Title
Approving an ordinance on second reading with the caption reading: An ordinance of the City of Pflugerville, Texas, Approving Amended Impact Fees and amending chapter 152, implementation of impact fee, of the code of ordinances for the City of Pflugerville, Texas to update the impact fees pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395, Subchapter C; and providing an effective date.
Summary
This agenda item is for the second reading of the proposed ordinance to amend the City’s Impact Fees for water and wastewater as first presented on December 13, 2022. Staff requests consideration and approval of the second reading of the proposed ordinance. The purpose of the proposed ordinance is the adoption and implementation of updated water and wastewater impact fees necessary to recover a portion of costs of providing utility capital improvements; provide an equitable structured approach to assessment of fees; and assessment of impact fees for new growth and development based on capacity consumed accordingly for how much water and wastewater a development will consume. This item supports by the Infrastructure pillar of the Strategic Plan.
The proposed ordinance includes the updated land use assumptions, updated capital improvements plan, cost of capital projects, calculation and tabulation of proposed water and wastewater fees, with corresponding water and wastewater service area map exhibits. Information as proposed for review and discussion prior to action.
Authorized by the State of Texas, impact fees allow municipalities to assess developers and builders a one-time charge in order to finance additional infrastructure necessitated by new residential and commercial developments. In this way, the cost burden of future growth is shared by the new developments. Components consider to determine the proposed water and wastewater Impact Fees include recently constructed improvements with excess capacity to accommodate growth; proposed projects that w...
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