The city council finds and determines that the city’s
library facilities and collection must be expanded, rehabilitated,
and replaced to accommodate the increased demand in library services
created by new development projected within South San Francisco while
maintaining current service levels. The purpose of the fee is to finance
these facilities and collection, which benefit development, and for
each new development to pay its fair and proportional share of these
improvements. Specifically, the purposes of the fee would be to expand
and/or remodel existing library branches, acquire additional space
or repurpose current spaces to address emerging community needs, bolster
the library collection in diverse electronic and hardcopy formats,
and replace and upgrade furniture, fixtures, technology, and equipment
to continue to meet the existing service level standard of the community.
(Ord. 1608 § 2, 2020)
A.
A citywide
library impact fee is established to pay for the expansion, rehabilitation,
and replacement of library facilities and collections.
B.
The
city council shall, in a resolution adopted after a duly noticed public
hearing, set forth the amount of the fee, describe the need for the
fee, list the types of transportation improvements to be financed,
describe the estimated cost of these improvements, describe the reasonable
relationship between the fee and the various types of future development,
and set forth time for calculation and payment of the fee.
(Ord. 1608 § 2, 2020)
Library impact fee revenue shall be used only for the purposes
outlined in this chapter and by resolution, consistent with the purposes
of the fee.
(Ord. 1608 § 2, 2020)
A developer may appeal the amount of the library impact fee
due in writing to the city manager with supporting documentation.
The city manager shall consider the appeal and shall make a decision
on the appeal. The decision of the city manager shall be final.
(Ord. 1608 § 2, 2020)
