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4 7 Amendment Process and Schedule 1/6/97 Notification of intent to amend tfie SDC Methodology sent to interested parties. 1/21/97 Notice of proposed changes will be provided to City Council and Mayor, published in the Register-Guard, and copies of the proposed methodology changes and fee schedule will be made available far review at Eugene City Hail, Public Works Building Lobby, Permit and Information Center Lobby, and Eugene Public l.(brary. 1/21/97 A 30-day public comment period will open. Those wishing to comment on the proposed changes must do so in writing. These comments should be sent to the Public Works Department via fax (541-882-5032) or by mail to 858 Pearl Street, Eugene, OR 97401. 1/30/97 Public information session will be held in the Sloat Room at the Permit and information Center in the Atrium Building, at 99 W. 10thAvenue from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Staff will be available to respond to questions regarding the proposed changes. 2/20/97 Public comment period will close. 3/1/97 New SDC Methodology and rates will apply to all valid building permits applied for on or crier this date. What Accounts for the Increased Rates? Eugene's arterial and collector network. 'These examples The proposed rate changes are necessary to more accurately are inputs into the Transportation SDC, and bring the analy- reflect the City's actual costs to construct new facilities. No sis into conformance with the assumptions currently being changes are proposed in the basic Council-adopted policies developed for TransPlan, the regional transportation plan- which frame the SDC rate structure. The definition of the ring process. individual "systems" for purposes of cost recovery, and the types of development which participate in individual sys- See the attached table "City of Eugene Current and Proposed tem costs, will remain the same. The increases are reflective SDCs" for a listing of the current and proposed rates. of changed prices for the construction of major capital im- provements needed to serve new development. How Does .Eugene Compare to Other Communities? When the City revised its SDC ordinance in 1991, the rate structure was based in part upon an evaluation of system Many Oregon communities are experiencing increases in costs, including existing reserve capacity as well'as planned construction costs. In 1995, City staff gathered comparative improvements, as described in master plans and the Capi- data for a number of Oregon communities' SDC rates. That tal Improvement Plan (CIP). The cost to construct the information has been updated to reflect current rates. planned system as well as the value of the existing system Eugene's proposed changes would result in fees that are in available to serve new development was reestimated in 1996. the middle of the range relative to these other communities. The analysis shows that these costs have increased onaver- See the attached charts "Comparison of SDCs for 5 Sample age by 65% to 75%, depending upon the system. When the Developments°' for a graphical comparison of rates for five effect of cost adjustments adopted since 1991 is factored out, project types. the resulting fee increases range from 40-50%, again vary- ~ ' ~ ' ing by the individual system. ~ • ~ r The annual inflation adjustments which have been put in The following documents are available by requesting cop- place since 1991 relied on a national index (the Engineering ies from the Public Works Department at 682-5291: News-Record Construction Cost Index) which has not kept pace with the inflation in construction costs locally. Just as • The proposed SDC Methodology document showing the average price to construct a single family home has in- text to be changed. creased 60%-65% since 1991, the cost to construct streets, • The financial analysis prepared for the City by Lane sewers, bike paths, and parks has risen dramatically in re- Council of Governments regarding changes in construc- sponse to a number of local economic factors. These in- tion costs. elude the price of land (a particularly strong factor in the Parks SDC), the high demand for construction material and If your organization would like to request a brief presenta- laborers,and the effect of environmental and legal changes. tion by staff regarding the proposed changes, please call tlj SDC Coordinator at 682-6823. In addition, the City main- The final proposed rates also reflect the effect of updating tains a list of interested parties who are notified of changes non-cost variables in the methodology, such as the average to the SDC methodology and rates. In order to add your trip length, and the percentage of each trip which uses name to the list, please contact the SDC Coordinator.