HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3246 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 3246
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO
AMENDING THE APPLICABLE TRANSPORTATION UNIFORM
MITIGATION FEE (TUMF) APPLICABLE TO ALL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
CITY OF SAN JACINTO
WHEREAS, the City of San Jacinto ("City") is a member agency of the Western
Riverside Council of Governments ("WRCOG"), a joint powers agency comprised of the
County of Riverside and fourteen cities located in Western Riverside County; and
WHEREAS, the member agencies of WRCOG recognized that there was
insufficient funding to address the impacts of new development on the regional system
of highways and arterials in Western Riverside County (the "Regional System"); and
WHEREAS, in order to address this shortfall, the member agencies formulated a
plan whereby a transportation mitigation fee would be assessed on new development
and would be used to fund the necessary improvements for the Regional System; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of this plan, the WRCOG Executive Committee
adopted the "Western Riverside County Transportation Uniform Fee Nexus Study",
dated October 18, 2002 (the "2002 Nexus Study"); and
WHEREAS, based on the 2002 Nexus Study, the City adopted Ordinance
Number 03-03 on April 3, 2003 pursuant to California Government Code sections 66000
et seq. authorizing the City to impose the Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee
("TUMF") upon new development; and
WHEREAS, on February 6, 2006, the WRCOG Executive Committee adopted
the "Western Riverside Transportation Fee Nexus Study 2005 Update" (the "Nexus
Study") which served as a basis for the City Council to adopt an amended TUMF
Ordinance on April 20, 2006; and
WHEREAS, Section 4.C. of the TUMF Ordinance (06-08) authorizes periodic
review and adjustment to the applicable TUMF in accordance with any adjustments
made by the WRCOG Executive Committee; and
WHEREAS, on February 2, 2009, the WRCOG Executive Committee
recommended that member agencies adjust their applicable TUMF to reflect decreases
in the construction cost index as a result of the current economic climate; and
WHEREAS, the fees collected pursuant to this Resolution shall be used to
finance the public facilities described or identified in the Nexus Study; and
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WHEREAS, the levying of TUMF has been reviewed by the City Council and
staff in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the
CEQA Guidelines and it has been determined that the adoption of this ordinance is
exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Jacinto does resolve as
follows:
SECTION 1. Findinns. The recitals set forth above are hereby adopted as
findings in support of this Resolution. In addition, the City Council re-adopts the findings
contained in Section 2 Ordinance 06-08 in support of the adjusted TUMF contained
herein.
SECTION 2. TUMF Fee Schedule. In accordance with Section 4.C. of the TUMF
Ordinance (06-08), there is hereby adopted the following fee schedule for the TUMF
which replaces the fee schedule set forth in Sections 2 and 3 of Resolution No. 3192 in
its entirety:
(1) $9,812.00 per single family residential unit
(2) $6,890.00 per multi-family residential unit
(3) $1.84 per square foot of an industrial project
(4) $9.99 per square foot of a retail commercial project
(5) $5.71 per square foot of a service commercial project
(6) $2.19 per square foot of a service Class A and B Office
SECTION 3. CEQA Findings. The City Council hereby finds that in accordance
with the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the CEQA Guidelines the
adoption of this Resolution is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3).
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.
APPROVED, PASSED and ADOPTED this 5th day of March, 2009, by the
following vote:
Ayes: Ayres, Di Memmo, Potts, Mansperger
Nays: None
Absent: Stubblefield
Abstain: None
City of San Jacinto
r . u By:
Mansperger, Vice Mayor
orothy L. aliouinard, City Clerk
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