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FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon Cha
Director of Community Development County
DATE: January 16, 1990
SUBJECT: 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.
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. Inflation in
values has been dramatic since the last ordinance revision in 1987 .
The formula for fee calculation, using $75,000 an acre for land
value and $85, 000 an acre for minimal development Ajturf and
irrigation is $60,000 alone) , is attached.
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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 per 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.
ORDINANCE NO. 90-3
(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. SUMMARY. This ordinance extends Urgency Interim
Ordinance No. 89 -90 , which increased the park dedication fee in
the East County area.
SECTION II. ORDINANCE AREA. 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-__.qo_, due to expire on January 19, 1990
unless extended, is hereby extended.
SECTION IV. AMOUNT OF PER. 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 areae
pursuant to Division 920 of the County Ordinance Code, such fees
shall be $11350.00 per dwelling unit.
SECTION V. EFFECTIVE AND EXPIRATION DATES. This ordinance
becomes effective immediately upon passage on January 16, 1990,
and shall be operative for thirty (30) days (through February 14,
1990) , pursuant to Government Code section 65962. Within 15 days
of passage, this ordinance shall be published once with the names
of supervisors voting for and against it in the
Martine NPwC Ga7ptte , a newspaper published in th s County.
PASSED on January 16, 1990, by four-fifths vote of the Board, as
follows:
AYESs Supervisors Powers,. Schroder, Torlakson and Fande
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisor McPeak
ABSTAIN: one
ATTEST: PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk
of the Board of Supervisors
and County Administrator
By
Deputy Chairpersonrf the Board
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