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Ordinance adding Chapter 8.68 to the South San Francisco Municipal Code requiring the payment of a Bicycle and Pedestrian Impact Fee to mitigate the impacts of new developments on bicycle and pedestrian improvements in the City.
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WHEREAS, bicycle and pedestrian improvements are vital to the health and welfare of a community; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco ("City") aims to provide sufficient levels of bicycle and pedestrian improvements for residents, employees, and visitors; and
WHEREAS, the City's Bicycle Master Plan, which is included in the City's General Plan Transportation Element, recommends completion of the City's existing network of bicycle paths, lanes and routes; and
WHEREAS, the improvements recommended in the Bicycle Master Plan total 16.06 miles, at a total cost of $11,952,453; and
WHEREAS, new development's fair share was based on the proportion of the total Citywide average daily trips (ADT) generated by new development by 2040; and
WHEREAS, new development's fair share of the Bicycle Master Plan improvement projects is 13.08 percent, or $1,563,381; and
WHEREAS, the cost of $25.31 per ADT is based on new development's share of the Bicycle Master Plan Improvement costs and ADT; and
WHEREAS, the City is authorized to assess the Bicycle and Pedestrian Impact Fee through the Mitigation Fee Act; and
WHEREAS, the City contracted with Michael Baker International to analyze the relationship between new development in the City and the cost of public facilities to serve that growth and determined that there is a reasonable nexus between the proposed Bicycle and Pedestrian Impact Fee and the types of new development that will be responsible for paying the fee (Development Impact Mitigation Fee Update, May 2017, hereafter "Study," attached to the associated staff report, but incorporated by this reference as though set out fully herein); and
WHEREAS, new development projects attract new residents, employees and visitor...
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