Agenda Date: 04/02/2019
Subject:
Title
Ordinance 10-2019: Second introduction of an ordinance amending Chapter 14 of Title 1, Land Development Impact Fees
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Prepared by:
Tiffany Hooten, Finance Director
POLICY QUESTION:
Does city council support amending Chapter 14 of Title 1, Land Development Impact Fees?
BACKGROUND:
Council adopted capital facility impact fees/land development impact fees in August, 2013 (Ordinance 14, Series of 2013). The fees were amended July, 2014 (Ordinance 17, Series of 2014) and November, 2018 (Ordinance 43, Series of 2018). The fees are charged for development in the city and fund capital improvements to address demand attributable to the new development. The impact fee categories adopted by council include: fire, museum, library, police, facilities, and transportation.
The fees were based upon the Impact Fee Design Analysis report by BBC Research and Consulting dated July 30, 2013 and updated by a supplemental memorandum dated June 5, 2014. In the adopted ordinance, the fees are to be used to fund capital improvements to address demand attributable to new development and are not to be used to fund operation, maintenance, or replacement costs or otherwise fund the general costs of government. Additionally, the impact fee applies regardless of the value of the property developed and is imposed in addition to other fees, taxes, or charges of the city.
Staff updated the transportation and fire impact fees in November 2018 based on the 2013/2014 BBC Impact Fee Design Analysis.
Upon adoption of the impact fees by city council, BBC Research and Consulting recommended that the impact fees be periodically revisited to ensure they reflect capital facilities standards and are appropriately apportioned to new development. The fees have not been adjusted since 2014 with the exception of the recent changes to the fire and transportation impact fees and relocation of the fees to chapter 14 of title 1, land development fees.
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