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REF220010 - CASTROVILLE TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE
Adopt a resolution staying the collection of Castroville Traffic Impact Fees until such time that the Board of Supervisors adopts an updated fee or provides further direction.
Proposed CEQA action: Finding that pursuant to section 15273 of the CEQA Guidelines the consideration of modifications to development impact fees would be statutorily exempt.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Find that pursuant to section 15273 of the CEQA Guidelines that the consideration of modifications to development impact fees would be statutorily exempt.
b. Adopt a resolution staying the collection of Castroville Traffic Impact Fee until such time that the Board of Supervisors adopts an updated fee or provides further direction.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On April 10, 2007, the Board of Supervisors originally adopted the Castroville Community Plan (Community Plan). Those portions of the Community Plan that fall within the coastal zone are not operational since the Coastal Commission has not certified the plan or the amendment to the North County Land Use Plan integrating the plan into the 1982 General Plan. The Community Plan has not been revised to remove those areas within the coastal zone.
The Community Plan, affecting the inland areas, are a part of the 2010 Monterey County General Plan, and include policy direction related to land use designations, infrastructure improvements, public facilities, and an economic development strategy specific to all areas within the Community Plan Boundary. Moreover, even though the operational portions of the Community Plan only apply to the inland areas, the Community Plan identifies community facilities and infrastructure to support the planned growth throughout the Community Plan area.
The Community Plan provides a financing strategy that, in part, includes impact fees based upon land use type to fund the cost of community facilities and regional t...
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