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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(d) Limit on Fees. The amount of each impact fee for a new development shall not exceed an amount computed by multiplying the assessment amount per service unit under section 86.298 by the number of service units for the development determined under this section. (e) If a building or plumbing permit or an approved utility application for which an impact fee has been paid has expired, and a new application is thereafter filed, the impact fees shall be computed using the Schedule 1 rate in effect at the time the new permit or application is filed, with credits for previously paid fees being applied against the newly determined amount. (f) Whenever a property owner proposes to increase the number of service units for a new development, the additional impact fees collected for the new service units shall be determined by using the applicable service unit computation criteria in subsection (b) and the applicable Schedule 1 rate then in effect, and the additional fees for the increase in service units shall be collected at the times prescribed by this section. (g) For new development to be served by the city wastewater system and by a water system other than the city's, the operator of the water system shall provide written notice to the city of each application for new water service or a change in meter size within ten days of the date the application is received. This requirement is satisfied by the submission of a legible copy of the application or other information that identifies the applicant and indicates the proposed land use and the meter size. (h) The amount of impact fees to be collected for single purpose domestic (sanitary) or irrigation meters will be determined by water meter size as listed in Schedule 1. The amount of impact fees to be collected for a combined domestic and fire flow meter will be based upon the applicable single purpose displacement -type standard water meter delineated in Schedule 1 excluding the fire flow portion. (1) The city council may approve an agreement with a property owner for a different time, manner of computation, or payment of impact fees for new development on the owner's property. Sec. 86.300. - Offsets and credits against impact fees. (a) The city shall offset or credit the present value of any system facility which has been dedicated or contributed to by a property owner and accepted by the city, including the value of off -site rights -of -way or system capital improvements constructed under an agreement with the city, against the amount of the impact fee due for that category of capital improvement. The offset or credit shall be associated with the plat of the property that is to be served by the system facility. (b) Calculation of Offset or Credit. All offsets or credits against impact fees shall be subject to the following limitations and shall be granted based on this article and additional standards promulgated by the city, which may be adopted as administrative guidelines: (1) An offset or credit shall not be given for the dedication or construction of site - related facilities. (2) An offset shall not exceed an amount equal to the eligible costs of the improvement multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the impact fee per service unit due for the 9