R-8196
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GS:CP:wtrreso Santa Monica, California
Resolution Number 8196(CCS)
(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 council 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 City; 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-residential development which adds, affects
or alters any plumbing fixture.
(b) Any development of a multifamily residential building
or any substantial remodel, as def ined in Municipal Code
section 9000.3, of a multifamily residential building 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 increases 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 site 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 U
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. 8196(CCS)
was duly adopted by the City council of the City of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on March 1.9, 1.991. by the following
Council vote:
Ayes:
Councilmembers:
Genser, Holbrook, Katz, Olsen,
Vazquez, Zane, Mayor Abdo
Noes: Councilmembers:
None
Abstain: Councilmembers:
None
Absent: Councilmembers:
None
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ATTEST:
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