§ 62-723. Findings.

The board of county commissioners makes the following findings and determinations:

(1)

The existing fire/rescue system is not sufficient to accommodate anticipated new development without decreasing the levels of service.

(2)

The fire/rescue facilities level of services standards for the county is determined to be one fire/rescue station per 10,000 people.

(3)

Existing revenue sources are not sufficient to fund capital improvements necessary to accommodate new development.

(4)

New development should contribute its fair share of the costs of providing new facilities necessary to accommodate the new development.

(5)

Impact fees provide a reasonable method of regulating new development in the county to ensure that such new development pays its fair share of the capital costs of governmental services and facilities necessary to accommodate the new development.

(6)

The impact fees set forth in this division are not established at a rate to correct existing deficiencies.

(7)

The impact fees set forth in this division establish a fair and conservative method of assessing new development its fair share costs.

(8)

The impact fees will not fully pay for the costs of fire/rescue capital improvements necessitated by new development, and the county recognizes that the shortfall will have to come from other revenue sources.

(9)

The impact fee districts established in this division ensure that capital improvements to the fire/rescue system will benefit the development located within the district.

(Code 1979, § 14-153; Ord. No. 01-021, § 4, 4-4-01)