Ord 684
ORDINANCE NO 684
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY
ADOPTING UPDATED DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES FOR WATER SYSTEM
CAPACITY AND SEWER CONNECTION
WHEREAS, development projects in the City place new demands on the City's
infrastructure and ability to provide services, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway has the authority, pursuant to
section 66000 et seq of the California Government Code, to levy fees upon
development projects to defray all or a portion of the costs of public improvements,
public services and community amenities related to the development project; and
WHEREAS, Sections 5471 and 5474 of the California Health and Safety Code
require that new water and sewer fees be adopted by ordinance, approved by two-thirds
of the members of the legislative body; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary to mitigate the impacts of new
development on water and sewer infrastructure, and to recover the proportional capital
costs for City services, and
WHEREAS, the City completed a comprehensive Development Impact Fee
Study and resulting report, which was presented at a City Council workshop on
September 9, 2008; and
WHEREAS, the Development Impact Fee Study identified capital costs and the
associated proportional costs to new development; and
WHEREAS, an updated impact fee schedule has been developed, which is
consistent with the City Council's direction at the September 9, 2008 workshop, and
WHEREAS, the proposed updates to the existing impact fees for water and
sewer are calculated so that they do not exceed the reasonable proportional costs of
providing the services for which the impact fees are imposed; and
WHEREAS, the proposed fees will supersede any previously established impact
fees for the specified water system capacity fees and sewer connection fees, and
WHEREAS, the adopted fees will be evaluated each year to ensure consistency
with the City Council's direction to achieve cost recovery; and
WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing has been held, allowing for public
comment on the proposed adoption of said fees
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Poway
as follows
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct, and the City Council so finds and
determines.
Section 2. The City Council finds and determines that the adoption of the updated and
new Development Impact Fees is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to California Code of Regulations, title 14, section
15273(a)(4), and further finds that the proposed impact fees are for the purpose of
funding capital projects, and are at the level necessary to maintain service levels in
existing service areas, as discussed in more detail in the Development Impact Fee
Study
Section 3. The City Council hereby adopts the following Development Impact Fees,
which shall supersede any previously established impact fees for the specified City
services
a. Water System Capacity Fees
Proposed Fees
Meter Size EDUs1 Capacity Fee 2
'y." Turbine 1 0 $ 3,026
1" Turbine 1 8 $ 5,448
1-1/2" Turbine 2.8 $ 8,474
2" Turbine 45 $ 13,619
2" Compound 45 $ 13,619
3" Compound 80 $ 24,211
4" Compound 136 $ 41,159
6" Compound 280 $ 84,739
8" Compound 51 8 $156,767
1 EDU = Equivalent Dwelling Units
2 Capacity fee = EDUs X fee per EDU ($3,026)
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b Sewer Connection Fees - Per Unit of Development
Development Type Development Proposed Fees
Units 1
North 2 South 2
Residential, Rural DU $6,470 $5,836
Residential, Single-Family DU $6,470 $5,836
Residential, Multi-Family DU $6,470 $5,836
Residential, Mobile Home DU $6,470 $5,836
Commercial KSF $3,235 $2,918
Light Industrial KSF $1,078 $ 973
Industrial Park KSF $1,078 $ 973
Note Commercial fees shown in this table are for the first 2,000 square feet; industrial
fees shown in this table are for the first 6,000 square feet; fees for additional building area
may be based on fixture units per Resolution 96-096
1 Units of Development: DU = dwelling unit; KSF = 1,000 gross square feet of building
area
2 The north service area includes the area served by the Camino del Valle lift station, the
south service area includes the remainder of the sewer service area
Section 4. The impact fees set forth in Section 3 above shall become effective on
February 4, 2009
Section 5 This Ordinance shall require a two-thirds vote of the City Council per
Sections 5471 and 5474 of the California Health and Safety Code
Section 6. This Ordinance shall not be codified.
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EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty
(30) days after the date of this passage; and before the expiration of fifteen (15) days
after its passage, it shall be published once with the names and members voting for and
against the same in the Po way News Chieftain, a newspaper of general circulation
published in the City of Poway
Introduced and first read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Poway held this 2nd day of December 2008 and thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED at
a regular meeting of said City Council held the 16th day of December 2008, by the
following roll call vote
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Michael P
ATTEST
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF' SAN DIEGO)
I, Linda A. Troyan, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Ordinance No 684, was dul~ adopted by the City Council at a
meeting of said City Council held on the 161 day of December, 2008, and that it
was so adopted by the following vote
AYES BOYACK CUNNINGHAM, HIGGINSON, REXFORD, CAFAGNA
NOES NONE
ABSENT NONE
DISQUALIFIED' NONE
. Troyan, MMC
ity lerk
City of Poway