Board of County CommissionersBoard of County Commissioners

DiscussionDiscussionItem E. 1. – Trinity Preparatory School Item E. 1. – Trinity Preparatory School

Transportation Impact FeesTransportation Impact Fees

August 5, 2014August 5, 2014

Impact Fee Ordinance Impact Fee Ordinance Section 23-93(a)Section 23-93(a)

Post-May 20, 2013 Post-May 20, 2013 ““Such an alternative impact Such an alternative impact fee calculation shall be fee calculation shall be submitted submitted prior to the prior to the issuance of any building issuance of any building permit and must be permit and must be approved by the BCC prior approved by the BCC prior to issuance of any to issuance of any certificate of occupancy, certificate of occupancy, temporary or permanent.”temporary or permanent.”

Pre-May 20, 2013 Pre-May 20, 2013 ““Such an alternative Such an alternative impact fee calculation shall impact fee calculation shall be submitted as follows:be submitted as follows:(1)(1)Prior to the issuance of Prior to the issuance of the initial certificate of the initial certificate of occupancy for a non-occupancy for a non-phased project; orphased project; or(2)(2)Prior to the issuance of Prior to the issuance of the initial certificate of the initial certificate of occupancy for a phase occupancy for a phase within a phased project.”within a phased project.”

Impact Fee Ordinance Impact Fee Ordinance Section 23-93(c)(2)Section 23-93(c)(2)

Post-May 20, 2013 Post-May 20, 2013 ““The independent The independent source is a local study source is a local study carried out pursuant to carried out pursuant to an accepted an accepted methodology methodology and and which studies the four which studies the four (4) variables of ADT, (4) variables of ADT, %NT, ATL, and LADF.”%NT, ATL, and LADF.”

Pre-May 20, 2013 Pre-May 20, 2013 ““The independent The independent source is a local study source is a local study carried out pursuant carried out pursuant to an accepted to an accepted methodology of methodology of transportation transportation planning or planning or engineering.”engineering.”(Could study any one (Could study any one or more of variables)or more of variables)

OrdinanceOrdinance

Under ordinance’s fee schedule, Under ordinance’s fee schedule, transportation impact fees for schools are transportation impact fees for schools are based on square footage. based on square footage.

Basing impact fees on student enrollment / Basing impact fees on student enrollment / staffing would conflict with Tindale-Oliver staffing would conflict with Tindale-Oliver study that was basis of 2013 ordinance study that was basis of 2013 ordinance update, and require amendment to update, and require amendment to ordinance.ordinance.

OrdinanceOrdinanceOrdinance amendment would be required Ordinance amendment would be required to change timing of alternative study.to change timing of alternative study.

Ordinance amendment would need Ordinance amendment would need to to be retroactive for this project to be retroactive for this project to

benefit, andbenefit, andOrdinance amendment would mean Ordinance amendment would mean any developer who obtained a any developer who obtained a

permit permit from 5/20/13 to present could from 5/20/13 to present could potentially request a refund of potentially request a refund of

fees.fees.