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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5881 RESOLUTION NO. 5881 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA ESTABLISHING FEES FOR SPECIFIC PLANS AND SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENTS PER SECTION 9296.4.1 OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the fee established is necessary for the purpose of defraying the City of expenditures and costs for the purposes set forth in this resolution, and that said fee does not exceed the estimated reasonable costs for providing the service. SECTION 2. Pursuant to Arcadia Municipal Code Section 9296.4.1, a person who requests adoption, amendment or repeal of a specific plan shall deposit with the Community Development Division an amount equal to the estimated cost of preparing the plan, amendment or repeal prior to its preparation by the Community Development Division. The Community Development Division shall specific the deposit required within ten (10) working days of the date a person's application for the adoption, amendment or repeal of a specific plan is deemed complete. SECTION 3. The City Council further directs that any specific plan presented for adoption may include a further fee for persons seeking subsequent City approvals which are required to be consistent with said specific plan. In such cases, the fees shall be established so that, in the aggregate, they defray, but as estimated do not exceed, the otherwise unreimbursed cost to the City of preparation, adoption and administration of said specific plan, including costs incurred pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code Section 21000 et. seq. As nearly as can be estimated the fee charged shall be a prorated amount in accordance with the applicant's relative benefit derived from said specific plan. It is the intent of the City Council in providing for such fees to charge persons who benefit from specific plans for the costs of developing those specific plans which result in savings to them by reducing the cost of documenting environmental consequences and advocating changed land uses which may be authorized pursuant to the specific plan. -1- 5881 SECTION 4. Within two (2) working days after receipt of a request by a member of the general public for a copy of the documents adopting or amending a specific plan, accompanied by payment for the reasonable cost of copying, the City Clerk shall furnish the requested copy, including the diagrams and text, to the person making the request. The City Clerk shall charge a fee for a copy of a specific plan or an amendment to a specific plan in an amount that is reasonably related to the cost of providing that document. SECTION 5. The adoption of this resolution shall not in any manner be construed as affecting any such fee, nor effect the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, posted, filed or deposited therefore and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect. SECTION 6. The City Council hereby finds that the fee specified in this resolution will not produce an amount in excess of that estimated to fund the operation of the City of Arcadia Development Services Department. Based on the foregoing, the City Council hereby finds this resolution is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act as specified in Title 14 Section 15079.1 of the California Administrative Code. SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. Passed, approved and adopted this 24th day of Oct er,1995. ATTEST: Mayor of t J Approved as to Form: M~~lci~'!!; -2- of Arcadia 5881 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 5881 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council on the Z.4thday of October, 1995 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmember Kuhn, Ulrich, Young and Lojeski N6ne Councilmember Chang #:_,uJ~~~ Ci lerk of the Cit Arcadia -3- 5881