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Page 5 of 12 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />Irrigation Meter Capital Facilities Fee <br />Irrigation Meter Installation Fee <br />Sense of Place Fee <br />Sewer System Capital Facilities Fee <br />Stormwater Management Fee (which can include Green Infrastructure Fees) <br />Water Service Tap Fee <br />Wastewater Treatment Capacity Fee <br />Water System Capital Facilities Fee <br />Water Meter Installation Fee <br /> <br />The hypothetical projects within the draft Nexus Study include: <br /> <br />1) 3,000 sq. ft. single family home <br />2) 3,000 sq. ft. single family home in a new subdivision <br />3) 640 sq. ft. accessory dwelling unit (ADU), detached from the main house <br />4) 499 sq. ft. second story room addition to a single-family house <br />5) 50,460 sq. ft. 58-unit apartment building <br />6) 70,000 sq. ft. project comprising 50 residential condominiums <br />7) 20,000 sq. ft. retail development <br />8) 60,000 sq. ft. office building <br />9) 80,000 sq. ft. hotel <br />10) 10,000 sq. ft. industrial building <br />The standardized approach to this analysis (using publicly available data) can help assess Redwood City’s <br />place in the development fee landscape, in comparison to other cities. There are limitations to using this <br />survey as a guide to the total cost of building in any of the chosen jurisdictions. The sample projects are <br />hypothetical in nature and required assumptions to control variables for two reasons. First, Cities <br />calculate and apply their fees differently based on a variety of situational variables. Second, every <br />development project faces a unique set of circumstances and requirements that make it difficult to create <br />definitive permit and development cost estimates. The draft Nexus Study provides snapshots of how <br />Redwood City’s fees compare to similar cities and evaluates the development fee types listed above with <br />a focus on impact fees. <br /> <br />The fee on ADUs (unlike all other types of units) is not governed by new persons added but is governed <br />by its own legislation. Calculation of fees for ADUs 750 sq. ft. or must comply with Government Code § <br />65852.2(f)(3)(A) (no impact fees are imposed on ADUs less than 750 sq. ft.). For ADUs over the minimum <br />threshold, the City is allowed to charge a maximum fee based on the ADU size as a percent of the primary <br />dwelling unit. Average family home size, as calculated by the 2019 analysis of the Citywide Floor Area <br />Ratio, in Redwood City is 1,657 sq. ft. The benchmark study of the total cost of development fees with our <br />comparison cities (Mountain View, Daly City, Palo Alto, San Mateo, San Bruno, and <br />Sunnyvale) showed that using the 100% maximum calculation would still align Redwood City within the <br />median for most categories. The below benchmark comparison uses the current fees that cities have and <br />utilizes the maximum calculated fee for Redwood City. <br />7.A. - Page 5 of 66 <br />117