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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 17511 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ORDINANCE NO. 1751 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME ADOPTING GENERAL IMPROVEMENT POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT FEES FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THE NORTH BURLINGAME/ROLLINS ROAD SPECIFIC PLANNING AREA The CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF BURLINGAME does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. Ixr September 2004, the City Council adopted the North Burlingame/Rollins Road Specific Plan as an amendment to the City's General Plan. The Specific Plan identifies a series of improvements that are necessary to improve the area so that the goals of the Specific Plan, and in turn, the City's General Plan, can be accomplished as the area is developed. The City Council of the City of Burlingame hereby finds and declares that itis necessary to provide for future construction, improvement, and enhancement of public arterials and access, and to impose charges to support and defer the costs of the benefits rendered to owners and occupants of lands enjoying these improvements. The City Council further finds and declares that such improvements are necessary to safeguard and improve the life, health, property, and public welfare of the area served, and of all persons occupying the properties of the Specific Plan Area. The specific improvements are described in the Specific Plan adopted by the City Council in September 2004, setting the proposed areas of benefit, the boundaries of which are specifically described in the Specific Plan. The improvements for the Rollins Road area are different in type and intensity from those proposed for the El Camino Real North area; therefore, it is appropriate and fair to separate those areas for purposes of valuation and benefit. In addition, the fees are calculated upon the basis that the City will contribute fifty percent of the cost o£ the proposed improvements, and sixty percent with regard to development of square footage of duplexes and multiple family dwellings as a means of encouraging residential development. The Council further finds and declares that the contribution of the above�lescribed improvements will enhance the economic value of the occupants, businesses, leaseholds and landowners throughout the areaby providing for traffic and pedestrian safety on or near the real 3/21/2005 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 property in said area, thereby reducing the probability of bodily injury and property damage, make said area more accessible to emergency services, such as fire and police, and enhance and promote aesthetic and environmental quality on or near the occupants of the real and personal property by making access to said properties quicker, more efficient, and more inviting. It is the intention of the City Council that this ordinance be enacted pursuant to the City's police power for the construction of effective, safe, and attractive transportation facties as stated hereinabove. Section 2. Confirmation of Areas and Costs. The North Burlingame/Rollins Road Area is hereby divided into two areas of benefit: (a) The Rollins Road Area of Benefit is hereby created, being within the boundaries of the North Burlingame/Rollins Road Specific Plan Area located to the east of the railroad tracks as shown in Figure 1-2 of the Specific Plan. It is determined that all property within this benefit area will be benefitted by the construction of the public improvements set forth in the Rollins Road Area of Benefit as described in the North Burlingame/Rollins Road Specific Plan. The estimated construction costs of these improvements of $766,384, as prepared by the Public Works Department and as set forth in the North Burlingame/Rollins Road Specific Plan, are hereby confirmed. (b) The El Camino Real Nort h Area of Benefit is hereby created, being within the boundaries of the North Burlingame/Rollins Road Specific Plan Area located to the west of the railroad tracks as shown in Figure 1-2 of the Specific Plan. It is determined that all property within this benefit area will be benefitted by the construction of the public improvements set forth in the El Camino Real North Areaof Benefit as described in the North Burlingame/Rollins Road Specific Plan. The estimated construction costs of these improvements of $1,473,793, as prepared by the Public Works Department and as set forth in the North Burlingame/Rollins Road Specific Plan, are hereby confirmed. 3/21/2005 -2- 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Section 3. Required Participation. (a) Alt persons constructing new buildings or adding more than one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area to existing buildings within these areas of benefit are required to participate in the system of regulatory charges hereinafter set forth to insure that all of the objectives set forth in Section 1 are achieved. Additions shall only require the payment for the added square footage of structure. Changes of use of or within existing buildings to a use requiring a higher charge shall require payment for the floor area devoted to the new use. (b) In addition, all persons constructing new buildings or adding more than onethousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area to existing buildings within these areas of benefit shall purchase and install the streetscape improvements along all street frontages under the streetscape program established pursuant to the North Burlingame/Rollins Road Specific Plan. Section 4. Fees. Fees are hereby established for all property within the North Burlingame/Rollins Road Areas of Benefit; one-half of said fees shall be deposited with submittal of the project assessment for traffic allocation or planning application to the Planning Department and the remaining one-half shall be paid prior to the approval of final framing of buildings or additions subj ect to this ordinance. In the case of a change of use within abuilding, the fee shall be paid one-half at the time of application for a conditional use permit and one-half before scheduling the final inspection of tenant improvements for the change in use; if no tenant improvements axe contemplated, the second one-half shall be paid within thirty 30) days of the approval fo the conditional use permit. Any project which has submitted a project assessment or planning application prior to the effective date of any amendment to this ordinance but has not received a building permit, shall at the time of receiving the building permit, pay any difference between the amount paid at the submittal of the project assessment or application and the amount of the fee established by that amendment. These fees shall be in the following amounts: 3/21/200 -3- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 (a) Rollins Road Area of Benefit (b) El Camino Real North Area of Benefit (i) Mulriple family dwelling or duplex use ---- (ii) Any use other than multiple family dwelling or duplex $0.42 per square foot of building $0.42 per square foot of building $0.53 per square foot of building Determination as to the appropriate classification of a use shall be determined by the City Planner, subject to an appeal to the City Council filed no later than ten (10) days following determination by the City Planner. An appeal must be in writing and filed with the City Clerk within the required time period. Fees shall be annually reviewed beginning in 2006 and adjusted to reflect the increase or decrease in the latest Engineering News Record Highway Construction Cost Index, as of July 1 of each year. This fee adjustment shall not be applied to a project for which the one-half deposit as provided above has been made. If a project does not proceed to construction for reasons determined by the City Planner to be beyond the control of the applicant, the portion of the development fee on deposit with the City may be returned to the applicant. Planning and environmental fees will not be returned. Section 5. Use of Funds. All charges collected pursuant to this ordinance shall be placed in one of two special funds, either the Rollins Road Benefit Area Fund or the El Camino Real Nort h Benefit Area Fund, as applicable under this ordinance. Payments from these funds shall be limited to costs related to design, right of way acquisition, and roadway, pedestrian, landscaping, and circulation improvements set forth in the North Burlingame/Rollins Road Specific Plan or for reimbursement pursuant to the agreement of a property owner required to construct a portion of said improvements, the construction costs of which exceed the charges which would otherwise be required of said developer, and only for those improvements located in the applicable area of benefit defined by this ordinance. Additionally, these funds may be used to 3/21/2005 -4- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 reimburse the City for any City funds advanced for improvement or developer reimbursement purposes in connection with the completion of the improvement work in the area of benefit if the advanced City funds exceed more than 50 percent of actual costs of the improvements. Section 6. This ordinance shall be published as required by law and shall take effect sixty (60) days after its adoption. / afyor I, DORIS MORTENSEN, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 7"' day of March, 2005, and adopted thereafter at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 215` day of March, 2005, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BAYLOCK, COFFEY, GALLIGAN,NAGEL, O'MAHONY NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE 3/21/2005 -5- r City Clerk ,