City Council

B. IMPACT FEE CALCULATION REVISION, ORDINANCE NO. 697 –\nINTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING\nIn 2004, the City Council adopted Chapter 154 of the San Gabriel Municipal\nCode to establish Development Impact Fees for new development. In 2015,\nthe City adopted Resolution No. 24-38, which increased the Open Space and\nRecreation Development Impact Fees and how the impact fee calculations are\napplicable to residential additions. The City adopted new regulations for\nAccessory Dwelling Units (ADU) in 2020. The City estimates a revenue\nreduction of $30,000 from non-ADU residential projects and a revenue\nincrease of $180,000 from ADU projects based upon Fiscal Year 2022/2023\nissued permits. These fees are recorded in the development impact fee fund,\nand there is no impact to the general fund.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that that City Council waive full reading and introduce by\ntitle only Ordinance No. 697: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of\nSan Gabriel, California, Amending Title XV Chapter 154 (Development Impact\nFees) in Order to Amend the Impact Fees Proration Rate Calculation Formula,\nwhich would revise the current impact fee calculation methodology for non-\nADU additions and new single-family dwellings and ADUs over 750 square\nfeet to be as follows:\nNon-ADU additions and New Single-Family Dwellings:\n(Added square feet)/1,000 multiplied by the residential impact fees up to\n100% or 50% if an existing dwelling is removed. No exemption for projects\nunder 25% of the original dwelling size.\nADUs over 750 square feet:\n(Square feet above 750 square feet)/250 multiplied by the residential impact\nfees up to the limit imposed by state law. Note that ADUs in San Gabriel have\na maximum size of 1,000 square feet and all new primary dwelling impact fees\nare the same regardless of size. Establish a new primary dwelling base size of\n1,000 square feet for calculation reference of full single family unit impact\nfees.\nThe second reading and adoption will be scheduled at the next regular\nCouncil Meeting.