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RESOLUTION 62-19 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS ADOPTING THE PATHWAY DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MITIGATION FEE ACT WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills established a pathway fee in 1996 and created a Pathway Fund for collected fees; and WHEREAS, the Town contracted with Matrix Consulting Group for preparation of a Pathway Fee Nexus Study to analyze and update the fee methodology ("Fee Study"); and WHEREAS, the Fee Study determined the pathway fee ("Pathway Fee") should be assessed on all development projects that result in the potential for new residents (as measured by equivalent dwelling units (EDU)) because new residents will utilize the pathways, causing the Town to construct new pathways to serve those new residents; and WHEREAS, the EDU calculation in the Fee Study is based on 2.85 residents per dwelling unit, such that 1.0 EDU equals 2.85 people. Therefore, development projects that have lower residential occupancy impacts have an EDU value lower than 1.0 EDU. Projects such as new accessory dwelling units and residential additions / remodels with habitable space of 250 square feet or more are assumed to have an impact of 1.0 resident per space, which results in an EDU value of 0.35; and WHEREAS, as single-family residences are expected to generate at least 2.85 residents and accessory dwelling units and residential additions are expected to generate fewer residents, single family residences may be assessed the fully justified pathway fee, while accessory dwelling units and residential additions may be assessed a proportionally lower pathway fee; and WHEREAS, the Town's General Plan Pathways Element envisions that pathways will be used for pedestrian, bicycle and equestrian purposes; and WHEREAS, the Pathways Element Policy 4.3(d) states that "Development of a barn or stables for equestrian use in excess of 900 square feet shall be required to comply with pathway requirements, as the project would generate additional stable capacity and place an increased burden on the equestrian use of pathways"; and WHEREAS, the construction of an equestrian barn of 900 square feet or more is expected to generate at least 1.0 new equestrian user of the pathways, which is expected to be equivalent to the use of 1.0 new resident; thus, justifying assigning equestrian barns an EDU value of 0.35; and WHEREAS, the Town has elected to impose a Pathway Fee on new single-family residences, and on new accessory dwelling units, additions or cumulative additions of 900 square feet or more and on barns for equestrian purposes that are 900 square feet or larger; and Resolution 62-19 Page 1