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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-05-05; City Council; 19792; Traffic Impact fee revisionCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL 11 AB# 19,792 MTG- 05/05/09 DEPT. ENG TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE REVISION DEPT. HEAD QT^f CITY ATTY. fa^ CITY MGR. (/A-^- CS-028 amending Title 18, Chapter 18.42 of the Carlsbad RECOMMENDED ACTION: Introduce Ordinance No. Municipal Code Establishing a traffic Impact Fee. ITEM EXPLANATION: The Traffic Impact Fee (TIF) Program is a facility impact fee program designed to fund a set of roadway improvements throughout the City. The current TIF Program, which updated the 1991 TIF Program, was approved by the City Council on April 8, 2008. Subsequent to approving the updated TIF Program the City Council adopted Ordinance NS-885 which amended Chapter 18.42 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code revising the fees on April 22, 2008. The fees associated with this Ordinance are as shown in Table 1. TABLE 1 TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES PER ORDINANCE NS-885 DEVELOPMENT Residential Single Family Condominium Apartment Commercial/Industrial FEE BASIS $353/ADT* $142/ADT* NOT IN CFD #1 $3,530/unit $2,824/unit $2,118/unit $142/ADT* IN CFD #1 $3,130/unit $2,504/unit $1,878/unit $126/ADT* TIF CREDIT* $400/unit $320/unit $240/unit $16/ADT* * = Average Daily Trip **= The credit against TIF fees for projects located within the boundaries of CFD #1. Subsequent to the adoption of Ordinance NS-885, which would have implemented the fees noted above, the City Council adopted Ordinance NS-890 on May 13, 2008 which amended Chapter 18.42 again to reduce the fees during FY 2008-09. The reduction in fees included a grandfathering period, which ended on September 30, 2008, that retained the fee schedule that was in place during FY 2007-08 for commercial/industrial development. After the expiration of the grandfathering provision the fees for development were set to the rates shown in Table 2 for the remainder of FY 2008-09. Absent any further action by the City Council, the fees will automatically adjust on July 1, 2009 to the fees shown in Table 1, plus this year's annual adjustment of 2%. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS: Marshall Plantz, 760-602-2766, marshall.plantz@carlsbadca.gov FOR CITY CLERKS USE ONLY. COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED DENIED CONTINUED WITHDRAWN AMENDED X D D D D CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN RETURNED TO STAFF OTHER -SEE MINUTES D D D D Page 2 TABLE 2 TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES PER ORDINANCE NS-890 DEVELOPMENT Residential Single Family Condominium Apartment Commercial/Industrial FEE BASIS Varies/ADT* $240/ADT $290/ADT $373.34/ADT S96/ADT* NOT IN CFD #1 $2,400/unit $2,320/unit $2,240/unit $96/ADT* IN CFD #1 $2,000/unit $2,000/unit $2,000/unit $80/ADT* TIP CREDIT** $400/unit $320/unit $240/unit $16/ADT* * = Average Daily Trip **= The credit against TIP fees for projects located within the boundaries of CFD #1. In conjunction with the City Council's deliberations regarding this topic, staff was directed to review the list of projects included in the TIF Program and return to the City Council with a recommendation regarding possible revisions to the fee prior to the end of the current fiscal year. After consultation with the development community at several meetings and the preparation of an analysis of various roadway segments and intersections, staff has concluded that the scope of work for the following four projects could be reduced. 1) Carlsbad Village Drive, Pontiac to Victoria - The roadway cross-section is reduced from a standard Secondary Arterial which consists of two travel lanes and a bike lane in each direction and a painted median in a 64' wide roadway to a roadway with one travel lane and a bike lane in each direction and a painted median in a 40' wide roadway. 2) Carlsbad Boulevard, Mountain View to northerly City limits - The roadway cross-section is reduced from a standard Major Arterial which consists of two travel lanes and a bike lane in each direction and an 18' wide raised median in a 82' wide roadway to a roadway with two travel lanes and a bike lane in each direction and a 6' raised median in a 64' wide roadway. 3) Poinsettia Lane - Paseo del Norte to Batiquitos Lane - The roadway cross-section is reduced from a standard Prime Arterial which includes three travel lanes and a bike lane in each direction and an 18' wide raised median to retain the existing cross-section with the following modifications at the intersections. At the intersection of Poinsettia Lane and Batquitos Lane widen the roadway to provide dedicated right turn lanes along both east and west bound Poinsettia Lane. At the intersection of Poinsettia Lane and Paseo del Norte restripe the west bound lanes in conjunction with roadway widening along the northeast corner of the intersection to realign traffic as it approaches the freeway on-ramps west of Paseo del Norte. 4) El Camino Real and Cannon Road - Reduce the scope of work to the widening along El Camino Real south of the intersection along the east side of El Camino Real as needed to provide a left turn lane, three northbound thru lanes, a bike lane, a dedicated right turn lane and a sidewalk. These changes in scope will reduce the funding needed by an approximately $6,400,000 and as a result, staff is recommending revising the traffic impact fees to the rates as shown in Table 3. TABLE 3 RECOMMENDED TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE FOR FY 2009/2010 DEVELOPMENT Residential Single Family Condominium Apartment Commercial/Industrial FEE BASIS $305/ADT* 3122/ADT* NOT IN CFD #1 Varies/ADT* $3,050/unit $2,440/unit $1830/unit $122/ADT* IN CFD #1 $2,642/unit $2,113.60/unit $1,585.20/unit $105.68/ADT* TIF CREDIT** $408/unit $326.40/unit $244.80/unit $16.32/ADT* * = Average Daily Trip **= The credit against TIF fees for projects located within the boundaries of CFD #1. PageS In addition, the City Council may want to consider an additional reduction of the fees by eliminating TIP funding for Cannon Road Reach 4B. By implementing this reduction the necessary funding would be reduced by an additional $5,400,000, which is equal to the estimated 20% share for Cannon Road Reach 4B as included in the TIP Program. As a result of this change, the entire Cannon Road Reach 4B project would be without an identified source of funding but it would remain on the Circulation Element of the General Plan. This option would result in the fees as shown in Table 4. TABLE 4 ALTERNATE TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE FOR FY 2009/2010 DEVELOPMENT Residential Single Family Condominium Apartment Commercial/Industrial FEE BASIS $265/ADT* $106/ADT* NOT IN CFD #1 $2,650/unit $2,120/unit $1,590/unit $106/ADT* IN CFD #1 $2,242/unit $1,793.60/unit $1,345.20/unit $89.68/ADT* TIF CREDIT** $408/unit $326.40/unit $244.80/unit $16.32/ADT* * **_ = Average Daily Trip = The credit against TIF fees for projects located within the boundaries of CFD #1. To assist in comparing the various fee scenarios, Table 5 summarizes the "fee basis" from the four tables as shown above. TABLE 5 TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE "FEE BASIS" SUMMARY DEVELOPMENT Residential Single Family Condominium Apartment Commercial/Industrial FEE BASIS PER NS 885 $353/ADT* $353/ADT* S353/ADT* $353/ADT* $142/ADT* FEE BASIS PER NS 890 Varies S240/ADT* $290/ADT* $373.34/ADT* $96/ADT* RECOMMENDED FEE BASIS $305/ADT* $305/ADT* $305/ADT* S305/ADT* $122/ADT* ALTERNATE FEE BASIS S265/ADT* $265/ADT* $265/ADT* $265/ADT* S106/ADT* = Average Daily Trip FISCAL IMPACT: Revising the TIF fees as shown on Table 3 is projected to result in the collection of approximately $36.5 million dollars in future fees, which when added to current program funds, would be sufficient to fund the estimated cost of the TIF program of projects with the reductions in scope for the four projects noted above. If the TIF fees were to be revised as shown of Table 4, the collection of future fees would be reduced by an additional $5.4 million dollars and thereby eliminate the program funding by an amount equal to the estimated 20% share of Cannon Road Reach 4B. The attached resolution reflects the recommended traffic impact fees as shown on Table 3. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The Planning Director has determined that the 2008 Traffic Impact Fee program update and the fee increase does not constitute a "project" and, therefore, is not subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act. The temporary reduction in fees represented by this Ordinance is similarly not a "project". The roadways included in the program are part of the roadway network and included Page 4 in the Circulation Element of the Carlsbad General Plan and will be subject to environmental review and approval pursuant to CEQA and/or the National Environmental Policy Act, as appropriate. EXHIBITS: 1. Ordinance No. CS-028 amending Title 18, Chapter 18.42 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code revising the Traffic Impact Fee. 2. Redline/strikeout version of Ordinance No. CS-028 amending Title 18, Chapter 18.42 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code revising the Traffic Impact Fee. 1 ORDINANCE NO. CS-028 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 3 " 4 5 6 7 by the amendment of Section 18.42.050(a) to read as follows: '18.42.050 Fee. (a) A traffic impact fee of two hundred sixty-five dollars ($265) for each average daily trip 9 generated by a residential project and a traffic impact fee of one hundred six dollars ($106) for 10 each average daily trip generated by a commercial or industrial project, pursuant to Section 11 18.42.020(e), shall be paid by the owner or developer prior to issuance of any building permit or 12 13 14 15 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 18, CHAPTER 18.42, OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE REVISING THE TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE. The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, hereby ordains as follows: SECTION 1: That Title 18, Chapter 18.42 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended occupancy permit for a project. The traffic impact fee shall be adjusted annually as part of the Capital Improvement Program budget process, by two percent or the annual percentage change in the Caltrans Construction Cost Index (12-month index), whichever is higher." SECTION 2: That Title 18, Chapter 18.42 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, Section 18.42.050(d) is repealed.16 EFFECTIVE DATE: The Ordinance NS-885 was adopted at a noticed public hearing at 17 which time the City Council of the City of Carlsbad also considered the Traffic Impact Fee Update 18 Study which study and associated information was available to the general public for a period of at 19 least fourteen (14) days prior to the public meeting. The fee established by that ordinance applies 20 to the issuance of any building permit, for any residential, commercial or industrial development. The Ordinance NS-890 temporarily reducing the fee established by Ordinance NS-885 for a one- year period becoming effective on June 30, 2008 was adopted on May 15, 2008. Ordinance NS- CS-028 reduces the fee established by NS-885 and shall become effective on July 1, 2009. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause it to be published at least once in a publication of general circulation within fifteen days after its adoption. 15 16 17 INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting ofthe Carlsbad City Council on the 5th day of May. 2009, and thereafter. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, on the day of , 2009, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: 4 5 6 7 8 9 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: 10 11 RONALD R. BALL, City Attorney12 13 ii CLAUDE A. LEWIS, Mayor14 ATTEST: LORRAINE M. WOOD, City Clerk 18 (SEAL) 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 A 1 ORDINANCE NO. CS-028 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 18, CHAPTER 3 18.42, OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE REVISING THE TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE. 4 The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, hereby ordains as follows: 5 SECTION 1: That Title 18, Chapter 18.42 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended C by the amendment of Section 18.42.050(a) to read as follows: 7 "18.42.050 Fee. 8 (a) The traffic impact fee of three hundred five dollars ($305) fifty three dollars ($353) for 9 each average daily trip generated by a residential project and a traffic impact fee of one hundred 10 twenty-two dollars ($122) forty two dollars ($142) for each average daily trip generated by a .. commercial or industrial project, pursuant to Section 18.42.020(e), and adopted by Ordinance No. NS 885 adopted April 22, 2008 and effective June 30, 2008, shall be reduced for a one-year period from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2000, to two hundred forty dollars ($240) for each average 13 daily trip generated by a single-family residential project, two hundred ninety dollars ($290) for 14 each avorago daily trip generated by a condominium residential project, three hundred seventy '^ three dollars and thirty four cents ($373.34) for each average daily trip generated by a apartment 16 residential project and ninety-six dollars ($96) for each average daily trip generated by a 17 commercial or industrial project. Thereafter, the fees shall automatically revert to those amounts 13 set forth at the beginning of this paragraph (a). The foos shall be paid by the owner or developer ._ prior to the issuance of any building permit or occupancy permit for the project. The traffic impact fee shall be adjusted annually as part of the Capital Improvement Program budget process, by two20 percent or the annual percentage change in the Caltrans Construction Cost Index (12-month 21 index), whichever is higher." 22 SECTION 2: That Title 18, Chapter 18.42 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, Section 23 18.42.050(d) is deleted. 24 (d) Commercial or industrial projects that havo a building permit application on file prior 25 to April 8, 2008 and have obtained a building permit prior to September 30, 2008 shall pay a traffic 2Q impact fee of forty six dollars ($16) for each average daily trip generated by a commercial or industrial project. 28 ~7 EFFECTIVE DATE: The Ordinance NS-885 was adopted at a noticed public hearing at which time the City Council of the City of Carlsbad also considered the Traffic Impact Fee Update Study which study and associated information was available to the general public for a period of at least fourteen (14) days prior to the public meeting. The fee established by that ordinance applies to the issuance of any building permit, for any residential, commercial or industrial development.5 The Ordinance NS-890 temporarily reducing the fee established by Ordinance NS-885 for a one- 6 year period becoming effective on June 30, 2008 was adopted on May 15, 2008. Ordinance CS-028 reduces the fee established by NS-885 and shall become effective on July 1, 2009. The o City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause it to be published at least once * in a publication of general circulation within fifteen days after its adoption. 10 11 12 13 27 INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the day of , 2009, and thereafter. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, on the day of , 2009, by the 14 following vote, to wit: AYES:15 NOES: 16 ABSENT: 17 18 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: 19 " 20 21 RONALD R. BALL, City Attorney 22 23 CLAUDE A. LEWIS, Mayor 24 ATTEST: 25 26 (SEAL) 28 " LORRAINE M. WOOD, City Clerk Kimberly Dillinger From: Lisa Hildabrand All Receive -Agenda Item* Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 5:03 AM _ . . To: Kimberly Dillinger; Andrea Dykes J~°r lnformat'°n of Subject: FW: Traffic Impact Fee Program THECJTY COUNCIL Attachments: Document.pdf CM Kim (or Andi if Kim is still out)- d , VtDUtfU , CWJT Y^Jlfl Would you please copy the attachment and email and circulate to council. It is related to the Ttr item in the agenda for tonite (I think it's #11). Thanks. Lisa From: Marshall Plantz Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 5:50 PM To: Lisa Hildabrand; Kimberly Dillinger Cc: Glenn Pruim; Bob Johnson; David Mauser Subject: Traffic Impact Fee Program Lisa, In response to the comments/questions during the last briefing, attached for your use/distribution is the current Traffic Impact Fee Program project list with notations that identify the projects that the Development industry requested be revised and or deleted shown in purple highlighting and with a box around the project #. In addition the set of projects included in the Staff recommendation are shown in green highlighting with a single check mark and the Cannon Road Reach 4 project which is described in conjunction with the Alternate is shown highlighted in orange and with a double check mark. 2008 TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE UPDATE - PROJECT LIST ^3nn i RTCIP ELGIBLE IMPROVEMENT DESCRIPTION ESTIMATEDCOSTS : ; -; ^ : •:•••• • :•. Segments ; •••:- •;; • - '-'_:':_•; • • . | No i Yes Yes No Yes VAC. 'i Bzr 8 nrj• If."__JME5JUi. 10 11 Yes Yes No No Avenjda Encinas Carlsbad Boulevard El Camino Real Carlsbad Village Drive El Camino Real Carlsbad Boulevard Palomar Airport Road /Carlsbad Boulevard Poinsettia Lane La Costa Avenue Olivenhain Road andRancho Santa Fe Road Widen south of Palomar Airport RoadWiden from Manzano Drive to 600Feet north of Cannon RoadWiden from Tamarck Avenue toChestnut Avenue Widen from Pontiac to Victoria Widen from La Costa Avenue toArena! RoadCannon Road from College to theeasterly citv limits State Street north to the city limits Palomar Airport Road realignment and construction from Avenida Encinas to Carlsbad Boulevard Drive Widen from Paseo Del Norte to Batiquitos Lane Widen from 1-5 to E( Camino Real Widen/Realign Rancho Santa FeRoad/Olivennain Road $5,045,000 $5,360,000 $8,078,000 $4,841,000 $2,305,000 *c Ann nnn *^a^ut^uuu $2,541,200 * $3,527,400 * $2,290,000 $1.500,000 ** $1,400,000 " Intersections 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 • _1 •S 10 IB 5 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Palomar Airport Road-Paseo Del Norte Palomar Airport Road -College BoulevardPalomar Airport Road- EICamino Real Palomar Airport Road - El Fuerte Street Palomar Airport Road - Me (rose Drive Me (rose Drive - Palomar Airport Road Melrose Drive - Alga Road El CaminoReal- Carjsbad Village Drive El Camino Real - Cannon Road El Camino Real - Alga Road El Camino Real -TamarackE. . •. • '•• .• ; • •• • - Proarai No No Sidewalk Program Transportation Management andMonitoring Program Road widening for a right-turn iane along PAR from Armada to Paseo Del NorteRoad widening for a right-turn lanefrom S/B CoHeae to W7B PARAdd right-turn lane from E/B PARto S/B ECR Road widening for a right-turn lane from W/B PAR to N/B El Fuerte Add right-turn lane from E/B PAR to S/BMelrose Drive Road widening for a right-turn lane from S/B Melrose Drive to W/B PAR Add dual left-turns on all approaches Add dual left-turns in N/B and S/B directions along ECR Add N/B to E/B right-turn lane.Widen bridge structure. Add second N/B and S/B turn lanes. Modify rioht-turn from N/B ECR toE/B AlgaKoadAdd second N/B to W/B left-turn lane $1,244,000 $587,000 $568,000 $916,000 $88,500 $410,000 $946,000 $865,000 $2,205,000 $335,000 $253,000 n» - CltywWeComplete sidewalks at variouslocations throughout the Citv Program to facilitate Transportation DemandManagement (TDM) strategies, to annually review effectivenessof TIP improvement program andto facilitate annual programmingof TIF funding $2,440,000 $1,440,000 * - The estimated cost for this project represents 20% of the total project estimated costs to reflect the prorated share to be funded by future development. ** - The estimated cost for this project represents the remaining portion of the total project costs which were fronted by the CFD #1 program fund and which are to be reimbursed by the TIF program fund. CarlsbadCityCouncilCarlsbadCityCouncilCarlsbad City Council Carlsbad City Council 5/5/20095/5/2009ffffTraffic Impact Fee ProgramTraffic Impact Fee ProgramProject List Review and Fee UpdateProject List Review and Fee Updatejpjp 2008TIFProgram2008TIFProgram2008 TIF Program 2008 TIF Program I-9I-8S-7S-4S-6S-3yyProject ListProject Listyy11 Segments11 SegmentsI-1I-2I-3 I-4I-6I-5I-9I-11S-2S8ggyy11 Intersections11 Intersectionsyy2 Programs2 ProgramsI-7I-10S-8S-1S-9S10S-5ggyyCostCostyy$54 6 million$54 6 millionS-10S-112008‐2009 “Full” Fee 2008‐2009“Reduced” Fee2009‐2010Fee Rid il/ADT/ADT6/ADTyy$54.6 million$54.6 millionResidential$353/ADT$240/ADT$360/ADTComm/Ind $142/ADT $96/ADT $145/ADT ProjectScopeProjectScopeProject Scope Project Scope yyScope Changes Scope Changes yy3 Segments3 SegmentsI-9I-8S-7S-4S-6S-33g3gyy1 Intersection1 IntersectionyyCost ReductionCost ReductionI-1I-2I-3 I-4I-6I-5I-9I-11S-2S8Cost ReductionCost Reductionyy$6.4 million$6.4 millionyyFeesFeesI-7I-10S-8S-1S-9S10S-5yyFeesFeesS-10S-112009‐2010Current Code2009‐2010Revised Code ChangeResidential$360/ADT$305/ADT$55/ADTResidential$360/ADT$305/ADT‐$55/ADTComm/Ind $145/ADT $122/ADT‐$23/ADT ProjectFundingProjectFundingProject FundingProject FundingyyFunding Changes Funding Changes I-9I-8S-7S-4S-6S-3yy1 Segment1 SegmentyyCost ReductionCost ReductionI-1I-2I-3 I-4I-6I-5I-9I-11S-2S8yy$5.4 million $5.4 million yyFees ($5.4 +$6.4=$11.8)Fees ($5.4 +$6.4=$11.8)I-7I-10S-8S-1S-9S10S-5(544)(544)S-10S-112009‐2010Current Code2009‐2010Revised  CodeChangeResidential$360/ADT$265/ADT$95/ADTResidential$360/ADT$265/ADT‐$95/ADTComm/Ind $145/ADT $106/ADT‐$39/ADT SummarySummarySummarySummaryyyStaff Recommendation: Staff Recommendation: Reduce the Scope Reduce the Scope ppof four projects.of four projects.2009‐2010CurrentCode2009‐2010Revised Code ChangeCurrentCodeRevised Code Residential $360/ADT $305/ADT‐$55/ADTComm/Ind $145/ADT $122/ADT‐$23/ADTyyAlternate:  Alternate:  Reduce the scope of four projects Reduce the scope of four projects andandeliminate funding for Cannon Road.eliminate funding for Cannon Road.andandeliminate funding for Cannon Road.eliminate funding for Cannon Road.2009‐2010Current Code2009‐2010Revised Code ChangeResidential$360/ADT$265/ADT‐$95/ADT$3 /$5/$95/Comm/Ind $145/ADT $106/ADT‐$39/ADT BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF SANASSOCIATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTYRECOMMENDATIONS FORRECOMMENDATIONS FOR CARLSBAD TIF PROGRAM REMOVE CANNON ROAD REACH 4B FROM THE TIF PROGRAM PROJECT LIST AND IMPLEMENT ALT. FEES IN TABLE 4•THE ROAD SEGMENT IS CONTROVERSIAL WITH MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.•IF THE ROAD SEGMENT IS KEPT IN THE TIF PROGRAM BUT NEVER BUILT, FEES COLLECTED MAY NEED TO BE REFUNDED.•THE CITY IS UNDERGOING A COMPLETE GENERAL PLAN AND CIRCULATION ELEMENT UPDATE—UTILIZE THIS PROCESS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE ROAD SEGMENT SHOULD BE KEPT IN THE CIRCULATION ELEMENT AND HOW IT SHOULD BE FUNDED.