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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2913CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO.2913 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON,ADOPTING A FIRE MITIGATION FEE AND DECLARING IT A SEPA POLICY. WHEREAS,the City of Renton has a Fire Master Plan;and WHEREAS,the city presently has sufficient personnel and equipment to serve the City of Renton's basic fire needs,with the exception of certain discrete areas of the city;and WHEREAS,new development is quickly eliminating the capacity of the city to meet the response times of the Fire Master Plan;and WHEREAS,the City Council has been presented with a Fire Mitigation Fee Policy which seeks to impose on new development that portion of the cost to continue to meet the Fire Master Plan response times,but only that portion.attributable to new growth; and WHEREAS,the fire training site at North Bend has been closed and there is no assurance of adequate training facilities elsewhere. NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,DO RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: '..:~ SECTION I.The above recitals are found to be true and correct in all respects. SECTION II.The City Council of the City of Renton hereby adopts the Fire Mitigation Fee Policy which is attached hereto as a policy of the City of Renton. SECTION III.The City Council of the City of Renton adopts the Fire Mitigation Fee Policy as a SEPA policy. 1 RESOLUTION NO.2913 SECTION IV.The Ci ty Council directs the staff and administration to utilize this policy as guidance in mitigating the environmental effects of new development.However,should any applicant refuse to avail itself of this Fire Mitigation Fee Policy,then the city staff and administration shall independently analyze the environmental impacts of the proposed development on the fire service.Likewise,should the staff reviewing a project determine that there are specific attributes of the project that make this mitigation policy inadequate or unworkable,then the staff is authorized to require additional studies and/or environmental review and to impose mitigation outside the scope of this policy. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this ~hday of ~J~u~l~y~___ 1992. Clerk APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 20th day of __-=J-"u=l...y~, 1992. APproveLorm:~­ Lawrence J.war~tY Attorney RES.222:7/10/92 2 FIRE MITIGATION FEE (F.M.F.)POLICY Introduction:This Fire Department mitigation fee policy as prepared shall constitute a S.E.P.A.policy as adopted by the City of Renton,City Council. 1.Basic premise.Except for those discreet areas of the city, there is presently sufficient personnel and equipment to serve the City of Renton's basic fire needs.Response times of fire apparatus to areas located nearby existing fire stations continue to be adequate,while the more outlying areas suffer from slower response times.One basic measure of the adequacy of fire service is fire response system (equipment and personnel)and the proximity of the call to a station.As the city continues to develop, capacity is consumed requiring additional capacity to be provided. A property near an existing fire station already has the benefit of the proximity to the station,but would benefit from increased capacity.A property more remote from an existing fire station would benefit both from expanded capacity and from construction of a closer fire facility. 2.Universal contributions.Those parties developing close to existing fire stations should contribute to a fire mitigation fund because they are using capacity that would otherwise serve more distant development.As close in properties develop,they restrict the capacity of the fire department to answer calls in a timely manner to those properties located farther out,and thereby necessitate the development of additional fire stations.Those parties developing in more outlying areas shall contribute a fire mitigation fee because the capacity of the system must be increased to serve the property as infill occurs,and construction of additional fire facilities in close proximity will improve response times closer to existing fire stations.Any substantial remodel of a residential or commercial structure or any conversion in use such that the gross square footage of the building will be increased will trigger and additional fire mitigation fee based upon the differential increase in the square footage or number of dwelling units. Exception:Single Family residential property will be exempted from any added mitigation in the case of remodel. 3.Assumptions,Components and Categories. A.Current City Boundaries:As a point of reference,the city boundaries at the time of adoption of this policy shall be used as a determinant or benchmark as to the extent capacity of service according to the Fire Master Plan. B.Property Categories:For the purpose of simplicity developed and developable properties are categorized into 3 basic property groups,Commercial ,Multi-family residential and Single Family residential.Commercial 1 property shall be those property uses that otherwise be classified as industrial,business, sales and services,wholesale sales and storage. would retail C.Capital Improvements and Expenditures:The Fire Master Plan has identified a number of necessary capital improvements and expenditures.The addition of two new fire stations,relocation of an existing station, construction of a fire training facility,acquisition of fire vehicles and increases in staffing levels have been specifically identified (see appendix A). D.Fire Department Service Levels:The Fire Department service levels to the property categories identified in section 3B shall be used as a customer classification in which to measure the extent of service provided for both Fire and Aid responses and to determine that portion of capital expenditures and improvements to be used as a base line for determining fees (see appendix B). 3.Construction,Equipment and Staffing Costs.The projected· costs of Capital Expenditures and Improvements will be the basis for determining the construction,equipment,and staffing costs (C.E.S.)to be used in calculating the mitigation fee for each category (see appendix A). 4.Existing Property Use Data.The Planning divisions calculations of existing single family and multi-family dwelling units and their estimation of square-footage of existing commercially developed properties will be used in the respective formulas as constants (see appendix C). 5.Review and Adjustment.Bi-annually the C.E.S.and fire department service levels by category will be reviewed to determine the validity of the calculations used and an adjustment if necessary will be made and through the adoption process. 6.Methodology Application.New projects when proposed and upon building permit application shall have there fire mitigation fee category determined and the appropriate fee calculated by applying the respective Methodology. A.Commercial Properties: F.M.F.=(Proposed Gross Sq.Footage)X (37%C.E.S.) (Total Existing Commercial Property Sq.Footage) B.Multi-Family Properties: F.M.F.= .(Proposed Number of Dwelling Units)X (28%C.E.S.) (Total Number of Existing Multi-Family Dwelling Units) C.Single Family Properties 2 F.M.F.=(Proposed Number of Dwelling Units)X (35%C.E.S) (Total Number of Existing Single Family Dwelling Units) Examples of how these formulas are to be applied can be found in appendix D. 7.Fee Payment Policy.Payment of the fire mitigation fee will be made at the time the building permit is issued,as one of the demand for structural fire fighting and aid unit support begins at the construction phase.Fees will be calculated by the Fire Prevention Division and collected by the Building Division.All funds will be held by the Finance Department and accounted for separately according to the Fire Department capital improvement and expenditure needs. 8.City Participation.There is currently an unmet need in Renton for fire service.The City of Renton plans to contribute to capital improvements and staffing to meet that current unmet need. While the exact amount of that contribution is difficult to calculate,the city plans to meet those needs by taking the following actions: A.Expending funds to under this policy. from development. supplement Estimates for are loss never of collections fully realized B.Paying for those instances in which actual costs exceed estimates. c.Paying for unanticipated costs. D.Advancing money,when necessary,to build improvements when sufficient funds have not been accumulated. E.Making outright city contributions. F.Managing the system and contributing staff time,design time,engineering time and other city services. G.Providing ongoing management of the fire mitigation system. H.Funding staffing after the three year time period addressed in this policy. I.Paying funds due to underestimation of fees required from new construction as fee calculations are based on existing development rather than just new development. CITY9:29:as. 3 APPENDIX *A* CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND EXPENDITURES The following is a list of items contained within the Capital Improvement Plan for the City of Renton regarding future Fire Department needs as identified by the Fire Master Plan. Construction: Valley station #14 and Training Center 4,742,000 (Less 2.5 million receivea from Metro Mitigation)2,242,000 Kennydale Fire Station and station #12 Relocation 3,716,000 Equipment: Acquisition and replacement of Capital Fire Apparatus. 3 First Run Pumpers @ $225,000 over 7 years 3 Reserve Pumpers @ $225,000 over 15 years 1 Aerial Ladder Truck @ $650,000 over 10 years 65,000 4 Aid units @ $65,000 over 7 years Staffing: 96,500 45,000 37,000 Costs for additional fire fighters to staff new fire stations and to bring staffing to Fire Master Plan recommended levels for 3 years.Three years is used,as it takes three years before new construction is added to the tax roles.These costs have been determined using 1991 dollars. 54 Fire Fighters C.E.S.Total Costs fmfapdAl 7,200,000 13,401,500 APPENDIX *B* 1990 FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICE LEVELS Calls to identified Property Categories. Total calls for service Less outside or "in the street"calls Total calls to identified Property Categories Commercial Calls for assistance Multi-family Calls for assistance .,. Single Family Calls for assistance 5381 1228 4153 100% 1558 37% 1145 28% 1450 35% CITY OF RENTON MEMORANDUM APPENDIX C DATE:September 17,]99 ] TO:Jim Matthew,Deputy Fire Chief THROUGH:Mary Lynne Myer,Principa.l Planner ?,\cf-~ FROM:Mike KattermanJ~n;orPlanner,exL 6190 SUBJECT:Land Use and Housing Data .., As per your request,following is the best available data we have on housing units and commercial..and industrial land use in the city." The 1990 Census counted a total of 19,243 housing units in Renton as of April 1,1990.A breakdown of the housing types is not yet available from the Census.The city's estimate as of April 1,1991,based on building permits issued (though not all have necessarily been built) .since the census indicates a potential total of 20,125 dwelling units.Using the relative percentages of housing types established from earlier data,the housing stock is 49%single' family;48%multi-family,and 3%mobile homes. Housing Type %of Total #of Units Single Family 49.0%9,861 Multi-family (includes duplex)48.0%9,660 Mobile Home 3.0%604 100.0%20,125 Another request was for the total acreage in,the city developed as commercial or industrial. Based on data in the Community Profile (Oct.1989),the city had a total of 10,304 acres,of ,which 2,200 acres (about 21 %)was'develope~as commercial or industrial. ..r Finally,you also asked how many acres are available for development as commercial or industrial.Again,based on the 1989 Community Profile,the city had 2,294 acres of vacant land.Of that,26.1%,or ~99'acres,was 'available-for commercial or industrial development.It is important to note that this figure does not incllJ..de lands which would have to be taken out for protection of criti~al areas. I hope this information meets your needs.Additional 1990 Census data should be available in the next couple of months and we are currently workirig on updating our vacant lands information.Please check back w.ith me in about a month and I should have more up-to-date information. cc:Lynn Guttmann Kay Shoudy ~WJ\~©LI I I \I ~.-~.U ~\....1.: j APPENDIX *D* EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS OF FIRE MITIGATION FORMULAS Example 1.Proposal to develop 100,000 square foot office building. F.M.F.=(Proposed Gross Sq.Footage)X (37%C.E.S.) (Total Existing Commercial Property Sq.Footage) F.M.F.=100,000 X .37(13,401(500) 9,476,763 F.M.F.=100,000 X 4,958,555 9,476,763 F.M.F.=100,000 X .52 F.M.F.=$52,000 Example 2.Proposal to develop 150 unit apartment. F.M.F.=(Proposed Number of Dwelling Units)X (28%C.R.S.) (Total #of Existing MUlti-family Dwelling Units) F.M.F.=150 X .28 (13,401,500) 9,660 F.M.F.=150 X 3,752,420 9,660 F.M.F.=150 X 388 F.M.F.=$58,200 Example 3.Proposal to build one single family home. F.M.F.=(Proposed #of Dwelling Units X (35%C.E.S.) (Total #of Existing Single Family Dwelling Units) F.M.F.=1 X .35 (13,401,500) 10,465 F.M.F.=1 x 4,690,525 10,465 F.M.F.$448 fmfapdD1