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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: October 2, 2001
SUBJECT:
ATTACHMENTS:
PUBLIC HEARING Approving a Resolution
Notifying Developers of Pending Non-Residential
Affordable Housing Fee for the City of Dublin
Report Prepared by Eddie Peabody Jr., Community
Development Director
Resolution approving notification to developers
of a pending Non-Residential Affordable
Housing Fee for the City of Dublin
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Hear Staff recommendation
2. Open Public Hearing
3. Question staff and the Public
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Adopt Resolution (Attachment 1) approving
notification to developers of pending Non-
Residential Affordable Housing fee for the City
of Dublin
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None at this time
DESCRIPTION: On August 21, 2001, the City Council adopted a Resolution approving
a contract with Cotton/Bridges consultants to prepare a Non-Residential Affordable
Housing Fee for the City of Dublin that would be used for the retention and creation of
affordable housing. This report includes a public notice and public hearing for
consideration of a Resolution of intent to adopt a Non-residential Affordable Housing
Fee. It will put developers on notice that the City Council intends to adopt an ordinance
imposing this fee. By notifying developers, applications for discretionary approvals
submitted after the adoption of this resolution, but before adoption of the fee, will be
subject to the Non-Residential Affordable Housing Fee. Notices of this hearing have
been sent out to developers with potential future commercial projects, major commercial
property owners and the Chamber of Commerce.
COPIES TO:
G:agendas/2001/cc 10-2 Non-res fee ITEM NO. __~
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council 1) Open the Public
Hearing, take testimony and close the public hearing and 2) adopt a Resolution approving
notification to developers of a pending Non-Residential Affordable Housing Fee for the
City, of Dublin.
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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EXPRESSING THE CITY'S INTENT TO ADOPT DEVELOPMENT FEE
TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
ON THE AFFORDABILITY OF HOUSING IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Council has authorized but not yet adopted a fee to mitigate the impacts of
nonresidential development on the affordability of housing in the City of Dublin (the "Fee"); and
WHEREAS, the City has engaged a consultant, Cotton/Bridges Associates, to prepare a study that
will examine the need for affordable housing in Dublin and impact of nonresidential development on the
affordability of housing in Dublin; and
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City intends to adopt an affordable housing
development impact fee that would be imposed on nonresidential development. The City has engaged a
consultant, Cotton/Bridges Associates, to prepare a study that will examine the need for affordable housing
(for moderate, low and very low incomes) in Dublin and impact of nonresidential development on the
affordability of housing in Dublin. Should the consultant find a need for affordable housing and an impact
from nonresidential development, the consultant will recommend a fee structure to mitigate the impact on the
affordability of housing in Dublin. The City anticipates that the fee structure will be based on the fee upheld
in Commercial Builders of Northern Calif. v. City of Sacramento (1991) 941 F.2d 872. In that case, the fee
study demonstrated that non-residential development has an impact on the' affordability of housing, by (a)
creating new jobs in the city and (b) thereby creating additional demand for housing, particularly affordable
housing. The fee amount was based on the number of jobs created for Iow-income persons by development
and the amount of money in addition to that earned by the low-income persons that would be required to
provide such persons with housing. The fee would be allocated among the various types of non-residential
development (e.g., office, retail, and industrial) consistent with the number of low-income jobs created by
the development type. For ease of administration, the fee would likely be imposed on a per-square foot basis
based on number of jobs created by each development type°
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Dublin on this 2nd
day of October, 2001, by the following votes:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
G:2001 resolutions/cc Notice of development fee reso
Attachment 1