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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY December 1, 2015
City Council
STAFF
Tiana Smith, Revenue and Project Manager
Laurie Kadrich, Director of PDT
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 154, 2015, Adopting the 2015 Larimer County Transportation Capital
Expansion Fee Schedule.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to adopt the 2015 Larimer County Transportation Capital Expansion Fee Schedule
(Regional Road Fee) as determined by the Intergovernmental Agreement with Larimer County.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
In 2000, the City and Larimer County entered into an IGA agreeing that the City would collect a Regional Road
Fee on behalf of Larimer County. The fee is collected at the time a building permit is issued. The Regional
Road Fee helps generate revenue for road improvements that are necessitated by new development. The fees
are only used on capacity related improvements that are of mutual benefit to both the City and Larimer County.
The Larimer County Land Use Code specifies that its Regional Transportation Capital Expansion Fees must
be updated to reflect changes in road construction costs during the previous year. The methodology for
adjustments is based on a two-year moving average calculated from the Colorado Construction Cost Index
data compiled by Colorado Department of Transportation.
Larimer County’s procedure for fee adjustments is to update the two-year moving average using the most
recent prior year construction cost index data and calculate new adjusted fees. If the change is less than 5%
the new fees become effective without further action by the Board of County Commissioners (BCC). If the
increase exceeds 5%, the County’s Land Use Code specifies that the BCC review and approve the fee
change. The County typically adjusts and adopts new fees in July of each year. The 2015 Fee Table is
included as Exhibit A to the Ordinance.
Part of the operational changes agreed to in 2014 was for the City to bring the Regional Road Fee changes
along with the City fee changes that are customarily brought to Council in December. The County is aware of
the lag time in this process.
The change in fee for a regional single family detached home will be an $18 increase (6%). Under the City
Code, changes in the amount of the County fee do not take effect in the City until the City Council approves a
new fee schedule. Council is asked to adopt the latest Regional Road Impact Fee schedule.
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FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACTS
The fees are collected on behalf of Larimer County and the program. Revenues from the fees will pass through
City accounts and will not affect City revenue limits under Article X, Section 20. The City does retain a 2%
administration fee. Adoption will result in an increase to development fee payers.
ORDINANCE NO. 154, 2015
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ADOPTING THE 2015 LARIMER COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
CAPITAL EXPANSION FEE SCHEDULE
WHEREAS, the City and Larimer County (the “County”) have heretofore entered into an
intergovernmental agreement whereby the City collects a transportation capital expansion fee on
behalf of Larimer County at the time of issuance of building permits, which fee is to be utilized
to general revenue for road improvements that are necessitated by such new development; and
WHEREAS, the City and the County have established a procedure for the City Council to
consider the Larimer County Transportation Capital Expansion Fee changes to reflect increases
in construction costs, along with the City fee changes in December; and
WHEREAS, the proposed change in the Larimer County Transportation Capital
Expansion Fee for a single family detached home in the new fee schedule is an increase of
$18.00; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to City Code Section 7.5-82(c)(1), the new Larimer County
Transportation Capital Expansion Fee schedule must be adopted by the City Council by
ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the City that
the 2015 Larimer County Transportation Capital Expansion Fee Schedule be adopted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That the 2015 Larimer County Transportation Capital Expansion Fee
Schedule (also known as the Regional Road Fee Schedule) attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and
incorporated herein by reference is hereby adopted and approved, and shall go into effect in Fort
Collins upon the effective date of this Ordinance.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 1st day of
December, A.D. 2015, and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day of December, A.D.
2015.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 15th day of December, A.D. 2015.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk