RESOLUTION NO. RES- 2019- 067
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO RES- 2018- 168 AND SETTING FORTH THE REVISED SCHEDULE OF PARK FEES CHARGED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 19-70 OF THE SANTA ROSA CITY
CODE AND ESTABLISHING A REVISED RESIDENTIAL PROJECT INCENTIVE
PROGRAM TO INCREASE HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING DOWNTOWN AND REQUIRING THAT 100% OF PARK FEE REVENUE BE
SPENT WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN STATION AREA SPECIFIC PLAN AND THE
GENERAL PLAN DOWNTOWN CORE BOUNDARY FOR THE CREATION, EXPANSION,
AND/ OR ENHANCEMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES
WHEREAS, Chapter19-70of theSantaRosaCity Code (City Code) includesformulas for establishingpark land dedication andpark impact fees; and WHEREAS, City Codesection19-70.030providesfor theCity Councilto adopt, by Resolution, parkland dedication standardsthat reflect the ratio of parkland to residents, as set forth in California Government Code Section 66477 (Quimby Act); and WHEREAS, City Codesection19-70.050providesfor theCity Councilto adopt, by Resolution, theamountto credita developeragainsttheparkimpactfeefor dedicatedpark land; and
WHEREAS, City Code section 19-07-090 provides for the City Council to adopt, by Resolution, parkstandardsfor acquisitionanddevelopmentandto adoptparkimpactfees pursuantto CaliforniaGovernmentCodeSections66001 (Mitigation FeeAct); and WHEREAS, City Code section 19-70.100provides for the City Council to establish, by Resolution, thecostof parklandacquisitionandparkdevelopmentperacre; and WHEREAS, onMay 22, 2018theCity CouncilpassedResolutionRES-2018-083, adoptingthe Impact FeeProgram Update report datedFebruary 2018, and establishing park fees and authorizing periodic adjustment; and
WHEREAS, on September25, 2018, the City Council passedResolution No. RES-2018- 168, establishingaresidentialprojectincentiveprogramto increasehighdensitydevelopment andaffordable housing Downtown and requiring that 100% of the Park fee revenue be spent within the Downtown Station Area Specific Plan and the General Plan Downtown Core Boundaryfor thecreation, expansion, and/or enhancementof ParksandRecreationfacilitiesby settingforththescheduleof ParkFeeschargedpursuantto Chapter19-70of theSantaRosaCity Code and Amending Resolution No. RES-2018-083; and
WHEREAS, following theadoptionof RES-2018-168, it wasdiscoveredthatseveralof theCity's zoningdistrictsthatallow multi -storyresidentialdevelopment, andwould otherwise be eligible to receive benefits from the Incentive Program, were inadvertently omitted from the Resolution; and
Reso. No. RES- 2019- 067
Attachment 5
WHEREAS, there is a need for additional housing units and the City embarkedon a major effort to addressthe current housing crisis that hasexisted since before the October 2017 fires; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hasan interest in incentivizing the location and developmentofhighdensityresidentialunitswithinthedowntownareaandclosetotransit pursuantto ahigh -densityresidentialincentiveprogram (IncentiveProgram); and WHEREAS, the City Council hasan interest in incentivizing development of affordable housing projects that include construction of on -site affordable units; and WHEREAS, an independentassessmentof the need for an Incentive Program provided by realestateconsultant, KeyserMarstonAssociates, Inc., illustratestheuniquechallenges facing high -density projects in the Downtown StationArea Specific Plan and General Plan Downtown Core Boundary and affirms the needfor incentives to enableprojects to move forward in the near term; and
WHEREAS, theCity hasaninterestin rescindingRES2018-168andadoptingthe revisedscheduleof parkfeesto ensurethatall eligibleresidentialprojectswithin theDowntown boundariesreceiveprogrambenefitsconsistentwith theintentof theIncentiveProgram; and WHEREAS, residentialprojectslocatedwithin theboundariesof theDowntownStation Area Specific Plan or General Plan Downtown Core Boundary asdepicted on Exhibit A attached hereto ( collectively, the " Downtown") shall be eligible for the Incentive Program if suchprojects meetthe following criteria:
1. The project must include primarily residential uses:
a) ForprojectslocatedDowntownonparcel(s) zonedCD-7 and/or CD-10: the projectmustbefourormorestoriesin height, withatleastthreefloorsdedicated to residential use.
b) For all other projects located Downtown: the project must be three or more stories in height, with at least two floors dedicated to residential use. c) For affordable/inclusionary housing projects located Downtown: the project must construct affordable units on -site pursuantto the City' s Housing Allocation Plan.
2. Theprojectapplicantis not seekingoverlappingfeereductions, suchasthePark Impact Feecredit for the provision of private open spaceas defined in Ordinance number 3216.
3. TheresidentialprojectmustbreakgroundbeforeAugust31, 2023. "Breaking ground" is definedassecuringa foundationpermit; and
WHEREAS, for purposesof theIncentiveProgram, floorsareconsidered "residential" if at leasttwenty-five ( 25%) of grossfloor areais dedicatedto habitablespace; and Reso. No. RES- 2019- 067
WHEREAS, theCity Councildeterminesthatthis IncentiveProgramis nota "project" underCEQAandis thereforeexemptfromreviewpursuantto CEQAGuidelinessection 15378( b)( 4), and further determinesthe fee modification is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080( b)( 8) and CEQA Guidelines section 15273( a)( 4) in that the fee modification is for the purposeof obtaining funds for capital projects necessaryto maintain service within existing service areas, , and further determines the fee is exempt from CEQA pursuantto CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) in that the activity in question will not have a significant effect on the environment.
I
Reso. No. RES- 2019- 061
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of SantaRosa herebyrescindsResolution RES-2018-168and adoptsthe following revised park feesaspart of the Incentive Program:
a) For residential projects located Downtown on parcel(s) zoned CD- 7 and/or CD- 10: Park Impact Feesfor projects proposing four or more stories, with at leastthree stories dedicatedto residential use shall be calculated basedupon the first three residential floors only, and any additional floors dedicatedto residential useshall be exempt from additional Park Impact fees.
b) For all other residential projects located Downtown: Park Impact Feesfor projects proposingthreeor morestories, with at leasttwo storiesdedicatedto residentialuse, shall be calculated basedupon the first two residential floors only, and any additional floors dedicated to residential use shall be exempt from additional Park Impact Fees. c) For Downtown affordable/ inclusionary housing projects that construct the affordable units on -site pursuantto the City' s Housing Allocation Plan: Park Impact Feesfor non- exempt units shall be reducedto $2 per squarefoot. The reducedPark Impact Feesfor non-exempt units shall be applied basedupon the project' s classification under subsection ( a) or ( b) above.
d) For all residential development within the Downtown.: 100% of Park Impact Fee revenue collected under the Incentive Program shall be used solely in connection with the creation, expansion, and/or enhancementof parks and recreation facilities located within the boundaries of the Downtown.
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSEDthis 18thdayof June, 2019.
AYES: ( 6) Mayor Schwedhelm, Vice Mayor Rogers, Council Members Combs, Fleming, Sawyer, Tibbetts
NOES: ( 0)
ABSENT: ( 1) Council Member Olivares
ABSTAIN: ( 0)
ATTEST: APPROVED:
City Jerk Mayor
APPR VED AS TO FORM:
t Q& 1
City Attorn
Exhibit A - Downtown Station Area Specific Plan and General Plan Downtown Core Boundary Reso. No. RES- 2019- 067