Section 14-13-1-4 ROA 1994 states that Impact Fees, Utility Expansion Charges and other development related charges are key strategic tools for implementing the Planned Growth Strategy and the City/County Comprehensive Plan. Section 14-13-1-4 ROA 1994 requires that impact fees be established in a manner fully consistent with the New Mexico Development Fees Act (the “Act”.) The Act defines “land use assumptions” as “a description of the service area and projections of changes in land uses, densities, intensities and population in the service area over at least a five-year period.” The Act states that the city must prepare a capital improvements plan that addresses, among other requirements, the total number of projected service units necessitated by and attributable to new development within the service area based on the approved land use assumptions and calculated in accordance with generally accepted engineering or planning criteria.
(Ord. 7-2004; Am. Ord. 1-2010)