In this article:
Area-related facility.
A capital improvement or facility expansion which is designated
in the impact fee capital improvements plan and which is not a site-related
facility. “Area-related facility” may include a capital
improvement which is located off-site, within, or on the perimeter
of the development site.
Assessment.
The determination of the amount of the maximum impact fee
per service unit which can be imposed on new development pursuant
to this article.
Capital improvement.
Either a roadway facility, a water facility or a sanitary
sewer facility, with a life expectancy of three (3) or more years,
to be owned and operated by or on behalf of the city.
Credit.
The amount of the reduction of an impact fee for fees, payments
or charges for the same type of capital improvements for which the
fee has been assessed.
Facilities expansion.
Either a roadway expansion, a water facility expansion or
a sanitary sewer facility expansion.
Fee schedule.
The schedule of impact fees adopted pursuant to this article, as from time to time amended, contained in appendix
B to this article.
Impact fee.
A fee for either roadway facilities, water facilities or sanitary sewer facilities, imposed on new development by the city pursuant to this article in order to fund or recoup the costs of capital improvements or facilities expansions necessitated by and attributable to such new development. Impact fees do not include the dedication of rights-of-way or easements for such facilities, or the construction of such improvements. Impact fees also do not include charges imposed pursuant to article
10.02 of this code such as pro rata charges or acreage charges for sanitary sewer improvements, front footage charges for sanitary sewer and water lines, or funds deposited in escrow for the construction of roadway improvements.
Land use assumptions.
The projections of population and employment growth and associated changes in land uses, densities and intensities in the city, upon which the impact fee capital improvements plans are based, contained in appendix
A to this article.
New development.
A project involving the construction, reconstruction, redevelopment,
conversion, structural alteration, relocation, or enlargement of any
structure, or any use or extension of land, which has the effect of
increasing the requirements for capital improvements or facility expansions,
measured by the number of service units to be generated by such activity,
and which requires either the approval and filing with Tarrant County
of a plat pursuant to the city’s subdivision regulations, the
issuance of a building permit, or connection to the city’s water
or sanitary sewer system.
Offset.
The amount of the reduction of an impact fee designated to
fairly reflect the value of area-related facilities or other roadway
facilities, pursuant to rules herein established, provided by a developer
pursuant to the city’s subdivision regulations or requirements.
Recoupment.
The imposition of an impact fee to reimburse the city for
capital improvements which the city has previously oversized to serve
new development.
Residential unit equivalent (RUE).
A single unit of service as defined by continuous duty maximum
flow rate in gallons per minute for a 3/4" water meter. The sanitary
sewer “residential unit equivalent” is an estimate at
66 percent for the normally expected sewer flow relationship to water’s
RUE.
Roadway facility.
An improvement or appurtenance to a roadway which includes,
but is not limited to: design, rights-of-way, whether conveyed by
deed or easement; intersection improvements; traffic-control devices;
turn lanes; drainage facilities associated with the roadway; street
lighting or curbs, and also including any improvement or appurtenance
to an intersection with a roadway officially enumerated in the federal
or state highway system. The term “roadway facility” excludes
those improvements or appurtenances to a roadway which are site-related
facilities.
Roadway improvements plan.
The adopted plan, as may be amended from time to time, which
identifies the roadway facilities or roadway expansions and their
costs for each roadway benefit area, which are necessitated by and
which are attributable to new development, for a period not to exceed
ten (10) years, which are to be financed in whole or in part through
the imposition of roadway facilities fees pursuant to this article.
Service area.
Either a roadway benefit area, a water benefit area or a
sanitary sewer benefit area within which impact fees for capital improvements
or facilities expansions will be collected for new development occurring
within such area and within which fees so collected will be expended
for those types of improvements or expansions identified in the type
of capital improvements plan applicable to the service. The service
area shall mean the entire city.
Service unit.
The applicable standard unit of measure shown on the conversion
table in the impact fees capital improvements plan which can be converted
either to a vehicle mile in p.m. peak hour or three-fourths inch (3/4")
water meter equivalents, which serves as the standardized measure
of consumption, use or generation attributable to the new unit of
development.
Sanitary sewer facility.
An improvement for providing sanitary sewer service, including,
but not limited to, land or easements, treatment facilities, lift
stations, or interceptor mains, but excluding sanitary sewer lines
or mains which are constructed by developers, the costs of which are
reimbursed from pro rata charges paid by subsequent users of the facilities,
and excluding also site-related facilities.
Sanitary sewer facility expansion.
The expansion of the capacity of any existing sanitary sewer
improvement for the purpose of serving new development, but does not
include the repair, maintenance, modernization, or expansion of an
existing sanitary sewer facility to serve existing development.
Sanitary sewer improvements plan.
The adopted plan, as may be amended from time to time, which
identifies the sanitary sewer facilities or sanitary sewer expansions
and their associated costs which are necessitated by and which are
attributable to new development, for a period not to exceed ten (10)
years, and which are to be financed in whole or in part through the
imposition of sanitary sewer facilities fees pursuant to this article.
Site-related facility.
An improvement or facility which is for the primary use or
benefit of a new development and/or for the primary purpose of safe
and adequate provision of roadway, water or sanitary sewer facilities
to serve the new development, and which is not included in the impact
fee capital improvements plan and for which the developer or property
owner is solely responsible under subdivision and other applicable
regulations.
Water facility.
An improvement for providing water service, including, but
not limited to, land or easements, water treatment facilities, water
supply facilities or water distribution lines, but excluding water
lines or mains which are constructed by developers, the costs of which
are reimbursed from pro rata charges paid by subsequent users of the
facilities and also excluding site-related facilities.
Water facility expansion.
The expansion of the capacity of any existing water facility
for the purpose of serving new development, but not including the
repair, maintenance, modernization, or expansion of an existing water
facility to serve existing development.
Water improvement plan.
The adopted plan, as may be amended from time to time, which
identifies the water facilities or water expansions and their associated
costs which are necessitated by and which are attributable to new
development, for a period not to exceed ten (10) years, and which
are to be finished in whole or in part through the imposition of water
facilities fees pursuant to this article.