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AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Barry K. Hogan, Community Development Diretodinator
Prepared By: Richard A. Diaz, Special Projects
DATE: June 7, 2007 (CC Meeting of 06/20/2007)
SUBJECT: Consider Setting a Public Hearing Date to Consider a Resolution to
Update the Parking In-Lieu Fee for High Street in the Downtown
Specific Plan
BACKGROUND/ DISCUSSION
The City Council recently amended the Downtown Specific Plan and the parking
requirements for the High Street area. Section 17.32.025 High Street Area Parking
Requirements allows an applicant to "buy down" the on-site parking requirement from
the standard of seventy-five percent (75%) to fifty percent (50%) when the Council
establishes such a fee by the adoption of a resolution. The current Parking In-Lieu Fee
was established on June 13, 2002. Since that time costs have increased primarily
driven by the increase in the market value of undeveloped commercial property.
The "construction standard" cost of a fully improved parking space in June 2002 was
$8/square foot, excluding landscaping and lighting. The calculation was based upon a
single space requiring 250 square feet of land, including aisle area for on-site
circulation, which cost $2,000 per parking space. The land value used was $4/square
foot, based on the Moorpark Redevelopment Agency purchase price of the land
acquired in the early 1990's. Actual market value in June 2002 of undeveloped
commercial property in the High Street Area was $13.50/square foot. Using the
$4/square foot for 250 square feet costing $1,000, the total of cost an improved parking
space is $3,000.
In updating the fee, staff used the current market value which is $20/square foot, a
parking space measuring 9' X 20 plus 9' X 25.0' for back up and single-loaded
circulation totaling 405 square feet and 9' X 20' plus 9' X 12.5.0' for back up and double-
loaded circulation totaling 293 square feet. Parking is assumed to be the 90 degree
parking standard and back up required for that parking space. Assuming that half of the
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spaces would be single-loaded and half of the spaces would be double-loaded, we
arrived at an average of 350 square feet for parking and circulation. Adding ten percent
(10%) for the required landscaping another 35 square feet is needed. The cost for
landscape installation is $1.90 and hardscape is $9.70 per square foot. The current
standard for a fully improved parking space, with landscaping is $31.60/square foot
totaling $11,060.00. This is an increase of$8,060.00 over the June 2002 fee.
California Government Code Sections 66016 and 66018 set forth the notification and
hearing process required prior to levying new fees or service charges, or prior to
increasing an existing fee or service charge. Notice of the City Council public meeting
will be mailed and published in accordance with those requirements.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Set a City Council Public Hearing for July 18, 2007 to consider a Resolution to update
the Parking In-Lieu Fee for High Street in the Downtown Specific Plan.
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