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F"4 ORDINANCE NO. 416
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, TERMINATING DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT NO. 1998-04 ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO.
250 AND ADOPTING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO.
2012-01 BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF MOORPARK AND
A-B PROPERTIES FOR APPROXIMATELY 34.53 ACRES,
NORTH OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-
WAY, WEST OF GABBERT ROAD
WHEREAS, Section 65864 of the Government Code provides that cities may
enter into contractual obligations known as Development Agreements with persons
having equitable interest in real property for development of that property; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 15.40 of the Moorpark Municipal Code contains procedures
for adopting, administering, amending, and terminating Development Agreements; and
WHEREAS, on December 16, 1998, the Moorpark City Council adopted
Ordinance No. 250 (effective January 15, 1999), approving Development Agreement
No. 1998-04 by and between the City of Moorpark and A-B Properties regarding
approximately 34.53 acres, approximately 1,300 feet west of Gabbert Road and North
of the Union Pacific Railroad Right-of-Way, effective on January 15, 1999; and
WHEREAS, Development Agreement No. 1998-04 was recorded by the County
Recorder on December 30, 1998 with the assigned document number 98-233584; and
WHEREAS, A-B Properties has requested amendments to the subject
Development Agreement to address terms for certain public improvements; and
WHEREAS, on April 18, 2012, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2012-
3098, directing the Planning Commission to study, hold a public hearing, and provide a
recommendation to the City Council on this matter; and
WHEREAS, on July 24, 2012, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No.
PC 2012-575, recommending to the City Council approval of amendments to certain
terms of the Development Agreement; and
WHEREAS, those recommended amendments have been formatted into
Development Agreement No. 2012-01 as contained in Exhibit A to replace in its entirety
the previously adopted Development Agreement 1998-04 for the December 19, 2012,
regular meeting, with additional amendments as noted in the report to the City Council;
and
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WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held by the City Council on
October 3, 2012, November 7, 2012, December 5, 2012, and December 19, 2012 to
consider Development Agreement No. 2012-01 and to accept public testimony related
thereto; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all points of public testimony
relevant to the Development Agreement No. 2012-01 and has given careful
consideration to the content of the new Development Agreement; and
WHEREAS, changes to the project with Development Agreement No. 2012-01
do not result in new information or impacts that would require preparation of a new or
subsequent environmental document under the California Environmental Quality Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby terminates Development Agreement No.
1998-04, as contained within Ordinance No. 250 and recorded by the County Recorder
with the assigned document number 98-233584, between the City of Moorpark and A-B
Properties.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Moorpark does hereby find as
follows:
A. Development Agreement No. 2012-01 is consistent with the
General Plan as most recently amended.
B. Development Agreement No. 2012-01 and the assurances that said
agreement places upon the project are consistent with the intent and provisions of the
Mitigated Negative Declaration adopted by City Council Resolution No. 2000-1714.
C. Development Agreement No. 2012-01 is necessary to ensure the
public health, safety and welfare.
D. The Mitigated Negative Declaration adopted by the City Council on
March 15, 2000 by Resolution No. 2000-1714 for Tentative Tract Map No. 5147 is the
appropriate and applicable environmental document for Development Agreement No.
2012-01 and no further or additional environmental review is required pursuant to
Section 15162 of the State CEQA Guidelines. Specifically, there are no substantial
changes to the project from what was evaluated in the previously adopted Mitigated
Negative Declaration that would have required major revisions to the Mitigated Negative
Declaration. This is because the project involves the same property with the same
number of lots and similar anticipated uses as was previously evaluated. There are no
substantial changes with respect to the circumstances under which the project is
undertaken in that the surrounding land uses have not changed from the time the
Mitigated Negative Declaration was first adopted. Lastly, no new information of
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substantial importance has been identified that would result in new or more severe
environmental effects or changes to mitigation measures or alternatives.
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby adopts Development Agreement No.
2012-01 (attached hereto) between the City of Moorpark, a municipal corporation, and A-B
Properties, a California General Partnership, 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 4. 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.
SECTION 5. 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 section, subsections, sentences, clauses,
phrases, parts or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its
passage and adoption.
SECTION 7. 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 publish notice of adoption in
the manner required by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of January, 2013.
Janice S. Parvin, Mayor
ATTEST:
Maureen Benson, City Clerk
Attachment: EXHIBIT A - Development Agreement No. 2012-01
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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
Sec. 6103
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
THE CITY OF MOORPARK
AND
A-B PROPERTIES
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE RECORDED WITHIN TEN DAYS
OF EXECUTION BY ALL PARTIES HERETO PURSUANT TO
THE REQUIREMENTS OF GOVERNMENT CODE SEC. 65868.5
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DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
This Development Agreement ("the Agreement") is made and entered into this
day of , 20_, by and between the CITY OF MOORPARK, a
municipal corporation, (referred to hereinafter as "City") and A-B Properties a California
General Partnership(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 seg. 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 for the development of such
property 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, 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 General Plan Amendment No. 97-2("GP") and Zone
Change No. 97-6 ("ZC"). The GP and ZC are collectively referred to as
the "Project Approvals".
1.5. Development Agreement No. 1998-04, adopted by the City Council on
December 16, 1998 through Ordinance No. 250, and recorded by the
County Recorder on December 30, 1998 with the assigned document
number 98-233584, is terminated upon the effective date of the
enabling ordinance (Ordinance No. 416) for this Agreement.
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
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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, this Agreement and any Subsequent
Approvals (as defined in Section 5.3 of 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 currently amended.
1.9. On July 24, 2012, 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 October 3, 2012, November 7, 2012, December 5, 2012, and
December 19, 2012, 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.
416 ("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.
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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 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. The permitted and conditionally permitted uses of the
Property shall be limited to those that are allowed by the Project
Approvals and this Agreement.
4.2. Development Standards. All design and development standards,
including but not limited to density or intensity of use and maximum
height and size of buildings, that shall be applicable to the Property are
set forth in the Project Approvals and this Agreement
4.3 Building Standards. All construction on the Property shall adhere to all
City building codes in effect at the time the plan check or permit is
approved per Title 15 of the Moorpark Municipal Code and to any
federal or state building requirements that are then in effect (collectively
"the Building Codes").
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4.4 Reservations and Dedications. All reservations and dedications of land
for public purposes that are applicable to the Property are set forth in
the Project Approvals and this Agreement.
5. Vesting of Development Rights.
5.1. Timinq 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, except as provided for in this Agreement.
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 building 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,
Subsequent Approvals and this Agreement.
5.2. Amendment of Proiect 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 agreements and other
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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 in City's sole
discretion (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 or this Agreement;
(b) 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 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;
(c) 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; or
(d) control commercial rents.
5.4. Term of Subsequent Approvals. The term of any tentative map for the
Property, or any portion thereof, shall expire eight (8) years after its
approval or conditional approval or upon the expiration or earlier
termination of this Agreement, whichever occurs first, notwithstanding
the fact that the final map may be filed in phases. Each Developer
hereby waives any right that it may have under the Subdivision Map
Act, Government Code section 66410 et seq., or any successor thereto,
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to apply for an extension of the time at which the tentative map expires
pursuant to this subsection. No portion of the Property for which a final
map or parcel map has been recorded shall be reverted to acreage at
the initiative of City during the term of this Agreement.
The term of any Subsequent Approval, except a tentative map, shall be
one (1) 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 Community
Development Department 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.
5.5. 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
permit adjustments or modifications to Subsequent Approvals. The
approval or conditional approval of any such permit adjustment or
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 the
Developer if all infrastructure required 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.
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5.7. Moratorium on Development. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent
City, whether by the City Council or through the initiative or referendum
process, from adopting or imposing a moratorium on the processing
and issuance of Subsequent Approvals and building permits and on the
finalizing of building permits by means of a final inspection or certificate
of occupancy, provided that the moratorium is adopted or imposed (i)
on a City-wide basis to all substantially similar types of development
projects and properties with similar land use designations and (ii) as a
result of a utility shortage or a reasonably foreseeable utility shortage,
including without limitation a shortage of water, sewer treatment
capacity, electricity or natural gas.
6. Developer Agreements.
6.1. 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.
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. Prior to the issuance of each building permit within the boundaries of
the Property, Developer shall pay a fee in lieu of the dedication of
parkland and related improvements (Park Fee). The amount of the
Park Fee shall be fifty cents ($0.50) for each square foot of building
area.
6.4. As a condition of the issuance of each building permit for any use within
the boundaries of the Project Area, Developer shall pay City a
development fee as described herein (the "Development Fee"). The
Development Fee may be expended by City in its sole and unfettered
discretion. On the effective date of this Agreement, the amount of the
Development Fee shall be Twenty One Thousand Dollars ($21,000.00)
per acre of each lot on which the building is located. The fee shall be
adjusted annually (commencing one (1) year after the first building
permit is issued within the Project Area 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
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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).
For all building permits issued for any portion of the Property that
exceeds forty percent (40%) of the acreage of the total of all
developable lots (excluding lots used solely as private streets), the
Development Fee shall be $44,325 per acre and shall be adjusted
annually commencing one (1) year after this date, beginning on January
1, 2016, by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) using the information
provided by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
for all urban consumers within the Los Angeles/Riverside/ Orange
County metropolitan area during the prior year. The calculation shall be
made during the month of August over the prior August. In the event
there is a decrease in the CPI for annual indexing, the Development
Fee shall remain at its then current amount until such time as the next
subsequent annual indexing which results in an increase.
6.5. As a condition of the issuance of each building permit for any use within
the boundaries of the Project Area, Developer shall pay City a traffic
mitigation fee as described herein ("Citywide Traffic Fee"). The
Citywide Traffic Fee may be expended by City in its sole and unfettered
discretion. On the effective date of this Agreement, the amount of the
Citywide Traffic Fee shall be Eighteen Thousand Dollars ($18,000.00)
per acre of each lot on which the use is located. Commencing on
January 1, 2001, and annually thereafter, the Citywide Traffic Fee shall
be increased to reflect the change in the California Department of
Transportation Price Index for Selected Highway Construction Items for
the previous twelve (12) month period that is available on December 31
of the preceding year ("annual indexing"). In the event there is a
decrease in the referenced Index for any annual indexing, the Citywide
Traffic Fee shall remain at its then current amount until such time as the
next subsequent annual indexing which results in an increase.
6.6. 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
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6.7. Prior to the issuance of each building permit within the boundaries of
the Property, Developer shall pay an Air Quality Fee of sixty-three cents
($0.63) for each square foot of office building area and twenty-eight
cents ($0.28) for each square foot of industrial building area. The Air
Quality Fee shall satisfy the Transportation System Management Fee
requirement for the Project and may be expended by City in its sole
discretion for reduction of regional air pollution emissions and to
mitigate residual Project air quality impacts.
6.8. Developer agrees to cast affirmative ballots for the formation of an
assessment district and levying of assessments, for the maintenance of
parkway and median landscaping, street lighting and if requested by the
City Council, parks for the provision of special benefits conferred by
same upon properties within the Project. Developer further agrees to
form one or more property owner associations and to obligate said
associations to provide for maintenance of parkway and median
landscaping, street lighting, and if requested by the City Council, parks
in the event the aforementioned assessment district is dissolved or
altered in any way or assessments are reduced or limited in any way by
a ballot election of property owners, or if the assessment district is
invalidated by court action.
6.9. 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 Police
Facilities Fees, Fire Facilities Fees, Library Facilities Fees, Art in Public
Places fees, 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 and unfettered
discretion so long as said fee is imposed on similarly situated
properties.
6.10. Prior to City Council action on any Subsequent Approval, or grading or
the Property, whichever occurs first, Developer agrees to provide City
an irrevocable offer of dedication to dedicate right-of-way at no cost to
City for the future North Hills Parkway (also known as future 118
bypass) along the entire length of the north side of the Property and
along the entire length of the west side of the Property east of the
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Gabbert Channel. The right-of-way shall be a minimum of one hundred
(100) feet in width on both sections and shall also include necessary
on-site and off-site slope easements in addition to this width to
accommodate a grade-separated crossing of the existing railroad tracks
south of the Property, along with turn radii and entry/exit lanes as
determined by the City at its sole and unfettered discretion. Developer
further agrees to dedicate access rights from the Property to the City
along the entire North Hills Parkway frontage, except for private streets
as part of the Tract Map for this Project.
6.11. Developer agrees that as part of any grading of the property the right-
of-way for the future North Hills Parkway shall be graded per City
direction.
6.12. Developer agrees to comply with all the provisions of the Hillside
Management Ordinance (Chapter 17.38 of the Municipal Code) of the
City.
6.13. Developer agrees to pay a pro-rata share, as determined by the City at
its sole and unfettered discretion, for the funding and construction of the
improvements identified in the Gabbert and Walnut Canyon Channels
Deficiency Study. Developer also acknowledges that interim
improvements may also be necessary to facilitate any new use or
development of the property and Developer agrees that they shall be
responsible for any such interim improvements as their sole
responsibility, without credit of these costs, except as may be provided
in the implementation plan for the Gabbert and Walnut Canyon
Channels Deficiency Study.
6.14. Prior to any subdivision or new use of the property, Developer agrees to
acquire and construct, at their sole cost, dedicated public access to the
properties, as approved by the City Council. Secondary access to
comply with City and public safety requirements shall also be provided
at their sole cost.
6.15. Developer agrees to terminate Development Agreement No. 1998-04,
adopted by the City Council on December 16, 1998 through Ordinance
No. 250, and recorded by the County Recorder on December 30, 1998
with the assigned document number 98-233584.
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6.16. Developer agrees not to request any concession, waiver, modification
or reduction of any fee, regulation, requirement, policy or standard
condition for any Subsequent Approval and further agrees to pay all
fees imposed by City for future buildings, so long as said fees are also
imposed in a similar manner on similar projects.
6.17. Developer shall grant, in a form acceptable to City, a conservation
easement to retain that portion of the Property west of and including the
Gabbert Canyon drain in a predominantly open space condition
consistent with Civil Code Section 815 et seq., except for the following
purposes: temporary construction (including temporary pumping
needed for dewatering as part of any approved grading operations for
the Property), landscape maintenance of manufactured slope areas,
vegetation clearance within two hundred (200) feet of any structure for
fire hazard reduction, revegetation and biological habitat enhancement
required by City consistent with any Mitigation Monitoring Program,
drainage conveyance, emergency access and extension of State Route
118. No excavation, drilling, extraction, pumping (excluding such
pumping as may be needed for dewatering as part of approved grading
operations), mining, or similar activity shall be allowed in any portion of
the Property zoned Open Space. The limitations and exclusions
described in this subsection shall be included in the conservation
easement. The foregoing does not restrict the extraction of subsurface
mineral resources by drilling from off the Property so long as the drilling
apparatus and equipment are screened from view from all points within
the City. Further, if the drilling site is not within the City, Developer
agrees that before proceeding with any drilling it shall secure a use
permit from the City which may include conditions ordinarily placed
upon drilling opertations. Further, noise impacts from the drilling shall
meet the same noise standards as placed on Industrial Planned
Development Permits and there shall be no visible evidence or impacts
on the ground surface of the Property:
The conservation easement shall be recorded concurrently with the
recordation of the first final subdivision map for the Property.
6.18. Prior to approval of a Final Map, Developer shall execute in favor of City
and record in the Office of the County Recorder of the County of
Ventura a Covenant running with the Land (Covenant) as set forth in
Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein to limit use of the
Property.
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6.19. Developer agrees that prior to the issuance of a building permit for any
portion of the Property that exceeds forty percent (40%) of the acreage
of the total of all developable lots (excluding lots used solely as private
streets), Developer shall:
• Improve Gabbert Road from Poindexter Avenue north to a point
one-hundred and twenty-five (125) feet north of the railroad right-of-
way, with improvements to include four (4) travel lanes, with bike
lanes, curbs, gutters, parkways, and sidewalks on each side of the
street, and widening of the rail crossing, all consistent with City
plans to the satisfaction of the City Engineer/Public Works Director.
• Improve North Hills Parkway along the project frontage from the
easterly project boundary to and including the intersection with the
future project access road on the west side of the Property.
Improvements shall be made within the south side of the ultimate
right-of-way north of the developable lots and within the entire
ultimate right-of-way west of the developable lots to include half of
the ultimate roadway not to exceed forty five (45) feet in width, to
allow for two twelve (12) foot wide travel lanes, left turn lanes, and
an eight (8) foot wide bike lane on the south/east side.
Improvements shall also include curb, gutter, parkway and sidewalk
on the south/east side of the street and a median curb and
temporary bike lane on the north/west side of the street consistent
with City plans for the right-of-way improvements to the satisfaction
of the City Engineer/Public Works Director.
All public street improvements described above shall be designed and
constructed at Developer's expense to provide for a 50-year life as
determined by the City Engineer/Public Works Director. Surety for the
improvements shall be provided by the developer to the City prior to
approval of the Final Map in an amount and form determined by the City
in its sole and unfettered discretion to guarantee these improvements.
If the developer improves North Hills Parkway from Gabbert Road to the
eastern project boundary prior to the City's planned improvement of this
road, developer shall obtain all necessary right-of-way and slope
easements and shall design and construct the roadway with a minimum
of thirty-two (32) feet of pavement and positive drainage to the
satisfaction of the City Engineer/Public Works Director on this section of
North Hills Parkway. Prior to opening this improvement to the public,
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Developer shall also improve Gabbert Road from a point one-hundred
and twenty-five (125) feet north of the railroad right-of-way north to and
including the North Hills Parkway intersection to have thirty-two (32)
feet of pavement and positive drainage to the satisfaction of the City
Engineer/Public Works Director.
Developer recognizes that the City's improvement plans for Gabbert
Road and North Hills Parkway include elevating Gabbert Road above
its current grade and re-aligning the roadway near its intersection with
North Hills Parkway. If Developer constructs the North Hills Parkway
improvements to meet Gabbert Road at its existing grade as described
above before the City improvements are constructed, Developer shall
be responsible for any additional City construction costs to the North
Hills Parkway between Gabbert Road and the Property as a result of
the Developer's improvements as determined by the City Manager at
his/her sole discretion.
6.20. Prior to approval of the final map for Tract No. 5906 for the Property,
Developer shall submit and gain approval from City Manager of an
Implementation Plan. The Implementation Plan shall address the
requirements for phasing and construction responsibilities of Developer
and any successors including sureties for performance for all grading,
construction of storm drains and utilities, private and public streets, and
other private and public improvements on or offsite required by Tract
5906 and this Agreement. The Implementation Plan shall also address
entities responsible and method of timing of guarantee for each
component of Developer's obligations pursuant to Tract 5906 and this
Agreement, and no portion of the responsibility for these improvements
may be transferred to owners of any individual lots in Tract 5906. The
approval of the Implementation Plan and any amendments thereto shall
be at the City Manager's sole discretion. Prior to sale or transfer of
ownership of any portion of Tract 5906, except individual lots,
Developer shall seek City Manager approval of an amendment to the
Implementation Plan to address the responsibilities of each entity.
6.21. Developer shall design and construct at Developer's expense a thirty-
two (32) foot wide paved access road on Southern California Edison
property (paved access road) to the Property to serve as the primary
access until such time as the Improvements referenced in Section 6.19
are constructed. At such time as the improvements in Section 6.19 are
opened to the public, the paved access road shall become an
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emergency access only for the Property. The paved access road shall
be located as described in the road, slope and drain easement grant
from Southern California Edison Company to AB Properties, recorded
on December 8, 2010 in the Office of the Recorder, County of Ventura
by Instrument No. 20101208-00191903-0 1/24, and shall be
constructed to City Standards for an industrial street but with no
requirement for curb, gutter, sidewalk, streetlights, or landscaping.
Drainage improvements shall be provided as necessary, and slopes
shall be landscaped to prevent erosion. At such time as the
improvements in Section 6.22 are opened to the public, the paved
access road shall be closed to the public.
6.22. Prior to the recording of the Final Map for the Project, a Community
Facilities District or other funding mechanism to the satisfaction of the
City Council, shall be established to provide funding for improvements
to North Hills Parkway from the future eastern Property access road
along the east-west section of North Hills Parkway to Gabbert Road and
Gabbert Road from North Hills Parkway to a point one-hundred and
twenty-five (125) feet north of the railroad right-of-way. A full or partial
buyout in an amount and timing to the satisfaction of the City Council
may substitute for the establishment of a district or other funding
mechanism.
Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any portion of the Property
that exceeds seventy percent (70%) of the acreage of the total of all
developable lots (excluding lots used solely as private streets), the
North Hills Parkway undercrossing at the Railroad Right-of-Way
immediately south of the Property shall be completed in a manner
approved by the City.
7. City Agreements.
7.1. City shall use its best efforts to process plan checking and related
processing for the project in an expedited manner.
7.2. City shall exempt this project from payment of the Gabbert Road/Casey
Road Area of Construction (AOC) fees.
7.3. City agrees that upon receipt of a landowners' petition by developer and
Developer's payment of a fee as determined necessary by City in its
sole and unfettered discretion, City shall commence proceedings to
form a Mello-Roos Community Facilities District ("District") and to incur
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bonded indebtedness to finance all or portions of the on site and off site
public facilities, infrastructure and services that are required by this
Agreement and Subsequent Approvals and that may be provided
pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (the
"Act"); provided, however, the City Council, in its sole and unfettered
discretion, may abandon establishment of the District upon the
conclusion of the public hearing required by California Government
Code Section 53321 and/or deem it unnecessary to incur bonded
indebtedness at the conclusion of the hearing required by California
Government Code Section 53345. The formation, type of assessment
district (if City determines another type of assessment district other than
District is more appropriate) and method and spread of assessment
shall be at the City's sole and unfettered discretion.
7.4. If requested in writing by Developer and limited to City's legal authority,
City shall proceed to acquire, at Developer's sole cost and expense,
easements or fee title to land in which Developer does not have title or
interest in order to allow construction of public improvements required
of Developer which are outside Developer's legal boundaries. The
process shall generally follow Government Code Section 66457 et. seq.
and shall include the obligation of Developer to enter into an agreement
with City, guarantee by cash deposits and other security as the City
may require, to pay all City costs including but not limited to, acquisition
of the interest, attorney fees, appraisal fees, engineering fees, and City
overhead expenses of fifteen percent (15%) on all out-of-pocket costs
and City staff costs.
7.5 City shall refund Developer twelve-thousand six hundred dollars
($12,600.00) collected to process Lot Line Adjustments 2010-01
through 2010-07 by crediting this amount to the Development Deposit
Fund for this project.
7.6 During project construction, City agrees to allow the on-going import,
stockpiling, and use of recycled concrete and asphaltic concrete
material for road base for the private streets within the property when in
compliance with all Moorpark Municipal Code requirements and all
other applicable City Council polices, based on the issuance of a
Stockpiling Permit and up to four (4) temporary use permits, for each
crushing operation of uncrushed material not to exceed thirty (30) days
in length for crushing up to ten-thousand (10,000 tons) of uncrushed
material and subject to the following terms:
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• Hauling and crushing operations shall be limited to 7:00 AM to 5:00
PM Monday through Friday, excluding City Holidays. The City
Engineer/Public Works Director may impose stricter hours on
hauling as needed to avoid impacts to peak-hour traffic.
• The stockpiling location shall be subject to approval by the City
Engineer/Public Works Director with proper surety for removal of
material.
• Stockpiling shall not exceed ten-thousand (10,000) tons of material
at any time.
• Prior to bringing any material to the stockpiling location, a report on
the source and quantity shall be provided to the satisfaction of the
City Engineer/Public Works Director to ensure the material is
suitable for recycling and consistent with the terms of the
Development Agreement and Stockpiling Permit
• All stockpiling under the permit shall be removed prior to the
issuance of a building permit for any portion of the Property that
exceeds seventy percent (70%) of the acreage of the total of all
developable lots (excluding lots used solely as private streets).
• The recycled road base shall meet acceptable green book standards
to the satisfaction of the City Engineer/Public Works Director.
7.7 City shall facilitate the reimbursement to Developer of any costs
incurred by Developer that may be subject to partial reimbursement
from other developers as a condition of approval of a tract map,
development permit, or development agreement with one or more other
developers. For road improvements, this shall include the Gabbert
Road improvements from the intersection with Poindexter Avenue north
to a point one-hundred and twenty-five (125) feet north of the railroad
right-of-way as specified in Section 6.19 as well as improvements made
by Developer to North Hills Parkway between Gabbert Road on the
east and the eastern Project boundary on the west, where, as
determined at the sole discretion of the City Manager, such
improvements are consistent with City plans and specifications for
North Hills Parkway improvements and may be used in conjunction with
City-constructed improvements to North Hills Parkway.
7.8 In the event City has not initiated construction of the North Hills
Parkway undercrossing of the railroad right-of-way in a time as required
by Section 6.22 prior to issuance of a building permit for any portion of
the property that exceeds seventy percent (70%) of the acreage of the
total of all developable lots (excluding lots used solely as private
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streets), City shall allow Developer to construct undercrossing and City
shall reimburse Developer for expenses as agreed upon by City and
Developer prior to construction in a manner as allowed by law.
7.9 City agrees to terminate Development Agreement No. 1998-04,
adopted by the City Council on December 16, 1998 through Ordinance
No. 250, and recorded by the County Recorder on December 30, 1998
with the assigned document number 98-233584.
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 in its sole and unfettered discretion.
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, and Developer's obligations and restrictions on
development as provided for in Sections 6.19, 6.20, 6.21 and 6.22 of this
Agreement 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
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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
(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:
(a) materially breaches any of the provisions of the Agreement and the
same is not cure 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 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,
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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
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, 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.
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 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.9, 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.19, 6.21, or
6.22 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
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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 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
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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 Chapter 15.40 of the Moorpark Municipal Code 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.
15.1. Exemption for Amendments of Project Approvals. No amendment to a
Project Approval shall require an amendment to this Agreement and
any such amendment shall be deemed to be incorporated into this
Agreement at the time that the amendment becomes effective, provided
that the amendment is consistent with this Agreement.
16. Indemnification. 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 or
modifications thereto, or any other subsequent entitlements for the project
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 a building permit is issued
and all fees identified in this agreement are paid for the last developable lot in the
Project, whichever comes last, unless said term is amended or the Agreement is
sooner terminated as otherwise provided herein.
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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 and those exhibits and documents
referenced herein 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.
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.
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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 15.30 of
the Moorpark Municipal Code 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 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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33. Termination of Previous Development Agreement. Development Agreement No.
1998-04, adopted by the City Council on December 16, 1998 through Ordinance
No. 250, and recorded by the County Recorder on December 30, 1998 with the
assigned document number 98-233584, is terminated upon the effective date of
the enabling ordinance (Ordinance No. 416) for this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Developer and City of Moorpark have executed this
Development Agreement on the date first above written.
CITY OF MOORPARK
Janice S. Parvin
Mayor
OWNERIDEVELOPER
A-B Properties
By:
Paul D. Burns
General Partner
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Tract 5147, as recorded in Miscellaneous Records (Maps) Book 158, Page 37 in the
office of the County Recorder of Ventura County.
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EXHIBIT B
COVENANT RUNNING WITH THE LAND
THIS COVENANT is made this day of , by and between
A-B Properties (Covenantors") and the City of Moorpark ("Covenantee").
WHEREAS, Covenantor is the owner of certain real property consisting of
approximately 34.53 acres, approximately 1,300 feet west of Gabbert Road and
North of the Union Pacific Railroad Right-of-Way in the City of Moorpark, County
of Ventura, more particularly described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a
part hereof("the Covenantor Property"); and
WHEREAS, Covenantee is the owner of certain real property at 799 Moorpark
Avenue, in the City of Moorpark, County of Ventura, more particularly described
in Exhibit "B" attached hereto and made a part hereof ("the Covenantor
Property"); and
WHEREAS, Covenantee rezoned the Covenantor Property from Agricultural
Exclusive (AE) to Limited Industrial (M-2) through Ordinance No. 249 on
December 16, 1998, but for the concern that some of the uses that are presently,
or may subsequently be, allowed by right or permit in the M-2 zone are, or may
be, inappropriate uses for the Covenantor Property because of its particular
location;
WHEREAS, Covenantor acknowledges that some of the uses that are presently,
or may subsequently be, allowed by right or permit in the M-2 zone are, or may
be, inappropriate uses for the Covenantor Property because of its particular
location; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises of the parties to
this Covenant, each to the other as Covenantor and Covenantee, and expressly
for the benefit of, and to bind, their successors in interest, the parties agree as
follows:
B-1
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1. Covenantee adopted Ordinance No. 249 rezoning the Covenantor Property from
Agricultural Exclusive (AE) to Limited Industrial (M-2);
2. Covenantor agrees that, commencing on the effective date of the ordinance
rezoning the Covenantor Property from Agricultural Exclusive (AE) to Limited
Industrial (M-2). Subject to the following restrictions in addition, and superseding
the M-2 regulations.
A. Primary uses, except agricultural crops, shall be conducted within completely
enclosed buildings and metal faced buildings shall not be allowed as principal
buildings. Outside storage and operations shall not be allowed as primary uses,
only accessory outside storage shall be allowed, subject to the permitting
requirements (Administrative Permit) and limitations in the M-2 zone (in
conjunction with an approved use and screened by an eight (8) foot high
masonry wall matched to the structure.
B. The following uses shall not be allowed as a primary use:
• Manufacturing - Batteries
• Manufacturing - Metal industries, primary; Rolling, drawing, and extruding
• Manufacturing - Rubber and plastics products including tire retreading and
recapping
• Manufacturing - Cement, concrete and plaster, and product fabrication
• Self-storage or mini-storage
• Recreational vehicle storage
• Distribution and transportation facilities
3. Covenantor and Covenantee agree that, commencing on the effective date of the
Development Agreement, all uses specified in Paragraph 2.B. hereof that are
presently allowed or that at any time in the future may be allowed in the M-2
(Limited Industrial) zone, whether by right or by permit, shall be deemed
transferred from the Covenantors Property to the Covenantee Property for the
benefit of the Covenantee Property.
B-2
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4. Covenantors and Covenantee agree that from time to time Covenantee may
substitute any other property owned by Covenantee on the date of the
substitution for the Covenantee Property ("the Substitute Covenantee Property")
without the consent of Covenantor by the recordation of an amendment to this
Covenant. The amendment shall describe the Substitute Covenantee Property
and shall provide that, commencing on the date of recordation of the
amendment, all uses not specified in Paragraph 2 hereof that are presently
allowed, or that at any time in the future may be allowed, in the M-2 (Limited
Industrial) zone, whether by right or by permit, shall be deemed transferred from
that Covenantor Property to the Substitute Covenantee Property for the benefit of
the Substitute Covenantee Property.
5. All of the covenants, restrictions, and limitations set forth herein shall run with the
Covenantee Property and the Covenantor Property and shall benefit and bind all
persons, whether natural or legal, having or acquiring any right, title, or interest in
any portion of the Covenantee Property or the Covenantor Property. Each
grantee of a conveyance or purchaser under a contract of sale or similar
instrument that covers any right, title, or interest in or to any portion of the
Covenantee Property or the Covenantor Property, by accepting a deed or a
contract of sale or similar instrument, accepts the conveyance or sale subject to,
and agrees to be bound and benefited by, all of the covenants, restrictions and
limitations set forth herein.
6. Nothing in this Covenant shall be construed so as to limit the right of Covenantee
to rezone, or the right of Covenantor to petition Covenantee to rezone, the
Covenantor Property in the future.
7. This Covenant shall remain in full force and effect until such time as an ordinance
rezoning the Covenantor Property from Limited Industrial (M-2) to another zone
designation becomes effective.
8. This Covenant may be enforced by proceedings at law or in equity against any
person who violates or attempts to violate a covenant, restriction or limitation
hereof. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover such attorneys' fees and
court costs as it reasonably incurs in such a proceeding.
9. In the event any provision of this Covenant is found to be invalid or
unenforceable in any proceeding at law or in equity, such finding shall not affect
the other provisions of this Covenant, which shall remain in full force and effect.
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10. Either party may record in the office of the Recorder of Ventura County this
Covenant or any amendment hereto specified in Paragraph 4 hereof without the
consent of the other party.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Covenantor and Covenantee have executed this
Covenant on the date first above written
COVENANTORS COVENANTEE
A-B PROPERTIES CITY OF MOORPARK
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EXHIBIT C
To City: City of Moorpark
799 Moorpark Avenue
Moorpark, CA 93021
Attn. City Manager
To Developer: A-B Properties
505 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
ATTN: Paul Burns
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