The provisions of this Title shall be known as the CITY OF COEUR D’ALENE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE. The purpose of these regulations is to prescribe the procedure whereby developers of land shall pay a Proportionate Share of the cost of providing new Public Facilities and System Improvements needed to serve new growth and development. It is further the purpose of this Title to:
A. Ensure that adequate Public Facilities are available to serve new growth and Development;
B. Promote orderly growth and development by establishing uniform standards by which the City may require that those who benefit from new growth and Development pay a Proportionate Share of the cost of new Public Facilities needed to serve new growth and Development;
C. Ensure that those who benefit from new growth and development are required to pay no more than their Proportionate Share of the cost of Public Facilities needed to serve new growth and Development and to prevent duplicate and ad hoc Development requirements;
D. Establish the procedures and regulations for the collection and expenditure of Development Impact Fees pursuant to the enabling powers granted by the provision of the Idaho Development Impact Fee Act, Title 67, Chapter 82, Idaho Code (the “Act”);
E. Provide the legal and procedural basis for the implementation of Development Impact Fees within the area of city impact; and
F. Ensure that any capital improvement funded wholly or in part with Impact Fee revenue shall first be included in an approved Capital Improvements Plan that lists the Capital Improvements that may be funded with Impact Fee revenues as well as the estimated costs and timing for each improvement. (Ord. 2785 §1, 1996, eff. 1-20-1997; amd. Ord. 3725, 1-2-2024)