Fremont City Council Meeting: 05/02/23 07:00 PM
3300 Capitol Avenue Div/Dept: City Clerk's Office
Fremont, CA 94538 Category: Fees & Rates
SCHEDULED
Sponsors:
COUNCIL STAFF REPORT (ID # 4896) DOC ID: 4896
Updated: 4/19/2023 12:49 PM by Susan Gauthier Page 1
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FREMONT AMENDING TITLE 18 (PLANNING AND ZONING) CHAPTER 18.290 OF
THE FREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO DEFER PAYMENT OF FEES FOR UP TO 18
MONTHS AND MAKING FINDINGS OF CEQA EXEMPTION
Contact Persons:
Name: Susan Gauthier Dan Schoenholz
Title: City Clerk Community Development Director
Div/Dept: City Clerk's Office Community Development
Phone: 510-284-4076 510-494-4438
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Executive Summary: On December 6, 2022, City Council approved a 13.65% increase in development impact fees effective July 1, 2023 to keep pace with increases in construction costs as measured by the Engineering News-Record’s Bay Area Construction Cost Index. In conjunction with the fee increase, Council directed staff to return with information regarding potentially allowing market rate residential projects to defer payment of impact fees. On February 7, 2023, staff provided Council with a report. Council indicated support for allowing market rate residential projects to defer impact fees and directed staff to return to Council with a proposed Zoning Text Amendment, with the goal of having the fee deferral in place on July 1, 2023. Staff subsequently prepared the proposed Zoning Text Amendment, and on March 23, 2023, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended that Council adopt the Amendment.
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the proposed Zoning Text Amendment to FMC Chapter 18.290 to allow market rate residential projects to defer payment of impact, art, and affordable housing fees until after building permit issuance.
The ordinance was introduced by the City Council at its April 18, 2023 meeting. The ordinance is now before the Council for adoption.
ATTACHMENTS:
• Draft Ordinance - Fee Deferral
RECOMMENDATION: Waive second reading and adopt ordinance approving the proposed Zoning Text Amendment PLN2023-00216 to amend FMC Chapter 18.290, Development Impact Fees to allow market rate residential development projects to defer payment of development impact fees after building permit issuance.