higher fee than smaller projeets of the same land use type. Thus, the fee schedule ensures a reasonable relarionship between the public facility fee for a specifie development projeet and the cost of the facilities attributable to that project. See the Fee Schedule section for a desetiption of how service population is determined f"r different types of land uses. The Fee Schedule section also presents the fire facilities impact fee schedule. . MuniRnancial Page 10 '2 511f:f C PROPOSED 2005 FIRE FACILITY FEE (by Land Use Type) Residential Single Family $870 per unit Multi-Family $544 per unit Non-Residential Commercial $,131 per square foot Office $.254 per square foot Industrial $.112 per square foot Exhibit C G:\Chris\Fire Fee Study 2004-û5\ProposedFIRE FACILITY FEE2005 Exhibit c'doc 412812005 ,·....;.1'"~'..