The purpose and intent of this chapter are:
(a) To establish uniform procedures for the imposition, calculation, collection, expenditure, and administration of impact fees imposed on new development;
(b) To assure that new development contributes its fair and proportionate share towards the costs of public facilities reasonably necessitated by such new development;
(c) To ensure that new development benefits from the provision of the public facilities provided with the proceeds of impact fees;
(d) To ensure that impact fees collected pursuant to this chapter are expended only on public facilities the demand for which is generated by the new development against which the fees are assessed;
(e) To ensure that impact fees assessed pursuant to this chapter are proportionate in amount to the degree of impact new development has on public facilities; and
(f) To ensure that all applicable legal standards and criteria are properly incorporated in these procedures.
(Ord. 2007-45. Passed 8-21-07.)