Chapel Hill |
Code of Ordinances |
SubPart A. |
CHARTER |
Chapter V. REGULATORY AND PLANNING FUNCTIONS |
Article 7. IMPACT FEES |
§ 5.35. Amount of fees.
(a)
In establishing the amount of any impact fee, the town shall endeavor to approach the objective of having every development contribute to a capital improvements fund an amount of revenue that bears a reasonable relationship to that development's fair share of the costs of the capital improvements that are needed in part because of that development. In fulfilling this objective, the town council shall, among other steps and actions:
(1)
Estimate the total cost of improvements by category (e.g., streets, sidewalks, drainage ways, etc.) that will be needed to provide in a reasonable manner for the public health, safety and welfare of persons residing within the town and its extraterritorial planning area during a reasonable planning period not to exceed twenty (20) years. The council may divide the town and its extraterritorial area into two (2) or more districts and estimate the costs of needed improvements within each district. These estimates shall be periodically reviewed and updated, and the planning period used may be changed from time to time.
(2)
Established a percentage of the total costs of each category of improvement that, in keeping with the objective set forth above, should fairly be borne by those paying the impact fee.
(3)
Establish a formula that fairly and objectively apportions the total costs that are to be borne by those paying impact fees among various types of developments. By way of illustration without limitation:
a.
In the case of street improvements, the impact fee may be related to the number of trips per day generated by different types of uses according to recognized estimates;
b.
In the case of drainage improvements, the impact fee may be related to the size of a development, the amount of impervious surface the development has, or other factors that bear upon the degree to which a development contributes to the need for drainage improvements made at public expense.
(Acts 1986, Ch. 936, § 1)