Ordinance No. 1481-24 Impact Fees

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OR BK 11052 PG 229 Page 5 of 16 system where a portion of the major road system is included within the development; i.e., project drives, turn -lanes, signalization, etc. It shall also include improvements designed to ensure safe and adequate ingress and egress. SITE RELATED IMPROVEMENTS. Improvements to transportation facilities at or near the development site which are necessary to interface the development's external trips with the major road system or which are necessary to interface the development's internal trips with the major road system where a portion of the major road system is included within the development (i.e., project drives, turn lanes, signalization, etc.). It shall also include improvements designed to ensure safe and adequate ingress and egress. For purposes of this chapter, site related improvements include, but are not limited to, any right-of-way dedications necessary to construct the first four lanes of a roadway on the major road system within the development site, and design and construction of any portion of the first two lanes of a roadway on the major road system within the development site, including all roadway facilities necessary for the design and construction of the first two lanes of such roadway. SQUARE FEET or SQUARE FOOTAGE (SF). In both this chapter and the fee schedules shall mean the area under roof used for occupancy or storage that is used to calculate the square footage of the development, including the gross area measured in square feet from the exterior faces or the exterior walls or other exterior boundaries of the building, excluding areas within the interior of the building which are utilized for parking. TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES. Collector and arterial roads including rights-of-way and improvements typically associated with major roadways. § 155.05 ADOPTION OF IMPACT FEE STUDY. . The technical data, findings, and conclusions herein are based on the city's Comprehensive Plan and the impact fee study. The Council hereby adopts and incorporates by reference the Zephyrhills Impact Fee Study, dated June 5, 2024, prepared by Duncan Associates. § 155.06 IMPOSITION OF FEES. The impact fees for transportation, park, and public safety facilities shall be assessed upon the issuance of any building permits for any new development and shall be collected and payable before the release of final power (pre -meter) in accordance with the fees set forth herein. In the event that a building permit has been applied for and deemed complete prior to the effective date of an ordinance increasing the impact fees, the impact fees for such building permit will be calculated based on the fees in effect at that time. § 155.07 ASSESSMENT OF FEES. (A) Upon receipt of a complete application for a building permit (or prior to the issuance of a development permit where a building permit is not required) the City Manager shall calculate the applicable impact fees in accordance with this chapter. (B) A person may request at any time a non-binding estimate of the impact fees due for a particular development, however, such estimate is subject to change when a complete application for a building permit is made. -- (C) Impact fees shall be calculated as set forth herein based on the fees in effect at the time of the city's issuance of a building permit, except where otherwise provided for in this chapter. § 155.08. IMPACT FEE SCHEDULES. The impact fees shall be assessed and collected based on the following schedules. (1) Transportation Impact fee schedule effective October 21, 2024. Page 5 of 16 30996332v1