HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 111-17 Revising the Fire Facilities Fee for Future Development RESOLUTION NO. 111 - 17
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
REVISING THE FIRE FACILITIES FEE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
WITHIN THE CITY OF DUBLIN
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Dublin has adopted Dublin Municipal Code Chapter
7.78 creating and establishing the authority for imposing and charging a Public Facilities Fee ("Fee")
to pay for municipally owned public facilities within the jurisdictional limits of the City of Dublin; and
WHEREAS, the Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment ("Eastern Dublin GPA") and Eastern
Dublin Specific 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, both the General Plan and the SP have been updated from time to time; and
WHEREAS, the Eastern Dublin GPA outlined 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 provided more specific detailed goals, policies and action programs for
approximately 3313 acres within the Eastern Dublin GPA area nearest to the City; and
WHEREAS, the Eastern 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 Use Map (Exhibit A) in the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, a Program Environmental Impact Report ("Eastern Dublin EIR") was prepared for
the Eastern 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 in fill development; and
WHEREAS, an Environmental Impact Report ("Schaefer EIR") was prepared for the Schaefer
Ranch General Plan Amendment (SCH No. 95033070) and certified by the City Council on July 9,
1996 by Resolution No. 76-96; and
WHEREAS, on November 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
WHEREAS, a goal of the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan (8.3.1) is to ensure that fire protection
services in Eastern Dublin are consistent with standards maintained in the rest of the City, including a
five-minute response lime; and
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WHEREAS, the Station Location Study, Station Prototype Study, Building Code, SP, Eastern
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, Eastern Dublin GPA, Eastern 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 fire-related public facilities in the City of Dublin through the year 2025, along
with an analysis of the need 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, Willdan Financial Services prepared a study, entitled "Fire Facilities Impact Fee
Update", dated July 19, 2017, (Exhibit B, hereafter "Willdan Study"), which updated the 1997
Hausrath Study, the 2000 Fire Facilities Impact Fee Update, the 2003 Fire Facilities Impact Fee
Update, and the 2005 Fire Facilities Impact Fee Update prepared by MuniFinancial (collectively "the
Previous Studies"); and
WHEREAS, the Willdan Study updates the fee to reflect the fee program's outstanding
obligations for the construction of the two fire stations (Fire Station 17 & 18) and updates the
population projections to reflect current circumstances; 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 Willdan 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 provide a funding source from new
development for capital improvements to serve that development. Such facilities, which are
specifically described in the Willdan 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.
B. The fire facilities impact fee will fund facilities to serve new development. All planned facilities
will be located within the City of Dublin boundaries. The Fee collected pursuant to this resolution shall
be used to finance the Facilities and fund the outstanding financing obligations associated with
constructing the City's inventory of fire protection facilities. The public facilities described in the study
are hereinafter referred as the "Facilities."
C. After considering the Willdan Study, the Previous Studies, the testimony received at this
noticed public hearing, the Agenda statements, the General Plan, the SP, the Station Location Study,
the Station Prototype Study, the Building Code, the Eastern Dublin EIR and Addenda, the Schaefer
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EIR, and all correspondence received (hereafter "Record"), the City Council approves and adopts
said Willdan Study and incorporates such herein.
D. The adoption of the Fee as it relates to development within Eastern Dublin is within the scope
of the Eastern Dublin EIR 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 Eastern Dublin EIR. Since the
certification of the Eastern Dublin EIR there have been no substantial changes in the projections of
future development as identified in the Eastern 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 Eastern 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 EIR. The Facilities
were all identified in the Schaefer EIR 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
require 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 fire protection and
suppression services through a contractual relationship with the Alameda County Fire Department,
which operates from 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 of CEQA (Public Resources Code§ 21080(b)(8)(D)).
G. In adopting the Fee, the City Council is exercising its powers under Article XI, § 7 of the
California Constitution, Chapter 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:
1. 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
Annexation Area), both residential and non-residential, will generate persons who live, work, 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
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development in the City of Dublin, both residential and non-residential, generates or contributes to the
need for the Facilities; and
3. That there is a reasonable relationship between the amount of the Fee and the cost of
the Facilities 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 costs of constructing the Facilities, and the percentage by which development within the City
of Dublin contributes to the need for the Facilities. The total fee for a specific project is based on its
size as measured by dwelling units or building square feet and 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 projects of the same land use type; and
4. That Fees set forth in the Willdan Study are intended to fund the outstanding obligations
to repay the City's General Fund and other outstanding obligations for the construction of Station 17
and Station 18, and the Fees expected to be generated by future development will not exceed the
projected outstanding obligations; 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 Fee, in that the Fee is calculated based on the number of residents or employees each
particular development will generate.
ADOPTION OF FEE
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,
1. Definitions.
a. "Commercial" shall mean all commercial, retail, education, and hotel/motel development
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 the Fire
Station Location Report, Station Prototype Report, SP, Eastern 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 alternative facilities;
provided that the City Council later determines (1) that there is a reasonable relationship
between development within the City of Dublin and the need for the alternative facilities (2) that
the alternative facilities are comparable to the facilities in the Study, and (3) that the revenue
from the Fee will be used only to pay new development's fair and proportionate share of the
alternative facilities.
d. "Industrial" shall mean all manufacturing and warehouse development.
e. "Mixed Development" shall mean a development that includes more than one of the
types of development defined in this Section I. 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 of residential and non-
residential types of development.
f. "Other Multifamily" shall mean all attached multi-family dwellings such as duplexes,
condominiums, plus mobile homes, apartments, and dormitories. These are units in structures
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containing two or more housing units. Second dwelling units on single family lots are also
included in the other multi-family land use category.
g. "Office" shall mean all general, professional, and medical office development.
h. "Senior Housing" Shall mean all age-restricted dwellings.
"Senior Service Facilities" shall mean convalescent care facilities.
j. "Single Family and Townhomes" shall mean detached and attached single-family
dwellings, including townhomes. Detached single family homes are one-unit structures
detached from any other houses. Attached single family homes (also known as townhomes or
row houses) are one-unit structures that have one or more walls extending from ground to roof
separating them from adjoining structures.
2. Administrative Guidelines.
The City Council adopted by Resolution 147-16 on September 6, 2016, the Dublin Consolidated
Impact Fee Administrative Guidelines (the "Administrative Guidelines") to provide procedures for
calculation, reimbursement, credit or deferred payment and other administrative aspects of the Fee.
Such guidelines shall include procedures for construction of designated facilities by developers. The
Administrative Guidelines are incorporated herein by this reference, as they may be amended from
time to time.
3. Fire Facilities Fee Imposed
a. The Fee shall be charged and paid for each Single Family, Multi Family, and Senior
Housing residential unit developed within the City of Dublin, including each portion of such
residential development within mixed development.
b. The Fee shall be charged and paid for each non-residential building or structure,
including commercial, industrial, office buildings, senior service facilities and structures,
developed within the City of Dublin, including each portion of such non-residential development
within mixed development.
c. Fees shall be paid at such time as set forth in the Administrative Guidelines.
4. Reimbursement or Credit.
The amount of any reimbursement or credit shall be determined by use of the calculations set forth in
the Administrative Guidelines.
5. Amount of Fee.
a. The amount of the Fee for residential and non-residential development shall be as set
forth in the Willdan Study attached hereto and incorporated herein.
b. The amount of the Fee for mixed development shall be the sum of the following, as
applicable:
i. The applicable amount per-unit pursuant to Section 5(a) above, for each Single Family,
Multifamily, and Senior Housing development within a mixed development.
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ii. The applicable amount per 1,000 sq. ft. pursuant to Section 5(a) above, for each
commercial, office, industrial, or senior service facilities development or portion of such
development within a Mixed Development.
7. Exemptions from Fee.
The Fee shall not be imposed on any development qualifying for an exemption as set forth in the
Administrative Guidelines.
8. Use of Fee Revenues.
a. The revenues raised by payment of the Fee shall be placed in the 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 account. The revenues (and interest)
shall be used for the following purposes:
i. To pay for design, engineering, right-of-way or land acquisitions and construction and/or
acquisition of the Facilities and reasonable costs of outside consultant studies related
thereto;
ii. To reimburse the City for the Facilities constructed by the City with funds from other
sources including funds from other public entities, unless the City funds were obtained
from grants or gifts intended by the grantor to be used for the Facilities.
iii. To reimburse developers who have designed and constructed Facilities which are
oversized with supplemental size, length, or capacity; and
iv. To pay tor and/or reimburse costs of program development and ongoing administration
of the Fee program.
b. Fees in these accounts shall be expended only for the Facilities and only for the purpose
for which the Fee was collected.
9. Standards.
The standards upon which the needs for the Facilities are based are the standards of the City of
Dublin, including the standards contained in the General Plan, the Station Location Study, Station
Prototype Study, the SP, Eastern Dublin EIR Addenda and the Schaefer EIR.
10. Existing Deficiencies.
There are no existing deficiencies.
11. 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 balance of Fees in each account.
b. Pursuant to Government Code section 66002, the City Council shall also review, as part
of any adopted Capital Improvement Program each year, the approximate location, size, time
of availability and estimates of cost for all Facilities to be financed with the Fee. The estimated
costs shall be adjusted in accordance with appropriate indices of inflation. The City Council
shall make findings identifying the purpose to which the existing Fee balances are to be put
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and demonstrating a reasonable relationship between the Fee and the purpose for which it is
charged.
12. Subsequent Analysis of the Fee.
The Fee established herein is adopted and implemented by the City 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.
14. Effective Date.
This resolution shall become effective immediately. In compliance with Government Code section
66017, the Fee shall be effective sixty (60) days after the passage of this resolution.
15. Severability.
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 continue 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 15th day of August, 2017, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Biddle, Goel, Gupta, Hernandez and Mayor Haubert
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN: kilA(
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Fire Facilities Service Population 1
Land Use Types 2
Occupant Densities 3
City of Dublin Fire Facilities 4
Fire Facility Standards 6
Maximum Justified Fee Schedule 7
Outstanding Obligations 8
Planned Facility Standard 8
Recommended Fee Schedule 9
Program Implementation 10
Mitigation Fee Act Findings 10
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Fee Study
Willdan Financial Services was retained by the City of Dublin to complete an update of the City's fire
facilities impact fee. This report is an update of Fire Facilities Impact Fee Update, completed by
MuniFinancial in April 2005 and adopted by the City Council.
Introduction
The City of Dublin contracts with the Alameda County Fire Department for fire services. The City is
responsible for providing all necessary capital facilities. The City currently imposes an impact fee of
$870 per single-family dwelling unit, $544 per multi-family dwelling unit, $0.131 per square foot for
commercial, $0.254 per square foot for office, and $0.112 per square foot for industrial.
The City built Stations 17 and 18 with funding from impact fees, contributions from a developer and a
General Fund loan. Along with Station 16, these three stations and their associated vehicles and
equipment complete the City's fire facility system. The system meets the needs of existing
development and future development through the projected buildout of the City.
This report revises the fire facilities impact fee to fund the outstanding obligation to repay the City's
General Fund and other outstanding obligations for the construction of Station 17 and Station 18.
Development impact fees should be regularly updated to ensure sufficient funding of facilities to serve
growth. The revised impact fee presented in this report allocates to new development the appropriate
share of the fire facility system capital costs. Fee revenues will be used to repay loans used to
construct the fire facilities in advance of new development served by those stations.
Fire Facilities Service Population
The City serves both homes and businesses in its service area. Need for the City's services and
associated facilities is measured by its service population, or the number of residents and workers
within its service area. Service population reasonably represents the need for fire facilities because
people requesting medical assistance generate most calls for service, rather than structure fires
requiring suppression. Hence, the demand for fire service is strongly correlated with the distribution of
residents and workers within the service area.
Table 1 shows the estimated number of residents and workers in Dublin, both in 2016 and at build
out. The current population estimate for the Dublin comes from the California Department of Finance
(DOF), increased by City data showing 258 single family units and 111 multifamily units built between
January 1, 2016, and June 30, 2016. This increase in dwelling units is estimated to add 1,003
residents, using occupancy density factors in Table 2. The population projection for build out is
consistent with the City's General Plan.
Workers are based on data provided by the California Employment Development Department (EDD).
The projected increase in employment is based on projections for Dublin from the Association of Bay
Area Governments (ABAG) Plan Bay Area (2013).
In calculating the service population, residents are given a weight of 1.0 and workers are weighted at
0.31 to reflect lower per capita service usage. The 0.31-weighting factor for workers is based on a 40-
hour workweek divided by the total number of non-work hours in a week (128) and reflects the degree
to which nonresidential development yields a lesser demand for fire protection facilities.
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Table 1: Fire Facilities Impact Fee Service Population
A B AxB=C
Weighting Service
Persons Factor Population
Residents
Existing (2016) 54,749 1.00 54,700
New Development (2016-Buildout) 20,251 1.00 20,300
Total (Buildout) 75,000 75,000
Workers
Existing (2016) 18,480 0.31 5,700
New Development (2016-Buildout) 13,170 0.31 4,100
Total (Buildout) 31,650 9,800
Combined
Existing (2016) 60,400
New Development (2016-Buildout) 24,400
Total (Buildout) 84,800
Note:Workers are weighted at 0.31 of residents based on the ratio of work hours to non-w ork hours in a
week(40/128). Totals have been rounded to the nearest hundred.
Sources:City of Dublin General Ran;Park and Recreation Master Ran(2015);California Department of
Finance,Table E-5,2016;(CA DOF)California Employment Development Department, 1st Quarter,2014
(CA EDD);Willdan Financial Services.
Land Use Types
To ensure a reasonable relationship between each fee and the type of development paying the fee,
growth projections distinguish between different land use types. The land use types that impact fees
have been calculated for are defined below.
• Single Family and Townhomes: Detached and attached single-family dwellings,
including townhomes. Detached single family homes are one-unit structures
detached from any other houses. Attached single family homes (also known as
townhomes or row houses) are one-unit structures that have one or more walls
extending from ground to roof separating them from adjoining structures.
• Other Multi-family: All attached multi-family dwellings such as duplexes,
condominiums, plus mobile homes, apartments, and dormitories. These are units in
structures containing two or more housing units. Second dwelling units on single
family lots are also included in the other multi-family land use category
• Senior Housing: All age-restricted dwellings.
• Commercial:All commercial, retail, educational, and hotel/motel development.
• Office:All general, professional, and medical office development.
• Industrial: All manufacturing and warehouse development.
• Senior Service Facilities: Convalescent care facilities.
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Some developments may include more than one land use type, such as a mixed use development
with both multi-family and commercial uses. In those cases, the fee would be calculated separately
for each land use type.
The City has the discretion to determine which land use type best reflects a development project's
characteristics for purposes of imposing an impact fee and may adjust fees for special or unique uses
to reflect the impact characteristics of the use.
Occupant Densities
The fees in this report are calculated based on residential dwelling units or nonresidential building
square feet. Occupant density assumptions ensure a reasonable relationship between the size of a
development project, the increase in service population associated with the project, and the amount
of the fee.
Occupant densities (residents per dwelling unit or workers per building square foot) are the most
appropriate characteristics to use for most impact fees. The fee imposed should be based on the land
use type that most closely represents the probable occupant of the development.
The average occupant density factors used in this report are shown in Table 2. The residential
occupant density factors for both the various types of dwelling units were derived from the most
recently available data from US Census'American Community Survey (ACS).
The ACS does not provide sufficient data to calculate the occupant density for senior dwelling units.
Instead of ACS data, this analysis relies on data from an Energy Star Benchmarking study for a
Senior Care Facility. That study estimated the total number of senior supportive units in the US and
the estimate number of residents in those units. The resulting occupancy density factor is shown in
Table 2.2.
The nonresidential occupancy factors are based on occupancy factors found in the Employment
Density Study Summary Report, prepared for the Southern California Association of Governments by
The Natelson Company. Though not specific to Dublin, the Natelson study covered employment
density over a wide array of land use and development types, making it reasonable to apply these
factors to other areas. The specific factors used in this report are for developing suburban areas, as
defined by the Natelson study.
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Table 2: Occupancy Density Assumptions
Residential Dwelling Unit
Single Family 3.08 Persons per dwelling unit
Multi Family, Second Unit 1.88 Persons per dwelling unit
Senior Housing 1.12 Persons per dwelling unit
Nonresidential
Commercial 2.33 Employees per 1,000 sq. ft.
Office 3.13 Employees per 1,000 sq. ft.
Industrial 1.16 Employees per 1,000 sq. ft.
Senior Service Facility 0.95 Employees per 1,000 sq. ft.
Sources:Tables B25024 and B25033. U.S.Census Bureau,2010-2014 American Community
Survey 5-Year Estimates;The Natelson Company, Inc., Employment Density Study Summary
Report,Table 6, p. 16-23,prepared for the Southern California Association of Governments,
October 31,2001;Commission on affordable housing and health facility needs for seniors in the
21st century.2002:Energy Star Benchmarking For Senior Care Facility,2010:Willdan Financial
Services.
City of Dublin Fire Facilities
The City's inventory of fire facilities was used as the basis for calculating the City's facility standard.
This standard is used to determine new development's fair share obligation for expanded facilities as
growth occurs. The City's fire protection facilities inventory described in this section currently serves
the entire City.
Table 3 displays the inventory and estimated value of the City's fire protection vehicles, including the
firefighting, emergency medical, and communications equipment needed to stock each vehicle. In
total the City owns approximately$4.6 million worth of fire protection vehicles and apparatus.
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Table 3: Fire Equipment Inventory
Vehicle Type and Make Vehicle Equipment Total
Fire Station 16
Type I Engine $ 480,000 $ 142,000 $ 622,000
Type I Engine 480,000 142,000 622,000
4X4 - Patrol 194.000 65,000 259,000
Total Fire Station 16 $1,154,000 $ 349,000 $ 1,503,000
Fire Station 17
Ladder Truck $ 751,000 $ 194,000 $ 945,000
Type I Engine 480,000 142,000 622,000
Type III Engine 480,000 194,000 674.000
Total Fire Station 17 $1,711,000 $ 530,000 $ 2,241,000
Fire Station 181
Type I Engine $ 425,000 $ 172,000 $ 597,000
Patrol 172,000 57,000 229,000
Total Fire Station 18 $ 597,000 $ 229,000 $ 826,000
Total All Vehicles & Equipment $3,462,000 $1,108,000 $ 4,570,000
Note:Valuation based on replacement value adjusted from 2004 to 2017 using the Consumer
Rice Index. Represents increase of 29.4%.
Sources:Fire Facilities Impact Fee Update,2005;Consumer Rice Index;Wlldan Financial
Table 4 summarizes the City's inventory of land and buildings. The land cost per acre is based on a
September 2016 appraisal specifically for use in this impact fee update. The building cost per square
foot represents replacement cost. Vehicle and equipment cost from Table 3 are shown for each
corresponding station. In total the City has invested $23.2 million in fire protection facilities.
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Table 4: Fire System Facilities
Amount Unit Cost Total Cost
Fire Station 16:
Land' 1.00 acres $2,308,680 $ 2,308,700
Building 8,815 sq. ft. 414 3,649,000
Vehicles & Equipment2 1,503,000
Subtotal -Station 16 $ 7,460,700
Fire Station 17
Land' 0.89 $2,308,680 $ 2,054,700
Building 12,814 414 5,305,000
Vehicles & Equipment2 2,241,000
Subtotal -Station 17 $ 9,600,700
Fire Station 18
Land' 0.75 acres $2,308,680 $ 1,731,500
Building 8,670 414 3,589,000
Vehicles & Equipment2 826,000
Subtotal -Station 18 $ 6,146,500
Total Value Fire System Facilities $ 23,207,900
Assumes$2,308,680 per acre based on medium density residential valuation from September
2016 appraisal by Associated Right of Way Services,prepared specifically for use in City of
Dublin impact fee updates.
2 Vehicle and equipment replacement costs identified in Table 3.
Sources:Table 3;City of Dublin;Fire Facilities Impact Fee Update,2005;Wlldan Financial
Services.
Fire Facility Standards
Table 5 details the calculation of the system per capita standard. This approach is used because the
inventory of fire protection facilities is needed to serve both existing and future development. This
standard was also used in the prior Fire Facilities Fee Update from 2005. The standard per capita is
calculated by dividing cost of total cost of all fire protection facilities by the service population at
buildout. The value per capita is multiplied by the worker-weighting factor of 0.31 to determine the
value per worker.
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Table 5: Fire Protection Facilities System Standard
Calculation
Value of Fire Protection Facilities A $23,207,900
Less Outstanding General Fund Loan l3 (80,673)
Total Value- Fire Protection Facilities C=A-B $23,127,227
Future Service Population (Buildout) D 84,800
Cost per Capita E=C/D $ 273
Facility Standard per Resident E $ 273
Facility Standard per Worker' F=Ex 0.31 85
1 Based on a weighing factor of 0.31.
Sources: City of Dublin;Tables 1 and 4.
Maximum Justified Fee Schedule
Table 6 shows the maximum justified fire protection facilities fee schedule, using the system standard
per capita. The cost per capita is converted to a fee per unit of new development based on dwelling
unit and employment densities (persons per dwelling unit or employees per 1,000 square feet of
nonresidential building space) from Table 2. The total fee includes a one percent (1%) percent
administrative charge to fund costs that include: a standard overhead charge applied for legal,
accounting, and administrative support, and fee program administrative costs including revenue
collection, revenue and cost accounting, mandated public reporting, and fee justification analyses.
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Table 6: Fire Protection Facilities Fee -System Standard
A B C=AxB D=Cx0.01 E=C+D E/1,000
Cost Per Base Admin Fee per
Land Use Capita Density Feel Charge1.2 Total Feel Sq. Ft.
Residential
Single Family $ 273 3.08 $ 841 $ 8 $ 849
Multi Family, Second Unit 273 1.88 513 5 518
Senior Housing 273 1.12 306 3 309
Nonresidential
Commercial $ 85 2.33 $ 198 $ 2 $ 200 $ 0.20
Office 85 3.13 266 3 269 0.27
Industrial 85 1.16 99 1 100 0.10
Senior Service Facility 85 0.95 81 1 82 0.08
Fee per dwelling unit(residential) or per 1,000 square feet(nonresidential).
2Administrative charge of 1.0 percent for(1)legal,accounting,and other administrative support and(2)impact fee
program administrative costs including revenue collection,revenue and cost accounting,mandated public
reporting,and fee justification analyses.
Sources:Tables 2 and 5.
Outstanding Obligations
While the maximum justified fees documented above represent new development's fair share of the
inventory of fire facilities, fees set at this level will generate more than enough revenue to fully fund
the outstanding obligations used to construct those fire facilities. As such, the following tables will
calculate the level of fees needed to recover the outstanding obligations
Table 7 summarizes the outstanding obligations, including fire facilities fee credits, and the remainder
of the General Fund loan. In total there are approximately $2.7 million in outstanding fire facilities
funding obligations.
Table 7: Outstanding Obligations
Fire Facilities Credits $ 2,583,342
Fire Impact Fee General Fund Loan Remainder 80,673
Total Obligation $ 2,664,015
Source: City of Dublin.
Planned Facility Standard
While the maximum justified fees can be calculated using the system standard, the recommended fire
facilities impact fees calculated in this report are based on a planned facilities standard approach.
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The planned facilities standard approach calculates a per capita standard such that new development
will fully fund the outstanding obligations. This standard is less than new development's fair share
standard, as identified in Table 6, above. The standard per capita is calculated in Table 8 by dividing
the value of the outstanding obligations by the increase in service population. The value per capita is
multiplied by the worker-weighting factor of 0.31 to determine the value per worker.
Table 8: Fire Protection Facilities Per Capita Obligation
Calculation
Value of Outstanding Obligations A $ 2,664,015
Service Population Growth (2016 to Buildout) 8 24,400
Cost per Capita C=A/B $ 109
Facility Standard per Resident C $ 109
Facility Standard per Worker' D=C x 0.31 34
1 Based on a weighing factor of 0.31.
Sources: City of Dublin;Tables 1 and 7.
Recommended Fee Schedule
Table 9 shows the recommended fire protection facilities fee schedule. The cost per capita from
Table 8 is converted to a fee per unit of new development based on dwelling unit and employment
densities (persons per dwelling unit or employees per 1,000 square feet of nonresidential building
space) from Table 2. The total fee includes a one percent (1%) percent administrative charge to fund
costs that include: a standard overhead charge applied for legal, accounting, and administrative
support, and fee program administrative costs including revenue collection, revenue and cost
accounting, mandated public reporting, and fee justification analyses.
In Willdan's experience with impact fee programs, one percent of the base fee adequately covers the
cost of fee program administration. The administrative charge is not an impact fee; rather, it is a user
fee. It should be reviewed and adjusted during comprehensive impact fee updates to ensure that
revenue generated from the charge sufficiently covers, but does not exceed, the administrative costs
associated with the fee program.
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Table 9: Recommended Fire Protection Facilities Fee
A B C=AxB D=Cx0.01 E=C+D E/1,000
Cost Per Base Admin Fee per
Land Use Capita Density Feel Charge1'2 Total Feel Sq. Ft.
Residential
Single Family $ 109 3.08 $ 336 $ 3 $ 339
Multi Family, Second Unit 109 1.88 205 2 207
Senior Housing 109 1.12 122 1 123
Nonresidential
Commercial $ 34 2.33 $ 79 $ 1 $ 80 $ 0.08
Office 34 3.13 106 1 107 0.11
Industrial 34 1.16 39 0 39 0.04
Senior Service Facility 34 0.95 32 0 32 0.03
Fee per dwelling unit(residential) or per 1,000 square feet(nonresidential).
2 Administrative charge of 1.0 percent for(1)legal,accounting,and other administrative support and(2)impact fee
program administrative costs including revenue collection,revenue and cost accounting,mandated public
reporting,and fee justification analyses.
Sources:Tables 2 and 8.
Program Implementation
Impact fee program adoption procedures are found in the California Government Code section
66016. Adoption of an impact fee program requires the City Council to follow certain procedures
including holding a public hearing. Data, such as an impact fee report, must be made available at
least 10 days prior to the public hearing. The City's legal counsel should be consulted for any other
procedural requirements as well as advice regarding adoption of an enabling ordinance and/or a
resolution. After adoption there is a mandatory 60-day waiting period before the fees go into effect.
Mitigation Fee Act Findings
To guide the widespread imposition of development impact fees, the State Legislature adopted the
Mitigation Fee Act(the Act) with Assembly Bill 1600 in 1988 and subsequent amendments. The Act
is contained in California Government Code Section 66000 et seq. and establishes requirements for
the imposition and administration of impact fee programs. The Act became law in January 1988 and
requires local governments to document the five findings explained in the sections below when
adopting an impact fee. The Mitigation Fee Act findings are summarized here and supported in detail
by the report that precedes this section. All statutory references are to the Act.
Purpose of Fee
For the first finding the City must:
Identify the purpose of the fee. (§66001(a)(1))
The purpose of the City of Dublin fire facilities impact fee is to provide a funding source from new
development for capital improvements to serve that development. The fee advances a legitimate
interest of the City by assuring that new development within the City is provided with adequate fire
protection facilities and services.
Use of Fee Revenues
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For the second finding the City must:
Identify the use to which the fee is to be put. If the use is financing public facilities, the facilities
shall be 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 fee is charged. (§66001(a)(2))
The fire facilities impact fee will fund facilities to serve new development. All planned facilities will be
located within the City of Dublin boundaries. In this case the fee will fund the outstanding financing
obligations associated with constructing the City's inventory of fire protection facilities.
Benefit Relationship
For the third finding the City 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 City will restrict fee revenues to funding the outstanding obligations related to fire protection
facilities that will serve new development and the additional residents and workers associated with
that new development as part of a City-wide network of fire protection facilities and services. 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 facility and the
type of development project on which the fee is imposed. (§66001(a)(4))
Service population provides an indicator of the demand for the facilities needed to accommodate
growth. Service population is calculated based on residents associated with residential development
and employment associated with nonresidential development. To calculate a single per capita
standard, one worker is weighted less than one resident based on an analysis of the relative demand
for fire facilities by land use type.
The need for the fee is based on the facility standards identified in this report and the growth in City-
wide service population projected through buildout. Facilities standards represent the level of service
that the City plans to provide its residents and businesses at buildout. Standards are based on the
City's total existing and planned facilities allocated across the City's total service population at
buildout.
See the Fire Facilities Service Population section, for a description of how service population and
growth projections are calculated. Facility standards are described in the Fire Facility Standards
section.
Proportionality
For the fifth finding the City must:
Determine how there is a reasonable relationship between the amount of the fee and the cost of
the public facility or portion of the public facility 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 to that project is based on the estimated size of the service
population 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 projects of the same land use type. Thus, the fee schedule ensures a
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reasonable relationship between the public facility fee for a specific development project and the cost
of the facilities attributable to that project.
See the Fee Schedule section for a description of how service population is determined for different
types of land uses. The Fee Schedule section also presents the fire facilities impact fee schedule.
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