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FROM: Fire Chief Keith Richter, Costa
Contra Costa Fire Protection District ,-
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DATE: June 13, 2006 rA-cooK'� County
SUBJECT: Fire District Facilities Fees S
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
A OPEN the public hearing, receive testimony, and CLOSE the hearing
B. CONCUR with the findings specified in the attached Notice of Findings Report;
C. ADOPT the attached Ordinance No. 2006-13 which does the following:
1. Determines that the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District's facilities are
overextended.
2. Designates the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District as an overextended
service area.
3. Sets fire protection facilities fees for the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District as
specified in the ordinance.
4. Sets administration fees for the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District as
specified in the ordinance
FISCAL IMPACT:
The fire facilities fee is to provide a mechanism to collect funds for needed capital expenditures of the Fire
District. The fees will provide funds to allow growth to proceed with the new development paying for its
impact on the Fire District facilities. Fees collected for the unincorporated area of central Contra Costa
County for fiscal years 2004/05 and 2005/06 are projected to total $93,000.00, or$41,500.00 per year
average. With the adoption of the new fee, the Fire District estimates an annual developer fee income of
$81,600.00.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: �YES SIGNATUREAD�TION
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
AYES: NOES: SHOWN.
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JOHN CULLEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CONTACT: Ron Guelden, Facilities Manger,941-3556
C: County Administrator/Rich Seithel
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Dennis Barry,Community Development Director
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
(continued)
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the fire facilities fee not be increased to the proposed levels, the Fire District will not be able to
collect sufficient funds to provide adequate facilities to serve the increased population of the
unincorporated areas of the County.
BACKGROUND / REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION:
In October of 2003, the Fire District contracted with Muni Financial, Inc. to review the existing Fire
District Facilities Fees and determine if an adjustment to the fees was warranted. Muni researched and
produced a report, dated October 11, 2005, that has assessed the projected population and
development growth within the Fire District service area. This research and resulting report have
determined that an increase in the fee is a necessity in response to an.overextended condition within
the Fire District.
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection Fire District provides fire protection services to the cities and
unincorporated areas in central and eastern portions of the County. The Fire District service area is over
310 square miles with an estimated service population of 787,000 (the number of residents and
employees within the service area).
The entire Fire District is considered the service area because all of the facilities of the Fire District are
available for major structural fires and other emergency incidents. Apparatus are dispatched based on
the requirements of the incident and not on a geographical basis. The Fire District responds to incidents
with the best resources regardless of city boundaries.
Projections are for an increase in the service population by 2025 of 167,500 to 955,400. This will
represent a substantial impact upon the fire protection facilities. The Fire District has had a 37% increase
in calls from 2000 to 2005. This is an indicator that the increase in population of the county has'
increased the volume of calls to the Fire District. As population increases, the number of people who will
request emergency services will increase.
The Fire District's inventory of existing fire facilities was used as the basis for calculating existing facility
standards. These standards are used as a baseline for determining new development's fair share
obligation for expanded facilities as growth occurs in the Fire District.
The Fire District currently has thirty stations to accommodate the existing service population. This
situation makes for a ratio of one fire station per 26,300 in the service population. To maintain the
existing station-to-population ratio, the projected growth would require the construction of more than six
stations in the next twenty years. The Fire District expects to maintain service levels through a number of
strategies. This includes relocating stations to improve service response times, constructing new fire
stations, and possibly adding engine companies to existing stations. Annexation or expansion of the Fire
District service area outside of existing boundaries would also make additional facilities necessary.
Based on local conditions and past experience in new station construction by this Fire District and
neighboring Fire Districts, the estimated cost of a new fire station is $325.00 per square foot for a total of
$1,787,500.00. This does not include the cost of new apparatus or the cost of the station parcel which
can be $500,000.00 to $1,000,000.00 per site.
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
BACKGROUND / REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION (continued)
The Fire District currently imposes two different fire facilities fees. Through County ordinance 87-98,
the Fire District currently imposes an impact fee of$300.00 per single-family dwelling unit, $200.00
per multi-family dwelling unit, and $0.20 per square foot for all other new construction in the central
county unincorporated areas. County ordinance 87-10, for the unincorporated area in the eastern
portion of the Fire District (formerly Riverview Fire District), the current impact fee is $235.00 per
single-family dwelling unit and $0.15 per square foot for all other new construction.
The up-dated facilities fees are calculated as an investment value or cost per capita. Based on service
population and value of existing facilities and apparatus, the cost per capita is determined to be
$187.00 per resident and $129.00 per worker.
2006 Fee Schedule
Cost per
Land Use Density Capita Fee Admin Total
Residential
Single Family 3.09 $187.00 $579.00 $12.00 $591.00
Multifamily 1.49 $187.00 $279.00 $6.00 $285.00
Nonresidential
Office 350 $129.00 $369.00 $7.00 *$376.00
Commercial 400 $129.00 $323.00 $6.00 "$329.00
Industrial 600 $129.001 $215.001 $4.00 *$219.00
*fee per 1,000 sq. ft.
The fire facilities impact fee shall be collected at the time of building permit issuance. The Fire District
shall keep the ability to require alternative fees, conditions, dedications, and/or requirements from
certain new construction projects in order to maintain or provide fire protection service levels to that
new service area, development, or project in accordance with the County General Plan.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2006-13
(uncodified)
Establishing Fire Protection Facilities Fees
for the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors ordains as follows:
SECTION I. Authority. This ordinance is enacted pursuant to Chapter 818-2 of the County
Ordinance Code.
SECTION II. Notice and Hearing. This ordinance was adopted pursuant to the notice and hearing
procedures set forth in County Ordinance Code section 818-2.1004 and in Government Code sections
66016, 66017, and 66018. All required notices have been properly given and public hearings held.
SECTION III. Service Area. The service area affected by this ordinance is the entire service area
and territory of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
SECTION IV. Existence of Overextension. This Board has reviewed the findings submitted by
the Fire Chief of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Based upon these findings and
evidence presented at the public hearing on this ordinance, the Board determines that the fire protection
facilities within the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District service area are not adequate to serve
the fire protection needs of the service area, and that these fire protection facilities are therefore
overextended.
SECTION V. Fees. On and after the effective date of this ordinance, the following fees shall be
collected pursuant to this ordinance and County Ordinance Code sections 818-2.202 and 818-2.210:
A. Fire Protection Facilities Fee. Each person who applies for a building permit within the
service area affected by this ordinance (hereafter, "Applicant")shall; at the time of application and prior
to permit issuance, pay a fire protection facilities fee in accordance with the following schedule:
Residential:
Single Family: $ 579.00 per dwelling unit
Multi-Family: $ 279.00 per dwelling unit
ORDINANCE NO. 2006-13
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Nonresidential:
Office: $ 369.00 per 1,000 square feet
Commercial: $ 323.00 per 1,000 square feet
Industrial: i $ 215.00 per 1,000 square feet
B. Administration Fee. In addition to the foregoing, each Applicant, at the time of
application for and prior to the issuance.of a building permit,.shall pay an administration fee, which is
determined to be the estimated average cost of processing the permit, in accordance with the following
schedule:
Residential:
Single Family: $ 12.00 per dwelling unit
Multi-Family: $ 6.00 per dwelling unit
Nonresidential:
Office: $ 7..00 per 1,000 square feet
Commercial: $ 6.00 per 1,000 square feet
Industrial: $ 4.00 per 1,000 square feet
SECTION VI. Delay. If, for any reason, this ordinance's. fees are not collected as provided in
Section V, they shall be due and paid at the date of the final inspection, or the date the certificate of
occupancy is issued,whichever occurs last.
SECTION VII. Account. In accordance with Ordinance Code section 818-2.606, all fire protection
facilities fees collected pursuant to this ordinance will be placed in the account entitled "Contra Costa
County Fire Protection District New Development Fee Fund" (Fund No. 203600) and will be used for
acquiring, improving or constructing fire protection facilities consistent with the Contra Costa County
Fire Protection District's strategic plan and Section 7.1.0 of the 2005-2020 Contra Costa County
General Plan.
ORDINANCE NO. 2006-13
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SECTION VIII. Repeal. Ordinance Nos. 87-10 and 87-98 are repealed as of the effective date of
this ordinance.
SECTION IX. 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 X. Effective Date. This ordinance becomes effective 60 days after passage. Within 15
days of passage, this ordinance shall be published once with the.names of the supervisors voting for and
against it in the Con a Costa Times, a newspaper published in this County.
PASSED ON �' - 3 , by the following vote:
AYES: Gioia,Pieplio,DeSaulnier,Glover and Uilkema
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Norte
ATTEST: JOHN CULLEN,
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Boar hair
and County Administrator
By: ` [SEAL]
Deputy
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ORDINANCE NO. 2006-13
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Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Fire District Facilities Fees, June 6, 2006
Index of Attachments
• FINDINGS REPORT, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District; 7 pages
• Fire Facilities Impact Fee Study and Report, 18 pages
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Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Facilities Fees Findings Report, June 6, 2006
FINDINGS REPORT
Pursuant to provisions of Chapter 818-2, Fire Protection Facilities, of the Contra Costa County Code, this
findings report is submitted to support a determination that the fire protection facilities of the Fire District
are overextended per Section 818-2.412. To mitigate this overextended condition, an increase in the
existing Fire Protection Facilities Fee (Fee) is necessary. The Fee shall apply to all new construction
within the unincorporated areas of the Fire District.
In October of 2003, the Fire District contracted with Muni Financial, Inc. (Muni)to review the existing Fire
District Facilities Fees and determine if an adjustment to the fees was warranted. Muni researched and
produced a report, dated October 11, 2005, that has assessed the projected population and development
growth within the Fire District service area. This research and resulting report have determined that an
increase in the fee is a necessity in response to an overextended condition within the Fire District. This
Findings Report is a summary of the Muni Financial report. Portions of this Findings Report are
paraphrased or quoted from the Muni report and the entire report is incorporated by attachment
(Attachment A).
OVERVIEW
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection Fire District provides fire protection services to the cities of
Antioch, Clayton, Concord, Lafayette, Martinez, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, San Pablo, Walnut Creek, and
other unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County. The Fire District service area is over 310 square
miles with an estimated service population of 787,000 (the number of residents and employees within the
service area). Most of the service population of the Fire District is in the cities of Concord, Walnut Creek,
Antioch, and Pittsburg and the immediately surrounding unincorporated area.
Fire District facilities consist of thirty fire stations (28 staffed and 2 reserve) located within the Fire District
service area. The stations typically house one fire engine (type 1) or fire truck and one wildland fire unit
(Type (II), with other more specialized and reserve apparatus located throughout the Fire District. Each
staffed station engine company consists of one captain, one engineer, and one firefighter. Additional
personnel of the Fire District are chief officers, inspectors, education specialists, and other support
personnel. This is a fulltime, paid Fire District.
DESCRIPTION
The attached map (page 7) of the entire Fire District is submitted as the service area to be covered under
the overextended determination of this findings report. The legal description of the Fire District(and
service area) is as shown on the County Assessor's map for the Fire District. The entire Fire District is
proposed as the service area because most or all of the facilities of the Fire District may be engaged to
handle major structural fires and other emergency incidents. Apparatus are dispatched based on the
requirements of the incident and not necessarily on a geographical basis. The Fire District responds to
incidents with the best-suited available resources regardless of city boundaries.
FINDINGS
The Fire District has experienced population growth over the past years and more growth is projected in
the future. The existing (2004) service population for the Fire District service area is about 787,900.
Estimates provided to Muni by the California State Employment Development Department, California
Department of Finance, and ABAG project an increase in the service population by 167,500 (120,000
residential and 47,500 employees (weighted)) to a service population of 955,400 by the year 2025. This
will represent a substantial impact upon the fire protection facilities operated by the Fire District.
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Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Facilities Fees Findings Report, June 6, 2006
The Fire District serves all structures and undeveloped property in its service area including homes,
businesses, schools, hospitals, and other miscellaneous structures. Each additional unit(either home or
business) creates a higher demand for Fire District protection facilities and services. Additional
population increases the number of people who will request medical assistance (which generates the
most calls for fire protection response service). While the suppression of structural and other fires is an
important priority of fire protection, it is secondary to the protection of life. Therefore, the size and
location of its service population determine the need for the Fire District's fire protection services and
associated facilities. The Fire District's inventory of existing fire facilities was used as the basis for
calculating existing facility standards. These standards are used as a baseline for determining new
development's fair share obligation for expanded facilities as growth occurs in the Fire District.
Fire facility standards can be expressed in a number of ways. For example, fire districts may strive to
maintain certain response time standards. Others consider standards in terms of driving distance from
stations. These types of standards are used to determine the best location of fire station sites.
Standards may be expressed in terms of types and amounts of facilities per service population. The
calculations of these standards are helpful in illustrating that new development is not being asked to
provide proportionally more facilities than from which existing development currently derives benefit.
The Fire District currently has thirty stations to accommodate the existing service population of about
787,000. This situation makes for a ratio of one fire station per 26,300 in the service population. To
maintain the existing station-to-population ratio, the projected growth would require the construction of
more than six stations in the next twenty years. The Fire District expects to maintain service levels
through a number of strategies. These service strategies include relocating stations to improve service
response times, constructing three new fire stations, and possibly adding engine companies to existing
stations. Since the Fire District already has an extensive service network, the system may be enhanced
in targeted, efficient, and incremental steps. The Fire District's anticipated response to growth in the
service population addressed in this Findings Report only considers development and Fees within the
existing service boundaries. Annexation or expansion of the Fire District service area outside of existing
boundaries will make additional facilities necessary.
Fire Protection Facilities: As stated in the overview, the typical apparatus configuration for each station
consists of one engine or truck and one wildland fire unit. The apparatus dispatched to a particular
incident depends upon the nature of the call for service (medical, fire, automobile accident, etc.).
Additional supporting equipment(such as a ladder truck, breathing support unit, heavy rescue unit) is
dispatched from the Fire District as required.
The standard operating procedures for the Fire District are to provide the most appropriate initial
response to the incident. For example, a medical call would generally be a single apparatus; a residential
fire or small commercial fire would dispatch a fire truck, three fire engines, and a battalion chief; an
automobile accident with rescue would dispatch a fire engine, fire truck, and battalion chief. Depending
on the incident and initial assessment, the Fire District will dispatch the appropriate resources to the
scene. Fire District operating procedures cover all types of anticipated incidents.
As indicated in the operating procedures, an incident such as a residential fire would require an initial
response from at least four different fire companies to supply the apparatus required. As a result,
planning for fire station locations must take into consideration not only the time required for the "first-due
engine"to travel to the incident, but the time required for the response from subsequent stations which
may be assigned.
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Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Facilities Fees Findings Report, June 6, 2006
The existing stations enable reasonable response times to locations within the Fire District service area.
However, several station locations have become obsolete or inefficient because of"in-fill" and expanding
urban areas. There may not be the need to construct a new station so much as relocate an existing
station to a location that can better serve the public. Based on the standards cited in the Fire Protection
Plan, the following is an existing example where station relocation can more efficiently serve an
increasing population:
Population shifts in Pittsburg have made it necessary to move Stations 84 and 85 to better serve
the citizens. These stations (both built in 1969) were constructed when Pittsburg was a much
smaller community. Because of the service needs at that time, Station 84 was built in the
Pittsburg downtown area. Approximately 40% of the coverage area of 84 is in the water of the
delta. By concurrently moving both stations 84 and 85 to the south, the Fire District will be able to
better serve the changing population locations in the area.
Call Volume: The table below is a summary of the calls received by the Fire District for the past six years.
Please note that due to a change in 2003 in how mistaken and false alarms were recorded, dispatches for
these calls have been removed from the total of all calls for consistency.
Year Calls Mistaken False Total Change year over year
2000 35,026 (8,412) (1,327) 25,287
2001 36,060 (9,159) (1,331) 25,570 1.12%
2002 39,559 (9,199) (1,454) 28,906 13.05%
2003 40,082 (4,869) (1,715) 33,498 15.89%
2004 39,978 (5,448) (1,470) 33,060 -1.31%
2005 41,903 (5,589) (1,515) 34,799 5.26%
Call volume increase 2000 to 2005 37.6%
As can be seen by the number of calls per year, the Fire District has had a 37% increase in calls from
2000 to 2005. This is an indicator that the increase in population of the county has increased the volume
of calls to the Fire District. In 2005, the Fire District provided service at a total of 34,799 incidents. As
with most fire departments today, the largest number of incidents involved medical emergency calls, of
which there were 25,569. There were 1,870 fire calls for 2005. It is obvious that new development and
construction can be expected to generate additional calls for Fire District emergency service.
Other Factors: As the increase in population and density within the developing urban portions of the Fire
District can be expected to increase Fire District calls for service, run times can also be expected to
increase due to greater congestion of the existing city streets and rural roads The relocation and new
construction of stations will help offset this impact to service delivery.
No particular new impact upon existing geographical conditions are anticipated to result from new
development, at least as these conditions would effect the Fire District. The possible exception would be
congestion of the existing rural roads, which are narrow or otherwise hard to negotiate because of
existing geographical conditions.
Municipal water is expected to be provided to new developments and homes within the Fire District. No
significant additional impact of new development upon the Fire District's water needs is anticipated.
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Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Facilities Fees Findings Report, June 6, 2006
COSTS
Cost of Fire Protection Facilities: Whether a station is a relocation of an existing station or it is a new
station, the construction costs are the same. Property needs to be procured, design and construction
documents developed, and the station constructed. The difference is that with a relocated station there
would be the sale of the old station to offset the property acquisition cost and fire apparatus would be
moved to the replacement station. The changes in facilities, along with the estimated costs, are
presented below.
Relocation Costs:
The following are estimates for the cost of a new station:
Property Acquisition $800,000.001"
Construction $1,800,000.00121
Soft costs, plans, utilities $400,000.00
Old station sale ($400,000.00)13,
Relocation cost $2,600,000.00
(')Estimated costs based on previous purchase of station property in 2004
(2)Construction cost estimated at$325.00 per sq. ft for 5,500 sq. ft station
(3)Estimated sale price based on past sales and anticipated relocated station parcels.
New Station Cost:
The following are estimates for the cost of a new station;
Property Acquisition $800,000.001"
Construction $1,800,000.0012)
Soft costs, plans, utilities $400,000.00
Apparatus $600,000.00(3)
New Station cost $3,600,000.0014)
(')Estimated costs based on previous purchase of station property in 2004
(2)Construction cost estimated at$325.00 per sq. ft for 5,500 sq. ft station
(3)One fire engine and one wildland engine (Type 3)
(4)This does not include yearly staffing, operating, and maintenance costs of a station.
In addition to station costs, other costs are incurred by the Fire District for increased service population.
These include expansion of the Fire District's apparatus shop, supply section, administration, and
communication center.
FEES
The Fire District currently imposes two different fire facilities fees. This was a result of the consolidation
of Riverview Fire District into Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. The former Riverview Fire
District(generally Antioch, Pittsburg, and unincorporated Bay Point) had an impact fee of$235.00 per
single-family dwelling unit, and $0.15 per square foot for all other new construction. County Ordinance
87-10 adopted the Riverview Fire fees. The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Fee is $300.00
per single-family dwelling unit, $200.00 per multi-family and mobile home residential unit, and $.20 per
square foot of all other new construction. County Ordinance 87-98 adopted the Contra Costa Fire fees.
Neither Riverview nor Contra Costa Fire fees have been adjusted since 1987.
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Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Facilities Fees Findings Report, June 6, 2006
In this study, standards are calculated as an investment value or cost per capita, as shown in the table
below. The total value of existing facilities (as shown in tables in the Muni report) is divided by the existing
service population to determine the standard per capita in the service population. The results indicate a
facility standard of$187 per resident and $129 per worker. These per capita standards are used in the
calculation of fire facilities fees.
Existing Fire Facilities
Fire Stations and Administration $108,431,000.00
Fire Equipment and Rolling Stock $39,079,000.00
Subtotal $147,510,000.00
Divided by: Existing Service Population 787,900
Facility Standard per Capita $187.00
Cost per Resident $187.00
Cost per Worker(weighted at .69) $129.00
The schedule below shows the Fees for new development throughout the Fire District based on the
facilities cost per capita shown in the table above. The cost per capita is converted to a fee per unit of
development based on dwelling unit or building function densities (persons per dwelling unit and workers
per 1,000 square feet of building space). These density factors include an adjustment for vacant space so
they can apply uniformly to all new construction. A two percent administrative charge, which will be
retained by the Fire District, is included to cover expenses associated with documenting, collecting, and
accounting for the fee. The fee does not include any charge for any of the Fire District's other(non-fee
related) administrative costs.
Fee Schedule
Land Use Density Cost per Capita Fee Admin Total
Residential
Single Family 3.09 $187.00 $579.00 $12.00 $591.00
Multifamily 1.49 $187.00 $279.00 $6.00 $285.00
Nonresidential
Office 350 $129.00 $369.00 $7.00 "$376.00
Commercial 400 $129.00 $323.00 $6.00 "$329.00
Industrial 600 $129.00 $215.00 $4.00 *$219.00
*fee per 1,000 sq. ft.
Fee Implementation:
The fire facilities impact fee shall be collected at the time of building permit issuance. The Fire District
shall keep the ability to require alternative fees, conditions, dedications, and/or requirements from certain
new construction projects in order to maintain or provide fire protection service levels to that new service
area, development, or project.
In implementing the fee, the Fire District, in cooperation with the County, will:
• Maintain a Capital Improvement Program budget to indicate where fees are being expended to
accommodate growth;
• Maintain records on use of the administrative charge to justify the amount;
• Comply with the annual and five-year reporting requirements of Government Code 66001 and
66006.
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Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Facilities Fees Findings Report, June 6, 2006
In order for the Fire District to continue to provide for adequate construction funds for the projected
service population growth needs, the Fire District anticipates an annual inflationary increase in the Fee.
The Fire District will use separate indices for construction and land costs. The construction index shall be
Engineering News Record "Construction Cost Index". Land cost index shall be Contra Costa County
Realtors Board average cost increase year over year of commercial land throughout the County . The
annual change in Fee shall be no less than the CPI for the San Francisco Bay region, nor shall the annual
change be negative. The date of adoption of this ordinance shall constitute the baseline year and future
Fees in any year shall be an indexed Fee amount proportional to the baseline. Fee increases shall be
calculated based on calendar year increases (January 1 through December 31) and shall become
effective April 1 of the following year for which the increase is calculated.
COUNTY GENERAL PLAN and FIRE DISTRICT STRATEGIC PLAN
The construction of new fire stations and the relocation and/or enlargement of existing fire stations is
necessary to mitigate the anticipated overextension caused by new construction within the Fire District.
Requiring the cost of these facilities to be from fees collected from builders of new development within the
overextended service area (the entire Fire District) is consistent with the provisions of the County General
Plan, including sections 4, 6, and 7.
The Fire District 5—year Strategic Plan of 1999 and the update of that plan approved by the Board of
Supervisors in 2002, identified several new and replacement station projects as well as the purchase of
new fire apparatus. Many elements of the Facilities Expansion and Staffing plan (Priority Number Eight in
the Strategic Plan) have been modified since that time to address changes in the Fire District needs and
the availability of funds. Since implementation of the Strategic Plan, the Fire District has accomplished
the following for station construction:
• Completed the construction of new replacement Station 82 in Antioch
• Acquired the replacement Property for Station 84 and received Planning approval from the city of
Antioch. This site includes approval for construction of a Fire Prevention Bureau administration
building.
• Acquired the replacement property for Station 85 and received a construction grading permit for
the new station. This station includes a new Battalion Chiefs quarters.
• Acquired the replacement property for Fire Station 86 in Bay Point.
• Started the eminent domain process for the property for replacement of Fire Station 16 in
Lafayette.
• The Fire District is proceeding with comprehensive improvement plans to Station 17 (Lafayette),
Station 81 (Antioch), and Station 83 (Antioch). These plans will include modernization and
required seismic up-grades recommended for the stations.
Since adoption of the Fire District 5-year plan, the District has spent over four million dollars on new fire
apparatus.
The Fire District will continue to procure fire apparatus and to acquire, improve, and construct fire stations
using the fees collected through this ordinance. Pursuant to the recent property actuations stated above,
the District plans to start construction on Station 85 in late 2006; Station 84 in 2007; and to purchase
property for Station 16 in 2007.
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Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Fire Facilities Impact Fee Study and Report
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FIRE FACILITIES IMPACT FEE.................................................................. 1
Introduction 1
Fire Facilities Service Population 1
Existing Fire Facilities 3
Fire Facilities To Accommodate New Development 5
Fire Facility Standards 8
Fee Schedule 10
Program Implementation 10
Mitigation Fee Act Findings 11
APPENDIX........................................................................................... 15
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FIRE FACILITIES IMPACT FEE
This report summarizes an analysis of the need for fire facilities by the Contra Costa
County Fire Protection District ("CCFPD"; "District") to accommodate new
development. The report documents a reasonable relationship between new development
and an impact fee for funding these new facilities.
INTRODUCTION
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District provides fire protection services to the
Cities of Antioch, Clayton, Concord, Lafayette, Martinez, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, San
Pablo, Walnut Creek and other unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County. The
District covers an area of over 310 square miles with an estimated service population
(residents and employees) of 787,000. The District currently imposes an impact fee of
$235 per single-family dwelling unit, $200 per multi-family dwelling unit, $0.15 per square
foot for all other commercial and industrial development.
The District receives the majority of its revenues from property tax. As with most local
agencies, the District's property tax revenue stream has diminished in terms of real dollars
over time since the imposition of Proposition 13 in 1978. As a result, the District
struggles to keep pace with the increasing operational costs associated with providing
services to its existing and rapidly expanding service population.
As per the Mitigation Fee Act contained in Government Code Section 66000 et. seq., cities
hold the legal authority to impose fees on behalf of the District within their city limits. In
unincorporated areas, however, the County rather than the District has legal authority to
impose impact fees. This report provides the necessary documentation for the jurisdictions
to adopt a fire facilities impact fee for imposition within the District. It also provides a list
of statutory findings pertaining to the imposition of the District fees.
The following sections of this report define and present the existing service population for
the District, describe the existing inventory of fire protection facilities, and determine the
proportional share of fire facilities — and corresponding impact fees — by land use type.
Finally this report provides a brief section on impact fee program implementation and
addresses the list of findings required by the Mitigation Fee Act.
FIRE FACILITIES SERVICE POPULATION
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District serves all structures including homes,
businesses, schools, hospitals and other miscellaneous structures in its service area. Each
additional unit (either home or business) reasonably creates a higher demand for fire
protection facilities and services. Additional population also increases the potential
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number of people who might request medical assistance (which generates the most calls
for fire protection response service). While the suppression of structural and other fires is
an important priority of fire protection, it is secondary to the protection of life.
Therefore, the size of its service population (i.e. the number of residents and workers
within its service area) and their locations determine the need for the District's fire
protection services and associated facilities.
Table 1 shows the total estimated service population for the District in 2004 and 2025. An
estimate of existing residential population was made using data provided by the California
Department of Finance (DOF). Existing employment, as well as, population projections
for residential and employment categories were provided by the Association of Bay Area
Governments (ABAG) and the California Department of Employment Development
(EDD).
Table 1: Fire Facilities Service Population
Service Pop.
Weighting Service
Population Factor Population'
Residents
Existing (2004)2 621,100 1.00 621,100
New Development(2004-2025) 120,000 1.00 120.000
Total (2025) 741,100 741,100
Workers
Existing (2004) 241,700 0.69 166,800
New Development(2004-2025) 68,900 0.69 47.500
310,600 214,300
TOTAL 955,400
Note:Workers are weighted at 69%of residents to reflect level of service and incident data. Worker
weighting data based on Phoenix AZ,worker impact study.
Service population equals residents plus workers with each weighted by factor shown on table.
Does not include Group Quarters population of 6,870.
Sources:California State Employment Development Department,California Department of Finance;
Association of Bay Area Governments,Projections MuniFinancial.
In calculating the service population for fire protection facilities, residents are weighted at
1.00. However, because nonresidential buildings are typically occupied less intensively
than dwelling units, it is reasonable to assume that average per-worker usage of services is
less than average per-resident usage. Therefore, workers are weighted at 0.69 of residents
to reflect the lower per capita need for fire services associated with businesses. This 0.69
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per-worker weighting is derived from a detailed study carried out for the City of Phoenix,
Arizona. This study reasonably assumes that relative demand for fire service between
residents and workers does not vary substantially on a per capita basis across communities.
Using these weighting factors, the total existing service population for the District is
estimated at about 787,000. The projected increase in service population is anticipated to
be about 167,000, resulting in a total service population of approximately 955,000 by 2025.
The purpose of using service population projections is to consider a reasonably reliable
forecast of growth within a reasonable planning horizon (20 years) in order to plan for
new facilities needed to accommodate a projected increment of growth. If the pace of
growth slows, facilities will not be needed until a later date and fees not collected as
quickly. If the pace of growth increases, fees will be collected to accommodate that
growth increment more quickly. On the other hand, changes to planning or other
regulations that would significantly affect the magnitude of the amount of development
allowed (for example, a large scale change in zoning from agricultural land to suburban or
urban land uses) would warrant reexamination of the service population projections and
corresponding fire facility needs, and recalculation of the resulting impact fees.
EXISTING FIRE FACILITIES
The District's inventory of existing fire facilities was used as the basis for calculating
existing facility standards. The inventory of fire apparatus (engines and other vehicles and
associated equipment) and of special equipment not carried on engines was prepared on a
district-wide basis. These standards are used as a baseline for determining new
development's fair share obligation for expanded facilities as growth occurs in the District.
Tables 2 and 3 provide inventories of the District's system facilities and existing fire
equipment, respectively. Land values, building costs, and contents are based on estimates
made by the District.
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Table 2: Existing Fire System Facilities
Amount Unit Cost Total Cost
Existin
Fire Stations
Land' 30.6 acres $ 513,000 $ 15,705,000
Building2 141,275 sq.ft. 332 46,940,000
Building Contents&Equipment3 NA 5,182,000 5.182,000
Subtotal Existing Facilities $ 67,827,000
Administrative and Training Facilities 4
Land 28.4 acres $ 837,540 $ 23,800,000
Building 46,524 sq.ft. 242 11,251,000
Subtotal Existing Facilities $ 35,051,000
Total Existing $ 102,878,000
Existing Capital Fund Balances (2005)' 5,553,000
Total System Facilities $ 108,431,000
NA=Not available or not applicable.
'Land value for 30 Stations. Includes outbuildings and ancillary facilities.
Z Represents 35 buildings distributed among the 30 station sites. Wood and concrete buildings estimated at$354 sq.ft.
replacement cost. Other mobile and sheet metal buildings estimated based on specific structure.
3 Rolling stock and other related equipment listed in Table 3
4 Includes approximately 13 acres in vacant land,central administration,training,communications facilities and repair shops.
Equipment estimates included in Table 3.
5 Fund balances for capacity enhancement projects as of April 2005.
Note:Totals may not add due to rounding.
Sources:Table 3;Contra Costa County Fire District; MuniFinancial.
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Table 3: Existing Fire Equipment Inventory
Replacement
Equipment Description Quantity Cost Total
1500 GPM Pump Type 1 21 $ 370,000 $ 7,770,000
1500 GPM Pump Type 1 - Secondary 19 92,500 1,757,500
Type 2 Engine 4X4 Wildland 4 290,000 1,160,000
Type 3 Engine 4X4 Wildland 19 245,000 4,655,000
Type 4 Engine 4X4 Wildland 5 220,000 1,100,000
Quint Ladder Rescue 6 685,000 4,110,000
Quint Ladder Rescue-Secondary 2 171,250 342,500
Breathing Support Unit 2 395,000 790,000
Water Tender- Secondary 3 68,750 206,250
Trench Rescue 1 115,500 115,500
Confined Space Trailer 2 60,000 120,000
Water Rescue 1 15,000 15,000
Vehicle Equipment N/A 7,096,000 7,096,000
Repair Shop Equipment/Tools N/A 1,547,060 1,547,060
Telecommunications and Radio N/A 4,112,790 4,112,790
Spare Station Cylinders 90 800 72,000
Stationary Fill Stations 5 20,000 100,000
Confined Space Rescue Equipment 1 45,000 45,000
Spare SCBA Packs 1 90,000 90,000
Hoses and Ladders 1 131,000 131,000
Information Systems Equipment N/A 252,000 252,000
Information Systems Software/Services N/A 2,678,000 2,678,000
Nozzle Program N/A 63,000 63,000
Misc Supply/Resource Cage N/A 750,000 750,000
Total Equipment $ 39,079,000
Notes:Valuation based on current replacement value. Totals may not add due to rounding.
Secondary and/or surplus vehicles estimated value by Contra Costa Fire Protection District. Other secondary
vehicles valued at 0.25 of full replacement cost.
Sources:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District,July 2004,April 2005 and August 2005;MuniFinancial.
FIRE FACILITIES TO ACCOMMODATE NEW
DEVELOPMENT
Preliminary plans call for three new fire stations, an additional administrative facility, and
the relocation of four fire stations. Tables 4A and 4B identify the costs associated with
these planned facilities and equipment. The relocation of four existing fire stations is
necessary to provide adequate response-time and services to new development areas.
Relocated stations also have the option to include additional engine companies to meet
service demands as new development occurs. This approach allows for the most efficient
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use of system resources over time.
While these costs were not factored into the computation of the fee, this analysis can
determine if these planned facilities meet or exceed future facilities needs and if projected
fire impact fee revenues would adequately fund those needs. As indicated in Table 4B, the
preliminary planned fire facilities call for just over $28.4 million in funding.
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Table 4A: Preliminary Planned Fire System Facilities
Amount Unit Cost Total Cost
Structures and Land
Fire Station 16(Relocation):'
Land 1.00 acres $ 500,000 $ 500,000
Building Development NA 2,200,000 2,200,000
Subtotal $ 2,700,000
Fire Station 21 (New).-
Land
New).Land 1.00 acres $ - $ -
Building Development NA 2,200,000 2,200,000
Subtotal $ 2,200,000
Fire Station 80(New):
Land 1.00 acres $ 513,000 $ 513,000
Building Development NA 2,200,000 2,200,000
Subtotal $ 2,713,000
Fire Station 84(Relocation):z
Land 1.00 acres $ (513,000) $ (513,000)
Building Development NA 2,200,000 2,200,000
Subtotal $ 1,687,000
Fire Station 85(Relocation):2
Land 1.00 acres $ (513,000) $ (513,000)
Building Development NA 2,200,000 2,200,000
Subtotal $ 1,687,000
Fire Station 86(Relocation):2,3
Land - acres NA $ -
Building Development NA $ 2,200,000 2,200,000
Subtotal $ 2,200,000
Fire Station 89(New):
Land 1.00 acres $ 513,000 $ 513,000
Building Development NA 2,200,000 2,200,000
Subtotal $ 2,713,000
Training, Supply and Administrative Facilities
Apparatus Shop Expansion NA $ 300,000 $ 300,000
Supply Shop Expansion NA 275,000 275,000
Administrative Building Expansion` NA 2,000,000 2,000,000
Subtotal $ 2,575,000
Financing Costs" $ 2,509,000
Structures and Land Subtotal[A] $ 20,984,000
NA=Not available or not applicable.
Additional land purchase costs due to re-location.
z Land already owned by the District. Represents net additional cost or(surplus).
'Land donated to district,no sale revenue assumed.
Assumes$4.5M loan @ 4.8%over 20 year period.
Sources:Table 3;Contra Costa County Fire District; MuniFinancial.
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Table 413: Preliminary Planned Fire System Facilities
Total Cost
Vehicles and Equipment
Existing Vehicles and Equipment $ 39,079,000
Divided by: Existing Service Population 787,900
Standard per Capita ' $ 45
Projected New Service Population (2004-2025) 167,500
Projected Vehicle and Equipment Cost[B] $ 7,477,000
Total Planned New Facilities and Equipment[A+ B] $ 28,461,000
'Assumes 90%cost based on system efficiencies.
Sources:Table 3,4A;Contra Costa County Fire District; MuniFinancial.
FIRE FACILITY STANDARDS
Fire facility standards can be expressed in a number of ways. For example, most fire
districts strive to maintain certain response time standards. Others consider standards in
terms of driving distance from stations. These types of standards are used to determine
the best location of station sites.
In this study, standards are calculated as an investment value or cost per capita, as shown
in Table 5. The total value of existing facilities (as shown in Tables 2 and 3) is divided by
the existing service population to determine the standard per capita in the service
population. The results indicate a facility standard of $187 per resident and $129 per
worker.
These per capita standards are used in the calculation of impact fees.
Table 5: Fire Facilities Existing Standard
Existing Fire Facilities
Fire Stations and Administration $ 108,431,000
Fire Equipment and Rolling Stock 39,079,000
Subtotal $ 147,510,000
Divided by: Existing Service Population 787,900
Facility Standard per Capita $ 187
Cost per Resident $ 187
Cost per Worker' 129
'Worker weighting factor of 0.69 applied to cost per resident.
Sources:Tables 1,2,and 3;MuniFinancial.
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Second, standards may be expressed in terms of types and amounts of facilities per service
population. Table 6 shows these standards. The calculations of these standards are
helpful in illustrating that new development is not being asked to provide proportionally
more facilities than existing development currently enjoys.
Table 6: Fire Facilities System Standards
2004 2025
Service Population 787,900 955,400
Fire Stations 30 33
Population per Station (1,000's) 26.3 29.0
Service Population Growth (2004-2025) 167,500
Fire Stations 3
Population per Station (1,000's) 55.8
New Fire Stations Required at Existing Standard 6.4
Sources:Tables 1,2,and 3;MuniFinancial.
The District currently has thirty stations to accommodate the existing service population
of about 787,000. This situation makes for a ratio of one fire station per 26,300 in the
service population. However, Table 6 shows that even the addition of three new stations
(as referenced in Table 4) will not be enough to maintain the existing ratio of persons per
station under the projected 2025 service population. The existing standard would require
more than 6 new fire stations to accommodate growth in service population over the next
20 years at current service levels. While the number of new stations indicates a lower level
of service, in actuality, the District will maintain service levels through a number of
strategies. These service strategies include adding engine companies to existing stations
and relocating stations to improve service response and availability. Since the CCFPD
already has an extensive service network, the system may be enhanced in targeted,
efficient, and incremental steps.
The $28.4 million in planned facilities is a preliminary number which is likely to fluctuate.
Regular updates to this fee calculation are recommended every 5 years as described in The
Mitigation Fee Act. As actual costs and service needs become known, this updated cost
information will be incorporated in future updates of the fee program.
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FEE SCHEDULE
Table 8 shows the fire facilities impact fee for new development throughout the District
based on the facilities cost per capita shown in Table 5. The cost per capita is converted to
a fee per unit of development based on dwelling unit and building space densities (persons
per dwelling unit and workers per 1,000 square feet of building space). These density
factors include an adjustment for vacant space so they can apply uniformly to all new
construction.
A two percent administrative charge, which will be retained by the District, is included to
cover expenses associated with documenting, collecting and accounting for the fee. The fee
does not include any charge for any of the District's other (non-fee related) administrative
costs.
Table 7: Fire Facilities Impact Fee
Cost per
Land Use Density' Capita Feel Admin3 Total
Residential
Single Family 3.09 $ 187 $ 579 $ 12 $ 591
Multifamily 1.49 187 279 6 285
Nonresidential
Office 350 $ 129 $ 369 $ 7 $ 376
Commercial 400 129 323 6 329
Industrial 600 129 215 4 219
1 Persons per dwelling unit for residential land uses and square feet per employee for nonresidential land
uses.
2 Per dwelling unit for residential uses and per 1,000 square feet for
nonresidential land uses.
3 Administrative charge of 2 percent.
Sources: Table 5;2000 Census,Tables H31 -H33;Public Facilities Fee Study, 1998 Update prepared by
Hausrath Economics Group;MuniFinancial.
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
The fire facilities impact fee would be collected at time of building permit issuance.
Because the District does not have the statutory authority to adopt a fee, it must rely on
the County Board of Supervisors for the authority. In addition, to implement the fee the
District, in cooperation with the County, should:
• Seek to acquire the necessary property for new stations and other fire
protection facilities through purchase or dedication and maintain an updated
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master plan indicating fire facility standards and the types of facilities
anticipated to accommodate growth;
• Develop an annual Capital Improvement Program budget or another
accounting mechanism to indicate where fees are being expended to
accommodate growth;
• Maintain records on use of the administrative charge to justify the amount;
• Comply with the annual and five-year reporting requirements of Government
Code 66001 and 66006; and
• Identify appropriate inflation indexes in the fee ordinance and allow an
automatic inflation adjustment to the fee annually.
For inflation indexes, the District should use separate indexes for land and construction.
The construction index can be based on the District's recent capital project experience or
taken from any reputable published source, such as the Engineering News Record. To
calculate the fee increase, total planned facility costs represented by land or construction,
as appropriate, should weight each index. Because of the propensity for the increase in
land values in the greater San Francisco Bay Area to outpace construction cost increases,
calculating the land index will likely require use of a qualified property appraiser.
MITIGATION FEE ACT FINDINGS
To guide the widespread imposition of development impact fees, the State Legislature
adopted the Mitigation Fee Act (the Act) with Assembly Bill 1600 in 1988 and subsequent
amendments. The Act is contained in California Government Code Section 66000 et seq.
and establishes requirements for the imposition and administration of impact fee
programs. The Act became law in January 1989 and requires local governments to
document the five findings explained in the sections below when adopting an impact fee.
For the fire facilities impact fee to be adopted by Contra Costa County on behalf of the
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, the findings are summarized here and
supported in detail by the report that follows. All statutory references are to the.Act.
PURPOSE OF FEE
For the first finding the County must:
Identify the purpose of the fee. (§66001(a)(1))
The policy of most cities and counties in California is that new development will not
burden existing development with the cost of public facilities required to accommodate
growth. The purpose of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District fire facilities
impact fee is to provide a funding source from new development for fire protection capital
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improvements to serve that new development. The fee advances a legitimate interest of
the County by assuring that new development within the County is provided with
adequate fire protection facilities and services.
USE OF FEE REVENUES
For the second finding the County must:
Identify the use to which the fee is to be put. If the use is financing public facilities,
the facilities shall be identified. That identification may, but need not, be made by
reference to a capital improvement plan as specified in Section 65403 or 66002, may
be made in applicable general or specific plan requirements, or may be made in
other public documents that identify the public facilities for which the fee is
charged. (§66001(a)(2))
The fire facilities impact fee will fund expanded facilities to serve new development. All
planned facilities will be located within the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
boundaries:
• Land for fire station and other fire protection related structures;
• Fire stations including furniture and other equipment;
• Fire apparatus including equipped engines and other vehicles;
• Medical response, hazardous materials, training, and other specialized fire
fighting equipment.
• Potential financing costs associated with the above.
Planned fire facilities are preliminarily identified in this report. This report provides
preliminary description and cost estimate for planned facilities. The District should
consider preparing a Master Plan, a Capital Improvement Plan, or both to provide
additional details and proposed timing for construction/acquisition of facilities.
H.NEF-/T RELAT/ONSH/P
For the third finding the County must:
Determine how there is a reasonable relationship between the fee's use and the
type of development project on which the fee is imposed. (§66001(a)(3))
The District will restrict fee revenues to the acquisition of land, construction of public
buildings, and purchase of related equipment, furnishings, vehicles, and services that serve
new development. Fire facilities funded by the fee will provide the proportionate share of
fire protection facilities to accommodate new development. These facilities will
contribute to the district-wide network of services accessible to the additional residents
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and workers associated with new development. Thus, there is a reasonable relationship
between the use of fee revenues and the residential and nonresidential types of new
development that will pay the fee.
HuROEN RELATIONSHIP
For the fourth finding the County must:
Determine how there is a reasonable relationship between the need for the public
facility and the type of development project on which the fee is imposed.
(§66001(a)(4))
Service population provides an indicator of the demand for the facilities needed to
accommodate growth. Service population is calculated based on residents associated with
residential development and employment associated with nonresidential development. To
calculate a single per capita standard, one worker is weighted less than one resident based
on an analysis of the relative demand for fire facilities by land use type.
The need for the fee is based on the facility standards identified in this report and the
growth in the District's service population projected through 2025. Facilities standards are
based on the District's planned facilities and growth for that area through 2025. The
resulting facilities standards reflected in the calculated fees are slightly lower than the
District's existing fire facilities standards. This reflects anticipated increased efficiencies in
fire service delivery as a semi-rural area intensifies its density.
See the Fire Facilities Service Population section for a description of how service population
and growth projections are calculated. Facility standards are described in the Fire Facility
Standards section.
PROPORTIONALITY
For the fifth finding the County must:
Determine how there is a reasonable relationship between the amount of the fee
and the cost of the public facility or portion of the public facility attributable to
the development on which the fee is imposed. (§66001(b))
This reasonable relationship between the fire facility impact fee for a specific development
project and the cost of the facilities attributable to that project is based on the estimated
size of the service population that the project will accommodate. The total fee for a
specific project is based on its size as measured by dwelling units or building square feet.
The fee schedule converts the estimated service population that a development project will
accommodate into a fee based on the size of the project. Larger projects of a certain land
use type will have a higher service population and pay a higher fee than smaller projects of
the same land use type. Thus, the fee schedule ensures a reasonable relationship between
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the public facility fee for a specific development project and the cost of the facilities
attributable to that project.
See the Fire Facilities Service Population section for a description of how service population
is determined for different types of land uses using occupancy density factors. See the Fee
Schedule section for a presentation of the fire facilities fee schedule.
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APPENDIX
Table Al: Existing System Facilities - Fire Stations
Building
Land Area Size Sq. Building Equipment
Description Sq.ft. ft. Land Value Cost Inventory
Fire Station 1` 38,620 4,240 $ 1,300,000 $ 1,500,960 $ 100,000
Fire Station 2 43,560 3,324 400,000 $ 1,176,696 75,000
Fire Station 3 31,929 5,532 1,000,000 $ 1,958,328 100,000
Fire Station 4 20,849 2,691 300,000 $ 952,614 75,000
Fire Station 5 70,560 3,384 1,000,000 $ 1,197,936 795,240
Fire Station 6' 31,300 6,590 1,250,000 $ 2,332,860 100,000
Fire Station 6 Storage 300 $ 106,200 25,000
Fire Station 6 Outbuilding 2,380 $ 842,520 75,000
Fire Station 7 37,128 4,550 400,000 $ 1,610,700 150,000
Fire Station 8 10,000 2,246 600,000 $ 795,084 75,000
Fire Station 9 37,400 2,215 $ 700,000 $ 784,110 $ 50,000
Fire Station 10' 522,720 4,540 - 1,607,160 100,000
Fire Station 11 43,560 5,600 1,000,000 1,982,400 75,000
Fire Station 12 16,120 4,000 200,000 1,416,000 100,000
Fire Station 13 18,300 3,663 300,000 1,296,702 100,000
Fire Station 14 18,000 8,500 300,000 3,009,000 1,997,500
Fire Station 15 3,300 7,500 1,200,000 2,655,000 100,000
Fire Station 16 32,670 2,268 500,000 802,872
Fire Station 16 Outbuilding 1,170 125,000 75,000
Fire Station 17 15,000 2,784 300,000 985,536 75,000
Fire Station 18 2,025 924 50,000 327,096 25,000
Fire Station 192 43,680 1,800 - - 25,000
Fire Station 222 32,234 5,500 - 1,947,000 -
Fire Station 69 16,607 7,835 500,000 2,773,590 75,000
Fire Station 70 26,136 3,904 700,000 300,000 214,000
Fire Station 81 42,500 10,000 600,000 3,540,000 100,000
Fire Station 81 Outbuilding 1,600 30,000
Fire Station 82 30,928 5,600 600,000 1,982,400 75,000
Fire Station 83 31,000 3,090 400,000 1,093,860 100,000
Fire Station 83 Outbuilding 1,700 75,000
Fire Station 84 22,275 5,836 400,000 2,065,944 100,000
Fire Station 85 25,000 1,941 300,000 687,114 75,000
Fire Station 86 26,600 2,968 200,000 1,050,672 75,000
Fire Station 87 21,780 5,600 600,000 1,982,400
Fire Station 88 21,780 5.500 600.000 1,947,000 75.000
Total 1,333,561 141,275 $15,700,000 $46,940,000 $5,182,000
Note:Totals may not add due to rounding.
Stations house 2 engine companies
Co-located with training facilities.
Z Leased Facilities
Source:Contra Costa County Fire District
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Table A2: Existing System Facilities -Administration and Training
Land Area Building Building
Description Sq.ft. Size Sq.ft. Land Value Cost
Admin Bid 1 65,340 7,793 $ 500,000 $ 1,753,425
Admin Bid 2 21,630 1,680 200,000 150,000
Admin Bid 3 - 1,385 - 75,000
Apparatus Shop 522,720 5,736 12,000,000 1,347,960
Communication Building 43,560 4,136 300,000 1,447,600
Communication Structure - - - 1,000,000
Communication Shed - 936 - 327,112
Communication Outbuilding - - - 100,000
Training Facility 1 - 4,800 - 2,000,000
Training Facility 2 - 3,500 - 200,000
Training Facility 3 - 1,800 - 150,000
Training Facility 4 - - - 300,000
Training Facility 5 - 7,750 - 800,000
Training Facility 6 - 6,000 - 1,500,000
Training Facility 7 - 1,008 - 100,000
Vacant land 1 26,572 - 400,000 -
Vacant land 2 23,958 - 400,000 -
Vacant land 3 534,046 10,000,000 -
Totals 1,237,825 46,524 $23,800,000 $11,251,000
Note:Totals may not add due to rounding.
Source:Contra Costa County Fire District
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