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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 07271993 - 1.66 Kaufman and Broad of Northern California, Inc. Kaufman A Broad 6379 Clark Avenue • P.O. Box 2755 Dublin, California 94568 Tel: 11510)829-4500 Fax: .510 829-0947 July 12, 1993 Mr. Thomas A. Torlakson Chair, Board of Supervisors ----� Supervisor, District 5 RECEIVE Contra Costa County County Administration Building 651 Pine Street JUL 1 41993 Martinez, CA 94553 CLERK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Dear Supervisor Torlakson: CONTRA COSTA CO. As you are aware, Kaufman o Broad is one of two developers who pull the most building permits in the East Contra County area. As a major builder in the area, we have concerns on where the fees are going, in the Oakley area specifically. See the attached East County Fee analysis. You will note that Oakley's fees are $26,268 and with the new Delta Expressway fee could reach $28,468 per unit. The Oakley fees are about double what Pittsburg and Antioch's are, and about 10% above Brentwood. Our experience selling homes in all of these cities is that, if the sales price of a home was equal in each city it would be an easy sale in Antioch and Brentwood and a hard sale in Oakley and Pittsburg. I also want to point out that Oakley's fees due at Map Recordation are extremely excessive compared to the other cities. If this trend continues, with Oakley having the highest fees and considered a less desirable area by home buyers,then building permits will slow down drastically. Given those facts,I know we as a Company will focus our efforts in Antioch and Brentwood. I feel the County should look at alternative ways to collect their fees, similar to what Antioch has done. They have taken $8,000 to $12,000 of their fees and put them in an assessment district. In that way,their fees are significantly lower which means the home prices are lower and competitive. The assessment is passed on to the home buyer and affects qualifying, but if the sum is under $10,000 it does not drastically affect the sale. As an example, I would suggest the County consider the Traffic AOB Fee of$7,863 be put in an assessment district. By doing that, the fees could be reduced to less than $19,000 where they need to be. If some alternatives are not proposed then building in Oakley,over the next year,will be less than half of what it currently is. I would be happy to be a part of a study group to suggest alternatives that could be considered by the Board of Supervisors. I look forward to hearing from you. Very truly yours, KA AN A B OAD OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC. n r� Kaufman and Broad of David G. Corliss 1^' u �y� northern California,Inc. � Vice President ; i�{r�(� 6,379 Clark Avenue Director of Acquisitions and i ( (?� i Dublin,California 94568 Forward Planning StOj 829-4500 I � DGC/mjp Kaufman A Broad Log#: F1718 Path: FAF0R1\wPD0CS\DAVE\L377 k` cc: Reading File Mary Powell Phil Batchelor Acquisition/Forward Planning Dept. Val Alexeeff cc:-BOARD MEMBERS (Provided - ----- --- - ---- - - - EAST COUNTY FEES @ Map Recordation @ Building Permit Total Thoroughfare Fee 1993 Antioch $ 3,042 $ 9,545 $12,587* $4,000 Brentwood $ 4,173 $24,263 $22,824 $3,160 - 5,612 $18,651 Oakley $19,354 $ 6,915 $26,268 +$2,200 Pittsburg $ 2,743 $10,605 $13,348 (assuming a 1,315 sq. ft. house) * This City has assessment districts of anywhere from $6,500 to $12,000+ passed on to home buyers. PITTSBURG FEES July 1, 1993 Plan Map Recordation (Assumes 200 lots, $3M imp. cost, $300K grading cost) * Park Dedication $ 781 Improvement Plan Check 375 Grading Permit Fee 120 Inspection Fee 1,312 Final Map Check 80 Miscellaneous 75 Subtotal : $ 2,743 Building Permit (1,332 sq. ft.) Facility Reserve $ 600 Building Permit Fee 563 Electrical 65 Plumbing 65 Mechanical 55 Energy Plan Check 35 SMI Fee 8 Construction Water 2 Water Meter 78 Admin. Fee 18 * Traffic Impact Fee 1,806 Delta Diablo Sewer Fee 2,095 School Fees 3,530 Fire Fee 235 CCWD Water Connection 1,450 Subtotal : $ 10,605 Grand Total : L-11.348 Park Fee * Fee waived in lieu of park improvement (i .e. : Seasons) fee assumes $55,000 per acre Market Value x 2.84 acres. Traffic Fee Medium Density $1,806 High Density $1,204 Low Density $3,010 F:\FOR1\WPDOCS\DARRELL\DO51 OAKLEY FEES June 24, 1993 Plan/Map Submittal C.C.C. Grading Permit $ 43 C.C.C. Plan Check 181 C.C.C. Final Map Check 32 Oakley Water Plan Check 50 Fire District Plan Check 6 Ironhouse Sewer Plan Check 77 Subtotal : $ 389 Plan/Map Recordation C.C.C. Inspection Fee $ 381 C.C.C. Drainage Fee 1,400 C.C.C. Lighting Fee 29 C.C.C. Monument Check 22 C.C.C. Base Map Revisions 25 C.C.C. Traffic AOB Fee 7,863 Oakley Water Hook-up Fee 4,964 Ironhouse Sewer Hook-up Fee 3,681 Childcare Mitigation Fee 600 Subtotal : $18,965 Building Permit (1,315 Avg.) Building Permit $ 590 Plan Check 148 Energy Surcharge Payment 184 Electrical 89 Plumbing 89 Mechanical 59 Community Development Charge 330 Oakley Fire District Fee 480 Park Dedication Fee 1,362 Earthquake Fee 9 School Fee 3,485 School Administration Fee 20 Fire Administration Fee 20 Water Meter 50 Subtotal : $ 6,915 Grand Total : V6,269 Assumptions: Many of the fees are based on improvement bonded costs. Therefore, the grand total fee can vary up or down. This is an estimation. F:\FOR1\WPDOCS\DARRELL\DO43 ANTIOCH FEES (assuming a 1,315 sq. ft. home) June 24, 1993 Plan Map Recordation Lone Tree Corridor Assessment Apportionment Fee $ 50 Hillcrest Assessment Apportionment Fee * 37 Map Maintenance Fee 25 Inspection Fee (approx.) 250 Plan Check Fee 170 Drainage Fee (avg.) 1,400 Grading Fee (varies) 60 Parkland Dedication Fees * 1,050 Subtotal : $ 3,042 Building Permit Permit Fees (Varies by Floor Area) $ 560 Strong Motion Instrumentation Fee 10 Plumbing 171 Mechanical Varies by Home Electrical Insulation Temporary Construction Water 10 Facility Reserve * 1,805 Treated Water Storage * 810 Water Meter 210 Fire Protection 235 Traffic Signalization * 285 Water Service District 990 Hillcrest Bridge * 254 Delta Diablo Sewer Fee 2,142 CCWD Connection Fee 1,450 Deer Valley Bridge Benefit District * 613 Subtotal : $ 9,545 Total : $12,587 * Fee Lower or non-existent in Lone Tree Assessment District Parkland Dedication Fees - Credit applied for parks and open space. Facility Reserve $1,405 Traffic Signalization 0 Treated Water Storage 0 Hillcrest Bridge 0 Hillcrest Apportionment 0 Deer Valley Bridge Benefit District - applies in only some areas. F:\FOR1\WPDOCS\OARRELL\DO42 BRENTWOOD FEES June 28, 1993 Plan/Map Recordation (Based on Baez) Plan Check Tract Map $ 20 Improvements 1,213 Inspection Fees 1,300 Soils Compaction Tests 40 Flood Control Fees 1,600 Subtotal : $ 4,173 Building Permit (1,315 sq. ft. avg.) Building Permit $ 646 Plan Check 323 Electric Fee 120 Mechanical Fee 120 Plumbing Fee 132 SMI 10 Construction Water 3 Water Meter 85 Subtotal : $ 1,439 Capital Improvement Fees Waste Water Treatment $ 1,826 Sewer Collection System 253 Water System Fees 3,230 Parks and Trails 3,721 Community Facility 298 Delta Expressway 840 Roadway Improvements 7,739 Subtotal : $ 17,907 Fees Imposed by other Agencies Fire Protection $ 395 County Delta Expressway 380 School Facilities ($3.15 per sq. ft.) 4,142 Subtotal : $ 4,917 Grand Total : 28,436 Development Fee Credit $ 5,612 Adjusted Grand Total : 22 824 Note: Additional fee credits for improvements on projects vary by type of improvements. Additional credits could amount to $10,000 plus. Actual credits must be determined on project specific basis.