The city commission makes the following findings in support of amending this article and the adoption and imposition of updated transportation, general government, and parks impact fees:

(1)

New development and growth in the city can add to and help maintain the quality of life in the city under a balanced growth management program.

(2)

Effective growth management is promoted when adequate public facilities are available to serve new growth coincident with the impacts of that growth.

(3)

The city commission has caused to be prepared an updated impact fee report, based upon the most recent and localized data, in support of this amended impact fee ordinance.

(4)

As set forth in the impact fee report:

a.

Combining the currently-separate police and general government impact fees into an updated general government impact fee that includes police facilities will give the city additional flexibility to fund the highest priority improvements, enhancing it ability to most effectively accommodate growth.

b.

New development should assume a fair share of the cost of providing adequate transportation, general government (including police), and parks facilities.

c.

Impact fees are an equitable and appropriate means to help finance the capital costs of additional and expanded facilities needed to serve new development.

(5)

The implementation of updated transportation, general government, and parks impact fees, which requires new development to contribute its fair share of the current cost of capital improvements necessitated by growth caused by such development, promotes the general welfare of all city residents and businesses.

(6)

The provision of transportation, general government, and parks facilities which are adequate for the needs of growth caused by new development promotes the general welfare of all city residents and businesses and constitutes a public purpose.

(7)

The imposition of updated transportation, general government, and parks impact fees, which requires new development to contribute its fair share of the cost of required capital improvements, serves as a regulatory tool that promotes the timing and management of growth in the city.

(8)

Ad valorem tax revenue and other revenues will not be sufficient to provide the additional capital improvements for the transportation, general government, and parks facilities which are necessary to accommodate new development.

(9)

The impact fee report provides an adequate and lawful basis for the adoption and imposition of updated transportation, general government, and parks facilities impact fees in accordance with this article.

(Ord. No. 3588, § 1, 10-3-2011; Ord. No. 5128, § 3(Exh. A), 10-23-2024)