HomeMy WebLinkAbout2672 Amending 4.26 Transportation UT FeesORDINANCE NO. ~ ~
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4.26 OF THE ASHLAND MUNICIPAL
CODE CONCERNING THE USE OF TRANSPORTATION UTILITY FEES.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The last sentence of Section 4.26.010 of the Ashland
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"The Council further finds that pedestrian facilities,
including handicap access and bicycle facilities, are an
integral and essential part of the transportation network
and that a portion of such funds may also be used for
construction of pedestrian facilities including handicap
access and bicycle facilities either within or adjacent to
existing public streets, or off of public streets."
SECTION 2. The second sentence of Section 4.26.020 of the
Ashland Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Such fees shall be established in such amounts which will
provide sufficient funds to properly maintain local streets
and provide for pedestrian facilities including handicap
access and bicycle facilities throughout the City."
SECTION 3. The last sentence of Section 4.26.020 of the Ashland
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"The City Council may from time to time by resolution change
the fees based upon revised estimates of the cost of
properly maintaining local streets and constructing
pedestrian facilities including handicap access and bicycle
facilities revised categories of developed use, revised
traffic generation factors, and other factors."
SECTION 4. The second sentence of Section 4.26.030 of the
Ashland Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Such revenues shall be used for the purposes of the
operation, administration, and maintenance of the local
transportation network of the City and for the construction
ofpedestrian facilities including handicap access and
bicycle facilities."
SECTION 5. The last sentence of Section 4.26.030 of the Ashland
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"All funds collected pursuant to the provisions of this
Chapter for operation, administration and maintenance of
streets designated as the "Transportation Utility Fee" and
for pedestrian facilities including handicap access and for
bicycle facilities construction designated as the "Special
Transportation Utility Fee".
SECTION 6. The last sentence of Section 4.26.090 of the Ashland
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"The fees paid and collected by virtue of this Chapter of
the Ashland Municipal Code shall not be used for general or
other governmental proprietary purposes of the City, except
to pay for the equitable share of the cost of operation,
administration and reconstruction of the local
transportation network of the City and the construction of
pedestrian facilities including handicap access and bicycle
facilities and costs incidental thereto."
The foregoing ordinance was first read on the 21st day of April,
1992, and duly PASSED and ADOPTED this ~--~ day of May, 1992.
Nan F~anklin
City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this
day of May, 1992.
Catherine M. Golden
Mayor