UPDATE – The Dublin City Council 4-0 voted to approve the east Dublin Transit Impact Fee adjustment to reduce per/trip fees by 3% – 11%. The Council will consider a future proposal supported by transit village project developers to add another fee reduction for just the transit village area. If approved, the remaining traffic infrastructure expenses would need to be passed on to other east Dublin developments in the form of higher rates. Please check Dublin Townhall for a more comprehensive summary.

The Dublin City Council will be discussing two proposed actions at an April 7th meeting that could help to reinvigorate development in Dublin. The first measure is to decrease the fees that developers pay to reduce the traffic-related impacts in east Dublin. These traffic impact fees are used to acquire land, construct roads, and make other improvements. The current fee schedule was established in 2004 and needs to be updated to reflect the drastically lower cost of land, changes in land use, and higher construction costs. If approved, the traffic impact fees for residential projects would decrease by 11% and non-residential fees would decrease by 3%.

The Council will also consider approving a 2-year suspension of the Public Art Requirement for residential projects. Currently, all residential projects with more than 20 units are required to make a contribution to the public art fund. The current fee is set at 1/2% of the building valuation. This would work out to a savings of $500K for every $100M of building improvements made by residential project developers (like Braddock & Logan with the Positano project).

Businesses and residents living along Amador Valley Boulevard also have some good news as the Council is expected to formally accept $289K of funds from the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency to repair, resurface, and restripe the portion of Amador Valley Boulevard between San Ramon Road and Village Parkway.