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CITY OF MOORPARK
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Steven Kueny, City Manager L
DATE: August 13, 1999 (CC Meeting of 8/18/99)
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SUBJECT: CONSIDER PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR SPECIFIC PLAN
NO. 2 (MOORPARK- HIGHLANDS /MORRISON- FOUNTAINWOOD- AGOURA)
BACKGROUND
Specific Plan No. 2 has been in preparation and under consideration
for several years. As part of the process, a City Council Ad Hoc
Committee was appointed to assist with the review of the critical
portions of the proposed plan related primarily to land use and
circulation issues and to negotiate a development agreement. The Ad
Hoc Committee currently consists of Mayor Pro -Tem Evans and
Councilmember Harper. Former Councilmember Perez previously served
on the Committee. The Development Agreement is necessary because
the proposed plan includes grading in areas otherwise restricted by
the City's hillside grading provisions and because the proposed
number of dwelling units exceeds the maximum limit (475 DU)
provided for in the City's Land Use Element.
DISCUSSION
The Committee has met several times to discuss the proposed
agreement. With the exception of certain language provisions,
negotiations with the developer have been concluded and it is
recommended by the Committee and staff that the City Council direct
the Planning Commission to consider the proposed Development
Agreement and make its recommendation to the Council. The draft
agreement can be considered by the Planning Commission on August 30
and the Council can schedule its public hearing for September 15.
The proposed agreement is consistent with prior development
agreements for residential projects. Sections 6 and 7 of the
agreement, which contain the respective considerations by the
developer and City, are similar to the prior agreements. The
considerations are summarized as follows:
000304
Proposed Development Agreement for Specific Plan No. 2
( Moorpark - Highlands /Morrison - Fountainwood- Agoura)
Page 2
A. Developer Agreements:
1. Payment of a development fee in the amount of $7,300.00
per dwelling unit with an annual adjustment in the fee.
2. Payment of a Citywide Traffic Mitigation Fee in the
amount of $4,000.00 per dwelling unit with an annual
adjustment in the fee.
3. Payment of a Community Services fee in the amount of
$500.00 per dwelling unit with an annual adjustment in
the fee.
4. Grant a Conservation Easement to City to insure the
Habitat Conservation area and other specific open space
areas remain as open space regardless of who ultimately
owns and maintains it.
5. Dedicate an approximate 7 -acre neighborhood park and
develop it with amenities approved by the City and pay an
endowment fee to fund replacement of park amenities in
the future.
6. Construct public streets adjacent to school and park
sites with a curb -to -curb width of between 48 and 60 feet
as determined by the City.
7. Construct new traffic signals at designated intersections
including Charles Street /Spring Road, Walnut Canyon
Road /Spring Road, Spring Road / "C" Street, "C"
Street /Unnamed loop street, and Spring Road /Unnamed loop
street; upgrade the traffic signal at High Street and
Spring Road; and provide an interconnect system for all
of the referenced signals.
8. Dedicate rights of way on Los Angeles Avenue frontage of
the site and acquire parcel at southwest corner of Spring
Road /Charles Street and dedicate excess right -of -way to
City and install landscaping and related improvements.
9. Pay air quality fees consistent with Final EIR and
Mitigation Monitoring Program.
10. Waive any right to a density bonus.
000305
Proposed Development Agreement for Specific Plan No. 2
( Moorpark- Highlands /Morrison - Fountainwood- Agoura)
Page 3
11. Provide block wall and landscaping along east side of
Spring Road behind the homes that front Sir George Court.
12. Construct a 6 to 8 foot high block wall (as measured from
sidewalk elevation) along the west side of Spring Road
from Los Angeles Avenue north to the last residential
unit south of the railroad tracks.
13. Irrevocable offer of dedication for future right -of -way
for State Route 118 and 23.
14. Provide access to properties west of the Spring Road
extension to the satisfaction of the City.
15. Irrevocably offer to dedicate to the City the eastern
portion of proposed "C" Street.
16. Improve trails and provide annuity as determined
necessary by City to provide maintenance of public trail
system within Specific Plan No. 2 and also provide
equestrian crossings at or near street intersections to
the satisfaction of the City.
17. Irrevocably offer to dedicate Area 17 to City.
The Ad Hoc Committee recommends that the developer meet its
affordable housing obligation by the payment of $2,040,000.00
and providing 25 units in Area 5 for sale to low - income
households. This includes a modification for Area 5 from 130
attached units to 102 detached, single- family units. The
Committee also recommends the full build out of Spring Road
from "C" Street to Walnut Canyon Road.
B. City Agreements:
1. Consider creation of Mello Roos District, so long as
purchasers of residential lots have option to prepay any
special tax.
2. Allow for early grading agreement.
3. Cap payment of Los Angeles Avenue Area of Contribution
(AOC) fees to first 475 residential units. Any
institutional uses shall pay AOC fees in addition to the
first 475 residential units.
000306
Proposed Development Agreement for Specific Plan No. 2
( Moorpark - Highlands /Morrison - Fountainwood- Agoura)
Page 4
4. Approve an exemption to the Hillside Grading Provisions.
5. Dedication of park land and City approved improvements
meets developer's park land dedication obligation.
6. Cooperate to allow developer to receive tax benefits, if
any for dedication of public open space.
7. Whenever possible at City's discretion to concurrently
process land use entitlements.
8. At developer expense, acquire offsite property needed to
construct required public improvements.
9. Facilitate any required pro -rata reimbursements from
other developers for certain public improvements.
Staff is working with the developer to complete the language of the
draft agreement by August 17. In any event since the agreement
contains almost identical language as prior agreements for
residential projects it is recommended that this matter be referred
to the Planning Commission whether or not the draft agreement is
100% complete. The Council previously took such action with the A/B
and SCE development agreements.
In summary, the draft agreement contains the City's standard
language for similar agreements and the items of consideration by
the City and developer are comparable to prior development
agreements for residential projects.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Direct Planning Commission to consider proposed development
agreement and set City Council Public Hearing for September 15,
1999.
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Recording Requested By
And When Recorded Return to:
CITY CLERK
CITY OF MOORPARK
799 Moorpark Avenue
Moorpark, California 93021
EXEMPT FROM RECORDER'S FEES
Pursuant to Government Code
§ 6103
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DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
THE CITY OF MOORPARK
AND
AGOURA FOUNTAINWOOD for
MOORPARK HIGHLANDS SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 2
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE RECORDED WITHIN TEN DAYS
OF EXECUTION BY ALL PARTIES HERETO PURSUANT TO
THE REQUIREMENTS OF GOVERNMENT CODE §65868.5
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
This Development Agreement ( "the Agreement ") is made and
entered into by and between the CITY OF MOORPARK, a municipal
corporation, (referred to hereinafter as "City ") and Fountainwood
Agoura, a California General Partnership, the owner of real
property within the City of Moorpark generally referred to as
Moorpark Highlands Specific Plan No. 2 (referred to hereinafter
individually as "Developer "). City and Developer are referred to
hereinafter individually as "Party" and collectively as "Parties."
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained
in this Agreement, City and Developers agree as follows:
1. Recitals. This Agreement is made with respect to the
following facts and for the following purposes, each of which
is acknowledged as true and correct by the Parties:
1.1. Pursuant to Government Code section 65864 et seq. and
Moorpark Municipal Code chapter 15.407 City is
authorized to enter into a binding contractual
agreement with any person having a legal or equitable
interest in real property within its boundaries for the
development of such property in order to establish
certainty in the development process.
1.2. Prior to approval of this Agreement, but after the
certification of that certain Moorpark Highlands
Specific Plan No. 2 Final Environmental Impact Report
( "the EIR"), the City Council of City ( "the City
Council ") approved a mitigation monitoring program to
insure compliance with the mitigation measures
contained in the EIR ( "the Mitigation Monitoring
Program "), approved General Plan Amendment No. 95 -2
("GPA 95 -211) and Moorpark Highlands Specific Plan No.
2 ( "SP 95 -211) for approximately 445 acres of land
within the City ( "the Property "), as more specifically
described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and
incorporated herein, and changed the zoning of the
Property pursuant to Zone Change No. 95 -4 ("ZC 95 -411).
1.3. Developer has a legal interest in the Property, as more
specifically described in Exhibit "B" attached hereto
and incorporated herein.
1.4. GP 95 -2, SP 95 -2 and ZC 95 -4 (collectively "the Project
Approvals; individually "a Project Approval ") provide
for the development of the Property as a master planned
community and the construction of certain off -site
improvements in connection therewith ( "the Project ").
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1.5. By this Agreement, City desires to obtain the binding
agreement of Developers to develop the Property in
accordance with the Project Approvals and this
Agreement. In consideration thereof, City agrees to
limit the future exercise of certain of its
governmental and proprietary powers to the extent
specified in this Agreement.
1.6. By this Agreement, Developer desires to obtain the
binding agreement of City to permit the development of
the Property in accordance with the Project Approvals
and this Agreement. Developer anticipates developing
the Property over a minimum of three (3) years. In
consideration thereof, each Developer agrees to waive
its rights to legally challenge the limitations and
exactions imposed upon the development of the Property
pursuant to the Project Approvals and this Agreement
and to provide the public benefits and improvements
specified in this Agreement.
1.7. City and Developer acknowledge and agree that the
consideration that is to be exchanged pursuant to this
Agreement is fair, just and reasonable and that this
Agreement is consistent with the General Plan of City,
as amended by GP 95 -2.
1.8. On , the Planning Commission of City
commenced a duly noticed public hearing on this
Agreement, which was continued to , and at
the conclusion of the hearing recommended approval of
the Agreement.
1.9. On , the City Council commenced a duly
noticed public hearing on this Agreement, which was
continued to , and subsequently to
, and to , and at the
conclusion of the hearing approved the Agreement by
Ordinance No. ( "the Enabling Ordinance ").
2. Property Subject To This Agreement. All of the Property shall
be subject to this Agreement. The Property may also be
referred to hereinafter as "the site" or "the Project area ".
3. Binding Effect. The burdens of this Agreement are binding
upon, and the benefits of the Agreement inure to, each Party
and each successive successor in interest thereto and
constitute covenants that run with the Property. Whenever the
terms "City" and "Developer" are used herein, such terms shall
include every successive successor in interest thereto, except
that the term "Developer" shall not include the purchaser or
transferee of any lot within the Project area that has been
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fully developed in accordance with the Project Approvals and
this Agreement.
3.1. Constructive Notice and Acceptance. Every person who
acquires any right, title or interest in or to any
portion of the Property in which a Developer has a
legal interest is, and shall be, conclusively deemed to
have consented and agreed to be bound by this
Agreement, whether or not any reference to the
Agreement is contained in the instrument by which such
person acquired such right, title or interest.
3.2. Release Upon Transfer. Upon the sale or transfer of
any Developer's interest in any portion of the
Property, that Developer shall be released from its
obligations with respect to the portion so sold or
transferred subsequent to the effective date of the
sale or transfer, provided that the Developer (i) was
not in breach of this Agreement at the time of the sale
or transfer and (ii) prior to the sale or transfer,
deliver to City a written assumption agreement, duly
executed by the purchaser or transferee and notarized
by a notary public, whereby the purchaser or transferee
expressly assumes the obligations of Developer under
this Agreement with respect to the sold or transferred
portion of the Property. Failure to provide a written
assumption agreement hereunder shall not negate, modify
or otherwise affect the liability of the purchaser or
transferee pursuant to this Agreement. Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to grant to City
discretion to approve or deny any such sale or
transfer, except as otherwise expressly provided in
this Agreement.
Development of the Property. The following provisions shall
govern the subdivision, development and use of the Property.
4.1. Permitted Uses. The permitted and conditionally
permitted uses of the Property shall be limited to
those that are allowed by the Project Approvals and
this Agreement.
4.2. Development Standards. All design and development
standards, including but not limited to density or
intensity of use and maximum height and size of
buildings, that shall be applicable to the Property are
set forth in the Project Approvals and this Agreement.
4.3. Building Standards. All construction on the Property
shall adhere to the Uniform Building Code, including
the Fire Resistive Design Manual, the National
Electrical Code, the Uniform Plumbing Code, the Uniform
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Mechanical Code, the Uniform Housing Code, the Uniform
Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, the
Uniform Code for Building Conservation and the Uniform
Administrative Code in effect at the time the plan
check or permit is approved and to any federal or state
building requirements that are then in effect
(collectively "the Building Codes ").
4.4. Reservations and Dedications. All reservations and
dedications of land for public purposes that are
applicable to the Property are set forth in the Project
Approvals and this Agreement.
5. Vesting of Development Rights.
5.1. Timing of Development. In Pardee Construction Co. v.
City of Camarillo, 37 Cal.3d 465 (1984), the California
Supreme Court held that the failure of the parties
therein to provide for the timing or rate of
development resulted in a later- adopted initiative
restricting the rate of development to prevail against
the parties' agreement. City and Developers intend to
avoid the result in Pardee by acknowledging and
providing that Developers shall have the right, without
obligation, to develop the Property in such order and
at such rate and times as Developers deems appropriate
within the exercise of their subjective business
judgment.
In furtherance of the Parties intent, as set forth in
this section, no future amendment of any existing City
ordinance or resolution, or future adoption of any
ordinance, resolution or other action, that purports to
limit the rate or timing of development over time or
alter the sequencing of development phases, whether
adopted or imposed by the City Council or through the
initiative or referendum process, shall apply to the
Property. Nothing in this section shall be construed
to limit City's right to insure that Developer timely
provides all infrastructure required by the Project
Approvals, Subsequent Approvals, and this Agreement.
5.2. Amendment of Project
the Project Approva_
the City Council
referendum process,
Property, unless the
the amendment.
Approvals. No amendment of any of
Ls, whether adopted or approved by
or through the initiative or
shall apply to any portion of the
Developer has agreed in writing to
5.3. Issuance of Subsequent Approvals. Applications for
land use approvals, entitlements and permits, including
without limitation subdivision maps (e.g. tentative,
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vesting tentative, parcel, vesting parcel, and final
maps) , subdivision improvement agreements and other
agreements relating to the Project, lot line
adjustments, preliminary and final planned development
permits, use permits, design review approvals (e.g.
site plans, architectural plans and landscaping plans),
encroachment permits, and sewer and water connections
that are necessary to or desirable for the development
of the Project (collectively "the Subsequent
Approvals "; individually "a Subsequent Approval ") shall
be consistent with the Project Approvals and this
Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, Subsequent
Approvals do not include building permits.
Subsequent Approvals shall be governed by the Project
Approvals and by the applicable provisions of the
Moorpark General Plan, the Moorpark Municipal Code and
other City ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations,
policies, standards and requirements as most recently
adopted or approved by the City Council or through the
initiative or referendum process and in effect at the
time that the application for the Subsequent Approval
is deemed complete by City (collectively "City Laws "),
except City Laws that:
(a) change any permitted or conditional permitted uses
of the Property from what is allowed by the Project
Approvals;
(b) limit or reduce the density or intensity of the
Project, or any part thereof, or otherwise require any
reduction in the number of proposed buildings or other
improvements from what is allowed by the Project
Approvals.
(c) limit or control the rate, timing, phasing or
sequencing of the approval, development or construction
of all or any part of the Project in any manner,
provided that all infrastructure required by the
Project Approvals to serve the portion of the Property
covered by the Subsequent Approval is in place or is
scheduled to be in place prior to completion of
construction;
(d) are not uniformly applied on a City -wide basis to
all substantially similar types of development projects
or to all properties with similar land use
designations;
(e) control residential rents;
(f) prohibit or regulate development on slopes with
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grades greater than 20 percent, including without
limitation Moorpark Municipal Code chapter 17.38 or any
successor thereto, within all approved planning units
of SP 95 -2,; or
(g) modify the land use from what is permitted by the
General Plan Land Use Element at the operative date of
this Agreement or that prohibits or restricts the
establishment or expansion of urban services including
but not limited to community sewer systems to the
Project.
5.4. Term of Subsequent Approvals. The term of any tentative
map for the Property, or any portion thereof, shall
expire seven (7) years after its approval or
conditional approval or upon the expiration or earlier
termination of this Agreement, whichever occurs first,
notwithstanding the fact that the final map may be
filed in phases. Each Developer hereby waives any
right that it may have under the Subdivision Map Act,
Government Code section 66410 et seq., or any successor
thereto, to apply for an extension of the time at which
the tentative map expires pursuant to this subsection.
No portion of the Property for which a final map or
parcel map has been recorded shall be reverted to
acreage at the initiative of City during the term of
this Agreement.
The term of any Subsequent Approval, except a tentative
map, shall be one year; provided that the term may be
extended by the decision maker for two (2) additional
one (1) year periods upon application of the Developer
holding the Subsequent Approval filed with City's
Department of Community Development prior to the
expiration of that Approval. Each such Subsequent
Approval shall be deemed inaugurated, and no extension
shall be necessary, if a building permit was issued and
the foundation received final inspection by City's
Building Inspector prior to the expiration of that
Approval.
It is understood by City and Developers that certain
Subsequent Approvals may not remain valid for the term
of this Agreement. Accordingly, throughout the term of
this Agreement, any Developer shall have the right, at
its election, to apply for a new permit to replace a
permit that has expired or is about to expire.
5.5. Modification Of Approvals. Throughout the term of this
Agreement, Developer shall have the right, at its
election and without risk to any right that is vested
in it pursuant to this section, to apply to City for
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minor modifications to Project Approvals and Subsequent
Approvals. The approval or conditional approval of any
such minor modification shall not require an amendment
to this Agreement, provided that, in addition to any
other findings that may be required in order to approve
or conditionally approve the modification, a finding is
made that the modification is consistent with this
Agreement.
5.6. Issuance of Building Permits. No building permit,
final inspection or certificate of occupancy will be
unreasonably withheld from any Developer if all
infrastructure required by the Project Approvals,
Subsequent Approvals, and this Agreement to serve the
portion of the Property covered by the building permit
is in place or is scheduled to be in place prior to
completion of construction and all of the other
relevant provisions of the Project Approvals,
Subsequent Approvals and this Agreement have been
satisfied. In no event shall building permits be
allocated on any annual numerical basis or on any
arbitrary allocation basis.
5.7. Moratorium on Development. Nothing in this Agreement
shall prevent City, whether by the City Council or
through the initiative or referendum process, from
adopting or imposing a moratorium on the processing and
issuance of Subsequent Approvals and building permits
and on the finalizing of building permits by means of
a final inspection or certificate of occupancy,
provided that the moratorium is adopted or imposed (i)
on a City -wide basis to all substantially similar types
of development projects and properties with similar
land use designations and (ii) as a result of a utility
shortage or a reasonably foreseeable utility shortage,
including without limitation a shortage of water, sewer
treatment capacity, electricity or natural gas.
6. Developer Agreements.
6.1. Developer shall comply with (i) this
the Project Approvals, (iii) all Subs
for which it was the applicant or
interest to the applicant and (iv)
Monitoring Program and any subsequent
program.
Agreement, (ii)
equent Approvals
a successor in
the Mitigation
or supplemental
6.2. Any land within the Project area that is dedicated to
MUSD, or any successor district, shall be deed
restricted in the form of a covenant running with the
land, as set forth in Exhibit "C" attached hereto and
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incorporated herein, to limit use of the land to public
school facilities, kindergarten through 12th grade, and
the covenant .shall be recorded in the offices of the
County Recorder of the County of Ventura concurrently
with the deed transferring fee title to MUSD or a
successor district.
6.3. All lands and interests in land dedicated to City shall
be free and clear of liens and encumbrances other than
easements or restrictions that do not preclude or
interfere with use of the land or interest for its
intended purpose, as reasonably determined by City.
6.4. As a condition of the issuance of a building permit for
each residential or institutional use within the
boundaries of the Specific Plan, Developer shall pay
City a development fee as described herein (the
"Development Fee ") . The Development Fee may be
expended by City in its sole and unfettered discretion.
On the effective date of this Agreement, the amount of
the Development Fee shall be Seven Thousand Three
Hundred Dollars ($7,300.00) per residential unit and
Thirty -Two Thousand, Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars
($32,850.00) per gross acre of institutional land on
which the use is located. The fee shall be adjusted
annually commencing one (1) year after the first
residential building permit is issued within Specific
Plan 95 -2 by any increase in the Consumer Price Index
(CPI) until all fees have been paid. The CPI increase
shall be determined by using the information provided
by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, for all urban consumers within the Los
Angeles /Anaheim /Riverside metropolitan area during the
prior year. The calculation shall be made using the
month which is four (4) months prior to the month in
which the first residential building permit is issued
within Specific Plan 95 -2 (e.g., if the permit issuance
occurs in October, then the month of June is used to
calculate the increase). In the event there is a
decrease in the referenced Index for any annual
indexing, the Development Fee shall remain at its then
current amount until such time as the next subsequent
annual indexing which results in an increase.
6.5. As a condition of the issuance of a building permit for
each residential or institutional use within the
boundaries of the Specific Plan, Developer shall pay
City a traffic mitigation fee as described herein
( "Citywide Traffic Fee ") . The Citywide Traffic Fee may
be expended by City in its sole and unfettered
discretion. On the effective date of this Agreement,
the amount of the Citywide Traffic Fee shall be Four
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Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) per residential unit, and
Eighteen Thousand Dollars ($18,000.00) per acre of
institutional land on which the institutional use is
located. Commencing on January 1, 2001, and annually
thereafter, both categories of the Citywide Traffic Fee
shall be increased to reflect the change in the State
Highway Bid Price Index for the twelve (12) month
period that is reported in the latest issue of the
Engineering News Record that is available on December
31 of the preceding year ( "annual indexing "). In the
event there is a decrease in the referenced Index for
any annual indexing, the Citywide Traffic Fee shall
remain at its then current amount until such time as
the next subsequent annual indexing which results in an
increase.
6.6. As a condition of issuance of a building permit for
each residential or institutional use within the
boundaries of the Specific Plan, Developer shall pay
City a community services fee as described herein
(Community Services Fee). The Community Services Fee
may be expended by City in its sole and unfettered
discretion. The amount of the Community Services Fee
shall be Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per residential
unit, and Two Thousand, Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
($2,250.00) per gross acre of institutional land on
which institutional use is located. Commencing on
October 1, 2002, and annually thereafter, the Community
Services Fee shall be adjusted by any increase in the
Consumer Price Index (CPI) until all In Lieu Fees have
been paid. The CPI increase shall be determined by
using the information provided by the U.S. Department
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, for all urban
consumers within the Los Angeles /Anaheim /Riverside
metropolitan area during the prior year. The
calculation shall be made using the month of June over
the prior month of June. In the event there is a
decrease in the CPI for any annual indexing, the In
Lieu Fee shall remain at its then current amount until
such time as the next subsequent annual indexing which
results in an increase.
6.7. At City's request, Developer shall grant a conservation
easement to City to retain the lots shown as Open Space
including Planning Areas 10, 11, 14, 15, and 16 with
only those uses shown as permitted in the Development
Regulations of the Specific Plan Open Space Zones. No
excavation, drilling, extraction, pumping (excluding
such pumping as may be needed for dewatering as part of
approved grading operations), mining, or similar
activity shall be allowed in any portion of the
Property zoned Open Space. The limitations and
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exclusions described in this subsection shall be
included in the conservation easement. The
conservation easement shall be recorded concurrently
with recordation of the first final map for the
Property and shall be in a form acceptable to City and
consistent with Civil Code Section 815 et seq.
6.8. On the operative date of this Agreement, Developer
shall pay all outstanding City processing costs related
to preparation of this Agreement, the Specific Plan and
EIR.
6.9. Within the boundaries of the Specific Plan, Developer
shall dedicate, at its sole cost and expense, the
approximate seven (7) acres of parkland to the City as
shown on the Specific Plan. At their sole cost and
expense but subject to the limitations set forth in
this subsection, Developer shall make improvements to
the park land dedicated pursuant to this subsection and
shall provide maintenance of the land and improvements.
The park site improvements shall include, at City's
sole discretion, one or more of each of the following
items except C., which shall be limited to two:
A. Softball field with a minimum of 300 foot
outfield radius with no obstructions, backstop,
foul line chain link fencing, fenced dugouts
with concrete floors with lighting for one (1)
field if desired by the City.
B. Regulation soccer field, 225 feet wide and 360
feet long with no obstructions, that does not
overlap onto the softball field area, except as
approved by the City Council, and two (2) semi-
permanent goals with lighting for up to two (2)
fields if desired by the City.
C. Lighted tennis courts;
D. Full basketball court;
E. Children's play equipment /apparatus and tot
lots;
F. Concrete block restroom structure with tile
roof;
G. Picnic shelter with solid roof and matching tile
to the restroom; and
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H. Off - street parking with standard sized parking
spaces.
I. Skate facility of approximately 10,000 square
feet.
The full construction cost of said improvements for the
site shall not exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($1,500,000.00). Said amount shall not include
any overhead, administrative or similar costs, or
profit by Developer or any Developer - affiliated entity.
Commencing one (1) year after the first residential
building permit is issued within the Specific Plan and
annually thereafter, this amount shall be increased to
reflect the change in the Price Index that includes
park and building construction for the twelve (12)
month period that is reported in the latest issue of
the Engineering News Record that is available on
December 31 of the preceding year ("annual indexing ") .
In the event there is a decrease in the referenced
Index for any annual indexing, it shall remain at its
then current amount until such time as the next
subsequent annual indexing which results in an
increase.
Final design, plans and specifications shall be as
approved by the City Council, including applicable
handicapped requirements, and shall include but not be
limited to grading, street improvements, drainage,
hardscape (walkways, bike paths, etc.) landscape
(trees, shrubs, groundcover, and turf), security
lighting for the park and parking lot, and
miscellaneous amenities in quantities as determined
necessary by City (tot lot and park perimeter fencing,
trash receptacles, trash bin enclosures, bike racks,
barbecues, picnic tables, pay telephone, identification
monument signs, and other signage, etc.). The maximum
average cross slope for the entire park site shall be
two percent (2 %) with the intent that the maximum
amount of land possible be utilized for park
improvements included in this subsection. This cross
slope standard may be amended based upon approval by
the City Council of a specific park design. The
improvement plans and specifications shall be similar
to those improvements constructed at other City parks
as determined by the City at its sole discretion. In
addition to water, sewer and electrical services, the
improvements shall include stub out into the park at a
location determined by City for natural gas, telephone,
and cable television services; and if the park is
allowed to be rough graded prior to installation of
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improvements, it shall be hydroseeded and provided with
other appropriate means of erosion control. At their
sole cost and expense, Developer shall: (i) design the
park improvements and submit conceptual plans for City
approval, (ii) prepare final design, plans and
specifications and submit the same to City Council for
approval, (iii) submit the approved final plans and
specifications to City for plan check along with
appropriate fees, and (iv) pay City for inspection of
the construction.
The park shall be dedicated to City improved and
available (open) to the public prior to the occupancy
of the 350th dwelling unit within the boundaries of the
Specific Plan. The park site shall be offered for
dedication to City upon approval of the first final map
in which the park site is located. After each park is
opened to the public and prior to its formal acceptance
by City, Developer shall provide a minimum of one year
and a maximum of two years' maintenance for the park
land and improvements, including all labor, materials,
and water, in accordance with the specifications used
by City at its parks. All land provided by Developer
to City for parks, recreation and open space purposes
shall be deeded to City without any restrictions for
current or future use.
Developer agrees that the above - described improvements
along with the dedication of the above - described park
land shall be deemed to satisfy the "Quimby"
requirement set forth at California Government Code
Section 66477 et seq. for all subsequent subdivision
maps within the Specific Plan area for a maximum of 570
residential units. Developer shall secure the above -
described improvements and the one -year maintenance
requirement by the execution of City's standard
subdivision agreement prior to the approval of the
first final tract map or the first final parcel map
within the Specific Plan area. Any dwelling units in
excess of 570 and any institutional land uses shall be
required to satisfy the Quimby requirement in additon
to those items contained in this subsection 6. In
addition to the required construction and maintenance
described above, Developer shall at its sole cost and
expense provide City a cash deposit in the amount of
Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000.00) to
fund the replacement of the park amenities as
determined by City at its sole discretion. Payment
shall be made prior to occupancy of the five hundredth
(500th) residential unit.
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6.10. Developer shall construct public streets adjacent to
school and park sites as depicted in the Specific Plan
regardless of whether said streets are designated as
local or collector streets for a length and to a
standard that includes a curb -to -curb width of between
48 feet and 60 feet as determined at City's sole and
unfettered discretion in order to provide street
parking, bike lanes, and turn lanes in addition to at
least two (2) travel lanes and necessary transitions.
6.11. Developer shall construct appropriately sized water
lines, pumping facilities, and storage facilities for
recycled water consistent with the requirements of the
City, Waterworks District No. 1 and Calleguas Water
District. Said lines shall be installed prior to the
final cap being placed on all streets whether the
recycled water is available or not. Developer shall
provide service including payment of any connection and
meter charges and shall use recycled water for medians
and parkways for all public streets, park, and any
other public and commonly owned landscaping and
recreation areas. The recycled water line(s) shall be
installed for each City approved phase of development
and the recycled water shall be in use prior to the
first occupancy approval for each City approved phase
of development if such recycled water is available
within one -half mile of the Property. Developer shall
install dual water meters and services for the park
site and other locations determined necessary by City
at its sole discretion to insure that both potable and
recycled water are available where restroom and
drinking fountains are planned.
6.12. Greenbelts, open space areas, landscaped areas, and
trails lying within each portion of the Property (not
covered by any other section) shall be dedicated to
City in a form approved by the City Attorney, or to one
or more homeowners or property owners associations as
determined by the City Council at its sole and
unfettered discretion, as a condition of recordation of
the final subdivision map or parcel map defining the
area within which said areas are located. Greenbelts,
buffers and open space areas may include wetlands,
storm water detention areas, landscaping and decorative
planting areas that do not interfere with greenbelt,
buffer and open space uses as determined by the City at
its sole and unfettered discretion. Such areas not
dedicated to City shall include a conservation easement
granted to the City in a form acceptable to the City
consistent with Civil Code Section 815 et seq.
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6.13. Developer agrees to grant the City a conservation
easement in a form acceptable to the City consistent
with Civil Code Section 815 et se q. for Planning Areas
12 and 13 to insure this area remains as public open
space.
6.14. Developer shall provide twelve (12) three (3) bedroom
and two (2) bath units at no less than 1050 square
feet in size, and thirteen (13) four (4) bedroom and
two (2) bath units at no less than 1425 square feet in
size to be sold to buyers who meet the criteria for
low income (80% of median income). The initial sales
price, buyer eligibility, resale restrictions,
respective role of City and Developer, and any other
item determined necessary by the City shall be set
forth in the Affordable Housing Implementation and
Resale Restriction Plan, which shall be approved by
the City Council in its sole and unfettered discretion
prior to recordation of the first final Tract Map for
this project. The Developer and City shall, prior to
the occupancy of the first residential unit for the
Project, execute an Affordable Housing Agreement that
incorporates the Plan in total and is consistent with
this Agreement. Developer shall pay the city's direct
costs for preparation and review of the Plan and the
Affordable Housing Agreement, up to a maximum of Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000). In addition, in lieu of
constructing any Very Low Income Affordable Housing
Units on site, for each of the five hundred and
seventy (570) dwelling units, Developer shall pay to
the City an In -Lieu Fee which shall be used by the
City at its sole discretion for the purpose of
providing housing affordable to very -low, low, or
moderate income households. The In -Lieu Fee in the
amount of Three Thousand Five Hundred and Eighty
Dollars ($3,580.00) shall be paid prior to issuance of
the building permit for each dwelling unit in the
Project. Commencing on October 1, 2002, and annually
thereafter, the In -Lieu Fee shall be adjusted by any
increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) until all
In -Lieu Fees have been paid. The CPI increase shall
be determined by using the information provided by the
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
for all urban consumers within the Los
Angeles /Anaheim /Riverside metropolitan area during the
prior year. The calculation shall be made using the
month of June over the prior month of June. In the
event there is a decrease in the CPI for any annual
indexing, the In -Lieu Fee shall remain at its then
current amount until such time as the next subsequent
annual indexing which results in an increase.
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6.15. Developer agrees that the Mitigation Measures included
in the City Council certified Final Environmental
Impact Report (EIR) and Mitigation Monitoring Program,
or subsequent environmental clearance document approved
by the Council, set forth the mitigation requirements
for air quality impacts. Developer further agrees that
air quality fees, referenced but not specifically
calculated in the EIR and Mitigation Monitoring
Program, are to be calculated as a condition of the
issuance of a building permit for each residential and
institutional use within the boundaries of the Specific
Plan. Developer also agrees to pay to City an air
quality mitigation fee, as described herein (the Air
Quality Fee) , in satisfaction of the Transportation
Demand Management Fund mitigation requirement in the
Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the
Specific Plan. The Air Quality Fee may be expended by
City in its sole discretion for reduction of regional
air pollution emissions and to mitigate residual
Project air quality impacts.
For residential projects, the Air Quality Fee shall be
the same for all dwelling units approved as part of a
Residential Planned Development (RPD) Permit and shall
be calculated by the Community Development Department
prior to issuance of a Zoning Clearance for the first
building plan check for the RPD development. For
institutional uses, the Air Quality Fee shall be
calculated by the Community Development Department
prior to the first occupancy approval for each
institutional use. The Air Quality Fee shall be
calculated at the times specified in this paragraph
using the City's approved model.
6.16. Developer shall install block wall fencing and
landscaping screening along the east side of Spring
Road, along the rear of the homes on Sir George Court.
Such block wall fencing shall be the same quality as
the block walls installed within Specific Plan No. 2
and the landscape and fencing plans shall be approved
by the Director of Community Development. Installation
of the wall and landscaping shall occur prior to the
first final building permit /occupancy approval for
Phase 1 of the Specific Plan development.
6.17. Prior to the submittal of an application for any
subdivision, or any other development project or
entitlement application, Developer shall submit and
gain approval from City Council a plan to guarantee the
agreements contained in this Section 6. The plan shall
address the entities responsible and method and timing
of guarantee for each component of Developers
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obligations and is subject to City approval at its sole
discretion.
6.18. Developer agrees at its sole cost and expense to
install traffic signals at any intersection within the
Project area and at off site locations as determined by
the City in its sole discretion including but not
limited to Charles Street /Spring Road, "C"
Street /Spring Road; "C" Street /Unnamed loop street,
Spring Road /Unnamed loop street, Spring Road /Walnut
Canyon Road, and modification to High Street /Spring
Road. Final design, plans and specifications shall be
as approved by the City Council and shall include an
interconnect system for all required traffic signals.
Developer shall also pay City's costs for plan check
and inspection plus City administrative costs.
6.19. Developer hereby waives any right that it may have
under California Government Code Section 65915 et.
seq., or any successor thereto, or any other provision
of Federal, State, or City laws or regulations for
application or use of any density bonus that would
increase the number of dwelling units approved to be
constructed in Specific Plan No. 2.
6.20. Developer agrees to cast affirmative ballots for the
formation of an assessment district and levying of
assessments, for the maintenance of parkway and median
landscaping, street lighting and if requested by the
City Council, parks for the provision of special
benefits conferred by same upon properties within the
Project. Developer further agrees to form one or more
property owner associations and to obligate said
associations to provide for maintenance of parkway and
median landscaping, street lighting, and if requested
by the City Council, parks in the event the
aforementioned assessment district is dissolved or
altered in any way or assessments are reduced or
limited in any way by a ballot election of property
owners, or if the assessment district is invalidated by
court action.
6.21. In addition to fees specifically mentioned in this
Agreement, Developer agrees to pay all City capital
improvement, development, and processing fees at the
rate and amount in effect at the time the fee is
required to be paid. Said fees include but are not
limited to Library Facilities Fees, Police Facilities
Fees, Fire Facilities Fees, entitlement processing
fees, and plan check and permit fees for buildings and
public improvements. Developer further agrees that
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unless specifically exempted by this Agreement, it is
subject to all fees imposed by City at the operative
date of this Agreement and such future fees imposed as
determined by City in its sole discretion so long as
said fee is imposed on similarly situated properties.
6.22. Prior to recordation of the first final map for the
Property, if required by City at its sole discretion,
Developer shall form one or more property owner
associations to assume ownership and maintenance of
open space land, trails and other amenities. The
obligation of said property owner associations shall
be more specifically defined in the conditions of
approval of the first tentative tract or parcel map
for the Property.
6.23. Future rights -of -way for State Route 118 and State
Route 23, as shown on the Specific Plan Land Use Map,
shall be offered to be irrevocably dedicated to the
City in a form approved by the City Attorney.
6.24. Developer shall provide vehicular access to properties
west of Spring Road subject to approval of the City
Council as a condition of approval for the first
tentative tract or parcel map for the Property.
6.25. If determined necessary at City's sole discretion,
Developer shall at its sole cost and expense construct
a solid block wall to replace the existing block
wall /wrought iron fence along the Spring Road and
Charles Street frontages of the residential project
located at the southeast corner of Spring Road and
Charles Street. Developer shall at its sole cost and
expense (i) design the wall improvements, (ii) prepare
final design, plans and specifications, (iii) submit
the plans and specifications to City for approval and
plan check, and (iv) pay City for inspection of the
construction including City administrative costs.
6.26. Developer shall at its sole cost and expense remove
the existing block walls /fences and construct a solid
decorative block wall along the west side of Spring
Road from Los Angeles Avenue north to the last
residential unit south of the Union Pacific railroad
tracks. The wall shall be six feet (61) to eight feet
(81) in height as measured from the elevation of the
Spring Road sidewalk. Final design, plans, and
specifications shall be approved by the City Council
at its sole discretion. Developer shall also pay
City's costs for plan check and inspection plus City
administrative costs.
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6.27. Developer shall irrevocably offer to dedicate to City
a) that portion of the Project area fronting on Los
Angeles Avenue needed by City for construction and
related slope and construction easements for City
funded street improvements on Los Angeles Avenue; and
b) any property adjacent to the extension of Spring
Road between "C" Street and Walnut Canyon Road needed
for ultimate build out of Spring Road not required to
be constructed by Developer as part of the Project.
6.28. Developer shall acquire at its sole cost and expense
the property needed to improve the intersection of
Charles Street and Spring Road including the vacant
properties at the northwest and southwest corners of
said intersection. Any property acquired in excess of
that needed for actual travel or bike lanes or
sidewalk shall be landscaped, and /or otherwise
improved in a manner determined by City at its sole
discretion and at Developer's sole cost and expense
including a block wall at the property line.
6.29. Developer shall at its sole cost and expense
irrevocably offer to dedicate to City the right of way
for an extension of "C" Street from the terminus of
the "C" Street improvements required in the Specific
Plan and Subsequent Approvals to the eastern boundary
of the Project. At City's sole option, Developer
shall provide a surety in a form and amount approved
by City at its sole discretion to guarantee the
construction of that portion of "C" Street described
above.
6.30. Developer at its sole cost and expense shall construct
the public trail system identified in the Specific
Plan, including inspection and City administrative
costs. Developer shall also at its sole cost and
expense prepare a design, and plans, and
specifications for submittal to City. City shall
approve design and plans and specifications at its
sole discretion. Developer shall at its sole cost and
expense provide to City a cash deposit in the amount
of Dollars ($ ) to fund the
maintenance of the trail system. The required
improvements shall also include construction of
equestrian crossings at or near street intersections
as determined necessary by City at its sole
discretion.
6.31. Developer shall at its sole cost and expense
irrevocably offer to dedicate Planning Area 17 to
City.
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6.32. Prior to occupancy of the first residential unit in
the Project area, the Developer shall pay to the City
One Hundred Twenty -Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00)
to satisfy the Final EIR Transportation /Circulation
Mitigation Measure 2. and for Developer's fair share
contribution at the intersection of Los Angeles Avenue
and Tierra Rejada Road.
7. City Agreements.
7.1. City shall commit the necessary time and resources of
City staff to work with Developer on the expedited and
parallel processing of applications for Subsequent
Approvals for the Project area and shall use overtime
and independent contractors whenever possible.
Developer shall assume any risk related to, and shall
pay the additional costs incurred by City for, the
expedited and parallel processing.
7.2. City agrees that upon receipt of a landowners' petition
by Developer and Developer's payment of a fee, as
prescribed in California Government Code Section 53318,
City shall commence proceedings to form a Mello -Roos
Community Facilities District ( "District ") and to incur
bonded indebtedness to finance all or portions of the
public facilities, infrastructure and services that are
required by the Specific Plan and that may be provided
pursuant to the Mello -Roos Community Facilities Act of
1982 (the "Act "); provided, however, the City Council,
in its sole and unfettered discretion, may abandon
establishment of the District upon the conclusion of
the public hearing required by California Government
Code Section 53321 and /or deem it unnecessary to incur
bonded indebtedness at the conclusion of the hearing
required by California Government Code Section 53345.
In the event that a District is formed, the special tax
levied against any residential lot or residence thereon
shall afford the buyer the option to prepay the special
tax in full prior to the close of escrow on the initial
sale of the developed lot by the builder of the
residence.
7.3. If requested in writing by Developer and limited to
City's legal authority, City shall proceed to acquire,
at Developer's sole cost and expense, easements or fee
title to land in which Developer does not have title or
interest in order to allow construction of public
improvements required of Developer including any land
which is outside City's legal boundaries. The process
shall generally follow Government Code Section 66457 et
sue. and shall include the obligation of Developer to
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enter into an agreement with City, guaranteed by cash
deposits and other security as the City may require, to
pay all City costs including but not limited to,
acquisition of the interest, attorney fees, appraisal
fees, engineering fees, and City overhead expenses of
fifteen percent (15 %) on all out -of- pocket costs and
City staff costs.
7.4. The City Manager is authorized to sign an early grading
agreement on behalf of City to allow rough grading of
the Project prior to City Council approval of a final
subdivision map. Said early grading agreement shall be
consistent with the conditions of the Specific Plan and
approved tentative map and contingent on City Engineer
and Director of Community Development acceptance of a
Performance Bond in a form and amount satisfactory to
them to guarantee implementation of the erosion control
plan and completion of the rough grading; construction
of on -site and off -site improvements consistent with
the City Council approved Specific Plan and Tentative
Map. In the case of failure to comply with the terms
and conditions of the early grading agreement, the City
Council may by resolution declare the surety forfeited.
7.5. City agrees that whenever possible as determined by
City in its sole discretion to process concurrently all
land use entitlements for the same property so long as
said entitlements are deemed complete.
7.6. City agrees that the land and improvements required
under subsection 6.9. of this Agreement meets
Developer's obligation for park land dedication
provisions of state law and City codes except for
dwelling units in excess of 570 and any institutional
uses which shall have to separately meet the
requirement for park land dedication.
7.7. City agrees, at no cost to City, to cooperate with
Developer to allow Developer to receive the maximum
amount of tax benefits for the dedication of public
open space in Planning Areas 12 and 13.
7.8. The City agrees to appoint an affordable housing staff
person to oversee the implementation of the affordable
housing requirements for the Specific Plan required
herein for the duration such units are required to be
maintained as affordable consistent with the
provisions of subsection 6.14.
7.9. City agrees to allow for a variation of five feet (51)
maximum in the grades as shown on the Grading Plan
exhibit of the Specific Plan subject to approval of
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the Director of Community Development upon a
determination by the Director in his /her sole
discretion that the overall design and visual quality
of the Specific Plan would not be significantly
affected.
7.10. City shall limit the payment of the Los Angeles Avenue
Area of Contribution (AOC) fee to only the first four
hundred seventy -five (475) residential units and any
institutional uses within the Project. The AOC fee
shall be the dollar amount in effect at the time of
issuance of the building permit for each of the
residential units and institutional uses.
7.11. City shall facilitate the reimbursement to Developer
of any costs incurred by Developer that may be subject
to partial reimbursement from other developers as a
condition of approval of a tract map development
permit or development agreement with one or more other
developers.
7.12. Developer shall not be required to pay the Gabbert
Road /Casey Road Area of Contribution Fees referenced
in the Final EIR Transportation /Circulation Mitigation
Measure 5. (Note: This was an error in that SP -2 is
not within the boundaries of this AOC.)
8. Supersession of Agreement by Change of Law. In the event that
any state or federal law or regulation enacted after the date
the Enabling Ordinance was adopted by the City Council
prevents or precludes compliance with any provision of the
Agreement, such provision shall be deemed modified or
suspended to comply with such state or federal law or
regulation, as reasonably determined necessary by City.
9. Demonstration of Good Faith Compliance. In order to ascertain
compliance by Developers with the provisions of this
Agreement, the Agreement shall be reviewed annually in
accordance with Moorpark Municipal Code chapter 15.40. of
City or any successor thereof then in effect. The failure of
City to conduct any such annual review shall not, in any
manner, constitute a breach of this Agreement by City,
diminish, impede, or abrogate the obligations of Developers
hereunder or render this Agreement invalid or void.
10. Authorized Delays. Performance by any Party of its
obligations hereunder, other than payment of fees, shall be
excused during any period of "Excusable Delay ", as hereinafter
defined, provided that the Party claiming the delay gives
notice of the delay to the other Parties as soon as possible
after the same has been ascertained. For purposes hereof,
Excusable Delay shall mean delay that directly affects, and is
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beyond the reasonable control of, the Party claiming the
delay, including without limitation: (a) act of God; (b) civil
commotion; (c) riot; (d) strike, picketing or other labor
dispute; (e) shortage of materials or supplies; (e) damage to
work in progress by reason of fire, flood, earthquake or other
casualty; (f) failure, delay or inability of City to provide
adequate levels of public services, facilities or
infrastructure to the Property including, by way of example
only, the lack of water to serve any portion of the Property
due to drought; (g) delay caused by a restriction imposed or
mandated by a governmental entity other than City; or (h)
litigation brought by a third party attacking the validity of
this Agreement, a Project Approval, a Subsequent Approval or
any other action necessary for development of the Property.
11. Default Provisions.
11.1. Default by Developer. No Developer shall be deemed to
have breached this Agreement as a result of a default
by any other Developer, but any Developer shall be
deemed in breach if it:
(a) practices, or attempts to practice, any fraud or
deceit upon City; or willfully violates any order,
ruling or decision of any regulatory or judicial
body having jurisdiction over the Property or the
Project, provided that Developer may contest any
such order, ruling or decision by appropriate
proceedings conducted in good faith, in which
event no breach of this Agreement shall be deemed
to have occurred unless and until there is a final
adjudication adverse to Developer; or
(b) fails to make any payments required under this
Agreement; or
(c) materially breaches any of the provisions of the
Agreement and the same is not cured within the
time set forth in a written notice of violation
from City to Developer, which period of time shall
not be less than ten (10) days from the date that
the notice is deemed received, provided if
Developer cannot reasonably cure the breach within
the time set forth in the notice, Developer fails
to commence to cure the breach within such time
limit and diligently effect such cure thereafter.
11.2. Default by City. City shall be deemed in breach of
this Agreement if it:
(a) materially breaches any of the provisions of the
Agreement and the same is not cure within the time set
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forth in a written notice of violation from Developer
to City, which period shall not be less than ten (10)
days from the date the notice is deemed received,
provided if City cannot reasonably cure the breach
within the time set forth in the notice, City fails to
commence to cure the breach within such time limit and
diligently effect such cure thereafter.
11.3. Content of Notice of Violation. Every notice of
violation shall state with specificity that it is given
pursuant to this section of the Agreement, the nature
of the alleged breach, and the manner in which the
breach may be satisfactorily cured. The notice shall
be deemed given on the date that it is personally
delivered or on the date that it is deposited in the
United States mail, in accordance with Section 20
hereof.
11.4. Remedies for Breach. The Parties acknowledge that
remedies at law, including without limitation money
damages, would be inadequate for breach of this
Agreement by any Party due to the size, nature and
scope of the Project. The Parties also acknowledge
that it would not be feasible or possible to restore
the Property to its natural condition once
implementation of the Agreement has begun. Therefore,
the Parties agree that the remedies for breach of the
Agreement shall be limited to the remedies expressly
set forth in this subsection.
The remedies for breach of the Agreement by City shall
be injunctive relief and /or specific performance.
The remedies for breach of the Agreement by a Developer
shall be injunctive relief and /or specific performance.
In addition, and notwithstanding Subsection 11.5, if
the breach is of Subsection 6.11 (parks) or Subsection
6.19 (affordable housing) of this Agreement, City shall
have the right to withhold the issuance of building
permits to all Developers throughout the Project area
from the date that the notice of violation was given
pursuant to subsection 11.2 hereof until the date that
the breach is cured as provided in the notice of
violation.
Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to preclude
City from prosecuting a criminal action against any
Developer who violates any City ordinance or state
statute.
11.5. Violation Limited To Developer in Breach. No breach
hereunder by a Developer shall constitute a breach
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applicable to any other Developer, and any remedy
arising by reason of such breach shall be applicable
solely to the Developer that committed the breach. Any
liability arising by reason of such breach shall be the
liability and obligation solely of the Developer that
committed the breach.
11.6. Copies of Notices of Violation. At the time that City
gives a notice of violation to a Developer, City shall
send a copy of the notice to every other Developer who
has made a prior written request to receive notices of
violation, provided that the request states the name
and mailing address of the requester and the request
makes specific reference to this section. The copies
shall be sent by first class United States mail.
12. Mortgage Protection. At the same time that City gives notice
to any Developer of a breach by that Developer, City shall
send a copy of the notice to each holder of record of any deed
of trust on the portion of the Property in which Developer has
a legal interest ( "Financier "), provided that the Financier
has given prior written notice of its name and mailing address
to City and the notice makes specific reference to this
section. The copies shall be sent by United States mail,
registered or certified, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, and shall be deemed received upon the third (3rd)
day after deposit.
Each Financier that has given prior notice to City pursuant to
this section shall have the right, at its option and insofar
as the rights of City are concerned, to cure any such breach
within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the notice from
City. If such breach cannot be cured within such time period,
the Financier shall have such additional period as may be
reasonably required to cure the same, provided that the
Financier gives notice to City of its intention to cure and
commences the cure within fifteen (15) days after receipt of
the notice from City and thereafter diligently prosecutes the
same to completion. City shall not commence legal action
against Developer by reason of Developer's breach without
allowing the Financier to cure the same as specified herein.
Notwithstanding any cure by Financier, this Agreement shall be
binding and effective against the Financier and every owner of
the Property, or part thereof, whose title thereto is acquired
by foreclosure, trustee sale or otherwise.
13. Estoppel Certificate. At any time and from time to time, any
Developer may deliver written notice to City and City may
deliver written notice to any Developer requesting that such
Party certify in writing that, to the knowledge of the
certifying Party, (i) this Agreement is in full force and
effect and a binding obligation of the Parties, (ii) this
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Agreement has not been amended, or if amended, the identity of
each amendment, and (iii) the requesting Party is not in
breach of this Agreement, or if in breach, a description of
each such breach. The Party receiving such a request shall
execute and return the certificate within thirty (30) days
following receipt of the notice. City acknowledges that a
certificate may be relied upon by successors in interest to
the Developer who requested the certificate and by holders of
record of deeds of trust on the portion of the Property in
which that Developer has a legal interest.
14. Administration of Agreement. Any decision by City staff
concerning the interpretation and administration of this
Agreement and development of the Property in accordance
herewith may be appealed by the affected Developer to the City
Council, provided that any such appeal shall be filed with the
City Clerk of City within ten (10 ) days after the affected
Developer receives notice of the staff decision. The City
Council shall render its decision to affirm, reverse or modify
the staff decision within thirty (30) days after the appeal
was filed. The affected Developer shall not seek judicial
review of any staff decision without first having exhausted
its remedies pursuant to this section.
15. Amendment or Termination by Mutual Consent. In accordance
with the provisions of Ordinance No. 59 of City or any
successor thereof then in effect, this Agreement may be
amended or terminated, in whole or in part, as to any
Developer by mutual consent of City and the affected
Developer. No amendment shall provide benefits to any
Developer on terms more favorable than those provided to
Developer by the Project Approvals or this Agreement.
15.1. Exemption for Amendments of Project Approvals. No
amendment to a Project Approval shall require an
amendment to this Agreement and any such amendment
shall be deemed to be incorporated into this Agreement
at the time that the amendment becomes effective,
provided that the amendment is consistent with this
Agreement.
16. Indemnification. Developer shall indemnify, defend with
counsel approved by City, and hold harmless City and its
officers, employees and agents from and against any and all
losses, liabilities, fines, penalties, costs, claims, demands,
damages, injuries or judgments arising out of, or resulting in
any way from, that Developer's performance pursuant to this
Agreement.
Developer shall indemnify, defend with counsel approved by
City, and hold harmless City and its officers, employees and
agents from and against any action or proceeding to attack,
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review, set aside, void or annul this Agreement or any
provision thereof.
17. Time of Essence. Time is of the essence for each provision of
this Agreement of which time is an element.
18. Operative Date. This Agreement shall become operative on the
date the Enabling Ordinance becomes effective pursuant to
Government Code Section 36937.
19. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect
for a term of twenty (20) years commencing on its operative
date or until the close of escrow on the initial sale of the
last Affordable Housing Unit, whichever occurs last, unless
said term is amended or the Agreement is sooner terminated as
otherwise provided herein.
Expiration of the term or earlier termination of this
Agreement shall not automatically affect any Project Approval
or Subsequent Approval that has been granted or any right or
obligation arising independently from such Project Approval or
Subsequent Approval.
Upon expiration of the term or earlier termination of this
Agreement, the Parties shall execute any document reasonably
requested by any Party to remove this Agreement from the
public records as to the Property, and every portion thereof,
to the extent permitted by applicable laws.
20. Notices. All notices and other communications given pursuant
to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed
received when personally delivered or upon the third (3rd) day
after deposit in the United States mail, registered or
certified, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the
Parties at the addresses set forth in Exhibit "D" attached
hereto and incorporated herein.
Any Party may, from time to time, by written notice to the
other, designate a different address which shall be
substituted for the one above specified.
21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire
agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter
hereof, and all prior agreements or understandings, oral or
written, are hereby merged herein. This Agreement shall not
be amended, except as expressly provided herein.
22. Waiver. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall
constitute a waiver of any other provision, whether or not
similar; nor shall any such waiver constitute a continuing or
subsequent waiver of the same provision. No waiver shall be
binding, unless it is executed in writing by a duly authorized
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representative of the Party against whom enforcement of the
waiver is sought.
23. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid
or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall be
effective to the extent the remaining provisions are not
rendered impractical to perform, taking into consideration the
purposes of this Agreement.
24. Relationship of the Parties. Each Party acknowledges that, in
entering into and performing under this Agreement, it is
acting as an independent entity and not as an agent of any of
the other Parties in any respect. Nothing contained herein or
in any document executed in connection herewith shall be
construed as creating the relationship of partners, joint
ventures or any other association of any kind or nature
between City and Developers, jointly or severally.
25. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is made and
entered into for the sole benefit of the Parties and their
successors in interest. No other person shall have any right
of action based upon any provision of this Agreement.
26. Recordation of Agreement and Amendments. This Agreement and
any amendment thereof shall be recorded with the County
Recorder of the County of Ventura by the City Clerk of City
within the period required by Ordinance 59 of City or any
successor thereof then in effect.
27. Cooperation Between City and Developers. City and each
Developer shall execute and deliver to the other all such
other and further instruments and documents as may be
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement.
28. Rules of Construction. The captions and headings of the
various sections and subsections of this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only, and they shall not constitute
a part of this Agreement for any other purpose or affect
interpretation of the Agreement. Should any provision of this
Agreement be found to be in conflict with any provision of the
Project Approvals or the Subsequent Approvals, the provision
of this Agreement shall prevail. Should any provision of the
Infrastructure and Financing Plan be found to be in conflict
with any provision of this Agreement, the provisions of the
Infrastructure and Financing Plan shall prevail.
29. Joint Preparation. This Agreement shall be deemed to have
been prepared jointly and equally by the Parties, and it shall
not be construed against any Party on the ground that the
Party prepared the Agreement or caused it to be prepared.
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30. Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement is made, entered
into, and executed in the County of Ventura, California, and
the laws of the State of California shall govern its
interpretation and enforcement. Any action, suit or
proceeding related to, or arising from, this Agreement shall
be filed in the appropriate court having jurisdiction in the
County of Ventura.
31. Attorneys' Fees. In the event any action, suit or proceeding
is brought for the enforcement or declaration of any right or
obligation pursuant to, or as a result of any alleged breach
of, this Agreement, the prevailing Party shall be entitled to
its reasonable attorneys' fees and litigation expenses and
costs, and any judgment, order or decree rendered in such
action, suit or proceeding shall include an award thereof.
32. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but
all of which constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Fountainwood Agoura and City of Moorpark
have executed this Development Agreement on the date first above
written.
FOUNTAINWOOD AGOURA
Mark Rosenberg
General Partner
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CITY OF MOORPARK
Patrick Hunter
Mayor
EXHIBIT "C"
RECORDING REQUESTED BY:
City Clerk, City of Moorpark
WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
City Clerk, City of Moorpark
799 Moorpark Avenue
Moorpark, California 93021
COVENANT RUNNING WITH THE LAND
THIS COVENANT is made this day of , by and
between Fountainwood Agoura, a California General Partnership,
( "Developer ") and the City of Moorpark, a municipal corporation
( "City ").
WHEREAS, Developer is the owner of certain real property in
the City of Moorpark, County of Ventura, legally described as Lot
of Tract No. ( "the Developer's Property "); and
WHEREAS, City is the owner of certain real property in the
City of Moorpark, County of Ventura, legally described
as ( "the City's
Property "); and
WHEREAS, Developer and City are parties to that
Development Agreement recorded in the office of the County
of the County of Ventura as Instrument No.
Development Agreement "); and
certain
Recorder
( "the
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Development Agreement, Developer
agreed to restrict the use of the Developer Property to certain
uses and to transfer all other development rights to the City
Property and to record a document to that effect as a condition of
approval of the final map for Tract No. ;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises of the
parties to this Covenant, each to the other as covenanter and
covenantee, and expressly for the benefit of, and to bind, their
successors in interest, the parties agree as follow:
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1. The Developer Property shall be used for the following
purposes only:
public school facilities, kindergarten through 12th grade
2. All uses not specified in Paragraph 1 hereof are hereby
deemed transferred from the Developer Property to the City
Property for the benefit of the City Property.
3. From time to time, and at any time, City may substitute
any other property owned by City on the date of the substitution
for the City Property ( "the Substitute Property ") without the
consent of Developer by the recordation of an amendment to this
Covenant in the office of the County Recorder of the County of
Ventura. The amendment shall describe the Substitute Property
and shall provide that, commencing on the date of recordation of
the amendment, all uses not specified in Paragraph 2 hereof shall
be deemed transferred from the City Property to the Substitute
Property for the benefit of the Substitute Property.
4. All of the covenants, restrictions, and limitations set
forth herein shall run with the Developer Property and the City
Property and shall benefit and bind all persons, whether natural
or legal, having or acquiring any right, title, or interest in
any portion of the Developer Property or the City Property. Each
grantee of a conveyance or purchaser under a contract of sale or
similar instrument that covers any right, title, or interest in
or to any portion of the Developer Property or the City Property,
by accepting a deed or a contract of sale or similar instrument,
accepts the conveyance or sale subject to, and agrees to be bound
and benefitted by, all of the covenants, restrictions and
limitations set forth herein.
5. This Covenant may be enforced by proceedings at law or
in equity against any person who violates or attempts to violate
an covenant, restriction or limitation hereof. The prevailing
party shall be entitled to recover such attorneys' fees and court
costs as it reasonably incurs in such a proceeding.
6. In the event any provision of this Covenant is found to
be invalid or unenforceable in any proceeding at law or in
equity, such finding shall not affect the other provisions of
this Covenant, which shall remain in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Fountainwood Agoura, G.P. and City of
Moorpark have executed this Covenant on the date first above
written.
FOUNTAINWOOD AGOURA
Mark Rosenberg
General Partner
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CITY OF MOORPARK
Patrick Hunter
Mayor
EXHIBIT "D"
ADDRESSES OF PARTIES
To City:
City of Moorpark
799 Moorpark Avenue
Moorpark, CA 93021
Attn: City Manager
To Developer:
Fountainwood Agoura
c/o Morrison Fountainwood Agoura
711 Daily Drive, Suite 110
Camarillo, CA 93010
Attn: Michael J. Greynald
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