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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 RESOLUTION NO. R-73-08 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON APPROVING A PARK DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE (NEXUS) STUDY; AND ESTABLISHING REVISED PARK DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES TO FINANCE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES WHEREAS, the continuing growth of the City of Colton ("City"), the expectation of high quality City services by people who live or work in the City and limited state funding to local governments have created a need for the review of the City's existing and future public facilities made necessary by new development; and WHEREAS, Article 11, Section 7 of the California Constitution authorizes the City to enact measures that protect the health, safety and welfare of its citizens; and WHEREAS, Government Code Sections 66000 et seq. empower the City to impose fees and other exactions to provide necessary public facilities required to 'I mitigate the negative effects of new development projects; and WHEREAS, it is fair and equitable for new development to pay its fair I share and contribute to financing, acquisition, and establishment of such facilities to enable the City to provide necessary public services to new residents, businesses and their employees; and WHEREAS, it is also fair and equitable for certain land uses, such as � residential, to pay higher development impact fees than other land uses given their land use intensity and the burden they create on the City's infrastructure; and WHEREAS, a process for deferral or reduction of fees will allow for better �� or fairer financing arrangements and ensure fees are fairly imposed according to impact created and benefit received; and WHEREAS, a phasing of increased fees over time will allow for new development to adjust to new fee increases; and \lOpy07!.DOC -1-