HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 06-072RESOLUTION NO. 06-72
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING A FIRE FACILITIES IMPACT NEXUS STUDY AND
ADOPTING FIRE FACILITIES IMPACT MITIGATION FEES.
WHEREAS, since its incorporation, the City has been and continues to
experience significant development activity in the form of applications and proposals for
new residential, commercial, and industrial land development within the City; and
WHEREAS, the proposed new residential, commercial, and industrial
development within the City will generate a deficiency in fire facilities, and the City is
responsible for maintaining an appropriate level of service to the present and future
citizens of Palm Desert; and
WHEREAS, the City's existing fire facilities are inadequate to handle current and
future demand and it is essential to both improve existing facilities, as well as construct
a new facility in order to meet the projected increase in demand for fire services; and
WHEREAS, the continued and cumulative development of the City, with the
consequent increase in population and demand for the use of fire facilities, and the
need cannot be met and financed from ordinary City revenues or the existing fire
facilities fee; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed a Fire Facilities Impact Fee Nexus
Study which sets forth the reasonable relationship between the need for additional fire
facilities and residential and nonresidential development, establishes a nexus between
certain fees and the cost of fire facilities needed to serve such development, all in
conformance with the requirements of The Mitigation Fee Act, California Government
Code Section 600 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert did had a duly noticed
public hearing on May 25, 2006, to consider the Fire Facilities -Impact Mitigation Fee.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, DOES HEREBY DETERMINE, ORDER AND RESOLVE, as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby adopts the Fire Facilities Impact
Mitigation Fee amounts set forth below:
Prior to the approval of any building permit, the applicant shall pay or agree to pay a
Development Impact Fee for the appropriate type of development. Generally, the
maximum charge per acre is $2,262. This fee is broken down as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 06-72
a.
b.
Commercial (all types) — $0.22 per square foot
Industrial/Office Park — $0.21 per square foot
Residential charges are based on acreage density, and is defined by
the General plan as low density (0 — 4 units), medium density (4 to 10 units), and high
density (10 — 22 units). Based on this information, the following is an example of the
charge per unit:
c. Low Density based on 3 units per acre: $709 per unit
d. Medium Density based on 7 units per acre: $306 per unit
e. High Density based on 12 units per acre: $182 per unit
Actual charges may be higher or lower depending on the exact number of units.
SECTION 2. Unless the City Council adopts a resolution setting forth different fee
amounts, these fees shall be automatically updated pursuant to Section 3.45.030.0 of
the Palm Desert Municipal Code.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at the regular meeting of the Palm Desert City
Council held on this 8th day of June 2006, by the following vote:
AYES: BENSON, CRITES, SPIEGEL, and FERGUSON
NOES: KELLY
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
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RACHELLE D. KLASSETV, CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA