From: Paul Clark
To: City Clerk
Cc: Paul Clark; CMAR ([email protected])
Subject: FW: City Council 10/23/2023 Item 7A 7c
Date: Monday, October 23, 2023 9:54:13 AM
So where to start,
Drainage fees going up 5-7 times for some zones. FYI also known as a rain tax in some areas. What costs have gone up for those zones and not residential which is only being doubled?
Fire Facilities 389.69 per home, don’t they pay property taxes already? 279.76 per multi family unit, so you say we need housing right? Commercial 300.00 per 1000 square foot? Seems they pay taxes too, and .30 per foot may be high for rent it can produce.
Police facilities new taxes for Fort Bragg, this is sad to see, 605.17 per lodging unit which will produce bed tax and jobs. 2.22 per foot for commercial that will produce sales tax and jobs, hmmm. Same for SFD and multi-unit projects. You say we need housing but keep adding fees.
Guess you really don’t mean it when you say that.
Storm Drainage, hmmmm again most on site water has to be allowed to percolate into the soil, what exactly do storm drains do? So Fort Bragg will be the ONLY city on the list of comparable cities that have all these fees? Again what is the message you want to send to anyone looking to develop here? Maybe look at the other cities first.
Ukiah looks to be a more user friendly place to build housing.
Grocery stores, it ok to fleece a new store 135,000 in fees? Seems like you don’t want grocery stores.
Motels. First you wont likely see a 30 unit motel in the future, they need more like 50 units to pencil out but for a mom and pop operation.
Managers units and payroll. 165,000 in fees. Police 18,155. And of course the bed tax they would pay. Seems a bit high does it not? And 2225 for CVSTAR, and we pay a sales tax now? Good luck extending that or any tax in the future.
Civic facilities. 2.76 per foot? And don’t forget the school impact fees we all have to pay on any type construction.
Traffic impact fee. 1,351.18 per lodging room, you do have to be kidding. And again they will pay bed tax for the city coffers.
I think it is safe to say the message that Fort Bragg wants and is sending, is don’t come to Fort Bragg. The Formula business ordinance is yet another example.
Why not just put a toll bridge on Noyo bridge?
Item 7C I see the city is following business’s to pass on as much cost of doing business to the consumer. Again sends the wrong message.
Paul Clark
DRE 00640014
809 North Main Street
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
707-964-0811
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