HomeMy WebLinkAbout058 - 06/06/2000 - AMENDING CITY CODE TO INCREASE THE COMMUNITY PARKLAND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT EXPANSION FEE AND THE NEIG ORDINANCE NO. 58, 2000
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
TO INCREASE THE COMMUNITY PARKLAND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
EXPANSION FEE AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKLAND FEE
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 capital library,
community park, neighborhood 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 Council has determined that future growth and new development should
contribute its proportionate share of providing such capital improvements; and
WHEREAS, the 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 Council adopted Ordinance No. 51, 1996,on May
21, 1996, establishing certain capital improvement expansion fees, including a fee for community
park capital improvements; and
WHEREAS,the Community Parkland Capital Improvement Expansion Fee is paid by new
residential development and is to be used to provide new residents with the same level of community
parkland services enjoyed by current residents; and
WHEREAS, in September 1968, the Council adopted Ordinance No. 38, 1968, which
established the original Neighborhood Parkland Fee to fund the acquisition and development of
parkland, and which has since been amended on several occasions to adjust the fee and to refine
related procedures and requirements; and
WHEREAS, both the Community Parkland Capital Improvement Expansion Fee and the
Neighborhood Parkland Fee are adjusted regularly for inflation, pursuant to Section 7.5-18 of the
City Code and Ordinance No. 82, 1993, respectively, based on increases in the Denver-Boulder
Consumer Price Index; and
WHEREAS, the full cost calculations for the provision of neighborhood and community
parkland services did not include the costs associated with the acquisition of raw water for park
irrigation, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act in connection with park surfacing
and equipment, the acquisition of treated water, the construction of maintenance facilities, or the
required payment of 1% of the park development budget for the Art in Public Places program; and
WHEREAS,in order to ensure that new residents are provided with the same level of service,
staff has recommended that the Council increase the Community Parkland Capital Improvement
Expansion Fee and the Neighborhood Parkland Fee to reflect more accurately the actual cost of
maintaining the current level of service; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the Community Parkland Capital Improvement
Expansion Fees be increased as set forth hereinafter,which will result in new fees ranging from$699
per residential unit of 700 square feet or less,to$1,687 per residential units of 2201 square feet and
over, with a fee of$1,205 per residential unit between 1201 square feet and 1700 square feet; and
WHEREAS,staff recommends that the Neighborhood Parkland Fees be increased as set forth
hereinafter, which will result in new fees ranging from$625 per residential unit of 700 square feet
or less, to $1,509 per residential unit of 2201 square feet and over, with a fee of $1,078 per
residential unit between 1201 square feet and 1700 square feet; and
WHEREAS,based on the foregoing, it is the desire of the Council to amend Chapter 7.5 of
the City Code to increase the Community Parkland Capital Improvement Expansion Fee and the
Neighborhood Parkland Fee to adequately fund the future provision of the same level of those
parkland services as presently offered to residents of the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Section 7.5-28(a) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins, establishing
the Community Parkland Capital Improvement Expansion Fee, be amended as follows:
(a) There is hereby established a community parkland
capital improvement expansion fee which shall be imposed pursuant
to the provisions of this Article for the purpose of funding capital
improvements related to the provision of community parks, as such
improvements may be identified in the capital improvements plan for
community parkland. Such fee shall be payable prior to the issuance
of any building permit for a residential structure.The amount of such
fee shall be determined per dwelling unit as follows:
700 sq. ft. and under $ 699.00
701 to 1200 sq. ft. 1,036.00
1201 to 1700 sq. ft. 1,205.00
1701 to 2200 sq. ft. 1,374.00
2201 sq. ft. and over 1,687.00
In the case of duplexes and multifamily structures,the amount of the
fee for each dwelling unit shall be based upon the average size of the
dwelling units contained within each such structure.
Section 2. That Section 7.5-71(b) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins, establishing
the Neighborhood Parkland Fee, be amended as follows:
(b) The amount of the fee established in this Section shall
be determined for each dwelling unit as follows:
700 sq. ft. and under $ 625.00
701 to 1,200 sq. ft. 927.00
1,201 to 1,700 sq. ft. 1,078.00
1,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 1,229.00
2,201 sq. ft. and over 1,509.00
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 16th day of
May, A.D. 2000, and to be presented for final passage on the 6th day of June, A.D. 2000.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Chief Deputy City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 6th day of June, A.D. 2
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City Clerk