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 Capital Costs................................................................................................................................... 42 Level of Service .............................................................................................................................. 44 Cost per Service Unit .................................................................................................................... 46 Net Cost per Service Unit ............................................................................................................ 46 Net Cost Schedule ......................................................................................................................... 47 POLICE .............................................................................................................................................. 49 Service Area .................................................................................................................................... 49 Methodology .................................................................................................................................. 49 Service Units ................................................................................................................................... 49 Capital Costs................................................................................................................................... 50 Level of Service .............................................................................................................................. 51 Cost per Service Unit .................................................................................................................... 53 Net Cost per Service Unit ............................................................................................................ 53 Net Cost Schedule ......................................................................................................................... 54 CURRENT SYSTEM EVALUATION ......................................................................................... 57 Legal Framework ........................................................................................................................... 57 Study Methodology ....................................................................................................................... 60 Land Use Categories ..................................................................................................................... 63 Exemptions .................................................................................................................................... 67 Eligible Expenditures .................................................................................................................... 76 Administrative Procedures ........................................................................................................... 77 Summary of Findings and Recommendations .......................................................................... 83 APPENDIX A: EXISTING AND PROJECTED LAND USE ............................................. 86 APPENDIX B: AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE ................................................................ 102 APPENDIX C: FUNCTIONAL POPULATION ................................................................... 104 APPENDIX D: MAJOR STREET INVENTORY ................................................................. 108 APPENDIX E: OUTSTANDING DEBT ................................................................................ 119 APPENDIX F: PARK INVENTORY ....................................................................................... 120 APPENDIX G: COMPARATIVE FEES ................................................................................. 129 APPENDIX H: IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................................... 136 APPENDIX I: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS ........................................................... 137 List of Tables Table 1. Current Impact Fees ............................................................................................................ 2 Table 2. Updated Impact Fee Summary .......................................................................................... 3 Table 3. Growth-Related Transportation Improvement Needs .................................................. 7 Table 4. Growth-Related Park Improvement Needs .................................................................... 7 Table 5. Growth-Related Fire Rescue Improvement Needs ........................................................ 7 Table 6. Growth-Related Police Improvement Needs .................................................................. 8 Table 7. Tiered Single-Family Trip Rates ...................................................................................... 18 Table 8. Expected Vehicle-Miles of Travel ................................................................................... 19 Table 9. Local Travel Demand Adjustment Factor ..................................................................... 20 Table 10. Transportation Service Unit Multipliers ....................................................................... 20 Table 11. Transportation Demand, 2020-2040 ............................................................................ 21 Table 12. Transportation Construction Costs per Mile .............................................................. 22 Table 13. Right-of-Way Costs per Lane-Mile ............................................................................... 22 Table 14. Transportation System Replacement Cost ..................................................................