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FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon Costa
Director of Community Development
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DATE: February 1, 1990
SUBJECT: Second Extension of Urgency Interim Ordinance to Increase Fees
for Park Dedication to $1,350 in East Contra Costa County.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Hold a public hearing on the proposed ordinance to increase
fees.
2 . Adopt extension of urgency interim ordinance increasing
in-lieu fee to $1, 350 per dwelling unit for East Contra Costa
County as delineated by the East County Planning Commission.
FISCAL IMPACT
Increased fees will enable the County to address park acquisition
and development in a more timely manner.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
On December 21, 1989, the Board of Supervisors adopted an urgency
interim ordinance to increase in-lieu park dedication fees in East
Contra Costa County. This ordinance was extended on January 16,
1990.
There is an urgent need to increase park dedication fees in East
Contra Costa County. The fees currently required do not reflect
current land values and park development costs. Inf- ation in
values has been dramatic since the last ordinance rAYOF
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDAMMITTEE
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ACTION OF BOARD ON February 13, 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED �_ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
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AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: Community Development ATTESTED February 13 , 1990
County Counsel PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
OMAC via CDD THE BOARD OF. SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY DEPUTY
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The formula for fee calculation, using $75,000 an acre for land
value and $85,000 an acre for minimal development (turf and
irrigation is $60,000 alone) , is attached. .
The formula for determining the amount of land required for park
dedication and the in-lieu fee would be as follows:
Average Household Standard for Acres Park Land Per
Size X Per 1,000 Population = Dwelling Unit
Park Land Per Value of One
Dwelling Unit X Acre of Park = In Lieu Fee
The average household size for East Contra Costa County is 2 .85.
This figure is determined by Census data.
The standard required by State law is 3 acres per 1,000 population
or .003 . If existing park land within the jurisdiction exceeds 3
acres, a higher standard can be used.
Value of Park Land -- This is a local determination and therefore is
the key discretionary item in the formula. The value of one acre
of developed park (minimum development) is $160,000 in East Contra
Costa County. This is the sum of $75,000 per acre land cost and
$85, 000 pet acre minimum development costs.
The resulting calculations using the aforementioned formula are
shown below:
2. 85 x . 003 = . 00855 acres of park per dwelling unit
, 00855 x $160,000 = $1,350 as (rounded) as the in-lieu fee.
Park Dedication fees in the County vary substantially by
jurisdiction. The range, depending on the type of development is
from $-0- to $4, 000.
In light of the above information, staff feels that an increase in
the in-lieu fee is warranted.
O�tDI1U1N:3 80. 90-1j_
(Second Extension of Urgency Interim Increase in Park
Dedication Fee for the East County Area)
The. Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors ordains as follows:
SECTION I. SLIDGM. This ordinance is the second extension of
Urgency Interim Ordinance No. 89- 90 , which increased the park
dedication fee in the East County area.
SECTION II. ORDINANCE ARSA. This ordinance applies to the
territory in the unincorporated area of this County within the
territorial jurisdiction of the East County Regional Planning
Commission, described in County Ordinance Code section 26-2.1512.
SECTION III. URGENCY DECLARATION. This ordinance is. an urgency
measure as an interim authorization for an increased fee or
charge to protect the public health, welfare and safety,
authorized by Government Code section 65962. There is an urgent
need for an increase in the amount of fees which may be paid in
lieu of land dedication requirements for park and recreational
facilities in the ordinance area. The fees currently required do
not reflect current land values in the ordinance area.
Development of a significant amount of land in the ordinance area
is imminent. Therefore, unless the fees are increased
immediately, the cost of establishing park and recreational
facilities called for by the general plan's recreational element
in the ordinance area will far exceed the fees collected.
Failure to collect sufficient fees will hinder and forestall, and
may prevent, the establishment of those park and recreational
facilities. Having adequate park and recreational facilities is
in the best interest of the public's health, safety and welfare,
as such facilities provide a place where all people may enjoy
wholesome outdoor activities, and children may play free from
traffic and other hazards. Therefore, inability to establish
park and recreational facilities, as the need for them arises, is
detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare.
On December 21, 1989, the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance
No. 89- 90 , increasing the park dedication fee in the ordinance
area. Ordinance No. 89- 90 was extended by Ordinance No. 90- 3 ,
passed- on January 16, 1990. The extension, due to expire on
February 14, 1990 unless further extended, is hereby further
extended.
SECTION W. AMOUNT OF FEE. Notwithstanding the provisions of
County Ordinance Code sections 920-6.204 and 920-6.602, when fees
are to be paid in lieu of land dedication in the ordinance area
pursuant to Division 920 of the County Ordinance Code, such fees
shall be $1,350.00 per dwelling unit.
RECTION V. RFECTIVE AND WIRATION DATES. This ordinance
becomes effective immediately upon passage on February 14, 1990,
and shall be operative for thirty (30) days (through March 15,
1990) , pursuant to Government Code section 65962. Within 15 bays
of passage, this ordinance shall be published once with the names
of supervisors voting for and against it in the
Antioch DaJ1X Ledger , a newspaper published in this County.
PASSED on February 13, 1990, by four-fifths vote of the Board, as
follows:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson and Fanden
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk
of the Board of Supervisors
and County Administrator
By e
Deputy Chairpe son of the Board