HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 10/16/2007 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 114, 2007, AMENDING ITEM NUMBER: 15
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: October 16, 2007
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Chuck Seest
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 114, 2007, Amending the City Code to Increase the Capital
Improvement Expansion Fee, Street Oversizing Fee and Neighborhood Parkland Fee to Reflect
Inflation in Associated Costs of Services.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
In 2006 (the last full audited year), the City collected $2.0 million of Capital Improvement
Expansion fees, $900,000 of Neighborhood Parkland fees, and $3.3 million of Street Oversizing
fees. For 2008,with the increases for inflation and construction costs,the City estimates that it will
collect $1.8 million of Capital Improvement Expansion fees, $800,000 of Neighborhood Parkland
fees, and $4.6 million of Street Oversizing fees. The fees are collected when building permits are
issued for projects. The decreases in Capital Improvement Expansion and Neighborhood Parkland
fees are due to the expectation that residential building permits, on which these fees are based,will
be lower in 2008 than they were in 2006 and the estimates for 2007. At year-end of 2007, staff
estimates that the total available balance in the Capital Improvement Expansion Fund will be
approximately$17.5 million. The Neighborhood Parkland Fund will have about$7.7 million. The
Street Oversizing Fund is estimated to have nearly$4.4 million at the end of the year.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Ordinance increases the fee schedules for the Capital Improvement Expansion Fees and
Neighborhood Parkland Fee by the estimated 2007 changes in the Denver-Boulder-Greeley
Consumer Price Index ("CPI").
Costs in the Capital Improvement Expansion Fees ("CIEF") Study and the fee schedule for the
Neighborhood Parkland Fees were calculated using costs from 1995. The fees were last adjusted in
2006. This Ordinance increases the CIEF and the neighborhood parkland fees by the estimated 2007
increase in the CPI of 2.50%, and the Street Oversizing fees by 4.85%,which reflects the projected
increase reported in the Engineering News Record.
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BACKGROUND
In May 1996, Council adopted Ordinance No. 051, 1996, which established capital improvement
expansion fees for Library, Community Parkland, Police, Fire, and General Government services.
The purpose of the fees is to have new development pay a proportionate share of the capital
improvements and equipment that will be necessary to provide services to the development. The
Code provisions approved by the Ordinance provide for the annual adjustment of the fees to keep
up with inflation,using the Denver-Boulder(now Denver-Boulder-Greeley)Consumer Price Index.
The City has imposed a Parkland Fee for neighborhood parks since 1968. In August 1996, Council
adopted Ordinance No. 105, 1996,which conformed the Neighborhood Parkland Fee to the housing
size differentials in the Capital Improvement Expansion Fee ordinance,and updated the fee schedule
to reflect pre-1996 inflation. The Neighborhood Parkland fees were adjusted for inflation in 1997-
2002,along with the Capital Improvement Expansion Fees. Based on the Denver-Boulder-Greeley
Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, the inflation level since the last annual adjustment
is an increase of 2.50% for 2007. This Ordinance adjusts the fee schedules in Chapter 7.5 and
Chapter 23 of the Code to account for inflation. In the Ordinance, all amounts for the capital
improvement expansion fees have been rounded to the nearest dollar.
ORDINANCE NO . 114, 2007
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
TO INCREASE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT EXPANSION FEE,
STREET OVERSIZING FEE AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARKLAND FEE
TO REFLECT INFLATION IN ASSOCIATED COSTS OF SERVICES
WHEREAS , the City of Fort Collins is a home rule municipality having the full right of self-
government in local and municipal matters under the provisions of Article XX, Section 6 of the
Colorado Constitution; and
WHEREAS , among the home rule powers of the City is the power to regulate, as a matter
of purely local concern, the development of real property within the City; and
WHEREAS , the City of Fort Collins Comprehensive Plan shows that the rate of future
growth and development in Fort Collins will require a substantial expansion in library, community
park, police, fire, and general government facilities, and related capital equipment, if its level of
service standards for such facilities are to be maintained; and
WHEREAS , the City Council has determined that new development should contribute its
proportionate share of providing such capital improvements ; and
WHEREAS , the City Council has broad legislative discretion in determining the appropriate
funding mechanisms for financing the construction of public facilities in the City; and
WHEREAS , based on the foregoing, the City Council adopted Ordinance No . 051 , 1996,
establishing certain capital improvement expansion fees ; and
WHEREAS , City Code Section 7 . 5 - 18 provides for annual fee increases in the capital
improvement expansion fees corresponding to the increases in the Denver-Boulder-Greeley
Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers ; and
WHEREAS , in September 1968 , Council adopted Ordinance No . 038 , 1968 , which
established the original Neighborhood Parkland Fee to fund the acquisition and development of
parkland, which ordinance has since been amended on several occasions to adjust the fee and to
refine related procedures and requirements ; and
WHEREAS , with the adoption in August 1993 , of Ordinance No. 082, 1993 , the Council
directed the City Manager to annually review the Neighborhood Parkland Fee and submit to the
Council proposed inflation-related increases based on the Denver-Boulder-Greeley Consumer Price
Index; and
WHEREAS , the Code and ordinances of the City authorize the annual adjustment of all
Capital Improvement Expansion Fees, including the Neighborhood Parkland Fee, for inflation; and
WHEREAS , based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics most recent Denver-Boulder-Greeley
Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, staff anticipates that the Index will reflect an
inflation increase of 2 . 50 percent since the last annual adjustment of the fees in 2006, effective
January 1 , 2007 ; and
WHEREAS , based on the Engineering News Record, the cost of constructing street
improvements has increased 4 . 85 percent since the last adjustment of the street Oversizing Capital
Improvement Expansion fee ; and
WHEREAS , additional funds are necessary to recover costs for outparcel right-of-way
needed for roadway widenings ; and
WHEREAS , for the foregoing reasons, the Council has determined that it is necessary, in
the interests of the protection of the public health, safety and welfare, that the Capital Improvement
Expansion Fees, including the Neighborhood Parkland Fee and the Street Oversizing Fee, be
increased.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows :
Section 1 . That the fee schedule in Section 7 . 5 -27(a) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins, establishing the Library Capital Improvement Expansion Fee, is hereby amended to read
as follows :
700 sq. ft and under $ 275 . 00282 . 00
701 to 12,00 sq. ft. 390 . 00400 . 00
1 ,201 to 1 ,700 sq. ft. 459-00470 . 00
1 ,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 5 -27 . 00540 . 00
2 ,201 sq. ft. and over 64z 00658 . 00
Section 2 . That the fee schedule in Section 7 . 5 -28(a) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins, establishing the Community Parkland Capital Improvement Expansion Fee, is hereby
amended to read as follows :
700 sq. ft and under $ 917 . 00940 , 00
701 to 1 ,200 sq. ft. f,300 . 001 ,333 . 00
1 ,201 to 1 ,700 sq. ft. f � 52S . 001 , 566 . 00
1 ,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. f � 75S . 001 , 802 . 00
2 ,201 sq. ft. and over 2 � f 39 .-002, 192 , 00
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Section 3 . That the fee schedule in Section 7 . 5 -29(a) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins, establishing the Police Capital Improvement Expansion Fee, is hereby amended to read as
follows :
700 sq. ft and under $ 67 . 0069 . 00
701 to 1 ,200 sq. ft. 96 ,0098 , 00
1 ,201 to 1 ,700 sq. ft. 113 . 00116 . 00
1 ,701 to 2 ,200 sq. ft. H t , 00134 . 00
2,201 sq. ft. and over 159 . 00163 . 00
Commercial buildings
(per 1 ,000 square feet) 140 . 00144 , 00
Industrial buildings
(per 1 ,000 square feet) 38 . 0039 . 00
Section 4 . That the fee schedule in Section 7 . 5 -30(a) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins, establishing the Fire Protection Capital Improvement Expansion Fee, is hereby amended
to read as follows :
700 sq. ft and under $ 99 . 00101 . 00
701 to 1 ,200 sq. ft. f40 . 00144 , 00
1 ,201 to 1 ,700 sq. ft. f 64 . 00168 . 00
1 ,701 to 2 ,200 sq. ft. f 89 . 00194 , 00
2,201 sq. ft. and over -230 . 00236 . 00
Commercial buildings
(per 1 ,000 square feet) 202,00207 , 00
Industrial buildings
(per 1 ,000 square feet) 56 .. 0057 . 00
Section 5 . That the fee schedule in Section 7 . 5 -31 (a) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins, establishing the General Government Capital Improvement Expansion Fee, is hereby
amended to read as follows :
700 sq. ft and under $ f -25-00128 . 00
701 to 1 ,200 sq. ft. f 77 . 00181 , 00
1 ,201 to 1 ,700 sq. ft. 2-0S . 00213 . 00
1 ,701 to 2 ,200 sq. ft. -239. 00245 , 00
2,201 sq. ft. and over 29t00298 . 00
Commercial buildings
(per 1 ,000 square feet) -2-25 , 00231 , 00
Industrial buildings
(per 1 ,000 square feet) 62 .0064 . 00
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Section 6 . That Section 7 . 5 -71 (b) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins, regarding the
Neighborhood Parkland Fee is hereby amended to read as follows :
Sec. 7.5-71 . Collection of neighborhood parkland fee.
(b) The amount of the fee established in this Section shall be determined for each
dwelling unit as follows :
700 sq. ft. and under $ 824. 00845 . 00
701 to 1 ,200 sq. ft. H67 , 001 , 196 . 00
1 ,201 to 1 ,700 sq. ft. f,373 . 001 ,407 . 00
1 ,701 to 2 ,200 sq. ft. f � 57$:00 1 ,617 . 00
2,201 sq. ft. and over 001 ,969 . 00
Section 7 . That Section 7 . 5 -32 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins, regarding the
Street Oversizing Capital Improvement Expansion Fee is hereby amended to read as follows :
STREET OVERSIZING CAPITAL
EXPANSION FEE SCHEDULE
Average Weekday Transportation
Vehicle Trips Impact Fee Rate
Residential (per housing unit)
Per
SF Detached 9. 55 -27�2 ,534 D.0
MF and Other Housing 6.59 f �668 19749 per D.0
per
Hotel/Motel 8.70 2n-202-21309 room
Apartment 6. 12 t549 19624 per D.0
Retirement Community 3 .30 $3-5-875 per D.0
Assisted Living 4.52 +7+4419199 per D.0
Congregate Care Facility 2. 15 570 per D.0
Residential Condominium 5 . 86 374-8319555 per D.0
Duplex 7. 18 +7H-719905 per D.0
Townhome 5 .86 319555 per D.0
Mobile Home 4.92 1- �451 ,305 per D.0
Non Residential (per 1 ,000 sq. ft.)
Comm/Shopping Center
1000K GLA 32.09 4-. 73 4.96 /sq. ft.
500K GLA 38. 65 5-. 7-0-5 .98 /sq. ft.
200K GLA 54. 50 $:038 .42 /sq. ft.
50K GLA 91 .65 9-299.74 /sq. ft.
Movie Theater 77.79 11 .4 12 .03 /sq. ft.
Fitness/Racquet Club 17 . 14 2�2. 85 /sq. ft.
Day Care 79.26 4. 9 i 5 . 15 /sq. ft.
Government Office 68 .93 t O. 9311 .46 /sq. ft.
Post Office 86.78 33 . 7Er14.43 /sq. ft.
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Building Materials/Lumber 39.71 5. 856. 13 /sq. ft.
Specialty Retail 40.68 6-.W6.29 /sq. ft.
Discount Club 41 .80 6�66.46 /sq. ft.
Nursery(Garden Center) 36.08 �2-6.00 /sq. ft.
Sit Down Restaurant 130.34 13 .2113 . 85 /sq. ft.
Fast Food w/Driveup 496. 12 30.7 32 .21 /sq. ft.
Car Sales 37. 50 3. 946.23 /sq. ft.
Service Station 168.56 /pump io 436.6r10,942.83 /pump
Wholesale Tire Store 20.36 3-.-23.39 /sq. ft.
Self Service Car Wash 5 .79 /stall 358 56375 . 89 /stall
Supermarket 111 .51 11 . 3611 . 85 /sq. ft.
Convenience Market 737 .99 45 6 47.91 /sq. ft.
Furniture Store 5 .06 +-.251 .31 /sq. ft.
Bank 189.95 f0.9 11 .47 /sq. ft.
Drive-In Bank 265 .21 f 6.4217.22 /sq. ft.
Insurance Building 11 .45 +.-H1 .90 /sq. ft.
Manufacturing 3 . 85 9:951 .00 /sq. ft.
Warehousing 4.96 1 .231 .29 /sq. ft.
Light Industrial 6.97 47731 . 81 /sq. ft.
Mini-Warehouse 2 .50 6: 62-0.65 /sq. ft.
Business Park 14.37 3.563 .73 /sq. ft.
General Office
200K GFA 11 . 54 2.86 3 .00 /sq. ft.
50K GFA 16.31 4 �044.24 /sq. ft.
IOK GFA 24.39 6r646.33 /sq. ft.
Recreational 3 . 64 /ac 961 .30 945 .22 /acre
City Park 3 .66 /ac 996.46r950.42 /acre
Golf Course 5 .04 /ac f248 .24- 1 ,308 .78 /acre
Elementary School 1 .02 /student 262-.62-264. 87 /student
Church/Synagogue 9. 11 2 z62.37 /sq. ft.
Library 54.00 f 3 .3714.02 /sq. ft.
Hospital 16.78 4.+64.36 /sq. ft.
Nursing Home 2.60 /bed 643.f9674.38 /bed
Medical Clinic 31 .45 3-.-798 . 17 /sq. ft.
* Notes :
1 . Rate calculation for each item based on the product of Number of Weekday Trips, Trip
Adjustment Factor, and Cost Per Unit of Trip.
2 . Italicized building types indicate that high pass-by trip adjustment factor is used when calculating
SOS Rate.
Section 8 . That the fee adjustments imposed under this Ordinance shall be applicable
to all building permits issued on or after January 1 , 2008 .
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 16th day of
October, A.D. 2007 , and to be presented for final passage on the 20th day of November, A.D . 2007 .
Mayor
ATTEST :
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 20th day of November, A . D . 2007 .
Mayor
ATTEST :
City Clerk
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