HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2005-231WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lodi adopted Ordinance No. 1707 and
Resolution No. 2001-298 establishing the authority for collection of a development fee for the
San Joaquin County Multi -Species Habitat Conservation and Open Space Plan (SJMSCP) for
all new developments pursuant to the SJMSCP within the City of Lodi; and
WHEREAS, a "Fee Study" dated July 16, 2001, was prepared, which analyzed and
identified the costs, funding, and cost -benefit of the SJMSCP; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the SJMSCP development fee is to finance the goals and
objectives of the SJMSCP that include, but are not limited to, preserve land acquisition,
preserve enhancement, land management, and administration that compensate for such lands
lost as a result of future development in the City of Lodi and in San Joaquin County; and
WHEREAS, after considering the Fee Study and the testimony received at the public
hearing, the Lodi City Council approved said report; and further found that the future
development in the City of Lodi will need to compensate cumulative impacts to threatened,
endangered, rare, and unlisted SJMSCP Covered Species and other wildlife and compensation
for some non -wildlife related impacts to recreation, agriculture, scenic values, and other
beneficial open space uses; and
WHEREAS, the SJMSCP development fee adopted in 2001 for natural land and
agricultural habitat' lands was $1,500 an acre; and
WHEREAS, the current SJMSCP development fee for natural lands and agricultural
lands is $1,819 an acre for the year 2005 due to annual adjustments consistent with the
California Construction Cost Index (CCCJ); and
WHEREAS, the Fee Study identified the fee an acre for natural lands and agricultural
habitat lands for the year 2005 as $3,145; and
WHEREAS, the: current fee of $1,819 an acre is inadequate to finance the goals and
objectives of the SJMSCP due to the increasing cost of land in San Joaquin County; and
WHEREAS., the SJMSCP. development fees are divided into three categories: vernal
pool habitat, natural land and agricultural habitat land, and multi-purpose open space
conversion; and
WHEREAS, the SJMSCP development fees for vernal pool habitat and multi-purpose
open space conversion will likewise be increased consistent with the Fee Study findings for the
year 2005. A table illustrating the development fee increases for the three categories of land is
attached hereto as Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, to ensure that the SJMSCP development fees keep pace with inflation,
annual adjustments, consistent with the CGCl, shall be made to the fees annually; and
WHEREAS, the Fee Study with the SJMSCP and the fee amendment were available for
public inspection and review in the office of the City Clerk for more than 10 days prior to the
date of this public hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI AS
FOLLOWS:
The City Council finds and declares that the purposes and uses of the
development fee and the determination of the reasonable relationship between
the fees uses and the type of development project on which the fees are imposed
are all established in Resolution No. 2001-298 and remain valid, and the City
Council therefore adopts such determinations,
2, The City Council finds and declares that, since adoption of Resolution
No, 2001-298, the cost of land has increased in San Joaquin County and that in
order to maintain the reasonable relationship established by Resolution
No, 2001-293, it is necessary to increase the development fee for the SJMSCP.
3. The development fee for natural lands and agricultural land shall be $3,145 an
acre based on Table 7.2.5-1 in SJMSCP with GCCI increases and is consistent
with the Fee Study dated July 16, 2001.
4. The development fee for vernal pool habitat and multi-purpose open space
conversion shall be consistent with the table identified in Exhibit "A" and attached
hereto.
5. The fee provided in this resolution shall be effective on January 2, 2006, which is
at least sixty (60) days after the adoption of this resolution.
Dated: November 2, 2005
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2005-231 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held November 2, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES. COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Hitchcock, Johnson, Mounce, and
Mayor Beckman
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
SUSAN J. BLACKSTON
City Clerk
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