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fee adoption without paying an impact f ee. The other approach is to give owners of existing lots a grace <br />period during which they could build without having to pay the fees. Either approach would ensure that <br />current owners of individual residential lots wo uld not have their opportunity to build a home impaired <br />by a new fee. <br />Progressive Residential Fees <br />We recommend that the CountyÔs impact fees incorpor ate progressive fees for single-family homes that <br />vary by the size of the dwelling unit. <br />Assessment and Benefit Districts <br />We recommend that all impact fees be calculated based on county-wide aver age costs and county-wide <br />levels of service. Given the size of the island, it will probably be necessary at a minimum to have East <br />and West benefit districts for all typ es of facilities. Park impact fees could continue to be earmarked <br />to be spent in the judicial district in which they are collected <br />Types of Fees <br />There do not appear to be any technical obstacles to preparing impact fee studies for the facilities of <br />interest to the County Ï namely roads, parks, fire, police, soli <br />Methodology <br />Basing the impact fees on a higher-tha n-existing level of service creates existing deficiencies that must <br />be funded and requires credit against the impact fees for the re <br />and used to remedy the deficiencies. To avoid th ese complications, the reco mmended approach is to <br />base all impact fees on the existing level of service. <br />H Ô C \I N A ÐP A M January 5, 2006 , Page 2 <br />AWAI I OUNTY NFRASTRUCTURE EEDS SSESSMENT OLICY NALYSIS EMORANDUM <br /> <br />