HomeMy WebLinkAbout191 - 11/20/2001 - AMENDING THE CODE TO ADJUST THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT EXPANSION, NEIGHBORHOOD PARKLAND AND STREET OVER ORDINANCE NO. 191, 2001
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS TO
ADJUST THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT EXPANSION,NEIGHBORHOOD
PARKLAND AND STREET OVERSIZING FEES FOR INCREASES DUE TO INCREASES
IN THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION AND RAW WATER
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 Consumer Price
Index; and
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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, 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 4.91 percent since the last annual adjustment of the fees in 2000.
WHEREAS, based on the Engineering News Record, the cost of constructing street
improvements has increased 5.96 percent since the last adjustment of the Street Oversizing
Capital Improvement Expansion fee.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the Library Capital Improvement Expansion Fee schedule contained in
Section 7.5-27(a) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as follows:
700 sq. ft and under $ 250.00
701 to 12,00 sq. ft. 355.00
1,201 to 1,700 sq. ft. 417.00
1,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 480.00
2,201 sq. ft. and over 584.00
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 $ 834.00
701 to 1,200 sq. ft. 1,182.00
1,201 to 1,700 sq. ft. 1,391.00
1,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 1,599.00
2,201 sq. ft. and over 1,947.00
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 $ 62.00
701 to 1,200 sq. ft. 88.00
1,201 to 1,700 sq. ft. 103.00
1,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 119.00
2,201 sq. ft. and over 144.00
Commercial buildings
(per 1,000 square feet) 127.00
Industrial buildings
(per 1,000 square feet) 34.00
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 $ 90.00
701 to 1,200 sq. ft. 127.00
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1,201 to 1,700 sq. ft. 149.00
1,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 172.00
2,201 sq. ft. and over 209.00
Commercial buildings
(per 1,000 square feet) 184.00
Industrial buildings
(per 1,000 square feet) 51.00
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 $ 114.00
701 to 1,200 sq. ft. 161.00
1,201 to 1,700 sq. ft. 189.00
1,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 218.00
2,201 sq. ft. and over 265.00
Commercial buildings
(per 1,000 square feet) 205.00
Industrial buildings
(per 1,000 square feet) 57.00
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 $ 749.00
701 to 1,200 sq. ft. 1,062.00
1,201 to 1,700 sq. ft. 1,249.00
1,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 1,436.00
2,201 sq. ft. and over 1,749.00
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:
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Street Oversizing Capital
Expansion Fee Schedule
Average Weekday Transportation
Vehicle Trips Impact Fee Rate
Per Housing Unit
SF Detached 9.55 $1,721 per D.0
MF and Other Housing 6.59 1,187 per D.0
Hotel/Motel 8.70 1,567 per Room
Apartment 6.12 1,103 per D.0
Retirement Community 3.30 595 per D.0
Assisted Living 4.52 814 per D.0
Congregate Care Facility 2.15 387 per D.0
Residential Condominium 5.86 1,056 per D.0
Duplex 7.18 1,294 per D.0
Townhome 5.86 1,056 per D.0
Mobile Home 4.92 886 per D.0
Average Weekday
Vehicle Trips
Non Residential Per 1,000 Sq.Ft.
Comm/Shopping Center
1000K GLA 32.09 3.37 Per Sq. Ft.
500K GLA 38.65 4.06 Per Sq. Ft.
200K GLA 54.50 5.72 Per Sq. Ft.
50K GLA 91.65 6.61 Per Sq. Ft.
Movie Theater 77.79 8.16 Per Sq. Ft.
Fitness/Racquet Club 17.14 1.93 Per Sq. Ft.
Day Care 79.26 3.49 Per Sq. Ft.
Government Office 68.93 7.78 Per Sq. Ft,
Post Office 86.78 9.79 Per Sq. Ft.
Building Materials/Lumber 39.71 4.17 Per Sq. Ft.
Specialty Retail 40.68 4.27 Per Sq. Ft.
Discount Club 41.80 4.39 Per Sq. Ft.
Nursery(Garden Center) 36.08 4.07 Per Sq. Ft.
Sit Down Restaurant 130.34 9.40 Per Sq. Ft.
Fast Food Restaurant w/ 496.12 21.87 Per Sq. Ft.
Driveup
Car Sales 37.50 4.23 Per Sq. Ft.
Service Station 168.56 /pump 7,428.86 Per Pump
Wholesale Tire Store 20.36 2.30 Per Sq. Ft.
Self Service Car Wash 5.79 /stall 255.18 Per Stall
Supermarket 111.51 8.04 Per Sq. Ft.
Convenience Market 737.99 32.53 Per Sq. Ft.
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Furniture Store 5.06 0.89 Per Sq. Ft.
Bank 189.95 7.79 Per Sq. Ft.
Drive-In Bank 265.21 11.69 Per Sq. Ft.
Insurance Building 11.45 1.29 Per Sq. Ft.
Manufacturing 3.85 0.68 Per Sq. Ft.
Warehousing 4.96 0.87 Per Sq. Ft.
Light Industrial 6.97 1.23 Per Sq. Ft.
Mini-Warehouse 2.50 0.44 Per Sq. Ft.
Business Park 14.37 2.53 Per Sq. Ft.
General Office
200K GFA 11.54 2.03 Per Sq. Ft.
50K GFA 16.31 2.88 Per Sq. Ft.
IOK GFA 24.39 4.30 Per Sq. Ft.
Recreational 3.64 /ac 641.70 Per Acre
City Park 3.66 /ac 645.22 Per Acre
Golf Course 5.04 /ac 888.50 Per Acre
Elementary School 1.02 /student 179.82 Per Student
Church/Synagogue 9.11 1.61 Per Sq. Ft.
Library 54.00 9.52 Per Sq. Ft,
Hospital 16.78 2.96 Per Sq. Ft.
Nursing Home 2.60 /bed 457.83 Per Bed
Medical Clinic 31.45 5.54 Per Sq. Ft.
*Note: Rate calculation for each item based on the product of Number of Weekday Trips, Trip
Adjustment
Factor, and Cost Per Unit of Trip.
Section 8. That the fee adjustments imposed under this Ordinance shall be applicable
to all building permits issued on or after January 1, 2002.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 6th day of
November, A.D. 2001, and to be presented for final passage on the 20th day of November, A.D.
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Mayor
ATTEST: `
City Clerk
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 20th of November, A.D. 2001
"Mayor _s
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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