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Time Set # 24.
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| Board of Supervisors |
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| Hold a public hearing and adopt resolution to revise the Development Impact Mitigation Fee on behalf of the Winters Fire Protection District. (No general fund impact) (Nunes) |
| Recommended Action |
| Hold a public hearing and adopt resolution to revise the Development Impact Mitigation Fee on behalf of the Winters Fire Protection District to implement their updated development impact mitigation fees for fire protection services. |
| Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
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Safe Communities |
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| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
Future residential and commercial development is projected to impact capital facilities necessary to maintain current levels of fire protection services. The development impact fee program provides necessary funds to mitigate the impacts of new development on fire district capital facilities and equipment.
The purpose of the program is to establish a fire mitigation fee that generates the funds necessary to acquire capital facilities and equipment that will maintain current levels of fire protection, emergency medical and related services necessitated by new development.
The State Development Mitigation Fee Act provides authority and framework for local agencies to establish impact mitigation fee programs. The law requires that agencies must study and provide necessary information to support the imposition of fees within the district. In January 2004, the Board of Supervisors adopted a Fire District Development Impact Mitigation Fee Ordinance that authorizes the imposition of fire development impact fees.
Based on the methodology developed by a consultant, BAE Urban Economics, the Winters Fire Protection District (WFPD) has completed the required capital facility and equipment plans and development impact fee studies.The district has also adopted the required resolutions that declare the need to establish a fire protection impact fee program to adequately serve new development and acquire capital facilities to maintain the current levels of fire protection services. A copy of the study by BAE is attached (Attachment C).
The BAE study established the maximum fee for single-family homes of $0.92/square foot for fire protection costs and $1,165/unit for other types of service calls, which amounts to a combined maximum of $3,005/unit fee (based on an average of 2,000 square feet/unit). For multifamily housing, the study established maximum fees of $0.88/square foot plus $1,008/unit, which amounts to a maximum fee of $1,888/unit (based on an average of 1,000 square feet/unit). For mobile homes, the maximum fee was established at $0.92/square foot plus $934/unit, which amounts to a maximum fee of $2,038/unit (based on an average of $1,200 square feet/unit). Given the relatively large increase in the fee since last adopted, the WFPD decided to adopt a lower fee for single family homes and mobile homes at $2,000/unit.
For non-residential development, the study established a maximum combined fee of $1,189 per 1,000 square feet of retail development, $812 per 1,000 square feet of industrial development, and $1,812 per 1,000 square feet of office development. WFPD decided to adopt a consistent $0.48/square foot combined fee for all non-residential development.
WFPD has approved the necessary resolution by their board (Attachment B). The following table details the amount of the current fees and lists the proposed fees for different categories.
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Current Fee |
Proposed Fee |
| Residential (Single Family) Fee |
$1,000/unit |
$2,000/unit |
| Multi-Family Dwelling Fee |
n/a |
$1,888/unit |
| Commercial/Light Industrial/Retail Fee |
$430.04/1000 sq. ft. |
$0.48/sq. ft. |
Staff recommends approval of the attached resolution updating the Winters Fire Protection District development impact fees as noted above through the county's fee resolution (Attachment A). The fee would take effect 60 days after adoption of the resolution by the Board of Supervisors and payment is required prior to the issuance of a building permit. |
| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
| Winters Fire Protection District; Office of the County Counsel |
| Competitive Bid Process |
| N/A |
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