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RESOLUTION NO. 96-9
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH
RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AMENDMENTS TO
RESOLUTION NO. 4234, SETTING FORTH
PROVISIONS FOR ADJUSTMENTS IN THE
AMOUNTS OF THE TRANSPORTATION
FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT
FEE FOR PRE-EXISTING DEVELOPMENT,
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 22B OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL
BEACH DOES HEREBY RECOMMEND AS FOLLOWS:
Section I. PlII:pose The purpo~e of thIs Resolution I~ to proVIde
recommendatIons to the CIty Council relatmg to provIsions for adJustments 10 the amounts of
the Transportation Faclhtles and Programs Development Fee for pre-exlstmg development, as
such adJustments are provIded for 10 Chapter 228 of the Code of the CIty of Seal Beach, and
CIty Counctl Resolution 4234, as amended
Section 2. Pubhc HeaTIng The PlanDlng CommIssIon conducted a pubhc
heanng on March 20, 1996, and receIved pubhc comments, both wntten and oral, regard 109 the
proposed amendments.
Section 3. Fmdmgs. Pursuant to Resolution 4234, as amended, the CIty
Counctl may determme the appropnate amounts for the TransportatIOn Factlltles and Programs
Development Fee.
A. Section 3.E of Resolution No. 4234 IndIcates "The only faIr and eqUItable
way of secunng adequate revenues necessary to fund such IInprovements IS through a fee based
on the extent to whIch new development generates addItIOnal traffic volumes that Impact the
artenal street system."
B. Resolution No 4234 or Chapter 228 of the Code of the CIty of Seal Beach
does not address how to calculate "addItIOnal traffic volumes that Impact the artenal street
system. "
C The CIty CounCIl WIshes to prOVIde dIrection to cIty staff and developers
of pnvately-owned property as to how the calculation of the TransportatIon FaCIlities and
Programs Development Fee win be calculated 10 a faIr and eqUItable way so as to secure
adequate revenues necessary to fund such Improvements through a fee based on the extent to
whIch new development generates addItional traffic volumes that Impact the artenal street
system. The CIty Counctl has referred thl~ matter to the Plannmg CommIssIon for revIew and
recommendations.
D. The length of time between a vacancy and the subsequent development or
use of eIther a parcel of land or a structure can result 10 slgmficantly dIfferent traffic patterns
than existing patterns, which could adversely Impact the eXlstmg roadway system Improvements
contemplated wlthm the "Fmal Report - City of Seal Beach Traffic Impact Fee Study" Those
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adverse Impacts have been shown to mcrease slgmficantly over time Therefore, the CIty will
develop a methodology to reflect thIS adverse traffic Impact by requITIng a greater fee payment
to be Imposed based on the mcreasmg length of a vacancy of a parcel of land or a structure.
E. The Planmng CommissIon recommends to the CIty Counctl that an
amendment to CIty CouncIl Resolution 4234 IS necessary, whIch will specIfy the procedure for
cIty staff to follow m calculatmg the appropnate TransportatIon Facilities and Programs
Development Fee adJustment when an apphcation for a bUlldmg permIt IS receIved on a property
proposed for expansIOn or new development whIch had a pre-exlstmg traffic-generatmg land use
eXlstmg.
Section 4. AdlUstment of the Amount of the Transportation Faclhtles and
Programs Development Fee The Planmng CommissIon recommends that a new Section 5 of
Seal Beach CIty Counctl ResolutIOn No 4234 be added to read as follows:
"SectIOn 5. AdJUstment of the Amount of the TransportatIOn
Faclhtles and Prol!rams Develooment Fee on PrevIOusly Develooed
Prooerty AdJustment of the amount of the TransportatIOn
Facihtles and Programs Development Fee for prevIOusly
developed, but currently vacant property whIch generates less
vehIcle tnps than the prevIous land use, at the time of new
development plan submittal, shall be determmed by the DIrector
of Development ServIces m accordance with the fee/umt set forth
in Section 4, above, and adJusted m accordance with the followmg
table:
Time of Vacancy of Structure/Parcel
Amount of Fee to be Paid
0.0 to 0.5 years
0.51 to 1.0 years
1 01 to 2 0 years
2 01 to 3 0 years
3.01 to 4.0 years
No Fee
25% of Fee
50% of Fee
75% of Fee
100% of Fee
Note: TIme from submISSion of a complete Coastal Development
Permit apphcatlon to tIme of approval of a Coastal Development
PermIt by the Callforma Coastal CommIssion shall not be counted
m the above time penods "
Section 5 Renumbenng of Appropriate SectIOns of ResolutIon No 4234 In
addItion, the Planning CommIssion hereby recommends to the City CounCil that eXlstmg Section
5 through SectIOn 10 of CIty CounCil Resolution No 4234 are hereby renumbered as Section
6 through Section 11, respectively.
Section 6 EnVironmental ReView The Planmng CommIssion hereby
recommends to the CIty Counctl that the adoption of thl~ Resolution adJustmg the methodology
for determinmg the amounts of the City's Transportation Faclhtles And Programs Fee on
prevIously developed property IS categoncally exempt from review under the Cahfornla
EnVIronmental Quabty Act ("CEQA ") pursuant to CEQA GUldehnes SectIOns 15300 I, 15305
and 15306.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planmng CommIssIon
of the CIty of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the 17th day of Apnl
_, 1996, by the followmg vote.
A YES: CommIssIoners Brown. Campbell. and Dahlman
NOES: CommiSSIOners None
ABSENT: CommIssIoners Law
ABSTAIN: CommIssIoners Shaq>
YJ crJj;;e/tJ)}, f Il~
Patncla E Campbell, 'ChalrPer n
Planmng CommIssIon
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Whittenberg, Secretary
Planmng CommIssIon
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