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Home My WebLink About1991-04-23; City Council; 11134; PARK-IN-LIEU FEES!2 0 2 2 2 0 5 a d 0 z 3 0 0 Cl@ OF CARLSBAD - AGENQ BILL ’1- /’-<:, & ~~#,ll,d3Y TITLE: DEPl MTG. 4/23/91 PARK-IN-LIEU FEES CITY DEPT. FIN CITY RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No.% * 133 establishing the value of land in each park quadrar for the purpose of computing fees in-lieu of land dedication for park purposes fTEM EXPLANATION: Chapter 20.44 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code establishes the rules for t€ dedication of land for recreation purposes as allowed by the Subdivision Map Ac Under this chapter, the City may require that, “as a condition of approval of final map or parcel map, the subdivider shall dedicate land, pay a fee in lif thereof, or both, at the option of the City, for park purposes ...If The dedicatic of land is based on a formula that specifies that “three acres of property for ea( one thousand persons residing within this City shall be devoted to local parks a1 recreation purposes.” The code also contains the standard number of people p dwelling unit type used to calculate the dedication requirement. As an example, let‘s assume that a developer is going to build 100 single-fam detached houses. The code indicates that the City assumes that 3 people will li in each house, giving a population increase of 300 people. Since we requ three acres per 1000 population, we can compute the amount of land tl development would be required to dedicate (or pay fees in lieu of dedication) the City. POPULATION 100 units X 3 people per dwelling unit = 300peol DEDICATION REQUIREMENT .9 acres The developer must dedicate .9 acres of land or pay a fee to the City equal to value of .9 acres of land so the City can acquire land elsewhere to meet the p needs. It becomes clear that in cases where the City does not desire the dedicatior land, it is necessary to collect the appropriate fee to ensure that sufficient fu will be available to purchase land at a future date. Section 20.44.080 provi the method by which the Council may set the value of land for the purpose: computing these fees. The Code allows the Council to set the value of park land to the current ma value for similar land in each quadrant of the City. The market value mal established by the City Manager through a wide variety of methods includinj informal survey of real estate professionals or other method that can assu: - - 3 acres X (300 people/1000 population) reasonable accurate value can be established. I Current Park-In-Lieu Proposed Park-In-Lieu Fee Schedule Fee Schedule Value of Land Fee Per Single Value of Land Fee Per Single Quadrant Per Acre Family Dwelling Per Acre Family Dwelling NW 87,000 783 175,000 1,575 NE 87,000 783 175,000 1,575 sw 87,000 783 175,000 1,575 SE 109,000 981 175,000 1,575 Change Amount 1 Percl 792 101. 792 101. 792 101. 594 60. I. e 1) Page Three of Agenda Bill No. I $13 Y appraiser approved by the City, which appraisal may be accepted by the Cit council if found to be reasonable." The property to be appraised would be par property within the quadrant of the City in question. Park fees paid to the City under this chapter are restricted to use on park lan acquisition and development within the quadrant in which they were collectec Interest earned on these funds is retained within the park quadrant and restricted in the same manner as the original fee revenue. Staff is recommending the adoption of the new fee schedule described abot Staff is also intent on establishing a proper value for park land in all quadrar and will take advantage of any opportunity to return to Council to adjust the fees as new benchmarks become available. FISCAL IMPACT: The Park-In-Lieu fee is an important part of the City's park acquisition progra The City should maintain a fee schedule that is sufficient to meet the demand 1 park land under Chapter 20.44 of the Municipal Code and the Growth Management program. At this time, these park standards are being met. As t value of property continues to increase, it is necessary to increase the Park-] Lieu fee schedule to keep pace. Although the park acquisition program currently meeting the standards, the City would fall short in the future withc this type of action on a regular basis. Park fees have not been adjusted for several years due to a considerable amoi of uncertainty related to finding a fair and equitable method of valuing p property. The City has had ordinances requiring appraisals of property, sum and informal valuations all of which have some weaknesses. The real est community is hesitant to go public with estimates of the value of vac4 property, whether in connection with a formal appraisal or an informal sum Although this delay in setting fees has had some effect on the Park fund balanc Growth Management Program. In addition, the largest amount of developm has taken place in areas where credits exist for prior dedication of park land. these cases, no fee is payable because the City had previously accepted p property- Park fees will yield approximately $5.2 million between now and buildout ur the existing fee schedule, and about $10 million using the recommended fe EXHIBITS: 1. this effect is mitigated by the reduced rate of development brought on by Resolution No c) I - 133 establishing the value of land in each I quadrant for the purpose of computing fees in-lieu of land dedication park purposes. -% /I f. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 X’ 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 20 e e RESOLUTION NO.. 9 1 - 13 3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING THE VALUE OF PARKLAND IN EACH QUADRANT OF THE CITY FOR USE IN CALCULATION OF PARK-IN-LIEU FEES WHEREAS, Section 20.44.080 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code establish the procedure for determining the value of park property used in computing par in-lieu fees, and WHEREAS, the City Council may from time to time revise said propel values through the procedures described in the above section of the MuniciI Code, and WHEREAS, the City has determined the values of property within the fc quadrants of the City as required in Section 20.44.080 of the Municipal Cod NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct. 2. The property values for the purpose of computing park fees for pi quadrants shall be as shown below: Ouadrant Amount 1 Northwest Quadrant $1 75,000 2 Northeast Quadrant 175,000 3 Southwest Quadrant 175,000 4 Southeast Quadrant 175,000 Park Quadrant 3. The fees paid by residential development shall be as shown in Exh A attached hereto. /// /// 3. e 0 1. I- EXHIBIT "A" CITY OF CARLSBAD BY TYPE OF DWELLING UNIT PARK-IN-LIEU FEES Park-in-Lieu Tme of Dwelling Ouadrant, Fees Single Family detached and Duplex 1 $1,575 2 1,575 3 1,575 4 1,575 Attached Single Family (4 units or less attached) 1 $1,313 2 1,313 3 1,313 4 1,313 Attached Multiple Family (more than 4 units) 1 1,050 2 1,050 3 1,050 4 1,050 Mobile Homes 1 919 2 91 9 3 919 4 919 1 Quadrant 1 = Northwest Quadrant 2 = Northeast Quadrant 3 = Southwest Quadrant 4 = Southeast a, *, ',, 4' 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 * * 4. Revised park fees shall be effective 60 days after adoption of th resolution. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Ci day of ~p1 Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the 23rd , 1991, by the following vote, to wit: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Larson & Nygaard AYES: NOES: None ABSENT: Council Member Stanton ATTEST: h x!. l.i?- ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City Clerk (SEAL) I 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28