HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012 Resolution No. 075RESOLUTION NO . 22
SERlES OF 20 I 2
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING PARK TRAILS AND OPEN SPACE LAND DEDICATION
FEE IN LIEU POLICY FOR THE r.1TY OF F.NGLEWOOD, COLORADO .
\Vl 1.EREAS, th e subdi vi:;ion regulat ions of the Unified Developmenl Cndr required(~cliratinn
of land or payment of the fai r market va lu e of such land as a fee in lieu of the de dication for all
developmcut s sub_1a:1 to t.h c subdi vision regulations : nnd
WHEREAS, some le vel of fee has bee11 <le tennim:J tu ue appropriate because the impac:s of
new resident s on park., an<l recreation facilit ies are real and can be subst ant ial: and
WHEREAS , the Englew ood Municipal Code provide s a :nethod for detennining the amount of
land to be dedicated; and
WHEREAS , the fee in lieu mu st be based on the fai r marke t va lue oftl1e land othe;wise
rc:q11i.rt"..tl ; ;mrl
WHEREAS, both tl1e Pla.,nins and Zoning and Porh and Recreation Commissions reviewed
the requirements and felt it was important for projects to address their impacts to parks trails and
open spacc:1 but fell the current requirements were prohibitive to new developments and <lid not
accurat:ly reflect the actual cost of pro vi ding those services; and
WHEREAS , the Parks and Recre atio n Commission recommended using a value of $60,000
per acre to calculate the fee Ill lieu amount and to amend the Unified Development Cede (UDC)
to redu ce the dedication standard to 5 .0 acres/1,000 populat!on; and
WHEREAS , the Planning and Zoning Commission reco mmended charging a fee of $0.25 per
sq uare foot of building area for each new residential and nos-residential development subject to
the subdivi sion regulations ;
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY CO\J'NCILOF THE Cnl' OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS :
Section I. The City Council of the City of Englewood hereby authorizes adoption of a "Fee In
Lie u of Parks , Trnils aud Open Spilc e Land Dedication Poli cy" pursuant to 16 -8-5 EMC, attoched
hereto as Exhibit A.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 4th day oiScptembcr, 2012 .
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-~ Penn, Mayor
I. Ln ueri shi:i A. Ellis . Ci t~· Cle rk fo r~e City of Eng lewood, Co l
ah1,vc 1!. a l l'il~ copy of Hcsn l111 inn N,, ~ , Sr rlcs of 20 12
Ell is, Ci ty Clerk
Park and Open Space Land Dedication
Fee in Lieu of Dedication Policy
Tne subdivision regulations of the City of Englewood Unified Development Code require
the dedication oi park land or payment o f a iee in lieu of dedication ior all residential
developments . The code provides a method for determ ining the amount of land to be
dedicated and , pursuant to •16-B-5 EMC, pro vides guidance on convert ing tha t acreage to a
fee in lieu .
. _______ _l!l_d~~1'css2~1g _1h~ -~a_!:_k _!~D 9_Qe__en Spacek ~ i~~~_'.1-~d ~_!?c:f_ic~ti_?n. Council's po licy is as
follows :
1. Th e fee to be paid in li eu o f ded ica ti on will be based on a fair market lane value o.-
$20,000 per a~re using th e current form ula fo r deterr.iining the acreage required IJ
be dedicated .
2. Cr edit toward meetin g the park and open space dedication req uirem en t will be
co nsid ered for recreat ional amenities, buth ac ti ve and passive, o r open space
provid ,:,d on-si te by thr rlpv elopment. The am ount of credit s1all be det erm ined by
negotiations between City staff and the ap plicant, subiect to the foll owing
guidelines :
a. On-site rec reati onal ameniti es may include indoor and o utdoor facilities that
are designed fo, active or pa ssi\'e rec re ational pursuits, such as sw imming
pools, tenn is or volleyball co~rts, exercise rooms, picn ic are as and si 111ila1
fa r.ilitie~.
b . On-site recreation?! amen '•ie i ma y include areas and facilities such as trails
and shelte rs that ·sed to , ,eet landscape requ i rements that also p r-:,vi de
opportunities for pa;sive or active recr eatiun.
c. In orde r to be consi nf'red for crf'd it, the applicant must demonstrate that the
o n-site facilities will remain in pla ce for a period o:' time equa l to the payba ck
period . For th e purposes of this policy only, tne payback period is th e p eno d
of time it takes for th e City 's annual property :ax revenue generated by the
project to equa l the amount of fee credited .
3. Any developer or appli cant may request a waiver of all or part uf th e ,e1na ining fee -
in-lieu after~ nf'dit is agreed upon . Waiver request s shall be considered on a cas e-
by-c ase basis and shall be approv ed at the dis cretion of City Council with
co nsid erat ion give n to the fo llowing ui terid .
a. The project implements the housing goal; and objectives of the .
Comprehensive Plan .
b . The ap plicant d?monstrates to the satisfaction of Ci ty Council that payment
o f the fee mak es the p roject eco nomically infeasible .
c Th e deve lopmen t is loca ted w ith in the prescribed service are a fo r an ex isting
poc.h-1, 11eiglil,orhood, or currnrnmily pa rk as ,ndi ca tec: in t he r a,ks a nd
Re creation Master Plan
d. Existing Cit\' or School Disiric t r ecrea tional facilitie; in the vicinity nf th e
project that are likely to be us ed by tlie 1es itfe11t, of the proiecl will not be
overburdened.
c. The pro1cct proviOc~ p ubli c ~pJc es, l;md~c;1pecl area s, or s1rc c 1~.c:1pe
elem en ts beyond that r:quue d by orclinances of the Cil)'.
COUNCll COMMUNICATION
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Date : Agenda Item: Subject :
September 4, 20 12 I! c i Reso lu tio n Adopting a Park Dedication
Fee In Lieu of Land D e di ca ti on Policy
Initialed By: I Slaff Source:
Community D eve lopment Abn While, Director
COUNCll GOAl AND rREVIOUS COUNCl l ACTION
Co uncil previously discussed this issue al study sess ions on Feb ruary 2 1, July 2, and A ·1gust 20, 20 1 2.
RECOMMENDED ACTI ON
Staff recom m ends Council ad opt th e a11a ched ~eso luti on adopting ,1 Park D edicat ion Fee in Lieu o f L,1nd
Dedicat ion poli cy .
BACKGROUND , ANAlYSIS, AND AlTERN ATIVES ID ENTIFIED
The subdivisi on regulati ons of the Unified Development Code require th e ded ic ati o n of park land or
payment of a fee in li eu of dedication for all resi den tial devel•Jpmenls. I he code provides a method for
determining th e amount o i la r d t o be dedicated, but p rovides no guidance on con verting that acreage lo a
fee in lieu.
The Plann ing an d Zo ni ng Commiss ion revi ewed th e dedica ti on rt:!qu irermmt d11tf r ec.orn rn em.l t'U LI 1argin g a
fee oi $0.25 per square fo o t of building area for each new residential and non -re sid~ntial development.
TI1e Pa,ks anti Re creat iu , Cu111111 b~io11 reLu111mended using a vJ.lue cf $60,000 per acre to calc ula te th e fee
in lieu amount and lo amend the UDC lo red uce the dedication standard l o 5.0acres/1,00D popula t ion.
Both Commissions fe lt it was impor:anl for proJects to address their impac ts to parks. Some le vel of fee
was determined to be approp·iatc bcc au !i c t.,_ .mpact!; of new res iden ts on park s a n d recr eatio n facilities
are rea l and ca n be substan tia !. N ei th er Comr111ssi on considered deleting the requir ement alt ogeth er nor a
l e'Tiporary suspension on th e ~n iorce m ent of 1he reqlJiremenl as via l~l e op tions.
Other options explored were:
1. Am end th e UDC to red uce th e acreage dedica ti on requirement. Th is opt ion woul d requi re an
o rdin ance :o amend th e UDC.
1. Am end the Community D evelo pment fee schedul e 10 establi sh a !ill!,Q va lue (per acre) to be use d in
the ca lc ula tion of th e fe e in li eu.
3. Amend the UDC to create an Impact Fee l o establish a pe r uni t or per squa re fool park impact fee .
4. Allow appl,cants to reques t waivers l o the d edica tion requirement on a case by case basis.
5. Requ11e appraisals or use assesso r da ta lo esta blis h the land va lu e and sub se qu ent fee in li eu .
HNANCIAI. IMPACT
Th e 1e [\ula1i o 11s lhis policy addresses apply l o res ,dentinl develop1C1e11 1s. As resi d ,:n1ial p rojec ts arc
apprnved. p ark fees in lie u of d e di ca l ion r an b i, ex1J1•r:1<,d :o be collec:ed. II is <liffic111i In p •edi cl h ow
11 u1 r h rr.>v .-rn 1P. 1nrly hP IJP ll Pr~ted as eac h pr ojc.•c t wil l v.1ry in th e 111un ber o l u ·1il!.i , t:re::dil s, and v.11u e o ( l.tnd
11se d in c.tlc•Jl at ing the 1ee .
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