HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 6.2 Fire Facilities Fee
CITY CLERK
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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 17, 2005
SUBJECT:
ATTACHMENTS:
BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS:
RECOMMENDATION:
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
PUBLIC HEARING - Amendment to Fire Facilities Fee
Report by: Christopher L. Foss, Economic Development Director
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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
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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)
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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RESOLUTION NO.
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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
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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.
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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
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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,
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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.
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Time for Imposing Fee for Residential Subdivisions.
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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.
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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.
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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;
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(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.
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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:
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CITY OF DUBLIN
FIRE FACILITIES IMPACT FEE
UPDATE 2005
APRIL 27, 2005
FINAL REPORT
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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
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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.
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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,'
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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