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Ordinance amending Chapter 8.67 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code revising the method of calculation for the Parkland Acquisition Fee and a Parks Construction Fee and expanding application of the fees to nonresidential developments to mitigate the impacts of new developments on park and recreational facilities in the City.
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WHEREAS, parks and recreational facilities 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 parks and recreational facilities for its residents; and
WHEREAS, the City's General Plan and Parks and Recreation Master Plan aim to provide three acres of parks and recreational facilities per 1,000 residents; and
WHEREAS, the City General Plan and Parks and Recreation Master Plan also aim to provide one-half acres of parks and recreational facilities per 1,000 employees; and
WHEREAS, Guiding Policy 5.1-G-1 of the City's General Plan provides that the City should "[d]evelop additional parkland in the city, particularly in areas lacking these facilities, to meet the standards of required park acreage for new residents and employees;" and,
WHEREAS, Implementing Policy 5.1-1-2 of the City's General Plan provides that the City should "[m]aintain parkland standards of 3.0 acres of community and neighborhood parks per 1,000 new residents, and 0.5 acres of parkland per 1,000 new employees;" and
WHEREAS, Goal #1 of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan provides that the City "should provide a minimum of 3 acres of developed park land per 1,000 residents and 0.5 acres of parkland per 1,000 new employees"; and
WHEREAS, in 2016 the City contracted with the Municipal Resources Group (MRG) 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 Parkland Acquisition Fee and Park Construction Fee and the types o...
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