HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 322 2005 1019ORDINANCE NO. 322
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF MOORPARK
AND NLA 118, L.L.C. (WAREHOUSE DISCOUNT CENTER)
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Moorpark on
September 27, 2005, did adopt Resolution No. PC- 2005 -489
recommending to the City Council approval of Development
Agreement No. 2004 -02, by and between the City of Moorpark and
NLA 118, L.L.C. (Warehouse Discount Center); and
WHEREAS, at a duly noticed hearing on October 5, 2005, the
City Council considered Development Agreement No. 2004 -02; and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Impact Report prepared for the
Special Devices Incorporated project (SCH No. 1995071057) has
adequately analyzed all potential impacts of the project proposed
under Development Agreement No. 2004 -02; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, after review and consideration
of the information contained in the City Council staff reports
and public testimony, has made a decision on this matter.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Moorpark
does hereby find that Development Agreement No. 2004 -02 is
consistent with the General Plan as amended by General Plan
Amendment No. 2004 -04, and no Specific Plans are applicable to
the property covered by the Development Agreement.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby adopts Development
Agreement No. 2004 -02 (attached hereto) between the City of
Moorpark, a municipal corporation, and NLA 118, L.L.C.
(Warehouse Discount Center); and the City Clerk is hereby
directed to cause one copy of the signed, adopted agreement to
be recorded with the County Recorder no later than ten (10) days
after the City enters into the development agreement pursuant to
the requirements of Government Code Section 65868.5.
SECTION 3. Upon the effective date of this ordinance,
the Community Development Director shall cause the property that
is the subject of the Development Agreement to be identified on
the Zoning Map of the City by the designation "DA" followed by
the dates of the term of said Agreement.
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SECTION 4. That if any section, subsection, sentence,
clause, phrase, part or portion of this Ordinance is for any
reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City
Council declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and
each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part or
portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, parts or
portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty
(30) days after its passage and adoption.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this Ordinance; shall enter the same in the book
of original ordinances of said city; shall make a minute order
of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the
proceedings of the City Council at which the same is passed and
adopted; and shall, within fifteen (15) days after the passage
and adoption thereof, cause the same to be published once in the
Moorpark Star, a newspaper of gen culation, as defined in
Section 6008 of the Governme Code, for he City of Moorpark,
and which is hereby design ed for that purp se. /
PASSED AND ADOPTED/his 19th day of October, /2
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ATTEST:
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Deborah S. Traffensted City Clerk
ATTACHMENT: Development Agreement No. 2004 -02
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ATTACHMENT
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
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
THE CITY OF MOORPARK
AND
NLA 118, L.L.C.
(WAREHOUSE DISCOUNT CENTER)
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THIS AGREEMENT SHALL
OF EXECUTION BY ALL
THE REQUIREMENTS OF
BE RECORDED WITHIN TEN DAYS
PARTIES HERETO PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE §65868.5
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
This Development Agreement ( "the Agreement ") is made and
entered into on, by and between the CITY OF MOORPARK, a
municipal corporation, (referred to hereinafter as "City ")
and NLA 118, L.L.C. (Warehouse Discount Center), the owner
of real property within the City of Moorpark generally
referred to as Commercial Planned Development 2004 -03, Lot
1 of Tract 5004 (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 Developer
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:
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1.2. Prior to approval of this Agreement the City
Council of City ( "the City Council ") approved
General Plan Amendment No. 2004 -04 ("GPA 2004 -04 "),
for approximately 8.15 acres of land within the
City ( "the Property "), as more specifically
described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and
incorporated herein.
1.3. Conditional Use Permit 2005 -04 (CUP 2005 -04) and
Commercial Planned Development Permit No. 2004 -03
(CPD 2004 -03) [collectively "the Project
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Approvals "; individually "a Project Approval"]
provides for the development of the Property and
the construction of certain off -site improvements
in connection therewith ( "the Project ").
1.4. By this Agreement, City desires to obtain the
binding agreement of Developer 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.
1.5. 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 maximum
of two (2) years. In consideration thereof,
Developer agrees to waive its rights to legally
challenge the limitations and conditions 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.
1.6. 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 GPA 2004 -04.
1.7 City and Developer acknowledge and agree that the
provisions of the Development Agreement adopted
through Ordinance 220 for the Special Devices,
Incorporated project will continue to be met,
unless modified by this Agreement as long as the
Development Agreement adopted by Ordinance remains
in effect.
1.8. On September 27, 2005, the Planning Commission of
City commenced a duly noticed public hearing on
this Agreement, and at the conclusion of the
hearing recommended approval of the Agreement.
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1.9. On, October 5, 2005 the City Council commenced a
duly noticed public hearing on this Agreement, and
at the conclusion of the hearing on October 5, 2005
approved the Agreement by Ordinance No. 322 ( "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 ".
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 that has been 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 of 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 operative 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, delivered 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
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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.
4. Development of the Property. The following provisions
shall govern the development and use of the Property.
4.1. Permitted Uses.
permitted
those that
The
uses of the
are allowed
this Agreement.
permitted and conditionally
Property shall be limited to
by the Project Approvals and
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 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.
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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
Developer intend to avoid the result in Pardee by
acknowledging and providing that Developer shall
have the right, without obligation, to develop the
Property in such order and at such rate and times
as Developer deems appropriate within the exercise
of its subjective business judgment.
In furtherance of the Parties intent, as set forth
in this subsection, 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
provided the Property is developed in accordance
with the Project Approvals and this Agreement.
Nothing in this subsection 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 Approvals. No amendment of
any of the Project Approvals, whether adopted or
approved by the City Council or through the
initiative or referendum process, shall apply to
any portion of the Property, unless the Developer
has agreed in writing to the amendment.
5.3. Issuance of Subsequent Approvals. Applications for
land use approvals, entitlements and permits,
including without limitation subdivision maps (e.g.
tentative, vesting tentative, parcel, vesting
parcel, and final maps), subdivision improvement
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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 conditionally 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;
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(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
grades greater than 20 percent, including without
limitation Moorpark Municipal Code Chapter 17.38 or
any successor thereto, within the Property; or
(g) modify the land use from what is permitted by
the City's 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 ten (10) years after its
approval or conditional approval or upon the
expiration or earlier termination of this
Agreement, whichever occurs first, notwithstanding
the provisions of Government Code Section
66452.6(a) or the fact that the final map may be
filed in phases. 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 or subdivision improvement or other
agreements relating to the Project, 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
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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 Developer 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 or waiver of any
right that is vested in it pursuant to this
section, to apply to City for modifications to
Project Approvals and Subsequent Approvals. The
approval or conditional approval of any such
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 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. Consistent with subsection 5.1 of this
Agreement, 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
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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 Aareements.
6.1. Developer shall comply with (i) this Agreement,
(ii) the Project Approvals, (iii) all Subsequent
Approvals for which it was the applicant or a
successor in interest to the applicant and (iv) the
MMRP of the previously certified EIR for the
Special Devices Incorporated project and any
subsequent or supplemental environmental actions.
6.2. 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.
6.3. As a condition of the issuance of a building permit
for each commercial or institutional use within the
boundaries of the Property, 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 operative date of this
Agreement, the amount of the Development Fee shall
be Forty Thousand Twenty -Eight Dollars ($40,028.00)
per gross acre of commercial or institutional land
on which the commercial or institutional use is
located. The fee shall be adjusted annually
commencing one (1) year after the first building
permit is issued within CPD 2004 -03 by any increase
in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) until all fees
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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 building permit is
issued within CPD 2004 -03 (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.
6.4. As a condition of the issuance of a building permit
for each commercial or institutional use within the
boundaries of the Property, 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 operative date of this
Agreement, the amount of the Citywide Traffic Fee
shall be Twenty -Two Thousand, Eight Hundred Thirty -
Eight Dollars ($22,838.00) per acre of commercial
or institutional land on which the commercial or
institutional use is located. Commencing on
January 1, 2006, and annually thereafter, the
contribution amount shall be increased to reflect
the change in the Caltrans Highway Bid Price Index
for Selected California Construction Items for the
twelve (12) month period available on December 31
of the preceding year ( "annual indexing "). In the
event there is a decrease in the referenced Index
for any annual indexing, the current amount of the
fee shall remain until such time as the next
subsequent annual indexing which results in an
increase.
In the event the Caltrans Highway Bid Price Index
is discontinued or revised, such successor index
with which it is replaced shall be used in order to
obtain substantially the same result as would
otherwise have been obtained if the index had not
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been discontinued or revised.
6.5. On the operative date of this Agreement, Developer
shall pay all outstanding City processing costs
related to preparation of this Agreement and
Project Approvals.
6.6. Prior to the issuance of the building permit for
each commercial or institutional building within
the Property, Developer shall pay a fee for
acquisition of parkland and related improvements
(Park Fee). On the operative date of this
Agreement, the amount of the Park Fee shall be
Fifty Cents ($.50) per square foot of each building
used for commercial or institutional purposes
within the Property. The fee shall be adjusted
annually commencing one (1) year after the first
commercial or institutional building permit is
issued within CPD 2004 -03 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 commercial or
institutional building permit is issued within CPD
2004 -03 (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 Park Fee shall remain at its then
current amount until such time as the next
subsequent annual indexing which results in an
increase.
6.7. Developer agrees, after approval of landscaping and
irrigation plans by the City, at its sole cost and
expense, to landscape and maintain those areas
under the freeway bridge along the north and south
sides of New Los Angeles Avenue; the area on the
north side of New Los Angeles Avenue along the
entire reach of the Caltrans right -of -way, and the
Caltrans right -of -way along the southern boundary
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of the site. Said landscaping shall be installed
prior to the occupancy of the first commercial or
institutional building and to be designed and
installed to the satisfaction of the Community
Development Director and the City Engineer. If
approved by Caltrans, the developer shall remove
the existing chainlink fencing at the top of the
slope and install a six foot (6') high decorative
tubular steel fence with block pilasters.
Developer agrees to landscape and maintain, at its
sole cost and expense, the Caltrans right -of -way
along the southern boundary of the site. If
approved by Caltrans the developer shall remove the
existing chainlink fencing and install a six (6)
foot high decorative tubular steel fence with block
pilasters at the top of the slope.
6.8. Developer warrants that the total gross taxable
sales in the first year of operation will be Seven
Million Dollars ($7,000,000.00) per annum, in the
second year of operation the total gross taxable
sales will be Eight Million Dollars
($8,000,000.00), in the third year of operation the
total gross taxable sales will be Nine Million
Dollars ($9,000,000.00), in the fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth year of
operation the total gross taxable sales will be Ten
Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00) for each year.
The first year shall start twelve (12) months after
the date of initial occupancy of Warehouse Discount
Center, including conditional occupancy, which
allows for the operation of Warehouse Discount
Center. For example if initial occupancy occurs on
February 1, 2006 the first year shall start on
February 1, 2007. If the date of initial occupancy
does not start on the first day of a calendar
month, then for purposes of this section, the first
month of the twelve (12) month period shall be on
the first day of the following month. For example,
if initial occupancy occurs on February 3, 2007,
the start date of the monthly fee calculation shall
be March 1, 2007.
Should the annual total gross taxable sales from
the Warehouse Discount Center not reach the annual
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amount for any year in the first ten years of
operation the Developer shall pay the City the
difference in total gross taxable sales times
0.0075 (e.g., if the gross receipts in the first
year are $6,000,000.00 instead of $7,000,000.00
then Developer would pay City $7,500.00
($1,000,000.00 x .0075). This fee shall be paid
for each year that the total gross taxable sales
are not met. The fee shall be paid monthly in
twelve (12) equal installments in the year
following the shortfall. This fee may be expended
by the City in its sole and unfettered discretion.
If in any year the gross taxable sales exceeds the
established annual amount the Developer will be
given a credit against future annual gross taxable
sales, on a dollar for dollar basis until such
credit amount is used to offset a shortfall in any
subsequent year.
6.9. Developer agrees to pay to City an air quality
mitigation fee, as described herein (Air Quality
Fee) of Sixty Six Thousand Dollars ($66,000.00), in
satisfaction of the Transportation Demand
Management Fund mitigation requirement for the
Project. 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.
At the time the Fee is due, City may at its sole
discretion require Developer to purchase equipment,
vehicles, or other items, contract and pay for
services, or make improvements for which Developer
shall receive equivalent credit against Air Quality
Fee payments or refund of previous payments.
The fee shall be paid prior to the occupancy of the
first building. Commencing on January 1, 2006, and
annually thereafter the Air Quality Fee shall be
adjusted 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
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calculation shall be made using the month of
December over the prior month of December. In the
event there is a decrease in the CPI for any annual
indexing, the fee shall remain at its then current
amount until such time as the next subsequent
annual indexing which results in an increase.
6.10. Developer shall provide an easement to the City for
a City Welcome Sign on the Project site at a
location satisfactory to the Community Development
Director. The easement shall provide for the
location and maintenance of the sign. Developer
agrees to pay $25,000 to the City for the
construction and erection of the sign. The funds
may be expended by City in its sole and unfettered
discretion. The fee shall be paid prior to
occupancy of the first commercial or institutional
building. Developer agrees that design of the
sign, including the lighting, shall be at the
City's sole discretion.
6.11. Developer agrees to cast affirmative ballots for
the formation of one or more assessment districts
and levying of assessments, for the maintenance of
parkway and median landscaping, street lighting,
including but not limited to all water and
electricity costs, 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. Prior to occupancy
of the first building for the Property, if required
by City at its sole discretion, Developer shall
also form one or more property owner associations
to assume ownership and maintenance of open space
land, trails, storm water detention and /or debris
basins and related drainage facilities, landscaping
(including landscaping within Caltrans rights -of-
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way), and other amenities, and to comply with the
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) requirements of the Project. The obligation
of said property owner association shall be more
specifically defined in the conditions of approval
of Commercial Planned Development 2004 -03.
6.12. 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, drainage,
entitlement processing fees, and plan check and
permit fees for buildings and public improvements.
Developer further agrees that 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.
6.13. Developer shall pay the Los Angeles Avenue Area of
Contribution (AOC) fee for each commercial and
institutional use prior to the issuance of a
building permit for each use. The AOC fee shall be
the dollar amount in effect at the time of issuance
of the building permit for each commercial or
institutional use.
6.14. Developer agrees that any fees and payments
pursuant to this Agreement shall be made without
reservation, and Developer expressly waives the
right to payment of any such fees under protest
pursuant to California Government Code Section
66020 and statutes amendatory or supplementary
thereto. Developer further agrees that the fees it
has agreed to pay pursuant to subsections 6.3 and
6.6 of this Agreement are not public improvement
fees collected pursuant to Government Code Section
66006 and statutes amendatory or supplementary
thereto and that for purposes of Government Code
Section 65865(e) and statutes amendatory or
supplementary thereto.
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6.15. Developer agrees to comply with Section 15.40.150
of the Moorpark Municipal Code and any provisions
amendatory or supplementary thereto for annual
review of this Agreement and further agrees that
the annual review shall include evaluation of its
compliance with the previously certified EIR for
the SDI project and approved MMRP.
6.16. Developer agrees that any election to acquire
property by eminent domain shall be at City's sole
discretion, and only after compliance with all
legally required procedures including but not
limited to a hearing on a proposed resolution of
necessity.
7. City Agreements.
7.1. City shall commit reasonable 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. If requested in writing by Developer and limited to
City's legal authority, City at its sole discretion
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 66462.5 et
sec. and shall include the obligation of Developer
to 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, City staff
costs, and City overhead expenses of fifteen
percent (150) on all out -of- pocket costs.
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7.3. The City Manager is authorized to sign an early
grading agreement on behalf of City to allow rough
grading of the Project prior to completion of all
condition compliance requirements. Said early
grading agreement shall be consistent with the
conditions of approval for CPD 2004 -03 and
contingent on City Engineer and Community
Development Director 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 and
construction of on -site and off -site improvements.
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.
7.4. 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.
7.5. 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
development permit or development agreement with
one or more other developers.
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 Developer 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
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Developer hereunder or render this Agreement invalid or
void. At the same time as the referenced annual review,
City shall also review Developer's compliance with the
MMRP.
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 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. The Developer shall be deemed
to have breached this Agreement 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
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(b) fails to make any payments required under
this Agreement; or
(c) materially breaches any of the provisions of
the Agreement.
11.2. Default by City. City shall be deemed in breach of
this Agreement if it materially breaches any of the
provisions of the Agreement.
11.3. Content of Notice of Violation. Every notice of
violation shall state with specificity that it is
given pursuant to this subsection of the Agreement,
the nature of the alleged breach, and the manner in
which the breach may be satisfactorily cured. Every
notice shall include a period to cure, which period
of time shall not be less than ten (10) days from
the date that the notice is deemed received,
provided if the defaulting party cannot reasonably
cure the breach within the time set forth in the
notice such party must commence to cure the breach
within such time limit and diligently effect such
cure thereafter. 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.
Prior to pursuing the remedies set forth herein,
notice and an opportunity to cure shall be provided
pursuant to subsection 11.3 herein.
The remedies for breach of the Agreement by City
shall be injunctive relief and /or specific
performance.
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The remedies for breach of the Agreement by
Developer shall be injunctive relief and /or
specific performance. In addition, if the breach is
of subsections 6. 8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.14,
6.15, or subsection 6.16 of this Agreement, City
shall have the right to withhold the issuance of
building permits to Developer throughout the
Project from the date that the notice of violation
was given pursuant to subsection 11.3 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.
12. Mortgage Protection. At the same time that City gives
notice to Developer of a breach, 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
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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,
Developer may deliver written notice to City and City may
deliver written notice to 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
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 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
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 M
accordance with the provisions of
Moorpark Municipal Code of City or
then in effect, this Agreement
terminated, in whole or in part,
City and the affected Developer.
utual Consent. In
Chapter 15.40 of the
any successor thereof
may be amended or
by mutual consent of
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
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Agreement
effective,
consistent
at the time that the amendment becomes
provided that the amendment is
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, 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, review, set aside, void or annul
this Agreement, or any provision thereof, or any Project
Approval or Subsequent Approval or modifications thereto,
or any other subsequent entitlements for the project and
including any related environmental approval.
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 twelve (12) years after the
initial certificate of occupancy has been issued on the
Warehouse Discount Center building, 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
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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 "B" 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 and those exhibits and
documents referenced herein contain 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 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
Developer, jointly or severally.
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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 Chapter 15.40
of the Moorpark Municipal Code of City or any successor
thereof then in effect.
27. Cooperation Between City and Developer. City and
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
Implementation Plan be found to be in conflict with any
provision of this Agreement, the provisions of the
Implementation 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.
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.
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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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, NLA 118, L.L.C. (Warehouse Discount Center)
and City of Moorpark have executed this Development Agreement on
2005.
CITY OF MOORPARK
Patrick Hunter
Mayor
OWNER /DEVELOPER
NLA 118, L.L.C. (Warehouse Discount Center)
Thomas J. Schlender
President
Shelley K. Schlender
Secretary
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION
EXHIBIT A
Lot 1 of Tract No. 5004, in the City of Moorpark, County of
Ventura, State of California, as per Map recorded in Book 137,
Pages 97 to 102 inclusive of Miscellaneous Records (Maps) , and
amended map of Tract No. 5004, recorded in Book 146, Pages 1
through 6 inclusive of Miscellaneous Records (Maps), in the
Office of the County Recorder of said county.
APN: 513 -0- 050 -205
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EXHIBIT B
ADDRESSES OF PARTIES
To City:
City of Moorpark
799 Moorpark Avenue
Moorpark, CA 93021
Attn: City Manager
To Developer:
NLA 118, L.L.C. (Warehouse Discount Center)
30621 Canwood Street
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Attn: President
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF VENTURA ) SS.
CITY OF MOORPARK )
I, Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk of the City of
Moorpark, California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury
that the foregoing Ordinance No. 322 was adopted by the City
Council of the City of Moorpark at a regular meeting held on the
19th day of October, 2005, and that the same was adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Harper, Millhouse, and Parvin
NOES: Councilmember Mikos
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Mayor Hunter
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 26th day
of October, 2005.
Deborah S. Traffenstedt, ity Clerk
(seal)