The board finds that:
A. Purpose: The purpose of such fees is to replace the water delivery capacity owned by the district and still allow for the growth of residential and other development.
B. Fee Imposition: There is a reasonable relationship between imposing such capacity fees on all development because all such development uses water capacity.
C. Anticipated Growth: Because of the anticipated growth in residential housing demand, the existing potable water capacity owned by the district will be consumed by residential development long before the vacant land inside the district's current boundaries is fully occupied. When residential development occurs, without such fees being collected by the district, the existing water capacity will already have been used. If all of the unused capacity of the potable water wells is used, then no development could occur inside the district unless funding from the state or the federal government was obtained. Since such funds are difficult to obtain, development would be greatly delayed or might not occur at all, which is not in the best interests of the residents of the district.
D. Size Of Capacity Fees: The size of the capacity fees shall be determined by the board of the district by resolution. No such fee shall be set unless it is determined by the board to bear a reasonable relationship to the cost of the public facilities attributable to the development on which the fee is imposed. Each such resolution which sets the amount of the fees shall identify the public facility for which the fee is charged and the method of determining the amount of the fee. (Ord. 09-230, 1-8-2009)