DATE: May 17, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
Title
Traffic Impact Fees: Adoption of a Resolution Adopting a Nexus Study and Introduction of an Ordinance Adding Article 30 to Chapter 10 of the Hayward Municipal Code Regarding
Traffic Impact Fees for Developers
EndRECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Council takes the following actions:
* Adopt a resolution (Attachment II) adopting the Nexus Study (Attachment IV) in support of the proposed
Traffic Impact Fee; and
* Introduce an ordinance (Attachment III) adding Article 30 to Chapter 10 of the Hayward Municipal Code regarding
Traffic Impact Fees for Developers.
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SUMMARY
A
traffic impact fee (TIF) is a one-time
fee imposed on new development projects to help mitigate the cumulative transportation
impacts of development growth. As importantly, a TIF will bring much-needed certainty to Hayward's development process at the onset of the application process.
TIFs imposed on new development are linked to the concept that
traffic generated by the proposed development will cause a nearby
traffic deficiency, such as an intersection exceeding a specific level of service or capacity. A TIF does not replace any transportation analysis requirements imposed by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Also, while a TIF addresses cumulative
impacts of all future development projects, it does not address specific or direct
impacts from a proposed development. As a result, in some cases, a Local Transportation Analysis (LTA) may still be necessary.
Traffic consultants TJKM prepared The Multimodal Improvement Plan and TIF Nexus Study (Attachment IV) that identifies locations of future
traffic deficiencies as a result of future development, develops mitigations to these deficiencies, calculates total cost of capital improvements required to implement the mitigations, and provides a calculated maximum allowable
traffic fee tha...
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