HomeMy WebLinkAbout165 - 11/19/2002 - AMENDING CITY CODE TO ADJUST THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT EXPANSION AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARKLAND FEES TO REF ORDINANCE NO. 165, 2002
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS TO
ADJUST THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT EXPANSION AND NEIGHBORHOOD
PARKLAND FEES 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 capital 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 future growth and 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. 51, 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. 38, 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. 82, 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, on August 20, 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 amount of the fee to reflect pre-1996
inflation; 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, in July, 1998, the Council approved the adjustment of the Library Capital
Improvement Expansion Fee for the increased level of Library Services associated with the addition
of the Harmony Library with the adoption of Ordinance No. 121, 1998; and
WHEREAS, in November 1998, the Council adopted Ordinance No. 205, 1998, adjusting
the Capital Improvement Expansion Fees, including the Neighborhood Parkland Fee, for inflation
from 1997, effective January 1, 1999; and
WHEREAS, in November 1999, the Council adopted Ordinance No. 171, 1999, adjusting
the Capital Improvement Expansion Fees, including the Neighborhood Parkland Fee, for inflation
from 1998, effective January 1, 2000; and
WHEREAS, in June 2000, the Council adopted Ordinance No. 58, 2000, adjusting the
Community Parkland Capital Improvement Expansion Fee and the Neighborhood Parkland Fee to
compensate for the increase in the cost of raw water; and
WHEREAS, in November 2000, the Council adopted Ordinance No. 155, 2000, adjusting
the Capital Improvement Expansion Fees, including the Neighborhood Parkland Fee, for inflation
from 1999, effective January 1, 2000; and
WHEREAS, in January 2001, the Council adopted Ordinance No. 190, 2000, adjusting the
Street Oversizing Capital Improvement Expansion Fees for increases in the cost of street
construction and adjustments for the number of trips generated by various land uses; and
WHEREAS,in September 2001,the City of Fort Collins Water Utility increased the cost of
raw water to $6,500 per acre-foot of water from $3,000 per acre foot; and
WHEREAS, in November 2001, the Council adopted Ordinance No. 191, 2001, adjusting
the Capital Improvement Expansion Fees, including the Neighborhood Parkland Fee, for inflation
from 1999, effective January 1, 2000; and
WHEREAS, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics most recent Denver-Boulder-Greeley
Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, staff projects that the Index will reflect an inflation
increase of 2.10 percent since the last annual adjustment of the fees in 2001.
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 $ 255.00
701 to 12,00 sq. ft. 361.00
1,201 to 1,700 sq. ft. 425.00
1,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 489.00
2,201 sq. ft. and over 595.00
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 $ 850.00
701 to 1,200 sq. ft. 1,204.00
1,201 to 1,700 sq. ft. 1416.00
1,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 1,629.00
2,201 sq. ft. and over 1,983.00
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 $ 63.00
701 to 1,200 sq. ft. 89.00
1,201 to 1,700 sq. ft. 105.00
1,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 121.00
2,201 sq. ft. and over 147.00
Commercial buildings
(per 1,000 square feet) 129.00
Industrial buildings
(per 1,000 square feet) 35.00
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 $ 91.00
701 to 1,200 sq. ft. 129.00
1,201 to 1,700 sq. ft. 152.00
1,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 175.00
2,201 sq. ft. and over 213.00
Commercial buildings
(per 1,000 square feet) 188.00
Industrial buildings
(per 1,000 square feet) 52.00
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 $ 116.00
701 to 1,200 sq. ft. 164.00
1,201 to 1,700 sq. ft. 193.00
1,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 222.00
2,201 sq. ft. and over 270.00
Commercial buildings
(per 1,000 square feet) 209.00
Industrial buildings
(per 1,000 square feet) 58.00
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 $ 763.00
701 to 1,200 sq. ft. 1,081.00
1,201 to 1,700 sq. ft. 1,272.00
1,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 1,463.00
2,201 sq. ft. and over 1,781.00
Section 7. That the fee adjustments imposed under this Ordinance shall be applicable
to all building permits issued on or after January 1, 2003.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordere,d published this 5th day of
November, A.D. 2002, and to be presented for final passage on t 9th day of November, A.D.
2002.
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 19th day of November, A.D. 2002.
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