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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1151ORDINANCE NO..:Ll ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING DEVELOPMENT FEES FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS The CITY COUNCIL of the City of Burlingame, California, does hereby ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. Statement of Intent The City Council of the City of Burlingame hereby finds and declares that it is necessary to provide for future construc- Lion and enlargement of major arterials and traffic control devices for the primary purposes of carrying through traffic and providing a network of roads within the areas of the waterfront commercial and light industrial zones of the City of Burlingame, 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 the life, health, property and public welfare of the area served, and of all persons occupying the properties of the described areas. The specific improvements are described in the report of the Public Works Director of the City of Burlingame filed with this Council, setting forth proposed area of benefit, the boundaries of which are specifically described as all of the waterfront commercial and light industrial zones of the City with the exception of that areas south and east of Broadway and Rollins Road. The Council further finds and declares that the contri- bution of the above-described improvements will (a) enhance the economic value of the occupants, businesses, leaseholds and landowners throughout the area by providing for traffic safety on or near the real property in said area, thereby reducing the 5/31/79 -1- probability of bodily injury and property damage, make said area more accesible 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 and more efficient. 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 and safe transportation facilities as stated hereinabove. Section 2. Confirmation of Area and Costs The Bayfront Area of Benefit is hereby created having the boundaries as described above. It is determined that all property within the benefit area will be benefited by the con- struction of the public improvements set forth in said report of the Public Works Director. The estimated construction costs of said improvements of $2,000,000, as set forth in the report of the Director of Public Works, are hereby confirmed. Section 3. Required Participation All persons constructing new buildings or adding more than one thousand ( 1,000) square feet of gross floor area to existing buildings within said area 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 area. Changes of use of existing buildings to a use requiring a higher charge shall require the payment of the difference between the charges. Section 4. Fees Fees are hereby established for all property within the Bayfront Area of Benefit, which fees shall be paid prior to the issuance ing amounts and shall of a building permit for construction by required participants within said area. Said fees sha11 be in the follow-' be prorated for portions of an acre: -2- an Uses Charge Office uses $245 per thousand square feet of building Restaurant uses $775 per thousand square feet of building Hotel uses $ 55 per room Office warehouse uses $140 per thousand square feet of building Car rental uses $1,800 per acre Commercial recreation $1,350 per acre uses Uses not identified or not reasonably within the above classifications shall pay such charge as may be determined by the Director of Public Works, subject to an appeal to the City Council. Combined uses shall pay fees for the area of each use. Section 5. Use of Funds All charges collected pursuant to this ordinance shall be placed in a special fund to be known as the Bayfront Benefit Area Fund. Payments from said fund shall be limited to costs related to construction design and right-of-way acquisition for the improvements set forth in the above -referenced report of the Director of Public Works or for the reimbursement pursuant', to 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. Additionally, said funds may be used to reimburse City for any city funds advanced for either construction or developer reim- bursement purposes in connection with the completion of said work' if said city funds exceed more than 60 per cent of actual costs of the improvements. Section 6. This ordinance shall be published as required by law. ayot -3- by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN: An3sts^€aj�_E��:^w�nACrt�s�y-i�1a�^Gan NOES: COUNCILMEN:[`Jone ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: P1at3g�n9 �f, , / �� -(,, ,� City Clerk r; -4- I, EVELYN H. HILL, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Burlingame City Council held on the 4th day of June, 1979, and was adopted thereafter at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 18th day of June, 1979, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN: An3sts^€aj�_E��:^w�nACrt�s�y-i�1a�^Gan NOES: COUNCILMEN:[`Jone ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: P1at3g�n9 �f, , / �� -(,, ,� City Clerk r; -4-