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 shall mean the sum of: 1. The existing traffic on the road section; and 2. The estimated traffic on the road section due to new land development activity and developments approved on the Paia-Haiku community plan. C. Master Plan Improvements. Impact fees may be collected only for roadway improvements included in the roadway master plan for Paia-Haiku. D. Assessment of Cost. A schedule for determining traffic impact fees shall be established by the Paia-Haiku 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. The director of finance may adopt rules to carry out the 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 Paia-Haiku. 1. Residential development: a. Single-family dwelling; b. Multi-family units (rental units); c. Multi-family units (owner-occupant); d. Retirement community. 2. Nonresidential development: a. General business office: i. Less than or equal to one hundred thousand sq. ft., ii. One hundred thousand one through one hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine sq. ft., iii. Greater than two hundred thousand sq. ft.; 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 fifty thousand sq. ft., ii. Fifty thousand through ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine sq. ft., iii. One hundred thousand through one hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine sq. ft., iv. Two hundred thousand through two hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine sq. ft., v. Three hundred thousand through three hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine sq. ft., vi. Four hundred thousand through four hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine sq. ft., vii. Five hundred thousand through nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine sq. ft.; viii. One million through one million two hundred fifty thousand sq. ft., ix. Over one million two hundred fifty thousand sq. ft.; j. Restaurant: k. Resort - hotel; l. Resort - condominium; m. Motel/hotel (nonresort); n. Banks; o. Service station. (Ord. 3432 § 1 (part), 2007)