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Home My WebLink About148 - 11/18/2003 - AMENDING THE CITY CODE TO INCREASE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT EXPANSION FEE, STREET OVERSIZING FEE AND ORDINANCE NO. 148, 2003 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS TO INCREASE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT EXPANSION FEE, STREET OVERSIZING FEE AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARKLAND FEE 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 Harmon Library with the adoption of Ordinance No. 121, 1998; and Y Y P 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 2.00 percent since the last annual adjustment of the fees in 2002; and 2 WHEREAS, based on the Engineering News Record, the cost of constructing street improvements has increased 1.70 percent since the last adjustment of the street Oversizing Capital Improvement Expansion fee. 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 $ 260.00 701 to 12,00 sq. ft. 368.00 1,201 to 1,700 sq. ft. 433.00 1,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 498.00 2,201 sq. ft. and over 606.00 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 $ 866.00 701 to 1,200 sq. ft. 1,227.00 1,201 to 1,700 sq. ft. 1,443.00 1,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 1,659.00 2,201 sq. ft. and over 2,020.00 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 $ 64.00 701 to 1,200 sq. ft. 91.00 1,201 to 1,700 sq. ft. 107.00 1,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 123.00 2,201 sq. ft. and over 150.00 Commercial buildings (per 1,000 square feet) 132.00 Industrial buildings (per 1,000 square feet) 36.00 3 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 $ 93.00 701 to 1,200 sq. ft. 132.00 1,201 to 1,700 sq. ft. 155.00 1,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 178.00 2,201 sq. ft. and over 217.00 Commercial buildings (per 1,000 square feet) 191.00 Industrial buildings (per 1,000 square feet) 53.00 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 $ 118.00 701 to 1,200 sq. ft. 167.00 1,201 to 1,700 sq. ft. 196.00 1,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 225.00 2,201 sq. ft. and over 274.00 Commercial buildings (per 1,000 square feet) 213.00 Industrial buildings (per 1,000 square feet) 59.00 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 $ 778.00 701 to 1,200 sq. ft. 1,102.00 1,201 to 1,700 sq. ft. 1,296.00 1,701 to 2,200 sq. ft. 1,490.00 2,201 sq. ft. and over 1,814.00 4 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: STREET OVERSIZING CAPITAL EXPANSION FEE SCHEDULE Average Weekday Transportation Vehicle Trips Impact Fee Rate Residential Per Housing Unit SF Detached 9.55 $2,006 MF and Other Housing 6.59 $1,384 Hotel/Motel 8.70 $1,828 Apartment 6.12 1,286 Retirement Community 3.30 $693 Assisted Living 4.52 $949 Congregate Care Facility 2.15 $452 Residential Condominium 5,86 $1,231 Duplex 7.18 $1,508 Townhome 5.86 $1,231 Mobile Home 4.92 $1,034 Average Weekday Vehicle Trips Non Residential Per 1,000 Sa.Ft. Comm/Shopping Center 1000K GLA 32.09 $3.93 500K GLA 38.65 $4.73 200K GLA 54.50 $6.67 50K GLA 91.65 $7.71 Movie Theater 77.79 $9.52 Fitness/Racquet Club 17.14 $2.25 Day Care 79.26 $4.07 Government Office 68.93 $9.07 Post Office 86.78 $11.42 Building Materials/Lumber 39.71 $4.86 Specialty Retail 40.68 $4.98 Discount Club 41.80 $5.11 Nursery(Garden Center) 36.08 $4.75 Sit Down Restaurant 130.34 $10.96 Fast Food Restaurant w/Driveup 496.12 $25.49 Car Sales 37.50 $4.93 Service Station 168.56 /pump $8,661.46 Wholesale Tire Store 20.36 $2.68 Self Service Car Wash 5.79 /stall $297.52 Supermarket 111.51 $9.38 Convenience Market 737.99 $37.92 Furniture Store 5.06 $1.04 Bank 189.95 $9.08 Drive-In Bank 265.21 $13.63 Insurance Building 11.45 $1.51 Manufacturing 3.85 $0.79 Warehousing 4.96 $1.02 Light Industrial 6.97 $1.43 Mini-Warehouse 2.50 $0.51 Business Park 14.37 $2.95 5 General Office 200K GFA 11.54 $2.37 50K GFA 16.31 $3.35 10K GFA 24.39 $5.01 Recreational 3.64 /ac $748.17 City Park 3.66 /ac $752.28 Golf Course 5.04 /ac $1,035.92 Elementary School 1.02 /student $209.65 Church/Synagogue 9.11 $1.87 Library 54.00 $11.10 Hospital 16.78 $3.45 Nursing Home 2.60 /bed $533.79 Medical Clinic 31.45 $6.46 "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, 2004. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 4th day of November, A.D. 2003, and to be presented for final passage on the 18th day of November, A.D. 2003. ayor ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 18th day of November, A.D. 2003. .reo!;r Mayor ATTEST: )OVAL Yc� �iw- a I City Clerk 6