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Final Passage of Ordinance Amending Alameda Municipal Code Chapter XXVII, Section 27-3 (Citywide Development Fees) and Approving City of Alameda Development Impact Fees Update and Nexus Study, dated June 2019. (City Manager 2110)
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CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. _______
New Series
AMENDING ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER XXVII, SECTION 27-3 CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES
WHEREAS, approximately 78,000 people live in the City of Alameda; and
WHEREAS, new development is expected to continue to occur in the City of Alameda and the population is expected to increase to 88,000; and
WHEREAS, increased population due to this new development will place additional burdens on park and recreation facilities, transportation infrastructure, public safety facilities and other general public facilities throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, to maintain existing levels of service to the population, new facilities are required; and
WHEREAS, the City has adopted a citywide General Plan that establishes park and recreation service standards, public safety facility service goals, public facility needs, and transportation facility needs and priorities; and
WHEREAS, the existing city parks provide 2.3 acres of park land per 1,000 residents; and
WHEREAS, these planning documents reflect the City's commitment to parks and recreation for its residents, safe neighborhoods, effective transportation infrastructure, and general public facilities; and
WHEREAS, to implement these policies, the City intends to require every person who develops or redevelops land in the City to mitigate the impacts of such development or redevelopment by paying fees that will be used to develop and improve park and recreation facilities, transportation infrastructure, public safety facilities and other general public facilities; and
WHEREAS, a Development Impact Fee Study was prepared by Willdan Financial Services in 2014 to analyze the relationship between new development in the City, the increased...
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