HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #3477 ORDINANCE NO. 3477
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING CHAPTER 17.65
OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE
REGARDING ADOPTING A
FAIR SHARE TRAFFIC MITIGATION IMPACT FEE
PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTIONS 66000,ET SEQ.
AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF —
SECTION 1: Findings and Intent. The City Council finds as follows:
A. The City of Huntington Beach General Plan and the City Zoning and Subdivision
Ordinance establish limits for the ultimate buildout of the City.
B. The Circulation Element for the General Plan specify the location and design of
streets and roads necessary to accommodate anticipated levels of development permitted by the
General Plan and Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance.
C. The City has adopted Level of Service "C" as its service standard for street and
road segments, and a minimum peak known intersection Level of Service "D" as its service
standard for signalized intersections.
D. Implementation of the Circulation Element must coincide with new development
in order to maintain the City's Level of Service standards, accommodate projected future growth,
maintain acceptable levels of environmental quality and public safety, and fulfill the goals,
objectives and policies of the General Plan.
E. New residential and non-residential development projects that are projected to be
constructed in the City over the next 10 years will continue to generate additional vehicular
traffic within the City, and there is a causal connection between such development projects and
the increased need for additional transportation facilities and programs.
F. Developers of new development projects will benefit from appropriately planned
and constructed surface transportation facilities and programs, because project occupants,
customers and visitors will enjoy efficient mobility, reduced noise, air pollution and traffic
accidents, and easier access by public safety services, thereby enhancing the attractiveness and
competitive advantage of their development projects.
G. State Proposition 111 and Orange County Measure M, as well as the City's
General Plan, require new developments to mitigate their traffic impacts.
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H. In May 1990, the City Council received a study addressing the cumulative
impacts of new development projects on transportation facilities in the City, entitled the
Comprehensive Transportation System Improvement Program ("CTSIP"). The CTSIP
recommended that the City establish a fee on new development in the amount of$150 per
vehicle trip that each development generates.
I. Based upon the CTSIP, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 3048 and -
Resolution No. 6164. Ordinance No. 3048 added Chapter 17.65 to the Huntington Beach
Municipal Code ("Municipal Code"), establishing the Traffic Impact Fee Program, including a
Traffic Impact Fee in the amount of$75.00 per vehicle trip. This fee was one-half of the $150
per trip fee that the CTSIP recommended. Ordinance No. 3048 and Resolution No. 6164
provided that the City was to contribute the other half of the Traffic Impact Fee.
J. Both the Staff Report recommending that the City Council adopt Ordinance No.
3048 and Section 17.65.050 of the Municipal Code state that the Traffic Impact Fee Program
was to expire after ten years. The City Council has determined, pursuant to Ordinance 3474,
adopted June 19, 2000, that it was the intent of the City Council in adopting Ordinance No. 3048,
that the Traffic Impact Fee Program have a full, 10-year life, though October 4, 2000.
K. The impacts of future commercial and residential developments on transportation
and traffic operations in the City have been reanalyzed in a report entitled"City of Huntington
Beach Fair Share Traffic Mitigation Impact Fee Calculation Method and Justification," prepared
by Hamilton, Rabinovitz &Alschuler, Inc. (hereinafter"Fee Calculation Report"). The Fee
Calculation Report further relied upon"City of Huntington Beach Transportation System Needs
Analysis 2000-2010," dated September 12, 2000, prepared by JR Consulting Engineers
(hereinafter "Transportation System Needs Analysis"). The Transportation System Needs
Analysis analyzed and estimated the number and types of transportation facilities and programs
needed to maintain the City's adopted Level of Service standards during the next 10 years,
including the demand imposed by new development. The Transportation System Needs
Analysis also estimates the cost of providing facilities and programs needed to maintain the
City's Level of Service standards. The Fee Calculation Report estimates the reasonable share of
these costs that are attributable to the burdens created by new development on the City's surface
transportation system. It concludes that a traffic impact fee of$120.00 per average daily trip
generated by new development is required to offset new development's reasonable fair share of
the total cost for new surface transportation facilities necessary to maintain the City's Level of
Service standards.
L. The City receives funds from various sources that may be used to maintain and
improve its surface transportation system, including gas tax revenues from the State of
California, and Measure M funds from the County of Orange. These funds have been, and will
continue in the future to be, used first to resolve existing transportation system service level
deficiencies, and only then to help fund the impacts of new development. These funds, therefore,
are not, and will not be, sufficient to offset the burdens on the City's surface transportation
facilities and programs created by new development.
M. The City Council finds and declares that, in the absence of this Ordinance
imposing a Fair Share Traffic Impact Fee, existing and future sources of revenue will not be
adequate to fund the improvements necessary for the surface transportation system required to
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accommodate future development under the City's General Plan and Zoning Code.
N. The City Council finds that the Fair Share Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee
established herein is consistent with the City's General Plan and, pursuant to Government Code
Section 65913.2, has considered the effects of the fee with respect to the City's housing needs as
established in the Housing Element of the General Plan. -
SECTION 2: Chapter 17.65 of the City of Huntington Beach Municipal Code
{"Municipal Code") is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"17.65.010 Short Title
This Chapter of the Municipal Code may be cited as the " Fair Share Traffic Impact Fee
Ordinance."
17.65.020 Intent and Purposes
This Chapter is intended to implement the goals, objectives and policies of the City of
Huntington Beach General Plan, by ensuring that the City's adopted Level of Service
standards for arterial roadways and signalized intersections are maintained when new
development is constructed within the City limits. By imposing a fee that is reasonably
related to the burdens created by new development on the City's surface transportation
system, together with funding available from other City revenue sources, the City will be
able to construct the required capital improvements, accommodate projected growth and
fulfill the goals, objectives and policies of the City's General Plan.
It is the intent of the City Council that the fee required by this Chapter shall be
supplementary to any conditions imposed upon a development project pursuant to other
provisions of the Municipal Code, the Subdivision Map Act, the California
Environmental Quality Act, other state and local laws, ordinances or Charter provisions
which may authorize the imposition of conditions on development.
17.65.030 Definitions
For the purpose of this Chapter, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
(a) "Applicant" shall mean any person or legal entity that applies for a permit or other
entitlement for a new development project.
(b) "City" shall mean the City of Huntington Beach.
(c) "Commercial or Industrial Development Project" shall mean the construction of
new Floor Area on a lot in any of the Non-Residential Zoning Districts of the
City.
(d) "Development Project" means any residential, commercial or industrial
Development Project.
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(e) "Fair Share Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee" or"Fee" shall mean the fee imposed
on new development projects pursuant to this Chapter.
(f) "Floor Area" shall mean the area of all floors and levels as defined in the
Huntington Beach Building Code.
(g) "Government or Public Facilities" shall mean publicly owned buildings and
structures used for the purposes of conducting City, County, State or Federal
Government business. Such facilities shall include, but not be limited to, city
halls,police and fire stations, offices, equipment yards, sanitation facilities,
schools, recreation centers, and similar facilities. Private commercial
Development Projects leasing publicly owned land shall not be considered
Government or Public Facilities.
(h) "Land Use Category" shall mean any of the specific land uses that have been
listed in the fair share implementation resolution authorized pursuant to Section
17.65.050, and used to provide the basis for future traffic projections.
(i) "New Development Project" shall mean any construction, addition, alteration or
other change of use of a building or land that requires the City to issue a grading,
building, plumbing, mechanical, or electrical permit, or any other form of
entitlement.
(j} "Public Works Director"shall mean the Director of Public Works or the
Director's designee.
(k) "Residential Development Project" shall mean the construction of a dwelling unit
on a lot in any of the residential zoning districts of the City. For purposes of this
Chapter, the addition of Floor Area shall be considered construction of a
Residential Development Project if the additional Floor Area exceeds fifty(50)
percent of the existing Floor Area, as determined by the Building and Safety
Director.
(1) "Site-Related Right-of-Way or Improvement Construction" shall mean right-of-
way or traffic improvements that must be constructed on the site of a new
development project in order to comply with applicable City development
regulations and standards.
(m) "Surface Transportation System" shall mean the City's system of streets, roads
and intersections traversed by automobiles and other vehicles.
(n) "Fee Calculation Report" shall mean the report entitled "City of Huntington
Beach Fair Share Traffic Mitigation Impact Fee Calculation Method and
Justification"prepared by Hamilton, Rabinovitz & Alschuler, dated September
19, 2000.
(o) "Transportation System Needs Analysis" shall mean the report prepared for the
City entitled City of Huntington Beach Transportation System Needs Analysis
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2000-2010,prepared by JR Consulting Engineers, dated September 12, 2000.
(p) "Vehicle Trips" shall mean the number of average, daily trips generated by uses
of land, as specified in the Santa Ana River Area("SARA")traffic model, and at
the discretion of the Public Works Director when the SARA traffic model does
not provide vehicle trips,the most recent edition of Institute of Transportation -
Engineers, Trip Generation.
17.65.040 Applicability of Chapter
(a) New Development Projects Deemed Complete After December 1, 2000. The
obligations established by this Chapter shall apply to all new development
projects for which a development application was deemed complete on or after
December 1, 2000. No building permit or any other entitlement for use shall be
issued for a new development project unless such project complies with the
requirements of this Chapter.
(b) New Development Projects Deemed Complete Prior to December 1, 2000.
New development projects for which the last discretionary development
application was deemed complete, or for which a building permit was issued,
prior to December 1, 2000 shall be subject to the provisions of Municipal Code
Chapter 17.65 or the Interim Traffic Impact Fee Ordinance as either existed on the
date the application was deemed approved, or the building permit was issued, as
applicable.
17.65.050 Establishment of a Fair Share Traffic Impact Miti ation Fee
A Fair Share Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee is hereby established. Any person who, after
the effective date of this Chapter, seeks to develop land, or modify the use of land within
the City, by applying for a building permit or other entitlement for use, or an extension of
a building permit or other entitlement for use previously granted, for a development
project that will generate net additional vehicle trips on City streets, is hereby required to
pay a Fair Share Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee in the manner and amount specified
herein.
The City Council shall, by resolution, set the specific amount of the fee, a formula for
adjusting the fee to account for annual inflation in transportation improvement
construction costs, describe the benefit and impact area on which the development impact
fee is imposed, list the specific public improvements to be constructed, describe the
estimated cost of these facilities, and describe the reasonable relationship that exists
between the fee, the various types of new development permitted in the City and the cost
of improvements necessitated by new development. The specific amount of the fee shall
be based upon the category for the development, multiplied by the vehicle trip for Land
Use Category multiplied by the size of the use.
This fee shall be adjusted on December 1, 2 00 1, and annually thereafter by an amount
equal to the change in the construction cost index for the preceding year, as determined
by the Engineering News Record, published by the McGraw Hill.
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17.65.060 Exemptions
(a) Exemption Categories. The following development projects shall be exempt
from the requirements of this Chapter:
(1) Government and public facilities.
(2) Alteration or expansion of an existing building in which no additional
dwelling units are created, the use is not changed, and where no additional
vehicle trips will be produced over and above those produced by the
existing building.
(3) The construction of accessory buildings, structures or uses which will not
produce additional vehicular trips over and above those produced by the
principal building or use of the land.
(4) The replacement of a destroyed or partially destroyed building or structure
with a new building or structure of the same size and use, provided that no
additional vehicle trips will be produced over and above those produced
by the original use of the land.
(b) Claim for Exemption Required. Any claim of exemption must be filed in the
same manner and will be considered pursuant to the same procedure as for a fee
adjustment as provided in Section 17.65080(c).
17.65.070 Calculation_and Payment of the Traffic Impact Fee
(a) Fee Calculation. The Public Works Director shall be responsible for calculating
the Fair Share Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee required by this Chapter, in
accordance with the Fair Share Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee Schedule adopted
by resolution of the City Council. The applicable amount of the fee shall be
estimated at least 60 days prior to the first public hearing for any discretionary
planning approvals required by City Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance. The
estimated fee shall identify the use category, the vehicle trips for the use and the
total estimated for fee based upon the proposed size of the developments. The fee
estimated shall be recalculated as needed at the time a building permit is issued,
based on the vehicle trip generation characteristics of the final development plan
for which the building permit is issued.
(b) Payment Procedure for Commercial or Industrial Development Projects.
Fees required by this Chapter from a New Commercial or Industrial Development
Project shall be paid at the time that the City issues a building permit for the
Project.
(c) Payment Procedure for Residential Development Projects. The fee required
by this Chapter from a New Residential Development Project shall be paid before
final inspection of the dwelling unit on which the fee was imposed. However, the
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Planning Director may adopt procedures to advance the time the fee is due on
Residential Development Projects consistent with Government Code Section
66007, as amended.
(d) Fee Payments for Phased Development Projects. If a Development Project will
be constructed in-phases, and separate building permits and certificates of -
occupancy will be issued for each phase, fees imposed pursuant to this Chapter
shall be calculated on the basis of the vehicle trip characteristics of the entire
Development Project. Payment of the fees may be made separately for each
phase,provided the amount paid for each phase shall be equal to the percentage
that the vehicle trips for that phase represent of the total development project's
vehicle trips. The fee per vehicle trip shall be the fee in effect at the time payment
is due.
(e) Deposit of Fees. All Traffic Impact Fees collected shall be transferred for deposit
into a separate reserve account, as specified in this Chapter, and used solely for
the purposes specified in this Chapter.
17.65.080 Fee Adjustments
(a) An applicant for a New Development Project subject to a fee required by this
Chapter may apply to the City for a reduction, adjustment or waiver of the fee.
(b) Circumstances That May Justify a Fee Adjustment. Examples of
circumstances that may justify a fee adjustment include, but are not necessarily
limited to the following:
(1) The Development Project includes an existing building that is proposed to
be demolished, provided the building proposed to be demolished was
capable of being used at the time of the Development Project application,
and sufficient information about its prior use is available to determine its
trip generation characteristics. Any such adjustment is limited to the
amount of the fee that would otherwise be due for the New Development
Project.
(2) The physical or operating characteristics (e.g., hours of operation) of the
New Development Project produce trip generation characteristics that are
substantially different from the land use on which the fee calculation is
based.
(3) The New Development Project includes multiple land uses whose trip
generation characteristics are complementary, such that the Development
Project's total trip generation is anticipated to be less than the sum of the
vehicle trips associated with its individual land uses.
(c) An application for a fee adjustment shall be made and decided as follows-
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(1) Application. A separate application shall be filed for each adjustment
request made pursuant to this Section. Such application shall be made on
a form provided by the Public Works Director and shall be filed with the
Public Works Director not later than:
(A) thirty(30)days prior to the first public hearing on an applicable
discretionary permit application for the Development Project, -
pursuant to the City Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance; or
(B) if no such discretionary permit is required, at the time of
application for a building permit for the Development Project. —
Each application shall state in detail the factual basis for the
requested fee reduction, adjustment or waiver. The Public Works
Director shall determine if the application is complete, and if not,
may cause the public hearing to be continued until the application
is determined to be complete.
(2) Hearing. The Planning Commission or the Zoning Administrator shall
consider the fee adjustment application at the same public hearing as the
application for a discretionary development permit for the Development
Project, or, if no such permit is required, the Public Works Commission
shall consider the application at a separate hearing within (sixty) 60 days
after the fee adjustment application is deemed complete by the Public
Works Director.
(3) Appeal. Any person may appeal the decision of the Planning
Commission, Zoning Administrator or Public Works Commission to the
City Council, by filing a written appeal with the City Clerk within ten (10)
days of the Planning Commission's decision.
17.65.090 Fee Refunds
Upon application, fees collected by the City pursuant to this Chapter shall be refunded
only under the following circumstances:
(a) Erroneous or Illegal Collection. Fees will be refunded if the applicant
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director that they were
erroneously or illegally collected, or if the City is compelled to do so pursuant to a
final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. An application for a refund
pursuant to this Section shall be filed within ninety(90) days after the payment of
the fees pursuant to Section 17.65.070.
(b) City Failure to Commit Funds. Pursuant to Government Code Section
66001(e), fees will be refunded if the City fails to commit them to a surface
transportation improvement project of the nature or type identified in the
Transportation System Needs Analysis within five years from the date that the
fees were collected from the applicant. For purposes of this subsection, fees are
deemed to have been "committed" if they have been budgeted or otherwise
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encumbered by the City for an eligible improvement, studies, design drawings or
any necessary applications for approval by other governmental agencies have
been initiated, construction bidding has been initiated, or improvements are under
construction. Eligible refunds, plus interest at the City's average annual cost of
funds, will be made only upon an application filed within 180 days of the
expiration of the fifth anniversary of the fee payment.
17.65.100 Fee Credits for Construction of Citywide Surface Transportation
Impyovements
(a) An applicant for a New Development project shall be entitled to a credit against
the amount of the Fair Share Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee otherwise required by
this Chapter, if the applicant agrees to dedicate right-of-way needed for, or
construct a traffic improvement listed in, the Transportation System Needs
Analysis. No credit shall be given for site-related improvements or site-related
right-of-way dedications.
(b) Application. A separate application shall be filed for each adjustment request
made pursuant to this Section. Such application shall be filed with the Public
Works Director on a form provided by the Director, not later than:
(1) Thirty(30) days prior to the first public hearing on an applicable
discretionary permit application for the development project, pursuant to
the City Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance; or
(2) 1f no such discretionary permit is required, at the time of application for a
building permit for the development project. Each application shall
provide the documentation and assurances specified below.
Any credit application shall be considered pursuant to Section 17.65.070 in the
same manner as the fee calculation adjustment.
(c) Credit for the Dedication of Non-Site-Related Right-of-Way. Credit for the
dedication of non-site-related right-of-way for streets or street segments listed in
the Transportation System Needs Analysis shall be valued at 115 percent of the
most recent assessed value as determined by the Orange County Assessor, or at
the fair market value established by a private appraiser acceptable to the City. In
no event shall the credit exceed the right-of-way costs for the street segment
specified in the Transportation System Needs Analysis, or other applicable basis
for the fee, nor shall the credit exceed the amount of the Fair Share Traffic Impact
Mitigation Fee that would otherwise apply. Credit for the dedication shall be
provided when the property has been conveyed at no cost to, and accepted by, the
City in a manner specified by the City.
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(d) Credit for Construction of Non-Site-Related Improvements. Applications for
credit for construction of non-site-related improvements shall submit acceptable
engineering drawings, specifications and construction cost estimates to the Public
Works Director. The Director shall recommend to the Planning Commission the
amount of the credit for improvement construction based on either these cost
estimates or alternative estimates if the Director determines reasonably that the
estimates submitted by the applicant are either unreliable or inaccurate. In no
event shall the amount of the credit exceed the improvement cost specified in the
Transportation System Needs Analysis, or other applicable basis for the fee, nor
shall the credit exceed the amount of the Fair Share Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee
that would otherwise apply.
No final inspection or certificate of occupancy for the Development Project may
be issued until: (1)the construction is completed and accepted by the City; (2) a
suitable maintenance and warranty bond is received and accepted by the City; and
(3) all design, construction, inspection, testing, bonding and acceptance
procedures are in strict compliance with City paving, drainage and other
applicable requirements.
17.65.110 Establishment of Reserve Account for Fees
Pursuant to Government Code Section 66006, fees paid to the City pursuant to this
Chapter shall be deposited into a separate Reserve Account in the City's General Fund
and used solely for the purposes of providing surface transportation improvements. All
monies deposited into the Reserve Account established by this Chapter shall be held
separate and apart from other City funds. All interest or other earnings on the
unexpended balance in the Reserve Account shall be credited to the Reserve Account.
17.65.120 Eligible Expenditures From Fee Reserve Account
All monies and interest earnings in the Reserve Account established by this Chapter shall
be expended on the construction of surface transportation projects of the nature or type
identified in the Transportation System Needs Analysis, or such other report as may be
prepared from time to time to document the reasonable fair share of the costs to mitigate
the traffic impacts of new development. Such expenditures may include, but are not
necessarily limited to the following:
(a) Reimbursement for all direct and indirect costs incurred by the City to construct
surface transportation improvements pursuant to this Chapter, including the cost
of land and right-of-way acquisition, planning, legal advice, engineering, design,
construction and equipment.
(b) Reimburse the City for the construction of surface transportation projects of the
nature or type identified in the Transportation System Needs Analysis, or such
other report as may be prepared from time to time to document the reasonable fair
share of the costs to mitigate the traffic impacts of new development constructed
by the City with local funds from other sources.
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(c) Costs of issuance or debt service associated with bonds, notes or other security
instruments issued to fund surface transportation improvements identified in the
Transportation System Needs Analysis.
(d) Reimbursement for administrative costs incurred by the City in establishing or
maintaining the Reserve Account required by this Chapter, including the cost of
studies to establish the requisite nexus between the fee amount and the use of fee
proceeds. City administrative costs shall not exceed ten(10) percent of the
Reserve Account balance in any fiscal year.
(e) No Reserve Account funds shall be used to pay for capital improvements that are
associated with existing arterial street segment or signalized intersection Level of
Service deficiencies,nor shall Reserve Account funds be used for periodic surface
transportation system maintenance.
17.65.130 Annual Promm Review and Periodic Ad_lustment of the Fee
Prior to October 1 of each year, during the budget review process, the City Council shall
review the status of compliance with this Chapter, including the amount of fees collected,
expenditures from the Reserve Account, and the degree to which the fees collected
pursuant to this Chapter are assisting the City to mitigate the surface transportation
impacts of new development. At least every five (5) years after the effective date of the
Ordinance enacting this Chapter, the Public Works Director shall prepare, and the City
Council shall consider, the fee formula established to implement this Chapter, whether
any adjustment in the fee formula or use of fee proceeds is warranted, or any other
changes are needed to the procedures established by this Chapter, to fulfill the goals,
objectives or policies of the City's General Plan. Each year between periodic reviews of
the fee formula, the fee shall be increased by a factor to account for inflation in surface
transportation construction costs, as provided in the City Council resolution setting the
fee amount.
17.65.140 Preparation of Implementation Guidelines
Within sixty(60) days after the effective date of the Ordinance enacting this Chapter, the
Director of Public Works shall prepare administrative guidelines to implement the
provisions of this Chapter. The guidelines shall include administrative procedures,
example fee calculations, application forms and such other information that will assist
City staff, decision makers, developers ands the public to understand how the provisions
of this Chapter are to be implemented."
SECTION 3. Repeal of Inconsistent Provisions. Any section of the Municipal Code that
is inconsistent with this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistency and no further, is hereby
repealed or modified to the extent necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Ordinance.
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SECTION 4. Severability. The City Council hereby declares that the provisions of this
Ordinance are severable and if for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction shall hold any
phrase, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance to be invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining parts of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5. Environmental Compliance. The City Council hereby finds that the
adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA")
under Section 15273(a)(4) of the California Code of Regulations, commonly known as the
CEQA Guidelines. The City Council finds that this exemption applies because there is no
reasonable possibility that the establishment of the Traffic Impact fee Ordinance could
negatively affect the physical environment. To the contrary, the Ordinance establishes a
program through which fees will be collected to mitigate the environmental impacts of new
development on the City's surface transportation system. Any environmental impacts associated
with specific projects that may be undertaken with fee proceeds derived from the program
established by this Ordinance will be assessed as each project is formulated.
Further, the City Council finds that, based on Public Resources Code Section 21083.3(b)
and the fact that this Ordinance implements the Circulation Element of the General Plan, which
was analyzed pursuant to EIR 94-1, the Ordinance is currently exempt from further
environmental assessment until individual traffic improvements are submitted for approval by
the City.
SECTION 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force thirty
(30) days from and after passage thereof.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 1bth day of October, 2000.
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk City Attorney
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITI . ED AND APPROVED
City AdKinistrator Public Works Dir or
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Ord. No. 3477
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the
City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven;that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 2nd day of October, 2000, and was again read
to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 16th day of
October,2000, and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a
majority of all the members of said City Council,
AYES: Julien, Sullivan, Harman, Green, Dettloff, Bauer
NOES: Garofalo
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
I,Connie Brockway CITY CLERIC ofthe City of
Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk ofthe City Council,
do hereby certify that a synopsis of this ordinance has been
published in the Independent on
DZ'U -e' ' d�Z c , 2000
In accordance with the City Charter of said City City Clerk and ex-officio lerk
Connie Broqkv6Lay, Cfty Clerk of the City Council of the City
Douly Cily Clerk of Huntington Beach, California
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