REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
December 10, 2015
FROM: ESMERALDA Z. SORIA, Councilmember and
CLINTON J. OLIVIER, Councilmember
SUBJECT
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***BILL NO. B-47- (Introduction 12/10/2015) (For adoption) - Adopting an ordinance adding Article 4.14 to Chapter 12 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to the exemption of development impact fees for certain projects in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that Council approve the introduction of the ordinance adding Article 4.14 to Chapter 12 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to the exemption of development impact fees for certain projects in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The proposed ordinance would administratively eliminate the collection of police facilities, fire facilities, major streets, new growth streets, and traffic signal impact fees for grocery stores, professional and medical offices, banks, and mixed-use developments in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. For the purpose of the ordinance, an Economically Disadvantaged Neighborhood is defined as a designated Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) targeted area; a census tract where 40% or more of residents are considered to be of low or moderate income; property within 1/2 mile of the Blackstone BRT corridor south of Shaw Avenue; or one of the former Redevelopment Project Areas.
BACKGROUND
A development project located in an Economically Disadvantaged Neighborhood is exempt from payment of police facilities, fire facilities, major streets, new growth streets, and traffic signal impact fees if the following criteria are met:
* The development project is either:
o A grocery store dedicating at least fifty percent of its retail space for a general line of food and non-food grocery products intended for home preparation, consumption and use; or a grocery store dedicating at least thirty percent of its retail space for perishabl...
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