Introduction to Impact Fees Affordable Housing Advisory Committee February 22, 2021 Purpose . Manatee County Comprehensive Plan . A long-term plan to meet current and future community needs . Establishes level of service . Establishes goals and objectives of how we will grow . Manatee County Land Development Code . Implements the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan 2 County’s Comprehensive Plan . Objective 10.1.3. - Non-Ad Valorem Funding Sources. Maximum utilization of user fees, intergovernmental transfers, and other funding sources to limit reliance on local ad valorem revenues for funding capital improvements. Policy 10.1.3.1. Use impact fees as a means of establishing and paying for future development's proportionate cost of capital improvements for public facilities necessary to maintain adopted levels of service, where there is demonstrated nexus between impact of the future development and the capital facilities needed to address any such impact. Policy 10.1.3.3. Establish and utilize other appropriate funding sources for capital projects to minimize reliance on ad valorem revenues for capital expenditures. 3 Manatee County Population Projections 4 Why We Have Impact Fees? . New construction increases demand for County services like law enforcement, parks and roads . When new homes or businesses are built, a one-time impact fee is collected . Helps ensure new development pays its share of the costs incurred by the County to accommodate its increased population . Chosen as primary funding of Board for funding capacity-adding infrastructure . Fees are for capacity improvements of development and cannot be used to play catch-up for deficiencies or for operations 5 History . Since 1986, the County has implemented impact fees for transportation, parks, public safety and law enforcement . In 2015, the County added library facilities as a component to fund expansion of the library system . Dec 2015 impact fee study adopted with gradual - 3 phase approach: . April 2016 effective date - 80% . April 2017 new impact fee schedule - 90% . March 2018 Board voted to keep fee at 90% 6 Impact Fee Study . Provides the technical support to the fee schedule and methodology . Reality of a ratio of infrastructure to current population . Reflects the level of service standards . Accurately portrays growth needs . Updates cost, credit and demand components for all fees . Goal & required to be a FAIR FEE 7 Timing of Impact Fee Study . Comply with Impact Fee Act - Florida Statutes Chapter 163.31801 . Comply with Impact Fee Ordinance – Chapter 11 of the Land Development Code (LDC) . Based on most recent and localized data, so new study necessary every 4-5 years . Should be reflective of current requirements 8 Preview of the 2020 Impact Fee Update Study, including a Comparisons to the 2015 Impact Fee Study Slides 10-? 9 Residential Fund Components assessed . Law Enforcement . Public Safety (EMS, etc.) . Multi-Modal Transportation . Libraries . Parks and Natural Resources . Educational (not part of this study) . Administrative 10 Residential Land Use Differences 2015 2020 Single-Family Detached Single-Family Detached Townhouse/Duplex Townhouse/Duplex Manufactured Home Manufactured Home Multi-Family/Other Multi-Family/Other 1,000 sf or less 1,000 sf or less 1,001-1,300 sf 1,001-1,300 sf 1,301-1,700 sf 1,301-1,700 sf 1,701-2,200 sf 1,701-2,200 sf 2,201 sf or greater 2,201 sf or greater Changed from # bedrooms per Recommend Assessing dwelling type (2011 study) to “Congregate Care/ALF” separately square feet of each dwelling unit - no longer grouping them with (2015 study) nursing homes 11 Maintain 4 Road Impact Benefit Districts 12 Technical Study Summary 13 Impact Fee Comparison Public Safety & Law Enforcement 14 Impact Fee Comparison Library Facilities 15 Impact Fee Comparison Parks and Recreation 16 Impact Fee Comparison Multi-Modal Transportation 17 Affordable Housing Current LDC Language . Section 1108.6 “Manatee County may pay from legally available funds any Impact or Facilities Investment Fees charged against any Impact-Generating Land Development that has entered into a Land Use Restriction Agreement ensuring that the Impact- Generating Land Development meets those standards established by Manatee County for an affordable housing project. “ 18 Affordable Housing Recent Legislation . House Bill 7103 (2019) “A county, municipality, or special district may provide an exception or waiver for an impact fee for the development or construction of housing that is affordable, as defined in f.s. 420.9071. If a county, municipality, or special district provides such an exception or waiver, it is not required to use any revenues to offset the impact." 19 Affordable Housing Reduce/Waive Impact fees . No data to support reducing or waiving impact fees for affordable housing . Begin assessing at 1,000 square feet . Currently do not assess impact fees for Guest Houses . Policy decision of the Board of County Commissioners . Discussion of suggested considerations to reduce/waive fee 20 Impact Fee Update Study Schedule . Board of County Commission Work session . Held Jan 19, 2021 . Stakeholder Engagement . Throughout February 2021 . Planning Commission Work Session Report . Feb 11, 2021 . Planning Commission – Consistency Findings . March 11, 2021 . Board of County Commission - Adoption . April 15, 2021 21 Questions, please contact: Nicole Knapp x7824 [email protected] Elaine Barker x3844 [email protected] 22 Manatee County Impact Fee Update Study DRAFT Report January 8, 2021 Prepared for: Manatee County Government 1112 Manatee Avenue West 3rd Floor Bradenton, Florida 34205 ph (941) 748‐4501 Prepared by: Tindale Oliver 1000 N. Ashley Dr., Suite 400 Tampa, Florida 33602 ph (813) 224‐8862 fax (813) 226‐2106 E‐mail: [email protected] 0690050‐00.19 DRAFT REPORT Manatee County Impact Fee Update Study Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1 Methodology ................................................................................................................. 1 Legal Overview .............................................................................................................. 2 Land Use Changes/Additions ......................................................................................... 5 II. PUBLIC SAFETY ............................................................................................................ 6 Facility Inventory ........................................................................................................... 6 Service Area and Population .......................................................................................... 9 Level of Service .............................................................................................................. 10 Cost Component ............................................................................................................ 11 Credit Component ......................................................................................................... 12 Net Public Safety Impact Cost ........................................................................................ 14 Calculated Public Safety Impact Fee Schedule ............................................................... 14 Public Safety Impact Fee Schedule Comparison ............................................................ 15 III. LAW ENFORCEMENT .................................................................................................... 17 Facility Inventory ........................................................................................................... 17 Service Area and Population .......................................................................................... 19 Level of Service .............................................................................................................. 20 Cost Component ............................................................................................................ 21 Credit Component ......................................................................................................... 22 Net Law Enforcement Impact Cost ................................................................................ 24 Calculated Law Enforcement Impact Fee Schedule ....................................................... 24 Law Enforcement Impact Fee Schedule Comparison ..................................................... 26 IV. LIBRARY FACILITIES ...................................................................................................... 28 Facility Inventory ........................................................................................................... 28 Service Area and Population .......................................................................................... 30 Level of Service .............................................................................................................. 30 Cost Component ............................................................................................................ 31 Credit Component ......................................................................................................... 33 Net Library Facilities Impact Cost ................................................................................... 34 Tindale Oliver Manatee County January 2021 i Impact Fee Update Study DRAFT REPORT Calculated