Ord 2013-070/Updating and amending Water and Wastewater impact fees, adopting updated land use assumptions and an updated CIP pla; amending the impact fee service area boundaries; adopting the 2013 "Update of the water and wastewater impact fees" report

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2013 Update of Water and Wastewater Impact Fees 9.0 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The following summarizes the Advisory Committee activities during the impact fee updating process: On 6/25/13, the Committee met to: - Review Chapter 395 Impact Fee process and requirements. On 9/24/13, the Committee met to: - Review land use and CIP information - Review the draft impact fee calculations - Review the draft report to Council On 10/8/13, the Committee met to: - Make findings and recommendations to Council The Advisory Committee makes the following findings and recommendations: The land use assumptions and Capital Improvements Plans underlying the maximum fee calculations are consistent with State law and good engineering practices. The Advisory Committee finds that the data and methodology underlying the maximum impact fee calculation are reasonable and useful for City purposes. By a 9 -0 vote, the Advisory Committee concurs with reasonableness of the underlying data and methodology used in the calculation of the following maximum fee amounts: MAXIMUM FEE CALCULATIONS Water Impact Fee per LUE $ 2,285 Wastewater Impact Fee per LUE $3,506 Total Combined Fee per LUE $ 5,791 However with the stated intent of promoting economic development competitiveness with nearby cities, the Committee voted 9 -0 to recommend that Council consider leaving the combined water and wastewater impact fee at its current amount of $4,651 per LUE. City of San Marcos, Texas 17