Impact Fee Ord_Duncan Draft_ 9_15_06

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DRAFT (k) The wastewater impact fees shall be calculated according to the following formula. FEE=SFEs x NET COST/SFE Where: SFEs = UNITS x SFEs/UNIT UNITS=Number of dwelling units of each housing type in a residential development or the number of water meters of various sizes in a nonresidential development SFEs/UNIT=Number of Single-Family Equivalents represented by one dwelling unit of a given housing type or by a water meter of a particular size NET COST/SFE=COST ÷ CAPACITY x GPD/SFE – CREDIT/SFE COST=Total replacement cost of existing major facilities, excluding lines less than 12" in diameter typically installed by developers CAPACITY=Capacity of existing treatment plants in gallons per day GPD/SFE=230 gallons per day per SFE CREDIT/SFE=DEBT/SFE + PAST/SFE DEBT/SFE=DEBT ÷ CAPACITY x GPD/SFE DEBT=Outstanding debt on existing major wastewater facilities and equipment PAST/SFE=PAST ÷ CAPACITY x GPD/SFE PAST=The net present value of property taxes paid over the last five years by vacant land for wastewater capacity improvements, including general fund expenditures as well as debt service payments Section 36-10. Use of fees. (a) An impact fee fund that is distinct from the general fund of the County is hereby created, and the impact fees received will be deposited in the following interest- bearing accounts of the impact fee fund: (1) Road Impact Fee Account; (2) Park Impact Fee Account; (3) Fire/EMS Impact Fee Account; (4) Police Impact Fee Account; (5) Solid Waste Impact Fee Account; and (6) Wastewater Impact Fee Account; (b) Within each account, with the exception of the wastewater impact fee account, there are hereby created five sub-accounts, corresponding to four sub-area benefit zones Draft Hawaii County Impact Fee Ordinance Duncan Associates, September 15, 2006, p. 14