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council Meeting: March 19, 1991
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Santa Monica, California
To:
Mayor and City Council
From:
City Staff
Subj ect: Recommendation to Adopt Resolution Setting Fees for
Mitigation of Water Demand from New Development
INTRODUCTION
On February 26, 1991, City Council adopted an emergency water
conservation ordinance in response to projected water shortages
during California's fifth consecutive drought year. section 7245
of the emergency ordinance sets forth the criteria which must be
met for new development in the City to be approved. section 7245
authorizes the City to charge a fee from new development in an
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amount sufficient to mitigate twice the estimated daily water
consumption rate projected for the development. The attached
resolution sets the level for this water demand mitigation fee for
new development.
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DISCUSSION
At this critical point in the drought, it is no longer prudent for
the city to allow unrestricted water connections for new projects
in the City. Rather than imposing a moratorium on new water
connections, the City Council has established a fee for new
development which will allow residential and commercial development
to proceed while providing the City with sufficient financial
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resources to offset 200% of the projected water demand from new
projects. In the case of low and moderate income housing projects,
the city will only require the mitigation of the net increase in
water demand from the project. This provision will ensure that the
development of low and moderate income housing in the City is not
discouraged during the drought period.
The water demand mitigation fee will apply to all non-residential
development which affects or alters any plumbing fixture. It
applies to all single family development which is defined as a
"substantial remodel II and which increases the square footage of the
principal building by more than fifty percent. It also applies to
all multi-family development which is defined as a substantial
remodel and which increases the number of dwelling units on the
property. The fee must be paid to the General Services Department
prior to the issuance of a building permit for the affected
project.
When an application is received by the General services Department
from an eligible new project, the total daily water demand for the
project will be calculated using standard water demand factors
which have been developed by city staff. Based on the estimated
total daily water demand, the appropriate fee will be calculated
and assessed. The proposed amount of this fee and an explanation
of how it is derived is presented below.
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The equation which has been used to arrive at an amount for the
proposed water demand fee is based on the cost to the City for
retrofitting an average residential bathroom. Staff estimates that
there are an average of 1.4 bathrooms in each residential dwelling
unit in the City (this includes single family as well as multi-
family occupancies) . Staff also estimates that it costs
approximately $150 for the City to retrofit a residential unit,
including inspection and administrative overhead costs which must
be borne by the City. A standard bathroom retrofit consists of the
installation of an ultra low flow toilet, a low flow showerhead and
a faucet aerator. The cost to retrofit all the bathrooms in an
average dwelling unit is $210 ($150 X 1.4 bathrooms = $210). Once
all the bathrooms in a residential unit are retrofitted, the total
daily water savings is estimated to average 70 gallons. The total
cost for each gallon of daily water demand which is reduced
therefore comes to $3.00 ($210 divided by 70 gallons = $3.00). It
is proposed that city Council set the water demand mitigation fee
at $3.00 for each gallon of daily water demand which must be
mitigated.
A few examples of how this mitigation fee would be charged for
different types of projects is presented in the table below. The
standard daily water demand factors used in the analysis are taken
from a table compiled by the General Services Department which is
attached as Exhibit A.
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Tvpe of Development Two Times Daily Demand Total Fee
Single Family House 660 gallons per day $ 1,988
5 unit Apt. Building 1,900 II $ 5,700
(two bedroom units)
20,000 Square Foot 4,800 II $ 14,400
Office Building
20,000 Square Foot 2,600 " $ 7,800
Retail Building
The money which is collected from this proposed fee would augment
the city's BAYSAVER Program funding and be utilized for various
categories of priority bathroom retrofits in the city. The retrofit
priority order would be public schools, public buildings such as
libraries, park buildings, etc., low and moderate income housing
supported financially by the city, non-profit entities supported
financially by the City and other non-profit entities. This list
of priority retrofit targets could be expanded depending on the
magnitude of revenue proceeds from the fee. Application procedures
for these retrofit funds will be in place by May 1, 1991.
BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT
The amount of funds which will be collected from the proposed fee
is contingent on the number of building permits for eligible
projects which are issued during the emergency water conservation
period. Given the complexity of accurately estimating how many
projects would be subject to the fee, it is not proposed that any
revenue or expenditure budget adjustments be made at this time.
staff will monitor actual development activity over the next two
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months and present an estimate of projected revenues and
expenditures from this fee during review of the FY 1991-92 Proposed
Budget. In addition, fee payment record keeping will conform with
AB1600 requirements.
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that City council adopt the attached resolution
setting a water demand mitigation fee of $3.00 per gallon of daily
water demand for all eligible categories of new development in
Santa Monica.
Prepared by:
stanley Scholl, Director of General Services
Craig Perkins, Environmental Services Manager
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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
Department of General Services
WATER DEMAND FACTORS'
Tvpe of Occupancy
Warehouse
Retail Shops/Stores
Hospital (Surgical)
Hospital (Convalescent)
Hotels3
Manufacturing
Medical Building
Office Buildings
Restaurants:
Fast-Food Restaurant
Full Service Restaurant
Bars
Health Club
Theater, Church, Auditorium
Laundry/Laundromat
Nursery-Day Care Center/School
Residential: (condominiums use
Single Family Dwelling
Bachelor Apartment
1 - Bedroom Apartment
2 - Bedroom Apartment
3 - Bedroom Apartment
Duplex
Gallons/Day2
30/1000 sq. ft.
65/1000 sq. ft.
440/Bed
105/Bed
145/Room
120/1000 sq. ft.
240/1000 sq. ft.
120/1000 sq. ft.
30/Seat or 850/1000 sq. ft.
25/Seat or 750/1000 sq. ft.
20/Seat
800/1000 sq. ft.
4/Seat
230/Washer
12/Child
same factors
330/Unit
105/Unit
125/Unit
190/Unit
250/Unit
300/Unit
as apartments)
All Other Specific Cases will be Analyzed once Application is
Received
1All figures assume maximum 1.6 gallon/flush toilets, 1.0
gallon/flush urinals and 2.5 gallon/minute showerheads.
2water demand from cooling towers, industrial/manufacturing
processes or other special uses will be calculated on a case by
case basis and added to the base water demand factor.
3Assumes 80% occupancy rate and on-site linen service. Without
linen service, demand would be 100 gallons per room. Restaurants
within the hotel need to be calculated separately.
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Resolution Number 8l96(CCSl
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
PERTAINING TO WATER DEMAND MITIGATION FEES FOR
NEW DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, the State of California is facing its fifth
straight drought year which is causing shortages in Santa
Monica's water supplies; and
WHEREAS, the City Caunell of the City of Santa Monica
has required a mandatory cutback in water usage from all water
customers; and
WHEREAS, during the drought emergency,
it is
necessary to restrict water demand caused by new development
in the City; and
WHEREAS, a moratorium on water connections for new
development might pose a significant economic hardship for
certain individuals; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the community
to not discourage the development of additional low and
moderate income housing during the emergency drought period;
and
WHEREAS, new development causes a greater impact on
water demand in the City than that related to water use on the
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project site itself as employees and occupants of the new
development use services in the city such as housing,
restaurants and other services which further increases overall
water demand; and
WHEREAS, based on proj ected shortages in future water
supplies it is necessary that all new development contribute
to a significant net reduction in the city's overall water
consumption; and
WHEREAS, it has been proven that water consumption
in the City can be reduced through the retrofit of existing
water inefficient plumbing fixtures with ultra low-flow
plumbing fixtures; and
WHEREAS, the City has established the BAYSAVER
Plumbing Fixture Retrofit Program to facilitate the conversion
to water efficient plumbing fixtures in the cit~; and
WHEREAS, Section 7245 of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code provides that the city Council may set and collect a fee
in order to mitigate twice the projected on-site water demand
from new development and the net increase in water demand from
new low and moderate income housing projects; and
WHEREAS, it is now in the best long-term interest of
the community that a mitigation fee be collected from each new
development and used to retrofit water inefficient plumbing
fixtures in the City so that the City's overall water demand
can be reduced by two times the projected on-site water demand
from the new development; and
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WHEREAS, in the case of a project to build low and
moderate income housing, which helps alleviate the city's
affordable housing shortage, the city's overall water demand
can be reduced by an amount equal to the net increase in on-
site water demand from the project,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. This Resolution shall apply to the following
projects:
(a) Any non-resident1al development which adds, affects
or alters any plumbing fixture.
(b) Any development of a multifamily residential building
or any substantial remodel, as defined in Municipal Code
Section 9000.3, of a multifamlly residential bU1lding and which
increases the number of residential units on the property.
(c) Any development of a new single family dwelling or
any substantial remodel, as defined in Municipal Code section
9000.3, of a single family dwelling and which 1ncreases by
more than fifty percent (50%) the square footage of the single
family dwelling.
SECTION 2. In order to meet the requirements of Municipal
Code Section 7245, any project subject to this Resolution
pursuant to section 1 shall pay the following fee to the
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Director of General Services:
(a) A fee calculated according to the following formala:
$3.00 x (average number of gallons per day x 2).
(b) A low and moderate income housing project shall pay
a fee caluclated according to the following formala: $3.00 x
((average number of gallons per day - existing average number
of gallons per day if the s1te is developed) x 1}.
SECTION 3. Prior to the issuance of a building permit,
a developer of a project subject to this Resolution pursuant
to Section 1 shall file, on a form approved by the city, a
request for a determination of the water demand for the
project. The Director of General Services shall review the
request and determine the water demand using standard water
demand factors which have been developed by the city. The
Director of General Services shall notify the developer in
writing of the results of his or review and the amount of the
fee required pursuant to this Resolution. The determination
of the Director of General Services shall be final and not
subject to administrative appeal. Any fees required pursuant
to this Resolution shall be paid prior to the issuance of a
building permit for the project.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter
the same shall be in full force and effect.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS LJ
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 19th day of March, 1991.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 8l96(CCS)
was duly adopted by the City Council of the city of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on March 19, 1991 by the following
council vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Genser, Holbrook, Katz, Olsen,
Vazquez, Zane, Mayor Abdo
Noes: Councilmembers: None
Abstain: Councilmembers: None
Absent: Councilmembers: None
ATTEST:
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city Council Meeting 3-19-91
Santa Monica, California
LIST OF PENDING CASES TO BE CONSIDERED IN CLOSED SESSION
1. Fried v. City of Santa Monica, et al., Santa Monica
Superior Court Case No. WEC 141 002.
The authority for this closed session is Government Code
Section 54956.9(a).
[Note. Following closed session, the City Council may
publicly approve settlements in one or more of the above-entitled
cases. ]