How traffic impact fees are calculated and collected

Impact fees shall be based on the following factors: A. Impact of New Development. Vehicle trips generated by the new land development activity in excess of the rated capacity of the impacted roadway section(s) according to the transportation planning model and the base year road network system. B. Overcapacity. A determination that a particular affected roadway section is at overcapacity shall be made when traffic demand exceeds capacity, based on the base year road network system. For purposes of this section, overcapacity means the sum of: 1. The existing traffic on the road section; 2. The estimated traffic on the road section due to new land development activity and developments approved on the Lahaina community plan. C. Master Plan Improvements. Impact fees may be collected only for roadway improvements included in the roadway master plan for west Maui. D. Assessment of Cost. A schedule for determining traffic impact fees shall be established by the west Maui transportation plan. The fee rates will vary from zone to zone according to each zone's cumulative impact on the roadway network. The department of finance shall compute and collect impact fees from applicants upon issuance of building permits or final subdivision approval. The director of the department of finance shall be and is empowered to establish such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out his responsibilities under this section. The following categories of uses shall serve as the basis for a fee schedule. This fee schedule may be modified by ordinance to reflect changes to the roadway master plan for west Maui. 1. Residential development: a. Single-family dwelling, b. Multifamily units (rental units), c. Multifamily units (owner-occupant), d. Retirement community; 2. Nonresidential development: a. General business office: i. Less than or = to 100,000 square feet, ii. 100,001—199,999 square feet, iii. Greater than 200,000 square feet, b. Medical office building, c. Hospital, d. Nursing home, e. General recreation, f. General light industrial, g. General heavy industrial, h. General commercial (retail), i. Shopping center: i. Under 50,000 square feet, ii. 50,000—99,999 square feet, iii. 100,000—199,999 square feet, iv. 200,000—299,999 square feet, v. 300,000—399,999 square feet, vi. 400,000—499,999 square feet, vii. 500,000—999,999 square feet, viii. 1,000,000—1,250,000 square feet, ix. Over 1,250,000 square feet, j. Restaurant, k. Resort—hotel, l. Resort—condominium, m. Motel/hotel (nonresort), n. Banks, o. Service station. (Ord. 1755 § 1 (part), 1988)