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8.B. - Page 77 facilities or services. The California Legislature passed Senate Bill 50 (SB 50)in 1998 to insert new language into the Government Code (Sections 65995.5-65885.7),which authorized school districts to impose fees on developers of new residential construction in excess of mitigation fees authorized by Government Code 66000. SB 50 also restricts the ability of local agencies to deny project approvals on the basis that public school facilities (classrooms, auditoriums, etc) are inadequate. School districts must meet a list of specific criteria,including the completion and annual update of a School Facility Needs Analysis,in order to impose additional fees. Under SB 50, school districts may collect fees to offset the costs associated with increasing school capacity as a result of development. Under the terms of this statute,payment of statutory fees by property owners or property developers is considered to mitigate in full for the purposes of CEQA any impacts to school facilities associated with a qualifying project. The fees are assessed based upon the proposed square footage of the new or expanded development. Implementation of the proposed project would incrementally increase the local resident population and would subsequently incrementally increase the demand for local school facilities. Based on student generation rates for the SUHSD,the proposed project would generate approximately one high school student(grades 9-12).38 Typically, more elementary and middle school students are generated by residential development than high school students. The overall increase from the project,however,would make up a minute percentage of the total student population that would result from planned growth (approximately 16,000 residents)under the recently adopted Redwood City General Plan. Implementation of the proposed project would not substantially degrade existing school facilities and would not result in the need for new permanent school facilities to be constructed. The payment of school impacts fees, consistent with SB 50,would allow the local school districts to provide sufficient services for students generated by the project. (Less Than Significant Impact) 4.14.2.3 Parks The City has adopted the Parkland Dedication Ordinance (PDO) and Park Impact Ordinance (PIO) that requires residential developers to dedicate parkland or pay in-lieu fees, or both,to offset the demand for neighborhood parkland created by their residential developments (Municipal Code Chapter 30). The project site does not have sufficient land available to make a dedication of parkland,based on the proposed site plan. The project will be required to pay in-lieu fees pursuant to the PIO. The addition of 13 residents39 to Redwood City would not result in accelerated deterioration of local recreational facilities or the need for new park facilities. The project would incrementally increase the demand for park services in the vicinity. Payment of in-lieu fees pursuant to the PIO would offset impacts from the additional use of City parks. (Less Than Significant Impact) 4.14.2.4 Libraries Implementation of the proposed project would result in an increase in the permanent population of the City which would likely result in an incremental increase in patrons at the local libraries. The addition of up to 13 residents in the City40 would not result in significant increases in usage or 38 Student generation based upon 02 students per residential unit. Sequoia Union High School District. Email with Enrique Navas. RE:Student Generation Rates. July 15,20ll. 39 Based on the City's average persons per household of 2.69. 40 Based upon 2.69 persons per household(Department of Finance,2010 Census Data). 1410 Valota Road Residential Project 65 Initial Study Redwood City January 2012