RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2011, THE RATES FOR THE FEES FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 2.53 OF THE SAN MATEO COUNTY ORDINANCE CODE SHALL BE COMPUTED ON THE BASE RATES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 2.53.030, AS ADJUSTED IN 2010

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, in 1991 this Board adopted an Ordinance, which is now codified at Ordinance Code Chapter 2.53, that provides for Mitigation Fees to be collected from applicants for building permits in the unincorporated area of the County; and

WHEREAS, the fees collected are used for the reconstruction of public roads and drainage facilities lying within the same area; and

WHEREAS, Ordinance Code section 2.53.080 (a) provides that on January 1st of each year beginning in 2001, the development fees imposed by this chapter shall be adjusted by a percentage amount equivalent to the percentage change in the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index for the preceding twelve (12) month period; and

WHEREAS, the Construction Cost Index as published by the Engineering News Record has shown an increase in the cost of public improvement construction equivalent to sixty-eight percent (68%) between January 1991 and January 2011; and

WHEREAS, this Board has determined that based on the Construction Cost Index as published by the Engineering News Record, an increase in the rates that were most recently approved by the Board of Supervisors in 2010 is necessary for calendar year 2011.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED as follows:

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For calendar year 2011, the rates used to established the County-Wide Mitigation Fees collected from applicants for building permits shall increase by 4.1% as compared with rates in 2010, as follows:

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Residential

$1.68 per square foot

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Industrial

$1.68 per square foot

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Commercial - Self-Storage

$1.34 per square foot

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Commercial – Lodging

$1.68 per square foot

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Commercial – Retail

$3.36 per square foot

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Commercial – Office

$3.36 per square foot

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