REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
December 15, 2016
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: ANDREW J. BENELLI, PE, City Engineer/Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic and Engineering Services Division
SUBJECT
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***BILL NO. B-59 - (Intro.12/8/2016) (For adoption) Amending Fresno Municipal Code Section 12-4.705 pertaining to developer dedication and construction of park facilities.
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Council adopt the attached ordinance amending Section 12-4.705 pertaining to developer dedication and construction of park facilities.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Pursuant to the Quimby Act, the amendment sets out the City's requirements for open space dedication and fee payment for new residential development. The proposed modifications to Section 12-4.705 will provide three acres of open space per 1,000 new residents, in accordance with the General Plan goals and policies, through a combination of developer dedications of 0.6 acres of pocket parks per 1,000 residents and the payment of park impact fees representative of 2.4 acres per 1000 residents . The impact fees will be used to buy and construct 2.4 acres of Neighborhood and Community parks per 1,000 new residents. Impact fees will be used by the City to buy and construct 2.4 acres of neighborhood and Community parks per 1,000 new residents. Developer dedication of open space will only apply to subdivision maps with more than 50 parcels.
BACKGROUND
The Park Impact Fee Nexus Study Update achieves the General Plan goal of three acres of open space per 1,000 new residents through a combination of impact fees to achieve 2.4 acres of neighborhood and community parks per 1,000 residents; and 0.6 acres of pocket parks to be provided by new residential subdivisions of more than 50 lots. The combination of these two components will yield 3 acres of pocket, neighborhood and community parks per 1,000 new residents or 0.1884 acres per every 1...
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