This title is intended to provide a method whereby the burdens of installing public improvements, the need for which is created by residential, commercial, and industrial development projects and which will benefit certain land in addition to such development projects, will be required to be borne by all of the land so benefitted. Areas of benefit may be identified and fees chargeable to such lands may be imposed in accordance with the procedures set forth in this title. It is further the intent of this title that all such development projects which impact surrounding properties and create a need for new or expanded public improvements be required to dedicate land, construct improvements and/or pay impact fees sufficient to mitigate all adverse environmental and infrastructure impacts. To this end, areas of impact may be identified, the need for improvements within such area determined, and the proportionate responsibility of any development project for such cost fixed by the method or methods set forth in this title. This may be done within certain areas of the city prior to the submission of development projects or in connection with specific development project applications.
(Ord. 91-06-1100 § 1 (part))