HomeMy WebLinkAbout96_019 PC ResolutionPC RESOLUTION NO. 96-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR
THE CITY OF TEMECULA RECOMMENDING THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE TEMECULA VALLEY
SCHOOL DISTRICT'S RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
FACILITIES IMPACT MITIGATION PLAN AND SET THE
APPROPRIATE MITIGATION FEE CAP
WHEREAS, rapid population growth in recent years in the City of Temecula ("City") has'
resulted in large increases in the numbers of students that the Temecula Valley Unified School
District ("District") is required to educate, and has resulted in the need to enlarge existing school
facilities and construct new facilities to house the students in accordance with the policies of the
District and standards specified by state law; and
WHEREAS, new students impacting existing school facilities are due primarily to
residential uses (except senior citizen development); and
WHEREAS, adequate school facilities are a benefit to both new development and the
community at large, and are a necessary component of the City's social and infrastructure systems;
and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature has declared that financing the construction of school
facilities is the responsibility of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the State of California has been unable to adequately fulfill its obligation for
funding such additional school facilities and has shifted the primary responsibility for financing
of school facilities to local school districts, which, under Chapter 887, Statutes 1986, ("School
Facilities Law of 1986"), may establish developer nfitigation fees for residential, commercial and
industrial uses, and may establish Mello-Roos Community Facilities Districts to provide for school
plant facilities financing as authorized and limited by the laws of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the combination of state school bond monies, school district imposed
developer fees, local school bond measures, and other sources of financing have generally been
inadequate to provide for the enlargement and construction of school plant facilities sufficient to
adequately house new students in accordance with the minimum standards set forth by the State
of California; and
WHEREAS, school funding sources under current state laws and available funding are
oriented toward the provision of interim school facilities, and a need exists to fund permanent K-
12 school facilities, including facilities for tile special education needs of special or disadvantage
students; and
WltEREAS, the City, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act CCEQA"),
has the authority to review development proposals for impacts on School Facilities; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to decisions reached in Mira Development Corporation v. City of
~ta_D_ir,~, 205 Cal. App. 3d 1201 (1988), William S.. Hart High School District v. Regional
Planning Commission, 226 Cal. App. 3d 1612 (1991), and Murrieta Valley Unified School
District v. County of Riverside, 228 Cal. App. 3d 1212 (1991) interpreting the School Facilities
Law of 1986, the City has the authority to condition legislative acts including general plan
amendments, specific plans and amendments thereto, and changes of zone, if it finds that the
impacts on school facilities have not been mitigated to a level of insignificance; and
WHEREAS, the provision of a quality school system to educate the residents of the City
of Temecula is important to the City's future; and
WHEREAS, the Temecula Valley Unified School District requested that the City of
Temecula adopt a resolution providing creating a program to provide full funding for school
facilities from some types of development; and
WHEREAS, the City Council included language in the Growth Management and Public
Facility Element of General Plan concerning the mitigation of school facility impacts; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 95-36 which established a Program to
mitigate the impact of new residential development on the public school facilities within the City;
and
WHEREAS, the Temecula Valley Unified School District has prepared and submitted a
Mitigation Plan in conformance with the provision of Resolution 95-36; and,
WHEREAS, the District's submitted Mitigation Plan meets the provisions of Resolution
95-36; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Temecula has had an independent analysis prepared to evaluate
the District's submitted Mitigation Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the independent evaluation confirmed that the reasonableness of the District's
proposed Mitigation Plan and the costs of constructing new school facilities; and,
WHEREAS, notice of the proposed mitigation plan was posted at City Hall, County
Library, Rancho California Branch, the U.S. Post Office, and Temecula Valley Chamber of
Commerce; and
WHEREAS, public hearings were conducted on July 15 and August 5, 1996, at which
time interested persons had an opportunity to testify either in support or opposition.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF
TEMECULA DOES HEREBY RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE
THE MITIGATION PLAN SUBMITTED BY THE TEMECULA VALLEY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT AND APPROVE A SCHOOL IMPACT FEE CEILING ON FUTURE
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT 1MPACT OF $9,213 FOR DETACHED RESIDENTIAL
UNITS AND $6,644 FOR ATTACIIED RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED/fi~5th day of August, 1996.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Planning
Commission of the City of Temecula at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 5th day of August,
1996 by the following vote of the Commission:
AYES: 5
PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: FAHEY, MILLER, SLAVEN,
SOLTYSIAK, WEBSTER
NOES:
0 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: 0 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: NONE
DEBBIE UBNOSKE, SECRETARY
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