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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ORDINANCE NO. 0-14-06 AN ORDINANCE OF THE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON TO AMEND THE TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES DESCRIBED IN EXHIBITS "A" AND "B" OF ORDINANCE 0-02- 00, ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF COLTON ON MARCH 21, 2000 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Colton (the "City Council") previously adopted Ordinance No. 0-02-00 on March 21, 2000 enacting development impact fees, including traffic impact fees, to finance certain public facilities and improvements; and WHEREAS, the City Council also adopted findings and fees to mitigate traffic impacts based upon a 1993 document prepared by the traffic engineering firm of Mohle, Grover and Associates, which was revised and updated by City staff in 1999 (collectively referred to as the "Mohle-Grover Study); and WHEREAS, the Mohle-Grover Study identified the need for traffic improvements necessitated by new development in the City; and WHEREAS, when the City Council adopted the traffic impact fees ("Traffic Impact Fees"), they opted to reduce the amount of the fee justified by the Mohle-Grover Study and adopted a lesser amount to ensure that there was a balance between meeting the traffic needs of the community and attracting new development to the City; and WHEREAS, since the adoption of the reduced Traffic Impact Fees in 2000, the City has not increased or adjusted the Traffic Impact Fees to reflect increased costs for construction, labor and materials; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 66000 et. seq., the City is empowered to impose new and revise existing development fees and other exactions to provide necessary public facilities required to mitigate the impacts of new development; and WHEREAS, the rate of construction and growth continues to drive the demand for municipal services which generates the need to expand the City's public facilities in order to provide those services; and ORANGEWMARUNEZ\27431.1