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File Number: 15-215 those frontages were considered when calculating the fee. The subject parcel also has an existing building on it, the replacement cost of which was compared to the cost of the proposed new construction to determine the final fee. In 2009, several building permits were issued for work in the existing building on the site. However, the cost of the improvements, when compared to the replacement value of the existing improvements, was less than the 25% threshold and therefore did not trigger any UUF payment at the time. The parcel frontage along Williams Street is 1,585.50 feet, and the parcel frontage along Doolittle Drive is 500 feet, for a total UUF frontage of 2,085.50 feet. Currently, the UUF rate is $341.70 per linear foot of parcel frontage, for a fee of $712,615.35. The Building Department calculated the cost of the proposed building and the replacement value of the existing building. For the new construction, a cost of $57.11 per square foot was used for the 3,500 square foot fire sprinkler installed and conditioned space. A cost of $53.11 per square foot was used for the 157,700 square foot warehouse space, for a total cost of $8,575,332.00. For the existing construction, a cost of $57.11 per square foot was used for the 170,000 square foot fire sprinkler installed and conditioned space, and a cost of $53.11 per square foot was used for the 251,538 square foot warehouse space, for a total replacement cost of $23,067,883.18. Comparing the two, the proposed building cost is 37.17% of the existing buildings replacement value. Therefore, the UUF applied to this project is $264,880.43. DFSI and UUF Fiscal and Project Impacts Analysis Staff does not recommend that the fees discussed in this report be reduced. These fees are restricted for and dedicated to the safe and coordinated development of the City, which benefits investment in San Leandro. The fees provide the necessary funding to cover the costs of upgrading public infrastructure. Therefore, waiving or modifying the fees in question for this appellant would be detrimental to the City because it would greatly restrict the City's ability to fund programs and projects such as the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program, and utility undergrounding projects already proposed on East 14th Street and Marina Boulevard. In addition, an appeal granting a waiver or a modification to DFSI and UUF fees is unprecedented; staff neither provides nor recommends waivers or modifications as a policy or a practice. The fees were approved and established in accordance with State law. They should be considered reasonable infrastructure investments that provide both extrinsic and intrinsic benefits to appellant and appellant's property. The Development Fee for Street Improvements (DFSI) and Underground Utilities Fees (UUF) are in the City of San Leandro Municipal Codes Chapters 7-11 and 5-3, respectively. Periodically, the fee rates are revisited to determine their viability and the rates are indexed yearly based on Engineering News Record cost data for the San Francisco Bay Area region. This ensures the fees assessed are in-line with construction cost inflation. When compared to neighboring governmental agencies, the traffic impact fees applied to development projects within the City of San Leandro are low. For example, the City of Hayward has a Building Construction, and Supplemental Building Construction and Improvement Tax for Industrial/Warehouse construction of $1.44 per square foot. The City of Pleasanton has a Traffic Development Fee for Industrial construction of between $7.65 and $9.13 per square foot. The City of Berkeley has a Transportation Services Fee for Warehouse City of San Leandro Page 4 Printed on 4114/2015