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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 05152007 - C.2 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ' Contra FROM: MAURICE M. SHIU, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR „� . Costa Gl 40 DATE: MAY 15, 2007 �o .�r`' County SUBJECT: APPROVE Traffic Mitigation Fee Adjustment for the Senior Housing Project of the Alamo Creek Subdivision(SUB 8381) developed by Shapell Homes, Danville area. (District TII) SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director,or designee,to grant a reduction in the traffic mitigation fee for the South County Area of Benefit Fee, Tri-Valley Transportation Fee, Southern Contra Costa County Sub- Regional Fee, and Southern Contra Costa County Regional Fee for the senior housing project of the Alamo Creek Subdivision (SUB 8381) developed by Shapell Homes, Danville area. (South County AOB Fund No. 0642, Tri- Valley Transportation Fee Fund No. 8288, Southern Contra Costa Sub-Regional Fee Fund No. 8214, Southern Contra Costa Regional Fee Fund No. 8215) (District TII) FISCAL IMPACT: There will be no impact to the General Funds. There will be a reduction in the traffic mitigation fees collected for the South County Area of Benefit Fee,Tri-Valley Transportation Fee,Southern Contra Costa County Sub-Regional Fee, and Southern Contra Costa County Regional Fee if the reduction is granted. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: ❑x SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ,tom ACTION OF BO N /'/ /v -90 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _� OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT ./ COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ®�'¢'� ) MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE AYES: NOES: DATE SHOWN. ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Contact: Bill Fernandez 313-2294 BF:CL:JL:tr G:\TransEng\2007\BO-TE\BO Sr Housing_AOB fee adjust Alamo Crk.doc ATTESTED JOHN.0 LEN/VC ERKoC'OFTHE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS cc: S.Kowalewski,Transportation Engineering C.Lau,Transportation Engineering J.LaRocque,Transportation Engineering BY: DEPUTY SUBJECT: APPROVE Traffic Mitigation Fee Adjustment for the Senior Housing Project of the Alamo Creek Subdivision(SUB 8381) developed by Shapell Homes, Danville area. (District III) DATE: May 15, 2007 PAGE: 2 of 2 REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS AND BACKGROUND: Shapell Homes requested the reduction in the applicable traffic mitigation fees for the senior housing project portion of the Alamo Creek Subdivision. According to Section VII of Ordinance No.96-27(South County Area of Benefit), Section VI of Ordinance No. 98-35(Tri-Valley Transportation Fee),and Section VI of Ordinance No. 96- 26 (Southern Contra Costa Sub-Regional Fee and Southern Contra Costa Regional Fee),the Board of Supervisors have the discretion to adjust the traffic mitigation fees collected for senior housing. Upon decision by the Board of Supervisors, the applicable traffic mitigation fees due will be determined prior to issuance of any building permit,and will be calculated based on the latest version of the Institute of Transportation Engineering Trip Generation Manual and the trip generation analysis submitted by Shapell Homes to Public Works for review and approval. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION: If the fee reduction request is not approved,Shapell Homes will be charged the current applicable traffic mitigation fee for the proposed senior housing project. i" u Hexagon Transportation Consultants, Inc. 40 South Market Street,Suite 600•San Jose, California 95113•(408)971-6100 • Fax(408)971-6102 March 6,2007 Marshall Torre Shapell Industries 100 North Milpitas Blvd. Milpitas,CA 95035 Re: Traffic Impact Fee Analysis for the Alamo Creek Senior Apartment Complex Dear Marshall: This letter report presents the results of a traffic impact fee analysis that was conducted for the proposed 120- unit senior apartment development in Alamo Creek.The purpose of the analysis was to determine the appropriate traffic impact fees consistent with the Contra Costa County Ordinances that are applicable to the Alamo Creek senior apartment project. Based on our review of the ordinances,it is our understanding that the Alamo Creek development is required to pay impact fees to several"Areas of Benefit"(AOB).Table 1 below shows the AOB's relevant to Alamo Creek,the ordinance number and the applicable impact fees. Table 1 Traffic Impact Fees for Alamo Creek Land Uses Impact Fee Single Multi Area of Benefit Ordinance Family' Family' Other Tri Valley Transportation Development 98-36 1,515 1,060 1,515 South County 96-27 1,612 - 1,612 Southern Contra Costa Regional 96-26 2,128 2,128 Southern Contra Costa Sub-Regional 96-26 792 - 792 Total 6,047 1,060 6,047 ' Fee in$$per unit 2 Fee in$$per peak hour trip The applicable impact fees for senior apartments would fall under the"other"land use category and,according to all ordinances,should be calculated based on the number of(PM)peak-hour trips that the development is expected to generate.Although the ITE Trip Generation Manual contains (limited)peak-hour traffic generation data for senior adult housing,we are of the opinion that local senior housing facilities would provide more accurate traffic generation characteristics.Therefore,a trip generation survey was conducted at similar senior housing facilities in the region.Three sites were surveyed: 1. Sycamore Place,a 72-unit low income senior apartment complex in Danville, 2. The Gardens,a 172-unit senior apartment complex in Pleasanton,and 3. Le Mirador,a 140-unit senior housing development in San Jose. The survey data showed a high degree of consistency between the surveyed sites.The PM peak-hour rate varied from 0.20 to 0.26 trips per unit.The average surveyed rate was 0.22 trips per unit.Table 2 presents a summary of the survey results. Marshall Torre Traffic Impact Fee Analysis for the Alamo Creek Senior Apartment Project March 6, 2007 Page 2 of 2 Table 2 Surveyed PM Peak Hour Trips at Senior Apartments PM Peak Trips Minimum Number of Hour per Facility City Age Units offered at Units Trips Unit Sycamore Place Danville 62+ Affordable Rate 72 19 0.26 The Gardens Pleasanton 62+ 50%Market Rate 172 34 0.20 50%Affordable Le Mirador San Jose 55+ Market Rate 140 32 0.23 Totals 384 85 0.22 The average rate of 0.22 trips per unit was used to calculate the various traffic impact fees for the Alamo Creek senior apartment project.The resulting individual impact fees are shown in Table 3. Table 3 Traffic Impact Fees for Alamo Creek Senior Apartments Impact Fee Peak-Hour Impact Fee Total Fee Per Peak Trips per per Unit for 120 Units Area of Benefit Ordinance Hour Trip Unit in $$ in $$ Tri Valley Transportation Development 98-36 1,515 0.22 333.30 39,996 South County 96-27 1,612 0.22 354.64 42,557 Southern Contra Costa Regional 96-26 2,128 0.22 468.16 56,179 Southern Contra Costa Sub-Regional 96-26 792 0.22 174.24 20,909 Total 6,047 1,330.34 159,641 Based on the rate of 0.22 PM peak-hour vehicle trips per unit,the impact fee for the entire senior apartment complex would be almost$160,000 or about$1,330 per unit. This concludes our traffic impact fee analysis for the Alamo Creek senior apartment project. If you have any questions,please do not hesitate to call. Sincerely, HEXAGON TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANTS,INC. At van den Hout Principal Associate