HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08181987 - T.3 ORDINANCE NO. 87-61
(Urgency Measure for Interim Author:-,ation
to Adopt Revised Road Fees for
East/Central County Travel Corridor Area of Benefit)
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County ordains as follows :
SECTION I . Summar . This ordinance provides for the adoption of an urgency measure as an
interim authorization for a revised fee to be used for major thoroughfare improvements
within the East/Central County Travel Corridor Area of Benefit, which improvements are
needed to protect the public health, safety and welfare.
SECTION II . Findings. The East/Central County Travel Corridor (Highway 4), located
between the cities of Antioch/Pittsburg and the cities of Concord/Martinez, is the major
regional access route between East Contra Costa County and the central part of the County.
The Board finds that:
The East/Central County Travel Corridor is currently inadequate in lane capacity to
serve peak hour traffic generated by residential development, particularly in the
westbound direction between Bailey Road in Pittsburg and Willow Pass Road in Concord.
This segment of the travel corridor is now experiencing travel delays of 10 minutes or
more on a daily basis.
There is an urgent need for an interim revised fee as the inadequacy of this segment
of the major access route causes significant congestion, delay and economic loss to
the entire East County Region. The resulting stressful driving conditions and
reduction in air quality are adverse factors affecting the public health, safety and
welfare.
Housing construction activity is expected to be very heavy in the near future for the
unincorporated areas of East Contra Costa County. The corresponding increase in peak
hour traffic along the travel corridor will further reduce the quality of travel along
this important route.
Failure to adopt the interim revised fee at this time will result in a loss of
potential revenues as residential units are built without having to contribute their
full share to the proposed improvements.
The inability to finance construction of improvements to the East/Central County
Travel Corridor is detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare.
Failure to require payment of the fee described in this ordinance as the condition of
issuing a building permit or equivalent permit would place the residents of the
subdivision, immediate community and fee area in a condition perilous to their health
and safety, in that the failure to fund necessary improvements to the East/Central
County Travel Corridor will result in continuing and additional traffic congestion,
delay, economic loss, stressful driving conditions and reduction in air quality.
The Board also finds that:
The adoption of an interim revised fee at this time will allow the immediate
collection of the revised fee from residential units. The end result will be to
decrease travel delay, relieve traffic congestion, and thus, protect the public
health, safety and welfare.
SECTION III . Authority. This ordinance is enacted, in part, pursuant to Government Code
Section 66484 and Division 913 , Title 9, of the Contra Costa County Ordinance Code.
SECTION IV. Notice and Hearing. This ordinance was adopted pursuant to the procedure set
forth in Government Code Sections 65962(c) and all required notices have been properly
given and public hearings held.
SECTION V. Fee Adoption. The following interim revised fee is hereby ADOPTED for the
East/Central County Travel Corridor Area of Benefit to fund the major thoroughfare
improvements described in the Revised Development Program Report on file with the Clerk of
the Board, and shall be LEVIED and COLLECTED pursuant to the above authorities:
Residential Family Dwelling Unit $380 per unit
The interim revised fee shall be payable as specified in Chapter 913-4 of the Contra Costa
County Ordinance Code.
Ordinance 87-61
Ord i na nc e No. 87-
August 18, 1987
Page Two
SECTION VI . Fee Area. The interim revised fee described in this ordinance shall apply to
all property described in Exhibit A attached hereto.
SECTION VII . Severability. If any fee or provision of this ordinance is held invalid or
unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that holding shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of the remaining fees or provisions, and the Board declares that
it would have adopted each part of this ordinance irrespective of the validity of any other
part.
SECTION VIII . Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective immediately after
passage, and shall be operative for 30 (thirty) days, after which time it may be extended.
Within 15 days of passage, this ordinance shall be published once, with the names of the
Supervisors voting for and against it, in the Antioch Ledger, a newspaper of general
circulation published in this County. Pursuant to Section 913-6.026 of the Contra Costa
County Ordinance Code, the Clerk of the Board shall promptly file a certified copy of this
ordinance with the County Recorder.
PASSED and ADOPTED on August 18 , 1987 by the following vote :
AYES: Supervisors Powers , Fanden, Schroder, Torlakson and McPeak
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of
the Board of Supervisors and County
Administrator
By_ 0 4 4
Deputy Board Chair
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Ordinance No. 87-61
EXHIBIT A
Boundary Description
Beginning on a Bench Mark located at Port Chicago , along the Southern Pacific
Railroad, 97.7 feet north of the northwest corner of the railroad station ,
43.2 feet north of the north rail of the main tracks , 14.7 feet south of the
center line of Waterfront Road, .8.5 feet west of a telegraph pole, 1 .6 feet east
of a point in line with the east wall of the railroad station, about level
with the tracks and the road , and set in the top of a concrete post projecting
0.2 foot above the ground, thence striking a straight l ine in a northerly direction
to the Contra Costa/Solano County boundary line; thence in a generally
northeasterly direction along the Contra Costa County boundary line, to the
corner of the set Sacramento/San Joaquin/Contra Costa County boundary lines;
thence in a general southerly direction along the Contra Costa County boundary
line to the corner of the San Joaquin/Alameda/Contra Costa County boundary line;
thence in a generally southwesterly direction along the Contra Costa boundary
line for 11 .4 miles , more or less; thence in a general northerly direction along
township section lines 2.7 miles , more or less; thence in a general westerly
direction along township section line for 2.0, miles more or less; thence in a
general northerly direction along town section lines for 6.0 miles , more or less;
thence in a general westerly direction along town section for 2.0 miles , more or
less; thence in a general northerly direction along town section line for l mile,
more or less; thence in a generally a northwesterly direction striking a line
approximately 37 degrees to a set City of Concord/Contra Costa County boundary
line; thence in a generally northwest direction conforming with the City of
Concord/County boundary line to the State Ilighway 4 southerly right of way;
thence in a generally South 62034'06" West direction, 861 .87 feet along the State
Highway 4 right of way; South 81055'27" West 513.0 feet along the State Highway 4
right of way; thence South 3E049'49" West direction, 317.153 feet along the State
Highway 4 right of way; thence South 16001 '03" West direction, 82.0 feet along
the highway 4 right of way; thence South 63030' 14" West direction, 75e.48 feet
along the highway 4 right of way; thence South 78021 ' lf" West direction, 327. 15
feet along the highway 4 right of way; thence in a generally southwesterly
direction for more or less 1 ,2105.79 feet to the Contra Costa Canal right of way;
thence in a generally northwesterly direction along the Contra Costa Canal
boundary line for approximately 3,464 .54 feet; thence strike a north direction to
the point of beginning.
Excepting therefrom all of the incorporated areas of the cities of Contra Costa
County.
Ordinance No. 87-61