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<br />been provided by developers in the form of in-kind contributions This is because
<br />most of the land that has been subject to fair share assessments
<br />been subdivided. If the fair share assessment amounts had been
<br />at time of building permit, they would have generated $103 million in cash and credits since January
<br />2000, and if they ha d been assessed on nonresidential as well as residential develop
<br />have generated $170 million in less than six years, as shown in
<br />Table 5
<br />HYPOTHETICAL FAIR SHARE REVENUE, 2000-2005
<br />FacilityResidential NonresidentialTotal
<br />Roads$44,176,556$58,813,053 $102,989,609
<br />Parks$50,038,557$0 $50,038,557
<br />Police$2,273,269$2,743,975 $5,017,244
<br />Fire$4,783,316$3,618,026 $8,401,342
<br />Solid$2,102,646$1,812,255 $3,914,901
<br />Total $103,374,344$66,987,309 $170,361,653
<br />Source: Estimated revenue based on building permits issued from January
<br />2000 through August 31, 2005 and annual fair share rates based o
<br />ContributionsÏAdjustments for inflatio n using the Honolulu Consumer Price
<br />Index.Ò
<br />Impact fees would essentially replace the fair shar e contributions. Lots that had paid fair share
<br />contributions would get credit against the impact fees or be exempt from having to pay impact fees for
<br />the same type of facilities. Fair share contributions made at zoning but not yet collected at the time of
<br />the effective date of the impact fee ordinance (beca use the property had not yet been subdivided) would
<br />become void; instead of paying fair share contribu tions, the properties would pay impact fees. A major
<br />difference is that impact fees would be assessed on all new deve
<br />development and residential development in areas with existing z
<br />Background
<br />The County of HawaiÓi encompasses the entire island of HawaiÓi (the ÑBig IslandÒ). The land area of
<br />the county is approximately twice the combined land area of all
<br />Traditionally, agriculture has played an important role in the CountyÔs economy and much of the
<br />CountyÔs population growth and development was tied to the growt
<br />agricultural economy. The islandÔs population declined after World War II with the decreasing need for
<br />agricultural workers. Since the 1960s, however, tourism has emerge d as the primary economic activity.
<br />In addition, the County has seen substantial popula tion growth beyond what would be expected from
<br />economic opportunities in the CountyÔs primary industries; such
<br />due to in-migration of people drawn to the quality of life in th
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