Amador County - The Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to deny an appeal requesting a recalculation of traffic mitigation fees for the Big 5 Sporting Goods store to be located in the Amador Plaza Shopping Center. The appeal was filed by J&S Management Owner Sheila Ortloff after a denial by the Public Health Department. Ortloff, while present at the meeting, was represented during comment by her daughter, Kari Ortloff-Evernden. As explained in a letter to the board, Ortloff thought the fee for her establishment was an error because “the portion of the building which will be used exclusively for storage is being charged a retail traffic impact rate.” A pre-application review estimate for the store fees was based on the replacement of existing small shops within a proposed expansion creating an additional 1,000 square feet of retail space and 2,500 square feet of storage. Ortloff’s company, J&S Management, said the estimate should be based on the Medium Volume Retail fee of $7,202 per 1000 square feet. Mike Israel, director of the Amador County Environmental Health Department, wrote in a response that the set fee for her establishment is based on a rate structure that differentiates between high volume, medium volume and low volume retail. He explained that “past practice for collecting (traffic fees) did not separate out storage area unless the business was primarily for storage purposes.” The final formula proposed by Israel took into consideration both the retail and storage space at a total estimated fee of $18,005. Ortloff also asked the board to “take into account the proposed Carl’s Jr. Restaurant which is requesting that your board waive all traffic impact fees.” The board and Israel explained that she was mistaken, and that the board never waived fees for fast food restaurants. In June, Supervisors approved a new fee category for fast food restaurants located within a shopping center or community based on a request by the interests behind a Carl’s Jr. restaurant proposed for construction in the Martell Shopping Center. That resulted in a reduction of the one-time fee of $48,944 per 1000 square feet to $18,240 per 1000 square feet for local fast food restaurants not adjacent to state highways. A motion by Supervisor Richard Forster to deny J&S Management’s appeal was unanimously approved. No further appeals can be made on the matter. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thursday, 19 August 2010 06:22
Supes Deny Request for Big 5 Traffic Mitigation Fee Reduction
Amador County - The Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to deny an appeal requesting a recalculation of traffic mitigation fees for the Big 5 Sporting Goods store to be located in the Amador Plaza Shopping Center. The appeal was filed by J&S Management Owner Sheila Ortloff after a denial by the Public Health Department. Ortloff, while present at the meeting, was represented during comment by her daughter, Kari Ortloff-Evernden. As explained in a letter to the board, Ortloff thought the fee for her establishment was an error because “the portion of the building which will be used exclusively for storage is being charged a retail traffic impact rate.” A pre-application review estimate for the store fees was based on the replacement of existing small shops within a proposed expansion creating an additional 1,000 square feet of retail space and 2,500 square feet of storage. Ortloff’s company, J&S Management, said the estimate should be based on the Medium Volume Retail fee of $7,202 per 1000 square feet. Mike Israel, director of the Amador County Environmental Health Department, wrote in a response that the set fee for her establishment is based on a rate structure that differentiates between high volume, medium volume and low volume retail. He explained that “past practice for collecting (traffic fees) did not separate out storage area unless the business was primarily for storage purposes.” The final formula proposed by Israel took into consideration both the retail and storage space at a total estimated fee of $18,005. Ortloff also asked the board to “take into account the proposed Carl’s Jr. Restaurant which is requesting that your board waive all traffic impact fees.” The board and Israel explained that she was mistaken, and that the board never waived fees for fast food restaurants. In June, Supervisors approved a new fee category for fast food restaurants located within a shopping center or community based on a request by the interests behind a Carl’s Jr. restaurant proposed for construction in the Martell Shopping Center. That resulted in a reduction of the one-time fee of $48,944 per 1000 square feet to $18,240 per 1000 square feet for local fast food restaurants not adjacent to state highways. A motion by Supervisor Richard Forster to deny J&S Management’s appeal was unanimously approved. No further appeals can be made on the matter. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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