HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 46-09 Fire Fee Second UnitRESOLUTION N0.46-09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RESOLUTION REVISING THE FIRE FACILITIES FEE TO INCLUDE SECOND UNITS AS A
SEPARATE CATEGORY OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISHING A FEE
FOR SECOND UNITS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Dublin adopted Resolution No. 37-97 establishing a
Fire Facilities Fee, which Resolution was subsequently amended by City Council Resolution Nos. 208-00
and 12-03; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Dublin wishes to revise Resolution No. 12-03 to add
anew definition for second units and to revise the fee schedule for the Fire Facilities Fee; and
WHEREAS, notice of the public hearing was provided as required by law.
WHEREAS, the City Council does find 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 development in the City. Such facilities 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. Resolution No. 13-03, including all attachments thereto, established the reasoning and
methodology for the imposition of the fee, and is incorporated herein as if set forth in full. The February
4, 2003 City Council Agenda Statement contained the factual basis for the findings included in Resolution
13-03 and is incorporated herein as if set forth in full.
B. The Community Development Director of the City of Dublin estimates that approximately
50 second units could be constructed within Eastern Dublin, approximately 10 second units could be
constructed in Schaefer Ranch in Western Dublin, and approximately 10 second units could be
constructed in the Downtown Dublin area, for a total of 70 second units which would be subject to the
Fee. The Community Development Director of the City of Dublin further estimates that second units will
have two occupants each; as such, this category would be required to account for the impact on the City's
public facilities of 140 new residents. The 2003 Fee study anticipated a residential service population
build-out growth of about 31,600 residents citywide. Because 140 residents represents only 0.00443% of
the total anticipated increase in residents, the impact of adding the second units as a separate category is
de minimis, and does not trigger the need for new fire facilities, nor does it require a recalculation of the
amount of the Fee for all categories.
C. The purpose of the Fee is to obtain funds for capital projects necessary to maintain service
within the existing services areas; that the City currently provides fire protection and suppression services
through a contractual relationship with the Alameda County Fire Department, which operates from three
fire stations, two of which are located within the City limits; that the Fee will be used to maintain current
services levels; and that second units are not currently included in the Fee as a separate residential use.
As such, neither the Resolution nor the Fee as it relates to development within the City is a "project"
within the meaning of CEQA (Public Resources Code § 21080(b)(8)(D)).
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NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Dublin does RESOLVE as follows:
1. Anew Definition is added to Section 1 of Resolution 214-02 to read as follows:
"Second Unit" shall mean a dwelling unit as defined in the Uniform Building Code (UBC) as
adopted by the City of Dublin that is issued a building permit as a second unit pursuant to Dublin
Municipal Code Chapter 8.80 (Second Unit Regulations) of the City of Dublin Zoning Ordinance.
2. The current Fire Facilities Fee Schedule, attached to Resolution No. 13-03 as Exhibit C is
hereby deleted, and a new Public Facilities Fee Schedule, attached hereto as Exhibit 1, is
hereby added.
3. Effective Date
This resolution shall become effective immediately. The Fire Facilities Fee Schedule
added by Section 2 of this resolution shall be effective sixty (60) days from the effective date. of the
resolution and shall supersede the Fee Schedule contained in established by Resolution No. 12-03 sixty
(60) days from the effective date of the resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21St day of April, 2009, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers, Biddle, Hart, Hildenbrand, Scholz, and Mayor Sbranti
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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ATTEST:
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Exhibit C
FIRE FACILITY FEE
(By Land Use Type)
USE TYPE RATE:
RESIDENTIAL
Sin le Famil $870 er unit
Multi-Famil $544 er unit
Second Unit $544 er unit
NON-RESIDENTIAL
Commercial $0.131 er s uare foot
Office $0.254 er s uare foot
Industrial $0.112 er s uare foot
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