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WHEREAS, the Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 395, known as the
"Texas Impact Fee Act" (the "Act") requires a city to update the land use
assumptions and capital improvements plan for impact fee purposes at least every
five (5) years; and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown last updated its Impact Fees in 2005;
and
WHEREAS, the City retained the services of qualified professionals
(professional engineers licensed to perform engineering services in the State of
Texas) to update the capital improvements plan and calculate the impact fee in
accordance with the requirements of the Act; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 395.058 of the Act, the City Council
appointed an Impact Fee Advisory Committee to advise and assist the City in the
manner described in Section 395.058 of the Act; and
WHEREAS, the Impact Fee Advisory Committee has completed its study
and issued its final report entitled "2010 Update of the Dater and Wastewater
Impact Fees City of Georgetown, Texas' and
WHEREAS, notice of the hearing on the amendments to the land use
assumptions, capital improvements plan, or impact fee was published in the
Williamson County Sun on September 19, 2010 and September 26, 2010 in
accordance with Section 395.055 of the Act; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the City Council on October 26,
2010 to discuss the proposed ordinance amending the land use assumptions,
capital improvements plan, and impact fees; and
WHEREAS, after considering the comments of the Impact Fee Advisory
Committee and comments made at the public hearing, the City Council finds that it
is in the public interest, and compliant with the Act, to amend Chapter 13.32 as set
forth herein; and
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WHEREAS, the caption of this ordinance was printed in the Williamson
County Sun on October 20, 2010, in compliance with the City Charter of the City of
Georgetown; and
NOW, s' ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCILOF
CITY OF • ' •
SECTION 1. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this
ordinance are hereby found and declared to be true and correct, and are
incorporated by reference herein and expressly made a part hereof, as if copied
verbatim. The City Council hereby finds that this ordinance implements Effective
Governance Vision Statement 4.0 of Georgetown's 2030 Comprehensive Plan,
which states that:
A. Our City government retains its reputation for providing a high level of
responsiveness to citizens and in exercising visionary leadership in
planning and investing for the future.
B. Georgetown has achieved a high level of service coordination, both
internally and with County, State and other city service providers.
The City Council hereby further finds that the enactment of this ordinance is not
inconsistent with or in conflict with any provision or policy of Georgetown's 2030
Comprehensive Plan
SECTION 2. Section 13.32.010.E., of the City Code of Ordinances, relating
to Definitions, is amended to revise the Definition of "South Fork Service Area" as
follows, with no other changes to the remaining provisions of the section:
"South Fork Service Area" means that portion of the Impact Fee Service Area shown on Exhibit A and
more generally described as the natural drainage area for the South San Gabriel River and Middle Fork of
the San Gabriel River and bounded by the future Partner Lane, IH 35, FM 2243, and Lake Georgetown.
SECTION 3: Section 13.32.020 of the City Code of Ordinances, relating to
Land Use Assumptions, is hereby amended and revised to provide as follows:
Sec. 13.32.020. Laud use assumptions.
A. The land use assumptions shown in Section 3 of the "2010 Update of the Water and Wastewater
Impact Fees City of Georgetown, Texas" incorporated by reference as if set forth in full, and which was
exhibited and considered at the public hearing on October 26, 2010 are hereby adopted.
B. Said land use assumptions for the City shall be updated at least every five years utilizing the
amendment procedure set forth in the Texas Impact Fee Act.
C. Amendment to
the land use assumptions shall
incorporate projections
of changes in land uses,
densities,
intensities and
population
for the
service area
over at least a ten-year
period.
SECTION 4: Section 13.32.040 of the City Code of Ordinances, relating to
Impact fee capital improvements plan for water and wastewater facilities" is hereby
amended and revised to read as follows:
Sec. 13.32.044. Impact fee capital improvements plan for water and wastewater facilities.
A.
The impact fee capital improvements
plan for
water and wastewater facilities dated August 2010,
on
record in the office of the City Secretary, is
adopted
and incorporated in this chapter by reference.
B.
The
impact fee capital
improvements
plan
for water and wastewater facilities may be amended
from
time to
time pursuant to the
procedures
set
forth
in the
Texas Impact
Fee Act.
SECTION 5: Section 13.32.080.1. of the City Code of Ordinances, relating to
Computation of impact fees is hereby amended and revised to read as follows, with
no other changes to the remaining provisions of the section:
I. On and after October 11, 2005, the water impact fee for 5/8 -inch meters installed for small
residential units (i.e. residential units less than one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet or air
conditioned/heated space where no automatic landscape irrigation system will be installed), shall be one
thousand five hundred thirty dollars ($1,530.00). The wastewater impact fee for 5/8 -inch meters installed
for small residential units (as defined and described herein) shall be calculated as described in subsections
A. through H. of this Section.
SECTION 6:
Exhibit A
of
Chapter 13.32 relating to Water and Wastewater
Impact Fee Service
Area Map,
is
hereby amended to provide as follows:
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Application Area
SECTION 7: Exhibit B of Chapter 13.32 relating to Water and Wastewater
Impact Fee per Service Unit, is hereby amended to provide as follows -
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WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEE PER SERVICE UNIT
Item
Impact Fee per
Service Unit
Nater
Supply
$ 323
Treatment
$ 11948
Pumping
$ 211
Ground Storage
$ 106
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Elevated Storage
$
122
Transmission
$
796
Impact Fee Stud
$
5
TOTAL
$
3,511
Wastewater (Outside of South Fork Service Area)
Treatment
$
627
Pumping
$
400
Interceptors
$
659
Impact Fee Stud
$
7
TOTAL
$
11694
Wastewater (South Fork Service Area)
Treatment
$
627
Pumping
$
400
Interceptors
$
11893
Impact Fee Study
$
7
TOTAL
$
2,927
Combined Water and Wastewater
Outside of South Fork Service Area
$
51205
South Fork Service Area
$
61438
SECTION 8: Exhibit C of Chapter 13.32 of the City Code of Ordinances
relating to "Assessed Water and Wastewater Impact Fee History (Per Service
Unit) is hereby amended to provide as follows:
EXHIBIT C
ASSESSED WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEE HISTORY
(PER SERVICE UNIT)
Development Approval Date Type Water Wastewater S Fork WW
Before October 1, 2003
Before October 1, 2003
After October 1, 2003
And before October 11, 2005
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Non-residential $1,325 $1,098 N/A
Residential $ 825 $ 600 N/A
All $2,295 $109 N/A
From October 11, 2005 All $3,324 $101 $3,114
And before November 5, 2010
SECTION 9. That all ordinances that are in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed and all other ordinances of
the City not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 10. If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any
person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the
other provisions, or application thereof, of this ordinance which can be given effect
without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this
ordinance are hereby declared to be severable.
SECTION 11. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign this ordinance and
the City Secretary to attest. This ordinance shall become effective in accordance
with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Georgetown.
PASSED AND APPROVED on First Reading on the 26th day of October
2010.
PASSED AND APPROVED on Second Reading on the day of
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ATTEST:
Brettle, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mark Sokolow
City Attorney
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THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN
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