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FINANCE DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: Consideration of a Fire Facilities Impact Mitigation Fee pursuant to
the findings of a new Nexus Study.
SUBMITTED BY: Paul S. Gibson, Director of Finance/City Treasurer
Date: May 25, 2006
CONTENTS: Recommendation
Fire Facilities Impact Fee Nexus Study
Legal Notice
Resolution No.06-72 Adopting Nexus Study and Setting Fee Levels
Ordinance No. i12o Establishing Impact Fee
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 06-72 and Ordinance No. 1120 adopting Nexus Study and
Setting Fee Levels, establishing a Fire Facilities Impact Fee for all new residential,
commercial and business park/light industrial uses.
Executive Summary:
In the early 1981, the City established a Fire Facilities fee at $100 per residential units
and $100 per one thousand square feet of non-residential construction for purpose of
fire protection sites, facilities and equipment required by the demand for services from
new developments in the city.
The City has been and continues to experience significant development activity, which
will require the Fire department to improve on existing facilities and construct a new fire
facility and purchase new fire equipment. In March 2006, the City Council selected a
site to place a new fire station at Gerald Ford and Frank Sinatra east of Cook Street.
In the attached, City of Palm Desert Fire Facilities Impact Fee Nexus Study, the nature
of both existing and future fire facilities conditions created by commercial and residential
development is analyzed pursuant to the requirement of Government Code Section
66000 (The Mitigation Fee Act).
Based on the growth of the North half of the City of Palm Desert and the five minute
response time of the Fire Department will require a new fire station of which we can only
collect the portion attributable to the new development around the station. The revised
fee would generate around $3.4 million and the City would pay for the remaining
amount of $5.5 million. The study concludes that without financial assistance the City
would not be able to adequately address the growing demand for fire services in the
north half of the City.
The Mitigation Fee Act allows the City to assess a fee on developments identified in a
nexus study to help fund facility needs generated by those uses.
Based on the costs of a new facility, the projected composition of future residential and
commercial developments and their respective impact on fire facilities needs; the
following fees are recommended:
• $688.46 per low density residential dwelling unit;
• $296.59 per medium density residential dwelling unit;
• $176.83 per high density residential dwelling unit;
• $0.22 per square foot for commercial development;
• $0.20 per square foot for business park/light industrial uses;
• Mixed use projects shall be assessed a blended rate based on the
anticipated uses.
Fees will be collected for all residential and non-residential uses at issuance of building
permits. Fees will be used to fund a new fire facilities and expansion or improvements
to existing facilities.
Submitted By:
Paul S. Gibson
Director of Finance/City Treasurer
Carlos Ortega, ity Man
RESOLUTION 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 hold 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:
• $688.46 per low density residential dwelling unit;
• $296.59 per medium density residential dwelling unit;
• $176.83 per high density residential dwelling unit;
Resolution No. 06-72
• $0.22 per square foot for commercial development;
• $0.20 per square foot for business park/light industrial uses;
• Mixed use projects shall be assessed a blended rate based on
the anticipated uses.
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 day of May 2006, by the following vote::
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
JIM FERGUSON, MAYOR
ATTEST:
RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, City Clerk
City of Palm Desert, California
ORDINANCE NO. 1120
AN ORDINANCE OF THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL
UPDATING THE FIRE FACILITY IMPACT FEE
APPLICABLE TO NEW COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL,
AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN FIRE
SERVICE AREA NO. 71
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert was incorporated in 1973; and
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;
WHEREAS, the most practical and equitable method of paying for such needed
facilities is to impose a fee upon new development within Fire Service Area 71 and the
payment of such a fee enables the City to fund the fire facilities improvement program,
thereby providing such facilities as they are required and demanded; that when a
development pays the Development Impact Fee established by this policy, the City
Council will be able to find that all necessary fire services will be available concurrent
with the need and, in the event such finding cannot be made, the City Council will be
required to disapprove the development as being inconsistent with the General Plan;
and
WHEREAS, in 1989, the California Statute took effect which governs the
establishment, increase, and imposition of fees levied by local agencies as a condition of
development project approval "for the purpose of defraying all or a portion of the cost of
public facilities related to the development project;" and
WHEREAS, public facilities are defined in the statute to include "public
improvements, public services, and community amenities;" and
WHEREAS, these requirements are found in the Mitigation Fee Act (Government
Code Sections 66000 et seq.) and are commonly known as "AB 1600" requirements
after the 1987 Assembly Bill in which they originated; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 66001, an agency establishing, increasing, or
Ordinance No. 1120
imposing impact fees must make findings to:
1. Identify the purpose of the fee;
2. Identify the use of the fee;
3. Determine that there is a reasonable relationship between:
a. The use of the fee and the type of development on which it is imposed;
b. The need for the facility and type of development on which the fee is
imposed;
c. The amount of the fee and the public facility cost attributable to the
development on which the fee is imposed; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of this fee program and procedures as set out in this
Ordinance is found to be a matter of local concern to implement in a timely manner; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the Palm Desert City Council does hereby find, determine
and ordain as follows:
Section 1. The report entitled "Fire Protection Impact Fee Study" ("Fee
Study") dated May _, 2006 accurately states the City's need of and lack of
ability to provide for the described the facilities and services to serve new
development in the Fire Service Area, as defined in the Fee Study. The Fee
Study shows that there is a reasonable relationship between the use of the fee
and the projected types of development; the need for the new Fire Station and
appropriate upgrades to existing facilities by the projected types of development
pursuant to the City's General Plan; and the amount of the fee and the
proportionate facility cost related to the development.
Section 2. As set forth in detail in the Fee Study, in order to allow
development to proceed in an orderly manner, while ensuring that all new
development is consistent with the General Plan, it is necessary and appropriate
to approve the following Development Impact Fee to be imposed upon new
development in the Fire Service Area, as defined in the Fee Study. Said fee will
assist the City in funding the construction of the new Fire Station as needed.
Section 3. As described in the Fee Study, the Mitigation Fee Act contains
requirements for establishing, increasing, and imposing impact fees. Said fee
must relate to the effect created by development, and may not exceed the
reasonable cost of providing the public service. The Fee Study exhibits the
relationship between the overall cost of providing such a service and the
proposed fee.
Section 4. Prior to the approval of any building permit, the applicant shall pay
or agree to pay a Development Impact Fee in the following amount for the type of
development:
a. Commercial (all types) — $0.22 per square foot
b. Industrial/Office Park — $0.20 per square foot
c. Residential — Low Density: $688 per unit
Ordinance No. 1120
d. Residential — Medium Density: $297 per unit
e. Residential — High Density: $177 per unit
Section 5. All proceeds from fees collected pursuant to the Development
Impact Fee Policy shall be paid into the fire facility fund to be established by the
City. Said fund or funds shall be used only for the purpose of acquiring, building,
building, improving, and expanding the Fire Facilities analyzed in the Fee Study.
Designation of expenditures of funds available from the fire facility fund shall be
made by the City Council in the context of approval of the City's annual operating
and capital improvements budget or at such other time as the City Council may
direct.
Section 6. Excluded from the fees imposed by policy are the following:
a. Any person when imposition of such fee upon that person
would be in violation of the constitution and laws of the United
States or the State of California.
b. The construction of any facility by the City of Palm Desert, the
United States, or any department or agency thereof or by the
State of California or any department, agency, or political
subdivision thereof.
Section 7. The City hereby determines that the Development Impact Fee is
not intended to be the exclusive method of construction and upgrade of fire
facilities and the City will consider alternative proposals to provide needed
infrastructure to particular development and, to the extent such alternative
proposal is discretionary approved by the City Council, the developer shall
receive a fair and equitable credit against payment of the Impact Fee. Any
developer seeking alternative methods of installation shall submit such proposal
to the City at the time of submittal of an application for development.
Section 8. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such holding or holdings shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council
declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phases be declared invalid.
In determining the amount of the Impact Fee, the City Council has been guided
by the Fee Study mentioned in paragraph one hereof. In the event any category
of such fee shall be declared invalid, such determination shall not affect the
validity of any other category. The City Council further finds, declares, and
ordains that the Impact Fee on all remaining valid fee categories shall be
increased, however they will not be so increased over and above the amount
recommended by said report for each category.
Section 9. The Community Development Director shall be responsible for the
administration and enforcement of this policy. The Community Development Director's
decision may be appealed to the City Council whose decision shall be final and
Ordinance No. 1120
conclusive. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute necessary agreements for
the administration of this policy.
Adopted at the regular meeting of the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency on the
day of May 2006, by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Chairperson of the Palm Desert
Redevelopment Agency
ATTEST:
Secretary of the Agency
City of Palm Desert
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May 2006
Palm Desert RedevelopmentAgency
73-510 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert CA92260-2578
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City of Palm Desert
Fire Protection Impact Fee Study
Purposeof the Study ........................................................................................... 1
MitigationFee Act ................................................................................................
1
City of Palm Desert Fire Protection Services .......................................................
3
ExistingFire Stations .................................................................................
3
Proposed Fire Facilities Improvements ......................................................
4
Proposed Fire Service Area .......................................................................
4
Methodology........................................................................................................
7
Future and Existing Development within the Fire Service Area ..................
7
Facility Cost to Serve Growth .....................................................................
8
ProjectedRevenue ..................................................................................
10
Implementation..................................................................................................
12
CouncilAdoption ................................................................................................
12
Impositionof Fees .............................................................................................
12
Collectionof Fees ..............................................................................................
14
Exceptions, Reductions, and Waivers ................................................................
15
Credit for Improvements Provided by Developers ..............................................
15
Credit for Existing Development .........................................................................
16
Earmarking of Fee Revenue ..............................................................................
16
Reporting...........................................................................................................
16
Costsof Implementation ....................................................................................
17
Annual Update of Capital Improvement Plan .....................................................
17
The City of Palm Desert ("City") has retained the Rosenow Spevacek Group Inc. ("RSG")
to prepare a Fire Protection Impact Fee Study ("Study") to analyze the direct and
cumulative impacts of development on the City's future fire facilities, and to calculate
appropriate fees based on that analysis. This Study documents the data, methodology,
and results of the fire protection impact fee ("Impact Fee") to mitigate the fiscal burden of
new development on the quality of services provided to the community. The methods
used to calculate the Impact Fee in this Study are intended to satisfy all legal
requirements pursuant to the Mitigation Fee Act (Government Code 66000 et seq.).
Because the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978 resulted in a decline in revenues, local
governments have increasingly relied on impact fees to mitigate the effects on public
services created by new development. In response to these changes in spending
behavior, the Legislature passed Assembly Bill 1600 ("Mitigation Fee Act") in 1987,
stipulating that a local agency may establish development impact fees for the purpose of
defraying all or a portion of the cost of public facilibes related to development projects.
Prior to the implementation of the California Mitigation Fee Act, local government
agencies had been collecting impact fees for many years. Impact fees, originally called
exactions, were first adopted in the 1920's by cities seeking new infrastructure financing
alternatives. In 1949, California courts first adopted the "reasonable relationship" test
between a project's conditions of approval and development impacts. The concept of
exactions expanded in the 1960's with the enactment of the Quimby Act, which
authorized either the dedication of land or payment of in -lieu fees for the development of
pa rks.
In the past, cities have been able to subsidize new development by installing
infrastructure, or by charging impact fees that did not pay for the entire cost of the
infrastructure necessitated by the project. Today, because of the rising costs of land and
construction, local governments find themselves unable to afford the infrastructure
improvements the development will need. As a result, cities are requiring developers to
carry the burden of these costs, and in turn, the consumer.
The Mitigation Fee Act contains requirements for establishing, increasing, and imposing
impact fees. Since a fee is voluntary, it must be reasonably related to the cost of
providing the service by the local agency. If a development impact fee does not relate to
the effect created by development, or exceeds the reasonable cost of providing the
public service, then the fee may be declared a special tax, and must then be subject to a
two4hirds voter approval. The Mitigation Fee Act also contains provisions that govern
the collection and expenditure of fees, and require annual reports and periodic re-
evaluation of impact fee programs which will be detailed in the Implementation Section
of this Study.
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Required findings pursuant to the Mitigation Fee Act in any action establishing,
increasing, or imposing a fee as a condition of approval of a development project by a
local agency on or after January 1, 1989, include the following:
1. Identify the purpose of the fee;
2. Identify the use of the fee; and
3. Determine that there is a reasonable relationship between:
a. The use of the fee and the development type on which it is imposed;
b. The need for the facility and the type of development on which the fee is
imposed; and
c. The amount of the fee and the facility cost aftdbutable to the development
project.
On August 26, 2004, the Palm Desert City Council passed Ordinance No. 1073,
authorizing the collection of a development impact fee for the provision of fire services.
The fire protection fund has been established for providing fire protection sites, facilities,
and equipment required by the demand for services from new developments in the City.
The current fee for the fire protection fund is $100 per dwelling unit, and $100 per 1,000
square feet of non-residential development. The goal of this Study is to update the
applicability of this Impact Fee, as additional fire services are required by the new
development occurring within the Fire Service Area.
Currently, the Riverside County Fire Department maintains a five-minute response time
standard within the City to any fire/medical emergency, and holds a Class 3 Insurance
Services Offices ("ISO") Fire Insurance Rating. The five minute response time is a
nationally recognized standard per the National Fire Protection Association. According to
the City's General Plan, a major goal of emergency vehicles is to maintain a five-minute
response time over 95% for all priodty one engagements. While this goal is higher than
the National Fire Protection Association standard of 90% within five minutes, ISO
considers this element as part of their criteria in the evaluation of fire companies,
furthering the need for decreased response times.
With significant growth expected throughout the northern portion of the City, the fire
facilities, as they are currently situated, will find it increasingly difficult to maintain the
five-minute response time to priodty one engagements. Continued growth and density
forecasts indicate a steady increase in the volume of calls for service, thereby adversely
affecting fire service response time. It has been determined that an appropriate solution
to maintain the current five minute response standard would be to allocate additional
resources in the direction of the City's forecasted growth. This area of the City, the
proposed Fire Service Area, is demonstrated in Map 1, located on page 6 of this Study.
Fire facilities improvements are needed to mitigate the impacts of expected development
in the City, prevent the deterioration of public services, maintain response time goals,
and ensure the provision of efficient, high quality fire protection for all types of
development and socio-economic segments of the community. In doing so, the City will
be able to effectively and efficiently serve the community, and positively respond to the
current needs as well as the anticipated growth of the community. New development will
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benefit greatly from a new fire facility, and the burden of such new development will be
mitigated in part by the payment of the Impact Fee.
City of Palm Desert Fire Protection SerAces
Fire protection services are provided to the City of Palm Desert by the Riverside County
Fire Department, which contracts with the California Department of Forestry. The
service contract for fire protection is entered into jointly by the member jurisdictions of
the Cove Communities Service Commission, which includes the cities of Palm Desert,
Rancho Mirage, and Indian Wells. Each city has access to the services provided by fire
stations in the member cities, creating a Regional Fire Protection Program. This allows
fire stations to actively support one another regardless of jurisdictional boundaries.
When an emergency call is received, the station that is physically closest to the
emergency will respond, even if the emergency is located outside the station's official
jurisdiction. This provides the communities with the most effective and efficient method
of emergency response, and allows for the shared use of specialized equipment and
personnel between neighboring communities. The cost of protection to each city is
based on the city's total assessed value. The City of Palm Desert funds it share of fire
protection costs using revenues collected under the Proposition A Fire Tax, Fire Fees,
and transfers from the General Fund.
Existing Fire Stations
The Riverside County Fire Department maintains three fire stations within the
incorporated boundaries of the City of Palm Desert. Four stations also exist within its
sphere of influence and expanded General Plan Planning Area. Station No. 33 is located
on Town Center Way, just south of Fred Waring Drive. Station No. 33 is staffed by a total
of twenty-four crewmembers, including the Battalion Chief Officer. Equipment at Station
No. 33 includes one engine staffed by three people per day; one ambulance staffed by
two people per day; one company truck staffed by four people per day; and one reserve
truck, which serves as a back-up vehicle when other equipment is unavailable.
Station No. 67 is located on Mesa View Drive and is staffed by twelve crewmembers,
five of which are on duty each day. Equipment at Station No. 67 includes one engine
staffed by three people per day and one ambulance that is staffed by two people per
day.
Station No. 71 is located at the southwest comer of Portola Avenue and Country Club
Drive. This station serves as the administrative hub for the Palm Desert Volunteer Fire
Company, which currently includes twelve volunteers, but may include up to twenty-five.
The station is staffed by a total of twelve crewmembers, five of which are on duty each
day. Equipment in this station includes one engine, which is staffed by three people per
day; one ambulance staffed by two people per day; one reserve engine that functions as
a back-up unit; and one Breathing Support Unit that is staffed by volunteers. Station 71
will be renovated after the completion of a new fire facility to include improvements to the
living and office areas, apparatus bay, and exhaust removal system.
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Proposed Fire Facilities Improvements
During the FY 2005-06 budget discussions, the Palm Desert City Council directed staff
to explore the option of constructing a new fire station in the northern portion of the City,
in order to meet the needs of the development of new commercial, residential, and resort
properties, as well as the expanding California State University. County Fire officials and
staff initiated discussions on a suitable site for the proposed station, as there are various
Redevelopment Agency properties in this area.
Constructing a new station in the City is pertinent for emergency medical services
because of the various planned developments in the area. Based on the Emergency
Medical Service ("EMS") best response time standards of 3-6 minutes for optimal patient
survivability, this new station would efficiently serve the community in this region by
maximizing rescue potential, increasing the ability to combat fires, and decreasing
property damage.
The following table lists existing fire stations, future fire stations, and fire facilities
improvements planned for the City. Land acquisition cost is based on the current market
rate of vacant property in Palm Desert as of the time of this Study. Facility construction
costs were provided by the County of Riverside based on recent fire stations built
throughout the County.
TABLE I
CITY OF PALM DESERT
EXISTING AND FUTURE FIRE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
Vehicles and
Station Building Valuell
Land Value/2
Apparatus 13 Total Value
Fire Station 33 $887,080
$353,808
$599,272
$1,840,160
Fire Station 67 $583,707
$665,597
$599,272
$1,848,576
Fire Station 71(Current) $708,153
$485,873
$680,500
$1,874,526
New Fire Station $8,000,000
$168,000
$630,000
$8,798,000
Total $10,178,940
$1,673,278
$2,509,044
$14,361,262
1/ Building cost based on historical building cost.
2/ Land cost based on current market value of vacant land in Palm Desert.
3/ Vehicle and apparatus costs were derived from a total
equipment list for the three existing stations.
Proposed Fire Service Area
According to GIS data, the proposed Fire Service Area encompasses approximately
4,076 acres of commercial, residential, hotel and resort, office, public, and undeveloped
uses. The Fire Service Area is generally bounded by the City limits and Interstate 10 to
the north, El Dorado Drive to the east, Country Club Drive to the south, and Monterey
Avenue to the west. The boundaries of the Fire Service Area are illustrated in Map 2,
located on page 11 of this Study.
According to the General Plan and Land Use Element (2004), most of the vacant land
within the City's limits available for coordinated master planning and development is
limited primarily to the northern portions of the City, particulady in the University Park
Planning Area. University Park extends south of the US Interstate- 1 O/Union Pacific
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Railroad corridor and is bounded on the east by Cook Street, on the west by Monterey
Avenue and on the south by Frank Sinatra Drive. Major influences on future
development include the construction of the Palm Desert campus of the California State
University, residential resort development, and regional commercial development in the
vicinity of the 1-10.
The General Plan and Land Use Element further indicates that development of the new
California State University campus on Cook Street and a branch of the University of
California Riverside Gary Anderson Graduate School of Business, will act as important
catalysts for other land development ventures in the planning area. Important
opportunities for commercial synergies are anticipated with the buildout of the University
Campus and facilities. A full range of commercial development, including entertainment,
dining, nightclubs, and other retail are expected along the Cook Street corridor, and will
provide the City with another dynamic distdct supported by local residential, tourist and
resort development, and the university campuses.
This Study will consider the direct and cumulative impacts of new development within
the proposed Fire Service Area, on the City's Fire Facilities and calculate the appropdate
Impact Fee for the fair share cost to new development. The following section details the
methodology utilized to create the appropdate Impact Fee for new development in the
construction of the new fire facility.
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This section of the Study calculates the Impact Fee for the new fire department facilities
and equipment. In order to calculate the Impact Fee, it is essential to specify formulas
that quantify the relationship between development and the need for facilities. In these
formulas, demand variables are used to represent the effect of various types of
development on the need for fire services. In the case of providing fire services, the
most important factor in maintaining the appropriate level of service for the Fire Service
Area is the potential development of the area served.
If all future developed acreage was included in the cost allocation formula, a portion of
the cost for fire station facilities would be allocated to parks, schools, and other public
facilities. However, since those public facilities will be constructed to serve future private
development, their fire protection needs are also attributable indirectly to future private
development. To reflect this assumption, the future acreage devoted to those uses will
not be included in the cost allocation of fire facilities.
This approach is utilized in this Study because fire services are supported by the entire
system of facilities and equipment, and it is not possible to identify certain facilities or
apparatus that serve future development as opposed to existing development. Using this
method ensures that both existing and future development share in the capital costs for
fire protection in proportion to the demand they create.
The Impact Fee assessed to new development within the proposed Fire Service Area
shall be used only to finance the fair share cost of the Fire facilities as identified by City
Staff. These costs include land, construction, fire apparatus and equipment, and other
related capital improvements.' According to California Government Code 65913.8, this
fee may not include the maintenance or operation of an improvement when the fee is
required as a condition of approval of a development project.
Future and Existing Development within the Fire Service Area
The first step in calculating the Impact Fee is determining the existing development
versus the amount of new development anticipated in the Fire Service Area. Utilizing
estimates from City Staff, Table 2 summarizes existing developed land within the Fire
Service Area. According to City Staff estimates, there are 1,869 acres of developed
commercial, residential, and industrial land within the 4,076 acre proposed area, with an
2
additional 1,534 acres of development expected in the future. In addition, there are 883
acres of open space and public facilities within the area. Map 2 on page I I displays the
developed acreage within the Fire Service Area per the General Plan and Land Use
Element (2004).
' Estimates for the new 11,000 square foot facility include a dual bedroom design and exercise room, individual unisex
bathrooms with showers, administrative offices, four bays with a climate controlled storage building, exhaust evacuation
system, commercially equipped kitchen, oversized hose rack, and covered parking.
2 These estimates do not include roads.
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TABLE 2
CITY OF PALM DESERT - PROPOSED FIRE SERVICE AREA
EXISTING LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT
Development
Developed
Land Use
Units
Units
Acreage
Commercial
Community
square feet
259,182
24
Office Professional
square feet
96,921
9
Regional
square feet
1,024,749
94
Resort
square feet
884,790
145
Vacant
square feet
6,395,048
610
Subtotal Commercial
8,660,690
882
Industrial
Inclustrial/Business Park
square feet
391,496
36
Vacant
square feet
2,069,644
190
Subtotal Industrial
2,461,140
226
Residential
Low -Density
dwelling units
4,146
1,325
Medium -Density
dwelling units
127
26
High -Density
dwelling units
0
0
Vacant
dwelling units
0
714
Subtotal Residential
4,273
2,065
Mixed Use
acreage
0
20
Open Space
Parks
acreage
0
571
Private
acreage
0
79
Public Reserves
acreage
0
19
Subtotal Open Space
669
Public Facilities
Schools
acreage
0
13
University
acreage
0
192
Quasi -Public Facilities
acreage
0
9
Subtotal Public Facilities
214
TOTAL ACREAGE 4,076
Facility Cost to Serve Growth
In order to determine the appropriate fee to charge to new development, the total
potential future build out estimates were obtained from City Staff. According to this data,
approximately 62.3% of the total acreage, or 2,752 acres, is either developed or open
space, as demonstrated in Table 4. Because the Impact Fee must be based on the total
demand created by the new development, 37.7% of the eligible fire protection facility
costs will be assigned to future development (1,534 acres) in this analySiS.3 By utilizing
this method, the total cost of the new fire station ($8,798,000) and Fire Station 71
renovation ($150,000) were divided by the total demand created by new development to
calculate a cost per acre of demand, as demonstrated in Table 3. This table shows that
3 This does not include the development of the California State University, San Bernardino campus.
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37.7% of the total cost of the fire facilities improvements, or $3.37 million, will be
attributed to the 1,534 acres of new development, at a cost of $2,195 per net acre.
TABLE 3
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FIRE FACILITY COST PER ACRE
Construction Fire Service Cost Per Net
Cost Area Acres Acre
Fire Station 71 Renovation $150,000 4,076 $37
New Fire Station $8,798,000 4,076 $2,158
Subtotal $8,948,000 4,076 $2,195
Service Costs Attributable to New Development
$3,367,574 1,534 $2,195
Subsequently, this cost per net acre is multiplied by the total acres per unit of new
development in each land use category, in order to arrive at a fee per unit of new
development, as demonstrated in Table 4. All commercial development, including
community, office professional, regional, resort, and mixed -uses, have been grouped
together in one category. The recommended fee per square foot of commercial
development is $.22, and $.20 per square foot for industrial/business park development.
For residential development, these fees range from $176.83 for each unit of high density
residential development, to $688.46 per each unit of low density housing developed.
Although the development of the California State University, San Bernardino campus will
generate significant demand for fire services, it will not be charged a development
impact fee, due to its public nature. Since inflation is not included within these
calculations, the City may wish to identify appropriate inflation indexes in the
implementing ordinance and resolution and allow an automatic inflation adjustment to
the Impact Fee annually.
TABLE 4
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FIRE IMPACT FEE PER LANDUSE CATEGORY
Not Yet
Not Yet
Acres Per
Development
Developed
Developed
Unit of
Cost Per
Fee Per
Land Use
Units
Units
Acres
Development
Acre
Unit
Commercial
square feet
6,395,048
630
0.0000985
$2,195
$0.22
Industrial
square feet
2,069,644
190
0.0000918
$2,195
$0.20
Residential
Low Density
dwelling units
507
159
0.3136095
$2,195
$688.46
Medium Density
dwelling units
2,376
321
0.1351010
$2,195
$296.59
High Density
dwelling units
2,905
234
0.0805508
$2,195
$176.83
TOTAL
1,534
$2,195
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Projected Revenue
Table 5 demonstrates the total revenue to be expected from the implementation of the
Impact Fee, according to projected build -out estimates given by the City. Section 66005
of the Government Code stipulates that the Impact Fee shall not exceed the estimated
reasonable cost of providing the service or facility for which the fee is imposed. The City
of Palm Desert can expect to receive approximately $3.37 million from the
implementation of an Impact Fee to assist in the funding of the fire facilities upgrades.
This method implicitly assumes that the entire new service demand of the facilities will
4
be absorbed by the new development.
TABLE5
CITY OF PALM DESERT - PROPOSED
FIRE SERVICE AREA
PROJECTED
IMPACT FEE REVENUE FROM FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
Development
Fee per Unit of
Units to Be
Impact Fee
Land Use
Units
Development
Developed
Revenue
Commercial
square feet
$0.22
6,395,048
$1,383,032
Industrial
square feet
$0.20
2,069,644
$417,105
Residential
Low Density
dwelling units
$688.46
507
$349,051
Medium Density
dwelling units
$296.59
2,376
$704,688
High Density
dwelling units
$176.83
2,905
$513,698
TOTAL
$3,367,574
4 This does not include open space and public facilities.
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City of Palm Desert - Fire Service Area - Existing Land Use Map 2,
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Vacant Mobile Home Residential - Multi -Family
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CoLmcill Adoption
On August 26, 2004, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1073 for the collection of fire facility
fees for new development. Should City Council choose to adopt the proposed fee schedule
and service area to fund future fire facilities, the City must comply with California Government
Code Sections 66016 through 66018 by:
Sending a Notice of Public Hearing at least 14 days prior to the hearing to any party that
has submitted a written request for such a notice. Have this Study and supporting
documentation available for review by the public at least 10 days prior to the hearing;
9 Hold a public hearing to consider adoption of the Impact Fee schedule;
• Adopt an implementing resolution to establish the City's authority to impose the proposed
fee and automatically adjust the fee annually for inflation, and adopt a resolution to set the
fee based on the proposed fee schedule;
• Begin collecting the fee no sooner than 60 days following adoption of the ordinance and
resolution.
• Create a separate Fire Facilities Fund for revenues collected by the implementation of the
Impact Fee.
In addition to the obligations listed above, if the City should decide to implement the proposed
Impact Fee, it is recommended that the Impact Fee would be collected at the time of building
permit issuance. The City should also identify other funding sources to complement impact
fee revenues to fully fund planned facilities.
Government Code 66020 requires that the City, at the time it imposes an impact fee provide
written statement of the amount of the fee and a written notice of a 90-day period during
which the imposition of the fee can be protested. Failure to protest imposition of the fee
during that period may deprive the fee payer of the right to subsequent legal challenge.
Government Code 66022 provides a separate procedure for challenging the establishment of
an impact fee. Such challenges must be filed within 120 days of the enactment.
Imposition of Fees
Pursuant to the Mitigation Fee Act, when the City imposes an impact fee upon a specified
development project, it must make findings to:
Identify the purpose of the fee;
2. Identify the use of the fee; and
3. Determine that there is a reasonable relationship between:
a. The use of the fee and the development type on which it is imposed;
b. The need for the facility and the type of development on which the fee is
imposed;and
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c. The amount of the fee and the facility cost attributable to the development
project.
When considering the creation of an ordinance and resolution for the implementation of the
Impact Fee developed in this Study, the findings could be stated as follows:
The report entitled "Fire Protection Impact Fee Study" ("Fee Study") dated
May _, 2006 accurately states the City's need of and lack of ability to
provide for the described the facilities and services to serve new
development in the Fire Service Area, as defined in the Fee Study. The Fee
Study shows that there is a reasonable relationship between the use of the
fee and the projected types of development; the need for the new Fire
Station and appropriate upgrades to existing facilities by the projected types
of development pursuant to the City's General Plan; and the amount of the
fee and the proportionate facility cost related to the development.
2. As set forth in detail in the Fee Study, in order to allow development to
proceed in an orderly manner, while ensuring that all new development is
consistent with the General Plan, it is necessary and appropriate to approve
the following Development Impact Fee to be imposed upon new development
in the Fire Service Area, as defined in the Fee Study. Said fee will assist the
City in funding the construction of the new Fire Station as needed.
3. MiticIation Fee Act. As described in the Fee Study, the Mitigation Fee Act
contains requirements for establishing, increasing, and imposing impact fees.
Said fee must relate to the effect created by development, and may not
exceed the reasonable cost of providing the public service. The Fee Study
exhibits the relationship between the overall cost of providing such a service
and the proposed fee.
4. Develooment Imoact Fee Policv Amount. Prior to the approval of any building
permit, the applicant shall pay or agree to pay a Development Impact Fee in
the following amount for the type of development:
a. Commercial (all types) — $0.22 per square foot
b. Industrial/Office Park — $0.20 per square foot
c. Residential — Low Density: $688 per unit
d. Residential — Medium Density: $297 per unit
e. Residential — High Density: $177 per unit
5. Use of Funds Caoital Outlay. All proceeds from fees collected pursuant to the
Development Impact Fee Policy shall be paid into the established fire facility
fund to be established by the City. Said fund or funds shall be used only for
the purpose of acquiring, building, building, improving, and expanding the
Fire Facilities analyzed in the Fee Study. Designation of expenditures of
funds available from the fire facility fund shall be made by the City Council in
the context of approval of the City's annual operating and capital
improvements budget of at such other time as the City Council may direct.
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6. Exclusions and Exceotions. Excluded from the fees imposed by policy are
the following:
a. Any person when imposition of such fee upon that person would
be in violation of the constitution and laws of the United States or
the State of California.
b. The construction of any facility by the City of Palm Desert, the
United States, or any department or agency thereof or by the
State of California or any department, agency, or political
subdivision thereof.
7. Other Methods of Providinq Infrastructure. The City hereby determines that
the Development Impact Fee is not intended to be the exclusive method of
construction and upgrade of fire facilities and the City will consider alternative
proposals to provide needed infrastructure to particular development and, to
the extent such alternative proposal is discretionary approved by the City
Council, the developer shall receive a fair and equitable credit against
payment of the Impact Fee. Any developer seeking alternative methods of
installation shall submit such proposal to the City at the time of submittal of
an application for development.
8. Validitv and Severance. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phase of this resolution is for any reason held to be invalid, such holding or
holdings shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
Resolution. The City Council declares that it would have passed this
Resolution and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase
thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses or phases be declared invalid.
In determining the amount of the Impact Fee, the City Council has been
guided by the Fee Study mentioned in paragraph one hereof. In the event
any category of such fee shall be declared invalid, such determination shall
not affect the validity of any other category. The City Council further finds,
declares, and determines that the Impact Fee on all remaining valid fee
categories shall be increased by the amounts of the remaining valid fee
categories shall not be so increased over and above the amount
recommended by said report for each category.
9. Administration and Enforcement. The Community Development Director
shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of this policy. His
decision may be appealed to the City Council whose decision shall be final.
The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute necessary agreements for
the administration of this policy.
Collection of Fees
Section 66607 provides that a local agency shall not require payment of fees by developers of
residential development for the construction of public improvements or facilities shall not
require the payment of those fees or charges, notwithstanding any other provision of law, until
the date of the final inspection, or the date the certificate of occupancy is issued, which ever
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occurs first. However, "utility services fees" may be collected upon application for utility
service. If the residential development contains more than one dwelling, the local agency
may determine whether the fees or charges shall be paid on a pro rata basis for each dwelling
when it receives its final inspection or certificate of occupancy, whichever occurs first; on a
pro rata basis when a certain percentage of the dwellings have received their final inspection
or certificate of occupancy, whichever occurs first; or on a lump -sum basis when the first
dwelling in the development receives its final inspection or certificate of occupancy, which
ever occurs first.
According to Section 66607, a local agency may require the payment of those fees or charges
prior to the time of inspection if, the local agency determines that the fees or charges will be
collected for public improvements or facilities for which an account has been established and
funds appropriated and for which the local agency has adopted a proposed construction
schedule or plan prior to final inspection or issuance of the certificate of occupancy or the fees
or charges are to reimburse the local agency for expenditures previously made.
If any fee or charge is not fully paid prior to issuance of a building permit for construction of
any portion of the residential development encumbered thereby, the local agency issuing the
building permit may require the property owner, or lessee if the lessee's interest appears of
record, as a condition of issuance of the building permit, to execute a contract to pay the fee
or charge, or applicable potion thereof. If the fee or charge is prorated, if the fee or charge is
pro -rated, the obligation under the contract shall be similarly prorated.
Methods of complying with the requirement that a proposed construction schedule or plan be
adopted can include a capital improvements plan or similar document. The local agency shall
expend a fee for public improvements, as accounted for pursuant to Section 66006, solely
and exclusively for the purpose for which the fee was collected. The fee shall not be levied,
collected, or imposed for general revenue purposes.
Exceptions, Reductions, and Waivers
If a development project is found to have no impact on facilities for which impact fees are
charges, the project is exempted from the fees. If a project has characteristics that indicate
its impacts on a particular public facility or infrastructure system will be significantly and
smaller impact used to calculate impact fees in this Study, the fees should be reduced
accordingly. The City may desire to voluntarily waive or reduce fees that would otherwise
apply to a project to promote goals such as affordable housing or economic development.
Such waivers or reductions may not result in increased costs to other development projects,
and are allowable only if the City offsets the lost revenue from other fund sources.
Credit for Improvernents Provided by Developers
If the City requires a developer to construct facilities or improvements for which impact fees
have been, or will be, charged, the impact fee imposed on that development project for that
type of facility must be adjusted to reflect a credit for the cost of the facilities or improvements
constructed by the developer. If the reimbursement would exceed the amount of the fee to be
paid by the development for that type of facility, the City may seek to negotiate a
reimbursement agreement with the developer.
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In the event a developer offers to dedicate land, buildings, or other valuable consideration in
lieu of paying impact fees, the City has the discretion to accept or reject such offers, and may
negotiate the terms under which such an offer would be accepted.
Credit for Existing Development
If a project involves replacement, redevelopment or intensification of previously existing
development, impact fees should be applied only to the portion of the project which
represents a net increase in demand for City facilities, as measured by the demand variable
used in this study to calculate that particular impact fee. Since residential service demand is
normally estimated on the basis of demand per dwelling units, an addition to a single family
dwelling unit typically would not be subject to an impact fee if it does not increase the number
of dwelling units in the structure. In any project that results in a net increase in the number of
dwelling units, the added units would normally be subject to impact fees. A similar analysis
can be applied to non-residential development.
EarmarkMg of Fee Revenue
Section 66006 mandates that fees be deposited with other fees for the improvement in a
separate capital facilities account or fund in a manner to avoid any co -mingling of the fees
with other revenues and funds of the local agency, except for temporary investment. Fees
must be expended solely for the purpose for which they were collected. Interest earned on
the fee revenues must also be placed in the capital account and used for the same purpose.
Reporting
For each separate account or fund established for the Fees, the local agency shall, within 180
days after the last day of each fiscal year, make available to the public the following
information for the fiscal year
A brief description of the type of fee in the account or fund;
2. The amount of the fee;
3. The beginning and ending balance of the account or fund;
4. The amount of the fees collected and the interest earned;
5. An identification of each public improvement on which fees were expended and
the amount of the expenditures on each improvement, including the total
percentage of the cost of the public improvement that was funded with fees;
6. An identification of an approximate date by which the construction of the public
improvement will commence if the local agency determines that sufficient funds
have been collected to complete financing on an incomplete public improvement;
and
7. The amount of refunds made pursuant to Section 66001.
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Costs of Impilementation
The ongoing cost of implementing the impact fee program is not included in the fees
themselves. Implementation costs would include the staff time involved in applying the fees
to specific projects, accounting for the fee revenues and expenditures, preparing required
annual reports, updating the fees, and preparing forms and public information handouts.
RSG recommends that those costs be included in user fees charged to applicants for
processing development applications.
Anmiall Update of Capital Improvement Plan
Section 66002 provides that as a local agency adopts a capital improvement plan to identify
the use of impact fees, that plan must be adopted and annually updated by resolution of the
governing body at a notices public hearing. A document other than a capital improvement
plan can be the public document on which the fees are based, if it indicates the approximate
location, size, time of availability, and estimates of cost for all facilities or improvements
stating the improvements and cost, and is approved by the City Council.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING FIRE FACILITIES FEE
Notice is hereby given by the CITY OF PALM DESERT that a PUBLIC HEARING on
the following item will be held before the PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL AT THE
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm
Desert, California on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 4:00 p.m.
SUBJECT: A Public Hearing to consider the adoption of a fire facilities fee for
residential and non-residential uses. Based upon a Fire Facilities Impact Fee Nexus
Study, the proposed fire facilities fee would be as follows: $0.20 per square foot for
business park/light industrial uses; $0.22 per square foot for commercial uses; $688 per
unit for low density residential uses; $297 per unit for medium density residential uses;
and $177 per unit for High density residential uses. If adopted, the fee would apply to
all new development in these categories, with certain limited exceptions.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Pursuant to the California Government Code, please
take notice as follows: If you challenge the action described in this written notice in
court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raises at the
public hearing, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Palm Desert at, or
prior to, the Procedure Section 1094.5. The City of Palm Desert complies with the
Americans with Disablities Act. If you require reasonable accommodations for this
meeting, contact the City Clerk's Office at (760) 346-0611 ext. 481.
Rachelle D. Klassen, City Clerk
City of Palm Desert, California
CITY OF PALM DESERT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING FIRE FACILITIES FEE
Notice is hereby given by the CITY OF PALM DESERT that a PUBLIC HEARING on the
following item will be held before the PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL AT THE CIVIC
CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert,
California on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 4:00 p.m.
SUBJECT: A Public Hearing to consider the adoption of a fire facilities fee for
residential and non-residential uses. Based upon a Fire Facilities Impact Fee Nexus
Study, the proposed fire facilities fee would be as follows: $0.20 per square foot for
business park/light industrial uses; $0.22 per square foot for commercial uses; $688 per
unit for low density residential uses; $297 per unit for medium density residential uses;
and $177 per unit for High density residential uses. If adopted, the fee would apply to
all new development in these categories, with certain limited exceptions.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Pursuant to the California Government Code, please
take notice as follows: If you challenge the action described in this written notice in
court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raises at the
public hearing, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Palm Desert at, or
prior to, the Procedure Section 1094.5. The City of Palm Desert complies with the
Americans with Disablities Act. If you require reasonable accommodations for this
meeting, contact the City Clerk's Office at (760) 346-0611 ext. 481.
Date: May 11, 2006
RA HELLE D. KLASSEN, ITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
ciTr of P H [ M OESERI
73-510 FRED WARING DRIVE
PALm DESERT, CALIFORNIA 92260-2378
TEL:76o 346—o6ii
FAX: 760 340-0574
infoCa)palm-desemorg
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING FIRE FACILITIES FEE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the CITY OF PALM DESERT that a PUBLIC HEARING
on the following item will be held before the PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL AT THE
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive,
Palm Desert, California on Thursday, May 25, 2006, at 4:00 p.m.
SUBJECT: A Public Hearing to consider the adoption of a fire facilities fee for
residential and non-residential uses. Based upon a Fire Facilities Impact Fee Nexus
Study, the proposed fire facilities fee would be as follows: $0.20 per square foot for
business park/light industrial uses; $0.22 per square foot for commercial uses; $688 per
unit for low density residential uses; $297 per unit for medium density residential uses;
and $177 per unit for High density residential uses. If adopted, the fee would apply to
all new development in these categories, with certain limited exceptions.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Pursuant to the California Government Code, please
take notice as follows: If you challenge the action described in this written notice in
court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raises at the
public hearing, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Palm Desert at, or
prior to, the Procedure Section 1094.5. The City of Palm Desert complies with the
Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodations for this
meeting, contact the City Clerk's Office at (760) 346-0611, ext. 304.
Dated this 11 th day of May, 2006.
r
Rac elle D. Klassen, City Clerk
City of Palm Desert, California