Words and phrases that are defined in the Act shall have the same definition in this impact fee chapter. For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
IMPACT FEE FACILITIES PLANS or IFFPS: | Means the City's Impact Fee Facilities Plans required by Section 11-36a-301 of the Act, which have been prepared in accordance with the Act and are to be adopted by passage of this chapter. The Impact Fee Facilities Plans are attached hereto as Exhibit "B" and incorporated into this chapter by this reference. |
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY: | Means any construction or expansion of a building, structure or use, any change in use of a building or structure, or any change in the use of land located within the City that creates additional demand and need for public facilities. |
DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL: | Means any written authorization from the City that authorizes the commencement of a development activity. |
CITY: | Means Toquerville City, a municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Utah. |
IMPACT FEE: | Means a payment of money imposed upon development activity as a condition of development approval to mitigate the impact of the development on public infrastructure. "Impact Fee" includes development Impact Fees, but is not a tax, a special assessment, a hookup fee, a building permit fee, a fee for project improvements, or other reasonable permit or application fees. |
IMPACT FEE ANALYSIS or IFAs: | Means the City's written analysis required by Section 11-36a-303 of the Act. The Impact Fee Analyses are attached hereto as Exhibit "B" and incorporated into this chapter by this reference. |
PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS: | Has the same meaning as Utah Code Annotated § 11-36a-102(14) and includes but is not limited to site improvements and facilities that are planned and designed to provide service for development resulting from a development activity and are necessary for the use and convenience of the occupants or users of said development activity. "Project Improvements" do not include "System Improvements" as defined below. |
PROPORTIONATE SHARE: | Has the same meaning as Utah Code Annotated § 11-36a-102(15) and includes the cost of a public facility improvements that is roughly proportionate and reasonably related to the service demands and needs of a development activity. |
PUBLIC FACILITIES: | Has the same meaning as Utah Code Annotated § 11-36a-102(16) and includes Parks and Recreation, Culinary Water, Storm Drain and Transportation and related infrastructure improvements of the City for the City-Wide Service Area. |
SERVICE AREA: | Means the geographic area within the City's municipal boundaries as identified in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated into this chapter by this reference. |
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS: | Has the same meaning as Utah Code Annotated § 11-36a-102(21) and includes both existing public facilities designed to provide services within the service area and to future public facilities identified in the IFFP that are intended to provide service to the service area. "System Improvements" do not include "Project Improvements" as defined above. (Ord. 2021.28, 12-15-2021) |