All words shall have the same meanings as set forth in § 66.0617(1),
Wis. Stats. As of the date of passage of this section, those terms
and definitions are as follows:
CAPITAL COSTS
The capital costs to construct, expand or improve public
facilities, including the cost of land, and including legal, engineering
and design costs to construct, expand or improve public facilities,
except that not more than 10% of capital costs may consist of legal,
engineering and design costs unless the municipality can demonstrate
that its legal, engineering and design costs which relate directly
to the public improvement for which the impact fees were imposed exceed
10% of capital costs. "Capital costs" does not include other noncapital
costs to construct, expand or improve public facilities, vehicles;
or the costs of equipment to construct, expand or improve public facilities.
DEVELOPER
A person that constructs or creates a land development.
IMPACT FEES
Cash contributions, contributions of land or interests in
land or any other items of value that are imposed on a developer by
a municipality under this section.
LAND DEVELOPMENT
The construction or modification of improvements to real
property that creates additional residential dwelling units within
a municipality or that results in nonresidential uses that create
a need for new, expanded or improved public facilities within a municipality.
PUBLIC FACILITIES
Highways, as defined in § 340.01(22), Wis. Stats.,
and other transportation facilities, traffic control devices, facilities
for collecting and treating sewage, facilities for collecting and
treating stormwater and surface water, facilities for pumping, storing
and distributing water, parks, playgrounds and land for athletic fields,
solid waste and recycling facilities, fire protection facilities,
law enforcement facilities, emergency medical facilities and libraries.
"Public facilities" does not include facilities owned by a school
district.
SERVICE AREA
A geographic area delineated by a municipality within which
there are public facilities.
SERVICE STANDARD
A certain quantity or quality of public facilities relative
to a certain number of persons, parcels of land or other appropriate
measure, as specified by the municipality.