HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 257 1999 0616ORDINANCE NO. 257
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
MOORPARK AND PACIFIC COMMUNITIES
WHEREAS, at a duly noticed public hearing on December 2 and 16
1998, and March 3 and June 2, 1999, the City Council considered the
application filed by Pacific Communities for the following projects
on land located on the south side of Los Angeles Avenue, opposite
Shasta and Goldman Avenues, (Assessor Parcel Nos. 506 -0 -03 -135,
145, 155, 165 and 185):
General Plan Amendment No. 96 -1 - for a change in the Land Use
Designation of the Land Use Element of the General Plan from
High (H) Density Residential, 7 DU /Acre maximum and Very High
(VH), 15DU /Acre Maximum, to High Density Residential (H).
Zone Change No. 96 -2 - for a change in the zoning designation
on the property from Residential Planned Development (RPD) 13u
and 5.3u to RPD 7.Ou.
Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 5053 - for a subdivision of an
existing 35.23 gross acres into 247 residential lots.
Residential Planned Development Permit No. 96 -1 - for approval
of a Residential Planned Development Permit consisting of 247
residential dwelling units.
WHEREAS, at a duly noticed hearing on December 16, 1998, March
3 and June 2, 1999, the City Council considered Development
Agreement No. 98 -2. The Development Agreement provides a provision
for the Developer to provide affordable housing units. The
Development Agreement also specifies the Affordable Housing
provisions and other Developer Agreement items such as financial
contributions to the City; and
WHEREAS, The City Council on June 2, 1999, determined that the
proposed Development Agreement relates to and would provide for
financing and construction of various improvements and facilities
relating to the project area, provides for on -site affordable
housing units, the potential environmental impacts relating to this
project have already been addressed by the Mitigated Negative
Declaration, Initial Study and Mitigation Monitoring Program
prepared for General Plan Amendment 96 -1, Zone Change 96 -2, Vesting
Tentative Tract Map 5053 and Residential Planned Development Permit
No. 96 -1.
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NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings:
(1) Government Code Section 65864 of the State Planning and Zoning
Law provides that cities may enter into development agreements
with persons having equitable interest in real property for
development of that property.
(2) The owner of the property covered by General Plan Amendment
No. 96 -1, Zone Change No. 96 -2, Vesting Tentative Tract Map
No. 5053, and Residential Planned Development Permit No. 96 -1
have applied to the City of Moorpark to seek a Development
Agreement between the City and said owner pursuant to Chapter
15.40 of the Moorpark Municipal Code.
(3) The Planning Commission of the City of Moorpark at a duly
noticed public hearing on November 16, 1998 reviewed the
Development Agreement at the request of the City Council, and
has made recommendations in Resolution PC -98 -361 to the City
Council pertaining to the approval of the Development
Agreement.
(4) The City Council has received Planning Commission Resolution
PC -98 -361 and has considered the Planning Commission
evaluation and recommendations for approval of the Development
Agreement between the City and Pacific Communities.
(5) A duly noticed public hearing was conducted by the City
Council on December 2 and 16, 1998 to consider the Development
Agreements and to accept public testimony related thereto.
(6) The City Council has considered all points of public testimony
relevant to the Development Agreement and has given careful
consideration to the content of the Development Agreement.
(7) The Development Agreement is consistent with the General Plan.
(8) The Development Agreement addresses the period of development,
public facilities and infrastructure development and financing
for these improvements and sets forth reasonable mitigation
fees to defer the cost of development to minimize impacts to
the City.
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(9) The City Council has determined that the proposed Development
Agreement relates to and would provide for financing and
construction of various improvements and facilities relating
to the project area and affordable housing to families, the
potential environmental impacts relating to this project have
been addressed by the Mitigated Negative Declaration, Initial
Study and Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared for General
Plan Amendment No. 96 -1, Zone Change No. 96 -2, Vesting
Tentative Tract Map 5053, and Residential Planned Development
Permit No. 96 -1.
SECTION 2. Adoption
(1) The City Council of the City of Moorpark hereby approves the
Development Agreement attached hereto as Attachment "A" and
incorporated by reference, between the City of Moorpark and
Pacific Communities.
(2) The Mayor and City Manager are authorized to execute and sign
the final Development Agreement and any covenants necessary to
effect the agreement.
(3) Upon execution, the Development Agreement shall be recorded
within the Office of the County Recorder, County of Ventura,
as a covenant running with all the lands comprising General
Plan Amendment 96 -1, Zone Change No. 96 -2, Vesting Tentative
Tract Map No. 5053 and Residential Planned Development Permit
No. 96 -1.
(4) The Agreement shall become operative and run for the term
specified within the agreement.
SECTION 3. 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 4. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30)
days after its passage and adoption.
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SECTION 5. 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 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 general circulation, as defined in Section 6008 of
the Government Code, for the City of Moorpark, and which is hereby
designated for that purpose.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of June, 1999.
ATTEST:
Deborah S. Traffenste t, City Clerk
Attachment A: Development Agreement between the City and Pacific
Communities
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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
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
THE CITY OF MOORPARK
AND
MP GROUP, LLC
RELATING TO CORTE BELLO
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE RECORDED WITHIN TEN DAYS
OF EXECUTION BY ALL PARTIES HERETO PURSUANT TO
THE REQUIREMENTS OF GOVERNMENT CODE §65868.5
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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 MP GROUP, LLC,
a California Limited Liability Company (referred to hereinafter as
"Developer "). City and Developer are referred to hereinafter
individually as "Party" and collectively as "Parties." In
consideration of the mutual covenants and agreement's 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:
1.1. Pursuant to Government Code section 65864 et sue. and
Moorpark Municipal Code chapter 15.40, City is
authorized to enter into a binding contractual
agreement with any person having a legal or equitable
interest in real property within the City in order to
establish certainty in the development process.
1.2. [INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]
1.3. Developer is owner in fee simple of certain real
property in the City of Moorpark, consisting of
approximately thirty -five (35) acres located at 850 Los
Angeles Avenue, just west of Liberty Bell Road, as more
specifically described by the legal description set
forth in Exhibit A, which exhibit is attached hereto
and incorporated herein by this reference (the
"Property ").
1.4. City has approved, or is in the process of approving,
General Plan Amendment No. 96 -1 ( "GP "), Zone Change No.
96 -2 ( "ZC"), Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 5053
( "VTTM "), and Residential Planned Development Permit
No. 96 -1 ( "RPD"). Implementation of these land use
entitlements is subject to a mitigation monitoring
program that was approved by City on June 2, 1999(the
"Mitigation Monitoring Program "). (The GP, ZC, VTTM,
RPD and Mitigation Monitoring Program are collectively
referred to as the "Project Approvals ".) The Project
Approvals authorize a residential development commonly
known as "Corte Bello ", consisting of 247 detached
single family dwelling units on the Property (the
"Project").
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1.6. 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.
1.7. 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. In consideration thereof,
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.
1.8. 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 General Plan Amendment No. 96 -1.
1.9. On November 9, 1998, and November 23, 1998, 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.
1.10 On March 3, 1999 the City Council considered the
Project and referred it to the Planning Commission for
further review. The Planning Commission reviewed the
Project on May 24, 1999 and forwarded its
recommendations to the City Council.
1.11 On March 17, 1999 the Moorpark City Council agreed to
consider a General Plan Amendment for certain real
property consisting of approximately five (5) acres
located west of Liberty Bell Road (Liberty Bell Road
Property) and as more specifically described by the
legal description set forth in Exhibit B, which exhibit
is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference. In the event the Moorpark City Council
approves a General Plan Amendment for Developer or CLP
Investment, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company
(CLP) but not for anyone else for the Liberty Bell Road
Property for a residential land use designation of
either Medium or High with accompanying Residential
Planned Development zoning, Residential Planned
Development Permit and Tract Map, the affordable
housing obligation shall be fifteen percent (15 %) of
the approved dwelling units to be sold to
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persons /families at the moderate income level. The
size of the dwelling units for the referenced dwelling
units shall be no less than seventy five percent (75 %)
of the average size of the other dwelling units
approved by the City for the Liberty Bell Road
Property. The sale of the referenced dwelling units
shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the
Affordable Housing Implementation and Resale
Restriction Plan referenced in Section 6.10 of this
Agreement relative to resale and other provisions as
determined by City at its sole discretion so that City
may require a portion of the difference between the
then market sales price and the actual sale amount be
paid to the City at the time the original purchaser
sells the dwelling unit.
1.12 On December 2, 1998 , the City Council of City ( "City
Council ") commenced a duly noticed public hearing on
this Agreement, and at the conclusion of the hearing
approved the Agreement by Ordinance No. 257 ( "the
Enabling Ordinance ").
2. Property Subject To This Agreement. All of the Property shall
be subject to this Agreement. The Property may 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
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 the 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
the 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
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not in breach of this Agreement at the time of the sale
or transfer and (ii) prior to the sale or transfer,
delivers 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.
4. Development of the Property. The following provisions shall
govern the subdivision, development and use of the Property.
4.1. Permitted Uses.
permitted uses
those that are
this Agreement.
The permitted and
of the Property shall
allowed by the Project
conditionally
be limited to
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
purposes that are
forth in the Project
dedications of land for public
applicable to the Property are set
Approvals and this Agreement.
5. Vesting of Development Rights.
5.1. Timing of Development. In Pardee Construction Co. v.
City of Camarillo, 37 Ca1.3d 465 (1984), the California
Supreme Court held that the failure of the parties
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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 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. In particular, but without limiting any of
the foregoing, no numerical restriction shall be placed
on the number of dwellings units that can be built each
year within the Project Area. However, 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 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 other than Vesting
Tentative Tract Map NO. 5053(e.g. tentative, 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.
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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 Developer that certain
Subsequent Approvals may not remain valid for the term
of this Agreement. Accordingly, throughout the term of
this Agreement, the 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.
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 square footage or 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 or commercial rents; or
(f) modifies the land use from what is permitted by
the General Plan Land Use Element at the date the
Enabling Ordinance is adopted 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. Modification Of Approvals. Throughout the term of this
Agreement, the 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
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.
5.5. Issuance of Building Permits. No building permit,
final inspection or certificate of occupancy will be
unreasonably withheld from the Developer if all
infrastructure required by Project Approvals 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.
5.6. 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,
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including without limitation a shortage of water, sewer
treatment capacity, electricity or natural gas.
6. Developer Agreements.
6.1. The Developer shall comply with (i) this Agreement,
(ii) the Project Approvals, and (iii) all Subsequent
Approvals for which it was the applicant or a successor
in interest to the applicant.
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6.4. The fee in lieu of park land dedication pursuant to the
City's Subdivision Ordinance requirements (adopted by
Ordinance No. 6) shall be paid prior to the recordation
of each phase of the final tract map. The fee shall be
calculated pursuant to the City's Subdivision Ordinance
requirements but shall be no less than twenty five
hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for each residential lot
for all lots including those designated for Affordable
Housing Units.
6.5. As a condition of the issuance of a building permit for
each dwelling unit 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
two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00). The fee
shall be adjusted annually (commencing one (1) year
after the first residential building permit is issued
within the Project) 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 Development Agreement is
approved by the City Council (e.g., if approval occurs
in June, then the month of February is used to
calculate the increase).
6.6. As a condition of the issuance of a building permit for
each residential unit, Developer shall pay City a
traffic mitigation fee as described herein ( "Citywide
Traffic Fee "). The Citywide Traffic Fee may be
expended by the City in its sole and unfettered
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discretion. On the effective date of this Agreement,
the amount of the Citywide Traffic Fee shall be $3,000
per dwelling unit. Commencing January 1, 2000, and
annually thereafter, 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. Any Citywide Traffic Fee still due at the
time the City, Caltrans, private developer with City's
approval, or any other public or private entity awards
a contract to construct an underground rail crossing
west of Gabbert Road, shall be paid at the then
applicable rate, within ninety (90) days of said
contract award.
6.7. On the operative date of this Agreement Developer shall
pay all outstanding City processing and environmental
processing costs related to the project and preparation
of this Agreement.
6.8. Developer hereby waives any right it may have under
California Government Code Section 65915 et. Seq., or
any successor thereto, or any 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 for this project.
6.9. Developer agrees to cast affirmative ballots for the
formation of an assessment district and levying of
assessments, for the maintenance of parkway
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 obligate the
property owners association to provide for maintenance
of parkway landscaping and street lighting 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.
6.10. Developer shall provide eleven (11)three (3) bedroom
units at approximately 1,027 square feet and eleven
(11) four (4) bedroom units at approximately 1,131
square feet to be sold to buyers who meet the criteria
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for low income (800 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. In addition, in lieu of constructing the
fifteen (15) Very Low Income Affordable Housing Units,
Developer shall pay a fee of Sixty Thousand Dollars
($60,000) each, or a total of Nine Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($900,000) to the City (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. A pro -rata
portion of the In -Lieu Fee in the amount of Three
Thousand Six Hundred Forty Three Dollars and Seventy
Three cents ($3,643.77) shall be paid prior to issuance
of the building permit for each dwelling unit in the
Project.
6.11. 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. 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.
Developer further agrees to not protest these fees as
may be authorized by Section 66000, et. Seq. of the
California Government Code or any other applicable
state or federal law.
6.12 Within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date of this
Agreement, Developer shall deposit One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000.00) (Deposit) with the City for the
purpose of managing and coordinating (Project
Management) the widening of Los Angeles Avenue (SR 118)
to three (3) travel lanes in each direction between
Moorpark Avenue and Spring Road (Widening Project) .
City shall at its sole and unfettered discretion retain
one or more private consultants to provide Project
Management. Project Management shall include but not
be limited to coordination with City, Caltrans, and
other public agencies and private utilities,
preparation of Caltrans Project Study Report (PSR) and
Project Report (PR), preparation of conceptual design
alternatives and acquisition of any necessary rights-
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of -way, except that it shall not include preparation of
final design plans and specifications and construction
administration and inspection. Any portion of the
Deposit remaining after completion of Project
Management shall be returned without interest to
Developer within ninety (90) days after completion of
said Project Management.
7. City Agreements.
7.1. City shall process in an expedited manner to the extent
possible all plan checking, excavation, grading,
building, encroachment and street improvement permits,
certificates of occupancy, utility connection
authorizations, and other ministerial permits or
approvals necessary, convenient or appropriate for the
grading, excavation, construction, development,
improvement, use and occupancy of the Project.
7.2. City agrees that units reserved for and sold to low
income buyers shall not be subject to air quality
(Traffic System Management) fees.
7.3 City agrees to condition Vesting Tentative Tract Map
No. 5053 to expire ten (10) years after its approval or
conditional approval, or upon expiration or earlier
termination of this Agreement, whichever occurs first.
7.4. The City Manager is authorized to sign an early grading
agreement on behalf of City to allow rough grading the
Project prior to City Council approval of a final
subdivision map. Said early grading agreement shall be
consistent with the conditions of the 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.
7.5. City shall allow construction of one or more model
homes prior to City Council approval of a final
subdivision map for the VTTM.
7.6. City shall allow recordation of final maps for the VTTM
in phases.
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
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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 the 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 the Developer
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
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
(b) 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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(c) fails to make any payments required under this
Agreement; or
(d) materially breaches any of the other 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 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 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 third day following the day after
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.
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The remedies for breach of the Agreement by the
Developer shall be injunctive relief and /or specific
performance. In addition, and notwithstanding any
other language of this Agreement, if the breach is of
Subsection 6.9 or 6.10 of this Agreement, City shall
have the right to withhold the issuance of building
permits 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 the
Developer if it violates any City ordinance or state
statute.
12. Mortgage Protection. At the same time that City gives notice
to the 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 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 the Developer requesting that such
Party certify in writing that, to the knowledge of the
certifying Party, (i) this Agreement is in full force and
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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 f iled 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 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 by mutual consent
of City and the Developer.
16. Indemnification. The 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, the 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 the Project Approvals, or any Subsequent
Approvals.
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.
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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 "C" 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
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.
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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 the
other Party 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.
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 No. 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.
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.
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
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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.
Attorneys' fees under this section shall include attorneys`
fees on any appeal and any post - judgment proceedings to
enforce the judgment. This provision is separate and several
and shall survive the merger of this Agreement into any
judgment on this Agreement.
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, MP Group, LLC and City of Moorpark have
executed this Development Agreement on
CITY OF MOORPARK
By:
Patrick Hunter
Mayor
ATTEST
Deborah S. Traffenstedt
City Clerk
MP GROUP, LLC
By:
Nelson Chung
President
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
AssessorDs Parcel Nos. 506 - 030 -135, -145, -155, -165, and -180.
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EXHIBIT B
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
THAT PORTION OF LOT K, TRACT L, RANCHO SIMI, IN THE COUNTY OF
VENTURA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 5, PAGE
5 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY,
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE CENTERLINE OF LOS ANGELES AVENUE, 60
FEET WIDE, AT THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT K: THENCE,
1ST SOUTH 00 002105" WEST 1018.38 FEET; AT 30 FEET A 4X4 POST
WITH BOLT AND WASHER IN THE CENTER; AT 1018.38 FEET A 1 -INCH
PIPE MARKED WITH METAL TAG STAMPED L.S. 1842 SET ON THE
SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT K; THENCE,
2ND NORTH 65 054132" WEST 16.43 FEET ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF
SAID LOT K TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE,
3RD NORTH 65 054132" WEST 438.04 FEET ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF
SAID LOT K TO A 1 -INCH PIPE MARKED WITH A METAL TAG STAMPED
L.S. 1842; THENCE,
4TH NORTH 00 002'05" EAST 442.21 FEET; THENCE,
5TH NORTH 89 057110" WEST 384.62 FEET TO AN INTERSECTION OF THE
WESTERLY LINE OF DEED RECORDED MAY 4, 1993, AS DOCUMENTED
NO. 93- 079362 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS; THENCE,
6TH SOUTH 02 000'49" EAST 14.54 FEET; THENCE,
7TH SOUTH 89 046109" EAST 7.03 FEET; THENCE,
8TH SOUTH 04 028127" EAST 99.64 FEET; THENCE,
9TH SOUTH 02 000105" WEST 506.85 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF
BEGINNING.
EXCEPT THE EASTERLY 15 FEET, AS DESCRIBED IN THE DEED TO
CALIFORNIA RANCH COMPANY, RECORDED IN BOOK 155, PAGE 31 OF DEEDS.
ALSO EXCEPT THAT CERTAIN LAND CONVEYED TO THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
FOR PUBLIC ROAD PURPOSES BY DEED RECORDED MAY 4, 1993, AS
DOCUMENT NO. 93- 079362 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS.
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EXHIBIT C
To City: City of Moorpark
799 Moorpark Avenue
Moorpark, CA 93021
Attn. City Manager
To Developer: MP Group LLC
c/o Pacific Communities Builder, Inc.
1000 Dove Street, Suite 100
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Attn. Nelson Chung
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF VENTURA )
CITY OF MOORPARK )
ss.
I, Deborah S. Traffenstedt,
Moorpark, California, do hereby ce
that the foregoing Ordinance No.
Council of the City of Moorpark at
16th day of June, 1999, and that
following vote:
City Clerk of the City of
rtify under penalty of perjury
257 was adopted by the City
a regular meeting held on the
the same was adopted by the
AYES: Councilmembers Evans, Harper, Rodgers, Wozniak, and
Mayor Hunter
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 1St day of
December, 1999.
Deborah S. Traffenste t, City Clerk
(seal)