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File #: ORD-0791    Version: Name: RIF Study Update
Type: Ordinance Status: Second Reading
File created: 9/13/2024 In control: Public Works
On agenda: 10/8/2024 Final action:
Title: Approving an ordinance on second reading with a caption reading: An Ordinance of the City of Pflugerville, Texas, amending Title XV: Land Usage, Chapter 152, Subchapter B, Roadway Impact Fees to include an updated roadway impact fee service area map and approving a Roadway Impact Fee Study update incorporated herein; containing severability and repealer clauses; and providing an effective date.
Attachments: 1. Ordinance, 2. Exhibit A - Minor Study Update
Title
Approving an ordinance on second reading with a caption reading: An Ordinance of the City of Pflugerville, Texas, amending Title XV: Land Usage, Chapter 152, Subchapter B, Roadway Impact Fees to include an updated roadway impact fee service area map and approving a Roadway Impact Fee Study update incorporated herein; containing severability and repealer clauses; and providing an effective date.

Summary
The proposed amendment is an adjustment to add a recently annexed parcel (Fuchs Grove and Cameron Road) into Service Area C, as identified in the Roadway Impact Fee Study, which was last amended in October 2023 by Ordinance No. 1612-23-10-10. Unlike water and wastewater impact fees, which can include a service area that is city wide and includes the extraterritorial jurisdiction, roadway service areas are limited to the city limits.
No adjustments are proposed to the impact fee, land use assumptions, or capital improvement plan at this time. The public hearing process is a requirement based on the process requirements outlined in the Roadway Impact Fee Ordinance, as well Texas Local Government Coder Chapter 395.
This item is supported by the Infrastructure pillar of the Strategic Plan.

Background
The Roadway Impact Fee Study, as adopted, established a maximum rate that could be collected per service area and would be applicable to new development or redevelopment that generates an increase in trips from existing uses. No changes are proposed to the rates with the 2024 Update and the rates will remain as follows:
Service Area A: Maximum Assessable Fee per Vehicle Mile = $1,590
Service Area B: Maximum Assessable Fee per Vehicle Mile = $2,916
Service Area C: Maximum Assessable Fee per Vehicle Mile = $3,156
In order incorporate the new acreage from the recent annexation near Fuchs Grove and Cameron Road, the City is required to hold a public hearing and take action after conducting a public hearing.
In accordance with the requirements of Chapter 395 of...

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