Title
Amend City Code - Ordinance Amending Phoenix City Code Chapter 29 - Development Impact Fees and Chapter 30 - Water Resources Acquisition Fee (Ordinance G-6666)
Description
Request to amend the Phoenix City Code Chapter 29 - Development Impact Fees and Chapter 30 - Water Resources Acquisition Fee and adopt to implement the fee changes approved in the Infrastructure Financing Plan: 2020 Update (2020 IFP).
Report
Summary
The proposed changes to Chapter 29 are attached as Attachment A, and the proposed changes to Chapter 30 are attached as Attachment B. Highlights of the proposed amendments are as follows:
Update Fee Schedules with Approved Fees: Update the impact fee schedules to reflect the fees approved in the 2020 IFP.
Storm Drainage Fee Collections: Add clarifying language to ensure that development inside the proposed Paradise Ridge impact fee area, that does not benefit from the planned Rawhide Wash flood control improvements, is not assessed a Storm Drainage impact fee.
Impact Fee Credit Administration: Streamline and clarify procedures pertaining to the administration of impact fee credit agreements.
General Clean-up: Revisions to clarify definitions, policies and procedures, and to ensure consistency with the approved 2020 IFP, as well as within City Code and State statutes. As an example, clarifying language on how impact fee credit is affected when facilities are also included in Water or Sewer Repayment Agreements, as well as Community Facilities Districts.
Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute 9-463.05, the changes adopted with this Ordinance will take effect no sooner than 75 days after the date of formal adoption of updated impact fees by City Council.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Planning and Development Department.