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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-Public Works . , . CITY' OF SAN BBRNQDINO - RBQUBST M COUNCIL ACTION STAFF REPORT Many agencies throughout California have established a fee to help mitigate the impact of additional traffic from new develop- ments. The City of San Bernardino has experienced significant in- creases in traffic volumes as a result of development activity, with reductions in level of service provided on our streets. The proposed Traffic Systems Fee, of $12.00 per trip, will be used to finance the cost of new traffic control devices through- out the City, since the traffic generated by a development impacts the entire City, and beyond. Also, up to 50% of the fees collected may be used to cover the costs incurred by the Traffic Engineering personnel in reviewing plans, traffic studies, and other activities in connection with new developments. While payment of fees can be considered a mitigation measure, the proposed fee is to be considered as alleviation for the additional traffic throughout the City. Therefore, develop- ments will generally have to mitigate identified environmental impacts within the proximity of their sites, in addition to paying the Traffic Systems Fee. About 10 trips are generated each day by a single family residence, which means that the Traffic Systems Fee would be $120 per house. We estimate that the amount collected per year would be about $300,000. The ~ays and Means Committee during review of the proposed fee and in consideration of objections raised by the development community, recommended that traffic systems fees be credited to the cost of traffic related improvements, to the initial developer, for comme~cial and industrial developments. This recommendation is included in the text of the ordinance and resolution. It is envisioned that the Traffic System Fee would be collected at time of issuance of the building permit, by the Building and Safety Department. The number of trips to be generated by the development will be determined by our Traffic Engineer, based upon standard generation rates or in approved Traffic Studies. We recommend that the Traffic Systems Fee be approved. 2-15-88 75-0264 /1 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 - . o o RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ESTABLISHING THE AMOUNT OF THE TRAFFIC SYSTEMS FEE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Pursuant to Chapter 3.26 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code, the following Traffic Systems Fee shall be effective within the City of San Bernardino: A. A Traffic Systems Fee of $12.00 per vehicle trip shall be assessed on each development or substantial improvement within the City of San Bernardino. B. For commercial and industrial developments, the Traffic Systems Fee will be credited to the initial developer for the cost of site specific traffic related improvements installed at the expense of the initial development for the mitigation of traffic related conditions identified in the project review process and required as a part of the approved development. The credit can only be applied to traffic related items, not to curbs, gutters, streets or other "standard" improvements required of all developments. Only the amount of the Traffic Systems Fee from the project may be credited and no payment from other fees collected shall be made for any costs exceeding the fees developed from the site. C. The Traffic Systems Fee shall be adjusted each 26 July 15 in accordance with the change in the Construction 27 Cost Index as published in the latest "Engineering News 28 Record" as of that date. JFW:ss 3-25-88 - 1 - ; RESO: ESTABLISIUNG 'l'li~ AJ.YlUUNT U~' o 'l'.ltiU'-,r".lC 1:)10;)T~L"10;) r.c..c. o 1 SECTION 2. This resolution shall be effective 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino, at a meeting held on the day of , 1988. by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Council Members 10 NAYS: 11 ABSENT: 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 CITY CLERK The foregoing Resoulution is hereby approved on the day 0 f , 1988. Evlyn Wilcox. Mayor City of San Bernardino Approved as to form and legal content: ,/\' i _. '1 ,.< ,,_ -t{, 'Iv:", .r, / t.;,,//. r..,.-:,. yi,ty Attorney 25 26 27 28 JFW: ss 3-24-88 - 2 - . ~ o o 1 ORDINANCE NO. 2 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADDING CHAPTER 3.26 TO THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A TRAFFIC 3 SYSTEMS FUND AND TO IMPOSE A TRAFFIC SYSTEMS FEE. 4 SECTION 1. RECITALS. WHEREAS, because of new 5 development and the change in use of existing development, there 6 exists a need in the City of San Bernardino for additional 7 traffic control devices, traffic related improvements and 8 upgrades of the existing transportation system, and 9 WHEREAS, the new systems and improvements to meet such 10 needs are set forth in the Five Year Capital Improvement 11 Plan, the Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP), 12 and the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), and, 13 mIEREAS, the Public Works Department has completed a study 14 supporting the need for such additional transportation systems, 15 traffic control devices and traffic system improvements and 16 determining the cost thereof, and 17 WHEREAS, this need is created by: growth throughout the 18 City, increases in vehicle loading of the existing systems, 19 and a public demand for safer, more effective transportation 20 networks, 21 NOW, THEREFORE, the Mayor and Common Council do ordain 22 as follows: 23 SECTION 2. Chapter 3.26 is added to the San Bernardino 24 Municipal Code to read as follows: 25 3.26.010. All public streets and highways under 26 jurisdiction of the City of San Bernardino and all traffic 27 control devices thereon are hereby declared to be a single 28 transportation network. This includes all dedicated streets JFW:ss 3-25 -88 - 1 - - - ORD: ADDINGr\lAPTER 3.26 TO SAN BERNA~O MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A ~FFIC SYSTEMS FUND TO IMP~ A TRAFFIC SYSTEMS FEE 1 either existing or planned. 2 3.26.020 Fund Established 3 A Traffic Systems Fund is hereby established. The 4 Traffic Systems Fund is a fund for payment of the actual or 5 estimated costs of the design, upgrading or improvement of 6 the traffic network. 7 3.26.030 Traffic Systems Fee 8 A. There is hereby imposed a Traffic Systems Fee on all 9 new development and any substantial improvement, which results 10 in a net increase in the number of vehicle trips generated by 11 a development as determined by a traffic study or by average 12 trip estimates as published in the "Trip Generation", An 13 Information Report (Current Edition) of the Institute of 14 Transportation Engineers and accepted by the Director of Public 15 Works/City Engineer. The amount of said fee shall be as 16 established by Resolution of the Mayor and Common Council; 17 however, in no event shall such fee exceed the pro-rata share 18 of such development for the cost of any traffic system 19 improvements to which such fee shall be applied. All Traffic 20 Systems Fees collected shall be deposited in the Traffic 21 Systems Fund. 22 B. The number of vehicle trips shall be calculated based 23 on the total square foot area of the development or 24 substantial improvement in accordance with the average trip 25 rate as contained in the publication "Trip Generation" 26 (Current Edition) An Information Report, as prepared by the 27 Institute of Transportation Engineers. 28 /// JFW:ss 3-25-88 - 2 - 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 /// 24//1 25 / / / 26 / / / 27/// 28 . . ORD: ADDING~PTER 3.26 TO SAN BERNARD~ MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A ~FFIC SYSTEMS FUND AND TO ~OSE A TRAFFIC SYSTEMS FEE 1 c. capture rates or reductions in the number of trips shall not be applied towards a reduction in the Traffic Systems Fee to be paid. 3.26.040 Disposition of Funds A. All monies in the Traffic Systems Fund not immediately required for construction of traffic system improvements shall be invested in a manner provided by law of the State of California, and all interest paid on such investment shall accrue to said fund. These monies shall thereafter be accounted for as required by California Government Code Section 66001 subsections (c) (d) and (e). I HEREBY CERTIFY that.the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on the day of , 1988, by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Council Members NAYS: ABSENT: CITY CLERK - 3 - JFW:ss 3-25-88 . . 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 ORD: ADDIN~PTER 3.26 TO SAN BERNA~O MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A ~FIC SYSTEMS FUND AND TO~OSE A TRAFFIC SYSTEMS FEE The foregoing Ordinance is hereby approved this day of , 1988. Evlyn Wilcox, Mayor City of San Bernardino Approved as to form and legal content: !\ t7~~tZ~e~ V JFW: 55 3-24-88 - 4 -