§ 23-138. Computation of the amount of roads impact fees.

(a)

At the option of the feepayer, the amount of the fee may be determined by the schedule set forth below. The reference in the schedule to square feet refers to the gross square footage of each floor of a building measured to the exterior walls and not usable, interior, rentable, non-common or other forms of net square footage.

SCHEDULE OF ROADS IMPACT FEES

ITE LUC	Land Use	Unit	Net Impact Fee @22% (1)
	RESIDENTIAL
210	Single-Family/Mobile Home (Detached)	du	$1,269.00
220	Multi-Family (Apartment)	du	822.00
230	Residential Condominium/Townhouse	du	716.00
240	Mobile Home Park	du	467.00
251	Retirement Community/Age-Restricted	du	414.00
253	Congregate Care Facility	du	121.00
	LODGING
310	Hotel	room	644.00
320	Motel	room	455.00
	RECREATION
416	Recreational Vehicle Park	site	181.00
420	Marina	berth	433.00
430	Golf Course	acre	737.00
444	Movie Theater with Matinee	screen	4,884.00
492	Health/Fitness Club	1,000 sf	3,889.00
	INSTITUTIONS
520	Elementary School (Private)	student	107.00
522	Middle School (Private)	student	150.00
530	High School (Private)	student	161.00
540	University (7,500 or fewer students) (Private)	student	293.00
550	University (more than 7,500 students) (Private)	student	220.00
565	Day Care	1,000 sf	2,480.00
610	Hospital	1,000 sf	1,655.00
620	Nursing Home	bed	149.00
630	Clinic	1,000 sf	3,841.00
	OFFICE
710	General Office 100,000 sf or less	1,000 sf	1,516.00
710	General Office 100,001—200,000 sf	1,000 sf	1,284.00
710	General Office greater than 200,000 sf	1,000 sf	1,087.00
720	Medical Office 10,000 sf or less	1,000 sf	2,875.00
720	Medical Office greater than 10,000 sf	1,000 sf	4,190.00
	RETAIL
812	Building Materials and Lumber Store	1,000 sf	5,134.00
813	Discount Superstore	1,000 sf	6,761.00
816	Hardware/Paint Store	1,000 sf	1,244.00
820	General Commercial Center 50,000 sfgla or less	1,000 sfgla	2,100.00
820	General Commercial Center greater than 50,000	1,000 sfgla	1,844.00
841	New/Used Auto Sales	1,000 sf	2,396.00
850	Supermarket	1,000 sf	2,812.00
853	Convenience Market w/Gas Pumps	1,000 sf	9,206.00
862	Home Improvement Superstore	1,000 sf	1,167.00
880/88	Pharmacy/Drug Store w/Drive-Thru	1,000 sf	1,492.00
890	Furniture Store	1,000 sf	409.00
912	Bank/Savings Drive-In	1,000 sf	4,257.00
931	Quality Restaurant	1,000 sf	5,271.00
932	High-Turnover Restaurant	1,000 sf	6,283.00
934	Fast Food Rest. w/Drive-Thru	1,000 sf	17,397.00
942	Automobile Care Center	1,000 sf	1,971.00
944	Service Station	fuel pos.	1,708.00
947	Self-Service Car Wash	wash station	1,525.00
n/a	Convenience/Gasoline/Fast Food w/Drive-Thru	1,000 sf	19,804.00
	INDUSTRIAL
110	General Light Industrial	1,000 sf	806.00
120	General Heavy Industrial	1,000 sf	173.00
130	Industrial Park	1,000 sf	788.00
140	Manufacturing	1,000 sf	440.00
150	Warehousing	1,000 sf	412.00
151	Mini-Warehouse	1,000 sf	146.00

 

⁽¹⁾ The new impact fee rates shall apply to all building permits and certificates of use issued after the stated effective date. Building permit and certificate of use applications which are in process but not yet issued shall be subject to the impact fee rates in effect at the time the building permit or certificate of use is actually issued by the county, unless excepted pursuant to the process in exhibit B [of the ordinance from which this schedule derived]. A limited exception process to the application of the new fees is provided for in exhibit B of the ordinance [from which this schedule derived]; failure to timely utilize the stated exception process before the deadline is a jurisdictional defect prohibiting any subsequent challenge to the fee.

(1)

If a building permit or certificate of use is requested for a building with mixed uses, then the fee shall be determined according to the above schedule by apportioning the space committed to uses specified on the schedule.

(2)

For applications for an extension of a building permit, the amount of the fee is the difference between the fee then applicable and any amount already paid pursuant to this division.

(3)

If the type of development activity for which a building permit or certificate of use is applied is not specified on the above fee schedule, the county administrator or his designee shall use the fee applicable to the most nearly comparable type of land use on the above fee schedule. The county administrator or his designee shall be guided in the selection of a comparable type by the reports titled Trip Generation: An Informational Report, Institute of Transportation Engineers (latest edition) and studies or reports done by the United States Department of Transportation, the State of Florida Department of Transportation, the Hernando County Public Works Department, and articles or reports appearing in the ITE Journal. If the county administrator or his designee determines that there is no comparable type of land use on the above fee schedule, then the county administrator or his designee shall determine the fee by (a) using traffic generation statistics from the above-named sources, and (b) applying the formula set forth in paragraph (b) of this section.

(4)

In the case of change of use, redevelopment, or modification of an existing use which may or may not require the issuance of a building permit, the roads impact fee shall be based upon the net increase in the impact fee for the new use as compared to the previous use. However, should the change of use, redevelopment or modification result in a net decrease, no refunds or credits for past impact fees paid shall be made or created. The county administrator or his designee shall be guided in this determination by the above-named sources.

(b)

If a feepayer shall opt not to have the impact fee determined according to paragraph (a) of this section, then the feepayer shall prepare and submit to the county administrator or his designee an independent fee calculation study for the land development activity for which a building permit or change of use is sought. The independent fee calculation study shall measure the impact of the development in question on the road system by following the prescribed methodologies and formats for the study established by the county administrative code. Any adjustment to the fees in the schedule contained in subsection (a) may only be based upon impact or use characteristics that are expected to exist throughout the expected life of the structure and may not be based upon temporary or transitory use characteristics. The traffic engineering and/or economic documentation submitted, which will require a pre-application meeting with the county administrator or his designee, shall show the basis upon which the independent fee calculation was made, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1)

Traffic engineering studies:

a.

Documentation of trip generation rates appropriate for the proposed land development activity;

b.

Documentation of trip length appropriate for the proposed land development activity; and

c.

Documentation of trip data appropriate for the proposed land development activity.

(2)

Cost documentation studies. Documentation of the cost per lane per mile for roadway construction and right-of-way costs appropriate for the proposed land development activity, including, but not limited to, the costs of mitigating environmental impacts; the construction of access roads, where required by the county, bridges, interchanges, intersections, and drainage facilities; and the costs of design, engineering and planning.

This documentation shall be prepared and presented by qualified professionals in their respective fields and shall follow best professional practices and methodologies. The following formula shall be used by the county administrator or his designee to determine the roads impact fee per unit of development:

1.

New Lane Miles = [(Generation rate x average trip length x % new trips)/lane service volume at level of service d]/2

2.

Cost = New lane miles x cost per lane mile

3.

Net Cost = Cost-gas tax credit

4.

Impact Fee = Net cost

(Ord. No. 86-29, § 6, 10-28-86; Ord. No. 93-8, § 6, 3-25-93; Ord. No. 96-11, § 6, 7-16-96; Ord. No. 97-3, § 6, 7-7-97; Ord. No. 01-18, § 6, 10-23-01; Ord. No. 2005-05, § 18, 6-2-05; Ord. No. 2009-14, § 8, 11-10-09; Ord. No. 2010-26, § 5, 11-9-10; Ord. No. 2011-20, § 8, 11-15-11; Ord. No. 2012-13, § I(Exh. E), 11-13-12; Ord. No. 2013-5, § I, 1-22-13; Ord. No. 2013-13, § I(Exh. A), 4-23-13, eff. 6-12-15; Ord. No. 2014-16, § 1, 8-12-14; Ord. No. 2015-07, § 1(Exh. A), 5-12-15, eff. 3-1-16)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2015-07, § 1, adopted May 12, 2015, states the schedule of roads impact fees as set out herein are effective March 1, 2016.