REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Action on a resolution amend the FY 2018/19 Adopted Municipal Fee Schedule by Adding a Tasman East Specific Plan Fee
Report
BACKGROUND
On November 13, 2018, the City Council approved the Tasman East Specific Plan (TESP) and certified the supporting Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The Tasman East Specific Plan process has been a key part of the City's overarching strategy for growth in the General Plan: to create focus areas, primarily in older industrial areas, where residential growth will be planned.
California Government Code section 65456 allows cities to recover costs for preparation, adoption, and administration of a Specific Plan, which includes preparation of the supporting EIR. The Government Code requires that the fee charged shall be a prorated amount in accordance with the applicant's relative benefit derived from the Specific Plan. New fees for service are generally applied as a part of the City Budget process, typically via the Municipal Fee Schedule as part of the annual budget adoption, except where unique fees are to be considered, as in this case. The Council may adopt a resolution to establish this requested fee outside of the normal budget process.
Government Code 66016(a) states that proposed fee information should be available to the public at least 10 days in advance of a public meeting on the topic. Current project applicants within the Tasman East Specific Plan area have been notified of the fee and had an opportunity to discuss the fee with City staff.
DISCUSSION
The Tasman East Specific Plan and the associated EIR contemplate the development of 4,500 residential units, up to 106,000 square feet of retail, and the possibility of a 600-student urban school. Staff is proposing to equitably assess costs related to the Specific Plan to developers within the Specific Plan area per residential unit. The commercial and school uses are considered appurtenant to the primary residential uses in the...
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