The City Council adopted Ordinance 05-5322 on Arterial Construction Fees on April 11, 2005, in part to provide relief to commercially-zoned properties being used solely as owner-occupied single family residences.  The City Council adopted Ordinance 08-5478 on September 22, 2008, which allows a Residential Manufactured Home (RMH)-zoned property owner to also petition for a reduction of arterial fee assessments if the parcel is used solely as an owner-occupied single family residence.  The relief in both of these situations is in the form of capping the parcel square footage at 9,600 square feet and calculating the assessment based on the R-9600 zoning rate instead of commercial or RMH zoning rates.

As of August 31, 2011, the Public Works Department received eight (8) completed and signed petitions involving nine (9) parcels .  Seven (7) of the parcels meet the criteria specified in Ordinance 05-5322 and 08-5478.  The two (2) parcels owned by Mr. Steve Muller on Garden Ave. do not meet the the criteria because they are not owner occupied.

The Council must hold a public hearing and then may:

• Approve the resolution reducing the Arterial Construction Fee assessments for the seven (7) parcels meeting the criteria of Ordinance 08-5478; or
• Not approve the resolution reducing the Arterial Construction Fee assessments for the seven (7) parcels meeting the criteria of Ordinance 08-5478.

By reducing the Arterial Construction Fee assessments on the seven (7) parcels meeting the criteria of Ordinance 08-5478, the City will collect $2,179.02 less for FY 2012 than if the City Council denies the petitions. 

Staff recommends that a public hearing be held and City Council approve the proposed resolution reducing the arterial construction fee assessments for the seven (7) parcels meeting the criteria of Ordinance 08-5478.