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HomeMy WebLinkAbout205 - 11/17/1998 - AMENDING THE CITY CODE TO ADJUST THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT EXPANSION AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARKLAND FEES FO ORDINANCE NO. 205, 1998 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 FOR INCREASES TO REFLECT INFLATION, BASED ON THE DENVER-BOULDER CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 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 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 park, and which 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 1 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, the Council has 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, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics most recent Denver-Boulder(now the Denver-Boulder-Greeley) Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, staff projects that Index will reflect an inflation increase of 2.16 percent since the last annual adjustment of the fees in 1997. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the fee schedule in City Code Section 7.5-27(a), establishing the Library Capital Improvement Expansion Fee, is hereby amended to read as follows: 700 sq. ft and under $ 215.00 701 to 1200 sq. ft. 317.00 1201 to 1700 sq. ft. 371.00 1701 to 2200 sq. ft. 424.00 2201 sq. ft. and over 519.00 Section 2. That the fee schedule in City Code Section 7.5-28(a), establishing the Community Parkland Capital Improvement Expansion Fee, is hereby amended to read as follows: 700 sq. ft and under $ 592.00 701 to 1200 sq. ft. 877.00 1201 to 1700 sq. ft. 1,024.00 1701 to 2200 sq. ft. 1,172.00 2201 sq. ft. and over 1,434.00 Section 3. That the fee schedule in City Code Section 7.5-29(a), establishing the Police Capital Improvement Expansion Fee, is hereby amended to read as follows: 700 sq. ft and under $ 55.00 701 to 1200 sq. ft. 78.00 1201 to 1700 sq. ft. 92.00 2 1701 to 2200 sq. ft. 105.00 2201 sq. ft. and over 128.00 Commercial buildings (per 1000 square feet) 113.00 Industrial buildings (per 1000 square feet) 31.00 Section 4. That the fee schedule in City Code Section 7.5-30(a), establishing the Fire Protection Capital Improvement Expansion Fee, is hereby amended to read as follows: 700 sq. ft and under $ 80.00 701 to 1200 sq. ft. 113.00 1201 to 1700 sq. ft. 133.00 1701 to 2200 sq. ft. 152.00 2201 sq. ft. and over 185.00 Commercial buildings (per 1000 square feet) 163.00 Industrial buildings (per 1000 square feet) 45.00 Section 5. That the fee schedule in City Code Section 7.5-31(a), establishing the General Government Capital Improvement Expansion Fee, is hereby amended to read as follows: 700 sq. ft and under $ 101.00 701 to 1200 sq. ft. 143.00 1201 to 1700 sq. ft. 169.00 1701 to 2200 sq. ft. 194.00 2201 sq. ft. and over 236.00 Commercial buildings (per 1000 square feet) 183.00 Industrial buildings (per 1000 square feet) 50.00 3 Section 6. That Section 23-227(b),regarding the Neighborhood Parkland Fee is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 23-227. 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 $ 543.00 701 to 1,200 sq. ft. 804.00 1,201 to 1,700 sq. ft. 930.00 1,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 1,063.00 2,201 sq. ft. and over 1,306.00 Section 7. The fee adjustments imposed under this Ordinance shall be applicable to all building permits issued on or after January 1, 1999. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of November, A.D. 1998 and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of November 1998. i/'� �� Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 17th day of Nove A.D. I . Mayor ATTEST: - 4UL��A - City Clerk 4