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CITY COUNCIL ATLANTA, GEORGIA 21-O-0096 A SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE AS AMENDED BY FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ADOPT THE 2020 DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE STUDY AND ORDINANCE UPDATE (CIE AMENDMENT) IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GEORGIA PLANNING ACT OF 1989; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (FAVORABLE BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE 2/23/21) WHEREAS, new growth and development places additional demands upon public facilities, including parks and recreational facilities, and certain transportation facilities including roads, streets, bridges, rights-of-way, and traffic signals, which demands would not otherwise occur; and WHEREAS, the Georgia Development Impact Fee Act (DIFA) allows cities to adopt their own impact fee ordinances; and WHEREAS, the current City of Atlanta Development Impact Fee Ordinance, adopted by the Atlanta City Council on March 18, 1993, pursuant to 92-O-1817, needs to be updated; and WHEREAS, the City procured the services of Duncan Associates to complete an update to the Development Impact Fee Ordinance to 1) Redefine Levels of Service, 2) Modify Transportation Fee Programming, 3) Change Land Use Categories, 4) Fund Exemptions, and 5) Implement Changes to Impact Fee Program Administration; and WHEREAS, section 110-12-2-.03(d) of the Development Impact Fee Compliance Requirements of the State of Georgia state that whenever a city wants to amend its Capital Improvements Element (CIE) including redefining growth projections, land use assumptions or community goals that would affect system improvements proposed in the CIE, adding new impact fee service areas or a change to the boundaries of existing impact fee service areas, changing service levels established for an existing impact fee service area, or make any other revisions that might have a negative effect or major impact on another jurisdiction or authority then such city must follow the procedures outlined at section 110-12- 2-.04(10) which include holding a public hearing on the CIE Amendment and then submitting the CIE Amendment to the regional development center; and WHEREAS, a public hearing for the City of Atlanta Development Impact Fee Ordinance was held on June 22, 2020; and WHEREAS, the CIE Amendment was transmitted via Resolution 20-R-4007 to the regional development center after the public hearing and then the CIE Amendment was granted Regional and State approval on January 19, 2021. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, HEREBY ORDAINS as follows: Last Updated: 02/25/21 Page 1 of 5 SECTION 1: That the 2020 Development Impact Fee Study, attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by reference, has been hereby approved by the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, as per the requirements of the Development Impact Fee Compliance Requirements. SECTION 2: That the 2020 Impact Fee Ordinance update, attached hereto as Exhibit “B” and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby adopted, as per the requirements of the Development Impact Fee Compliance Requirements. SECTION 3: The Chief Financial Officer is authorized to create the following new revenue accounts in accordance with the 2020 Impact Fee Ordinance update as follows: 3413227 - DIF TRANSPORTATION-North 2020 3413228 - DIF TRANSPORTATION-South 2020 3413229 - DIF TRANSPORTATION-West 2020 3413231 - DIF Parks-North 2020 3413232 - DIF Parks-South 2020 3413233 - DIF Parks-West 2020 3413234 - DIF Fire 2020 3413235 - DIF Police 2020 3413236 - DIF Administrative 2020 SECTION 4: The Chief Financial Officer is authorized to create the following new funding sources in accordance with the 2020 Impact Fee Ordinance update as follows: 91115 - DIF Transportation-North 2020 91116 - DIF Transportation-South 2020 91117 - DIF Transportation-West 2020 91118 - DIF Fire 2020 91119 - DIF Police 2020 91121 - DIF Parks-North 2020 91122 - DIF Parks-South 2020 91123 - DIF Parks-West 2020 91124 - DIF Administrative 2020 21-O-0096 Last Updated: 02/25/21 Page 2 of 5 SECTION 5: The Chief Financial Officer is authorized to create the following new project numbers in accordance with the 2020 Impact Fee Ordinance update as follows: 201074 - DIF Unrestricted Previously Encumbered 201075 - DIF Unrestricted Funds 2020 201076 - DIF Administrative SECTION 6: That the Chief Financial Officer is authorized to amend the FY21 General Government Capital Fund by transferring appropriations as follows: From: 3502-100101-5999901-1320000-201072-91112 101 $95,000 To: 3502-250101-51XXXXX-1320000-201076-91124 101 $95,000 SECTION 7: That the annual expense administration budget be appropriated among the expense accounts, in alignment with Sec. 19-1013(e) of the 2020 Impact Fee Ordinance update as follows: 3502-250101-5XXXXXX-1320000-201076-91124 101 SECTION 8: That position number 00061758 (Project Manager, II) is hereby transferred to and from the accounts below in accordance with the Impact Fee Ordinance update as follows: From: 3502-100101-5111001-1320000-201072-91112 101 To: 3502-250101-5111001-1320000-201076-91124 101 SECTION 9: That the 2020 Development Impact Fee Study, attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and Impact Fee Ordinance update, attached hereto as Exhibit “B” together constitute the CIE Amendment and will be effective six months after the adoption date of this ordinance. SECTION 10: That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby waived to the extent of the conflict. Including but not limited to Atlanta City Code Sec. 2-45 which is hereby waived due to the City’s compliance with the public review process required by State Law at section 110-12-2- .03(d) of the Development Impact Fee Compliance Requirements of the State of Georgia. 21-O-0096 Last Updated: 02/25/21 Page 3 of 5 Impact Fee Study City of Atlanta, Georgia February 2021 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................ 1 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT .................................................................................. 5 TRANSPORTATION ........................................................................................................................ 9 Major Roadway System................................................................................................................... 9 Service Areas .................................................................................................................................. 11 Proximity Analysis ......................................................................................................................... 11 LOS Analysis .................................................................................................................................. 13 Methodology .................................................................................................................................. 15 Travel Demand .............................................................................................................................. 16 Level of Service .............................................................................................................................. 21 Cost per Service Unit .................................................................................................................... 24 Net Cost per Service Unit ............................................................................................................ 25 Net Cost Schedule ......................................................................................................................... 27 PARKS AND RECREATION ....................................................................................................... 29 Service Areas .................................................................................................................................. 29 Methodology .................................................................................................................................. 30 Service Units ................................................................................................................................... 31 Capital Costs................................................................................................................................... 31 Level of Service .............................................................................................................................. 36 Cost per Service Unit .................................................................................................................... 38 Net Cost per Service Unit ............................................................................................................ 38 Net Cost Schedule ......................................................................................................................... 39 FIRE RESCUE .................................................................................................................................. 41 Service Area .................................................................................................................................... 41 Methodology .................................................................................................................................. 41 Service Units ................................................................................................................................... 42
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