Chapter 18.185
PARK SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGE
Sections:
18.185.040 Additional charges.
18.185.010 Purpose.
In the interest of promoting usable public open spaces within the city, the city shall develop a parks and open spaces system that maintains no less than the current year’s level of service. Development of vacant land will increase the general demand on the existing parks and the improvements within them so that without additional parks and improvements the general recreation accessibility and opportunities to all residents will diminish proportionately with the increase in population. Therefore, in order to provide for the current level of service the city shall implement a park and recreation system development charge in a manner set forth in the parks and open spaces master plan and described in this chapter. [Ord. 810, 2000; Code 2000 § 11.50.21; Ord. 2016-011 § 1 (Exh. A), 2016.]
18.185.020 Procedure.
The methodology used to establish a reimbursement fee shall be proportional to the impact of added housing on the parks system, and shall consider the following factors:
(A) The cost or market value of then-existing facilities (LOS), including land and improvements, excluding system development charge (SDC) funds expended;
(B) The value of unused capacity, and/or the proportional cost of increased capacity provided from improvements to existing facilities;
(C) Rate-making principles employed to finance publicly owned capital improvements;
(D) The costs associated with complying with the provisions of ORS 223.287 to 223.314, including the costs of developing methodologies for calculating charges, and costs of annual accounting and reporting of SDC revenues and expenditures; and
(E) Other relevant factors. [Ord. 810, 2000; Code 2000 § 11.50.22.]
18.185.030 Authority.
The parks and open spaces master plan contains the methodology for the parks and recreation system development charges. The amount of the SDC shall be set by resolution, adopted by the city council.
(A) The building official shall calculate the system development charge due and the amount shall be paid at the time of issuance of a building permit for each residential unit authorized to be constructed on the permit. The full amount due shall be paid prior to issuance of the permit, unless special payment provisions have been authorized by the city council to mitigate financial hardship, but shall be paid prior to issuance of an occupancy permit.
(B) The park SDC’s may only be expended for capital improvements to the parks system, including acquisition and development. Improvements must be listed on the city’s capital improvement schedule, as set forth in Section 5 of Exhibit B of the parks and open spaces master plan to be eligible for the SDC funding. The city council may from time to time update the capital improvements schedule by resolution. [Ord. 810, 2000; Code 2000 § 11.50.23; amended during 2007 recodification.]
18.185.040 Additional charges.
The system development charge imposed under the provisions of this chapter is in addition to any and all applicable taxes, assessments, charges, licenses or fees otherwise provided by law. [Ord. 810, 2000; Code 2000 § 11.50.24.]