15.12.020 Findings.

(A) The American Canyon general plan land use element identifies projected build-out for the city of American Canyon;

(B) Each new land development project in the city of American Canyon will generate additional traffic within the city limits of American Canyon, which will cumulatively cause adverse environmental effects if improvements for traffic circulation are not made;

(C) The American Canyon general plan circulation element identifies the roadway and intersection improvements necessary to accommodate the anticipated levels of development;

(D) Without a traffic mitigation fee, existing and future sources of revenue will be inadequate to fund a substantial portion of the improvements for traffic circulation which are necessary to avoid the unacceptable level of congestion and related adverse impacts created by expected development within the city of American Canyon; and

(E) It is the intent of the city council to adopt by the ordinance codified in this chapter a fair and equitable method of securing the revenues necessary to fund the construction and implementation of necessary traffic circulation improvements.