HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 112-88 EDubSP Reimburse RESOLUTION NO. 112-88
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
ESTABLISHING A PROCEDURE FOR REIMBURSEMENT
OF THE COST OF PREPARATION
OF THE EAST DUBLIN SPECIFIC PLAN
WHEREAS, The City of Dublin is preparing a Specific Plan for
the East Dublin Area, which is delineated on Attachment A hereto;
and
WHEREAS, the East Dublin Specific Plan ("Plan") is being
prepared with the assistance of the consultant firm of Wallace
Roberts & Todd and other associated consultants; and
WHEREAS, the preparation of the plan will require some
amount of time from City Staff; and
WHEREAS, the cost of the Plan (which is estimated to be
$500,240 plus City Staff costs) is a significant expenditure of
public funds; and
WHEREAS, the Specific Plan is being prepared to provide
policies, standards, and procedures for development and
management of the East Dublin Specific Plan Area, which policies,
standards and procedures will help achieve orderly and well-
planned development for The City of Dublin by providing measures
necessary to protect valuable natural resources, to accommodate
increased traffic, increased demand on public services, and
increased population; and
WHEREAS, it is expected that the Plan will promote the
general good of The City of Dublin, will be of direct, immediate
and long-term economic benefit to property owners, developers,
and entrepreneurs in the East Dublin Area; and
WHEREAS, Section 65456 of the Government Code of the State
of California permits the recovery of the costs of the
preparationof the Specific Plan, including costs incurred
pursuant to Division 13 of the Public Resources Code (CEQA); and
WHEREAS, it is the purpose and intent of this Resolution to
establish a policy and procedure for the collection of fees to
recover the cost of preparation of the East Dublin Specific Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT The City Council of The
City of Dublin does hereby find that:
a) Fees shall be imposed on any and all Property Owners'
lands within the boundaries of the East Dublin Specific Plan Area
if and when an application is submitted to The City of Dublin for
a permit, governmental approval or annexation which is consistent
with the East Dublin Specific Plan.
b) Said fees shall be based on a cost-per-acreage rate and
calculated by the following formula:
(i) Rate = Total cost of preparation of The Specific
Plan divided by total acreage within the Specific Plan Study
Area; and
(ii) Fee = Rate x Property Owner's acreage as set
forth in the East Dublin Specific Plan.
(iii) To compensate for the fluctuating change in the
value of the U.S. Dollar, the fee shall be adjusted annually
by multiplying it by the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of
Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for the San Francisco
Bay Area (all urban consumers) for the preceding year.
c) Any Property Owner who has entered into an agreement
for payment of a portionof the costs of the East Dublin Specific
Plan Study and who has paid an amount equal to, or greater than
the fees which would be imposed pursuant to this Resolution shall
be exempt from payment of such fees or shall receive a refund, as
the case may be.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of August, 1988.
AYES: Councilmembers Hegarty, Moffatt, Snyder, Vonheeder and Mayor Jeffery
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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