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Public Hearing to Consider Introduction of Ordinance Amending Alameda Municipal Code Chapter XXVII, Section 27-3 Concerning Citywide Development Impact Fees. (City Manager 2110)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On July 1, 2014, the City Council adopted a Citywide Development Impact Fee Ordinance (Ordinance) (See Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) Section 27-3 Development Impact Fees) consistent with the requirements of the California Mitigation Fee Act, Government Code sections 66000 et seq. Since adoption, the City of Alameda (City) has been implementing AMC Section 27-3 and evaluating the relationship between the public facility demands imposed on the City by new development, the amount of the fees, and the relationship of the fees to City policy objectives.
Based upon that evaluation, staff is recommending that the City Council amend Section 27-3 to:
* Reduce the park and recreational facility impact fee (the "park fee") based upon an updated 2019 Parks and Recreation Facilities Development Impact Fee Nexus Study (2019 Nexus Study Update);
* Establish a park fee credit for projects that provide park land accessible to the public in excess of a property owner's AMC open space requirements;
* Establish a Development Impact Fee exemption for deed restricted affordable housing and permitted accessory dwelling units;
* Establish a transportation impact fee reduction for eligible transit oriented residential projects; and
* Correct and clarify provisions related to the applicability of the Ordinance, the definitions within the Ordinance, and the timing of payment provisions.
BACKGROUND
The intent and purpose of the City's Development Impact Fee Ordinance is to mitigate the impacts of new development on transportation, parks and recreation, general public facilities, and public safety. Relying on a 2014 Nexus Study, the Ordinance establishes a number of fees. There is a transportation impact fee to fund n...
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