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The Mayor and City Council shall hear public comment regarding the proposed development fees which serves as the basis for development impact fees effective August 1, 2014.
AGENDA ITEM DESCRIPTION
Development Impact Fees are fees assessed to fund infrastructure improvements required due to new growth. These fees are accumulated to construct specific improvements or portions of specific improvements, within the municipality, based on Development Fee Studies.
In the 2011 legislative session, the Arizona Legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 1525 which updated Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS) §9-463.05. This required Arizona municipalities to make adjustments to its development fee program using a two-step approach. Step 1 had fees become effective January 1, 2012. Step 2 requires the following to be approved prior to the fees being effective on August 1, 2014:
1. Land Use Assumptions - Projections of changes in land uses, densities, intensities, and population for a specified service area over a period of at least ten years and pursuant to the general plan of the municipality.
2. Infrastructure Improvement Plan - A written plan that identifies each necessary public service or facility expansion that is proposed to be the subject of a development fee that complies with the requirements the ARS. This is based on the City's capital improvements plan.
3. Development Fees - The fees to fund the infrastructure made necessary due to development.
Although the DRAFT - Development Fees, Infrastructure Improvements Plan, and Land Use Assumptions report contains all three elements, the Land Use Assumptions and Infrastructure Improvement Plan (1 and 2, above) must be approved prior to the adoption of the Development Fees. The draft report was used as a basis for public outreach to the following stakeholders.
· Commercial and Residential Land Developers
· Central Arizona Home Builders Association
· Association of General Contractors
· Urban Land Institute
· Maricopa Cha...
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