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
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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.
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by the following vote:
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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:
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