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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-1138 City Code Parks Impact Fees CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. t15" - 1/2 B BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, DONNELL, ROUNTREE, WARDLE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 7, OF THE MERIDIAN CITY CODE PROVIDING FOR REVISIONS TO THE PARK AND RECREATION IMPACT FEE METHODOLOGY AND THE PARK AND RECREATION IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE SECTION 10-7-13, AND TO THE IMPACT FEE SUMMARY SECTION 10-7-15; PROVIDING FOR A WAIVER OF THE READING RULES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Development Impact Fee Advisory Committee has considered various options for updating the park and recreation impact fee methodology and fee schedule and on September 15, 2004 recommended the changes to the methodology and impact fee schedule set forth in this Ordinance. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO: Section 1. That Title 10, Chapter 7, Section 13, of the Meridian City Code is amended to read as follows: 10-7-13: PARK AND RECREATION IMPACT FEES: A.Incorporation Of Standards: This section addresses the development impact fees collected for park and recreation service improvements. The comprehensive plan, including the capital improvement plan developed pursuant to Idaho Code section 67- 8208 and incorporated into the comprehensive plan, as adopted by the city council together with the land use, acquisition and construction cost and service unit assumptions upon which said plan is based are hereby incorporated into this section by reference. B.Incorporation Of Maps: The maps contained within the comprehensive plan are hereby incorporated into this section by reference. Copies of said maps may be obtained at the office of the city clerk or viewed and obtained at the administrative office of Meridian planning and zoning department. C.Park Impact Fee; Purpose And Implementation: All residential development is deemed to create an impact and therefore an increased demand for park and recreation services. As such the cost for new public park facilities should be borne by new users of park and recreation facilities to the extent new use requires new facilities. Therefore, any application for a building permit enabling the construction on or after the effective date hereof, shall be subject to the imposition of park and recreation impact fees in the manner and amount set forth in this section. IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE METHODOLOGY AND FEE SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS - Page lof8 D.Payment Of Park Impact Fee: Prior to receiving a building permit or commencing construction of any building for which park impact fees are to be paid pursuant to this chapter, whichever first occurs, the applicant therefor, must demonstrate that the appropriate impact fee has been paid to the fee administrator. The fee administrator and/or the public works department director shall have the authority to withhold a building permit or stop construction, as the case may be, until the appropriate impact fee has been collected. E.Methodology: The methodology adopted for the purpose of determining park and recreation impact fees shall be based upon the assumptions set forth in the comprehensive plan that new neighborhood and community park facilities are needed in Meridian to serve growth. Said assumptions, based upon the "existing and future facilities approach", set the existing standard for park needs as set forth: IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE METHODOLOGY AND FEE SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS - Page 2 of8 Methodology to determine the park impact fee: NeigI¡Ðørhøøcl DesefÌJ!tiøa CeffeRt cle'ielefleà aeres af parks Plas aR allaeatiøR fur ilia tlftàovølØflOcl - E¡¡aals the tøt&l cl6'.'eløpeà aeres Dh'4clecl !!y ilie 6effeRt pøpalatiea Acres per thousand using Comp Plan standard of four acres per thousand population ¡;!¡¡ffi -H-,; ~ ~ 4G;GOO $95,000.00 Times the total service cost to develop an acre Equals the park development cost per $4Q.B& person Times the number of persons per single family dwelling Equals the park development cost per single family dwelling Times the number of persons per multi- family dwelling Equals the park development cost per multi-family dwelling Service Cost To Develop An Acre Park land acquisition per acre Park land improvements per acre Total service cost per acre ~ ~ ?dH- ~ CaHlHlooity Park, -nB ~ ~ 4G;GOO .004 $95,000.00 $95.000.00 ~ $380.00 ~ 2.93 ~ $1.113.40 ?dH- 2.67 ~ $1.014.60 Existing Cost (October I, 2002) $25,000.00 $70,000.00 $95,000.00 Additionally the comprehensive plan and demographic data provided by the official 2000 census assumes the following average numbers of people per dwelling unit: Single-family residential Multi-family residential 2.93 persons per dwelling unit 2.67 persons per dwelling unit IMP ACT FEE ORDINANCE METHODOLOGY AND FEE SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS - Page 3 of8 F.De\'elapHl6Rt lmiIaet Fee 8e1iedule Far Meriwafl Pæks: P1ffStlafit to ilia aslJtiH!j3tioas ift the Meriwaa eoHlflreheasi','a pial! aacl demagrRflhie data pra\'icleà !!y CoHlffiURity Plar_'1iHg f.ssoeiatiea of 8oailiwest Iàahø, develepraeat iHlfl&e! fees for parks, !!ef-are pl'6portioaate ahara aàjulJtfI!eal:s, are set forth ia ilie fullowiag taÐle: ¡;!¡¡ffi lmfIaet Fee Siagle F&fHily Multi Family Deseriptioa $tPefseft $/RelJiàeRee $/Resicleace Neigli!!eFfleocl parks $-4GBS ~ ~ Co_aity parks ~ ~ ~ +etal ~ ~ ~ GI~ Adjusted Development Impact Fee: The Development Impact Fee shall be adiusted so that the impact fee imposed does not exceed a proportionate share of the costs incurred or to be incurred bv the Citv of Meridian in the provision of svstem improvements to serve new development. The fee paver's proportionate share is the cost attributable to the new development after consideration of the factors set forth in Idaho Code section 67-8207. The adjustments are as follows and are included in the Summary of Impact Fees at section 10-7-15 of this chapter: Homeowner's proportionate share = the portion of their tax dollars used to develop city parks. Meridian average residential value x Meridian levy rate x percentage of city actual tax dollars spent on park development - prøpøf1:ieaate share. City's proportionate share = the tax dollars the city council will commit to develop parks. II G. Individual Project Assessment: An individual project assessment of park impact fees is permitted in situations where the fee payer can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence established through verified studies, data, and other relevant information submitted by the developer that the established impact fee is inappropriate. I. Written application for individual project assessment shall be made to the fee administrator at any time prior to receiving building permits or other necessary approvals. Late applications for an individual project assessment of park impact fees maybe considered for a period of sixty (60) days after the receipt of the building permit only if the fee payer makes a showing that the facts supporting such application were not known or discoverable prior to receipt of the building permit and that undue hardship would result if said application is not considered. IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE METHODOLOGY AND FEE SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS - Page 4 of8 2. The fee administrator shall render a written decision regarding the individual project assessment of park impact fees within thirty (30) days of the date a complete application for individual project assessment is submitted. The decision shall address the evidence submitted by the developer, and include an explanation of the calculation of the impact fee and other relevant factors. The decision of the fee administrator shall establish the park impact fee for the project in question for so long as there is no material change to the project as identified in the individual assessment application. The decision of the fee administrator shall be forwarded to the council for action. The council may accept, reject or revise the fee administrator's decision regarding individual project assessment and shall provide written findings of fact and conclusions oflaw. 3. Appeals of the fee administrator's determination of individual project assessment shall be made to the city council by the filing of an appeal with the city clerk no later than ten (10) days following the date ofthe decision of the fee administrator. I.H. Certification: Certification of the park impact fee schedule for a particular project may be applied for in the following manner: I. Written application may be made to the fee administrator not later than sixty (60) days after preliminary plat approval by the city council. Late applications for certification of the park impact fee schedule will not be considered unless the fee payer makes a showing that the facts supporting such application were not known or discoverable until after the time had run and that undue hardship would result if said application is not considered. 2. The fee administrator shall provide the applicant, upon request, with a written park impact fee schedule for the particular project within thirty (30) days of the date of application. The certified schedule provided by the fee administrator shall be based upon the comprehensive plan, shall include an explanation of the calculation of the impact fee, including an explanation of factors considered under Idaho Code section 67-8207, shall identity the system improvement(s) for which the impact fee is intended to be used, and shall establish the park impact fee for the project in question so long as there is no material change to the project as identified in the individual assessment application. 3. The certification of the park impact fee schedule may be appealed to the city council as provided in section 10-7-16 of this chapter. Section 2. That Title 10, Chapter 7, Section 15, of the Meridian City Code is amended to read as follows: IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE METHODOLOGY AND FEE SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS - Page 5 of8 10-7-15: SUMMARY OF IMPACT FEES: Development Impact Fee Schedule For Meridian Parks: Pursuant to the assumptions in the Meridian comprehensive plan and demographic data provided bv Communitv Planning Association of Southwest Idaho, development impact fees for parks. including administrative surcharge and proportionate share adjustments. are set forth in the following table: IHiflaet Fee Single-Family Multi-Family Description $tPefseft $/Residence $/Residence NeigliÐerhoaà parks $-4GBS ~ ~ Ca_flity parks ~ ~ ~ Park and Recreation Development Cast $1113.40 $1014.60 CIP surcharge $20.00 $20.00 ~ ~ ~ ~ Homeowner proportionate H-%-see I 0- 7 - ~ ~ share adiustment 13(F) ($36.22) ($36.22) Adjustment for City share af ~ ~ ~ development costs 30% ($334.02) ($304.38} Total Parks and Recreation ~ ~ Impact Fee $763.16 $694.00 Section 3. That pursuant to the affirmative vote of one-half (1/2) plus one (1) of the Members of the full Council, the rule requiring two (2) separate readings by title and one (I) reading in full be, and the same is hereby, dispensed with, and accordingly, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon the 30th day after its passage and approval, provided that in the interim it has been published. ~ ASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this 5'!:. day of 17 , 2005. IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE METHODOLOGY AND FEE SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS - Page 6 of 8 APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this £'#- day of ~-C ,2005. APPROVED: IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE METHODOLOGY AND FEE SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS - Page 7 of 8