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<br /> 1 <br /> Therefore, additional capacity needs are determined using the City's existing level of service <br /> or the City's funded level of service. In a similar manner, new development should be credited <br /> for past and future bond payments on infrastructure related existing debt (MWMC) and past <br /> Trunk Sewer Levies. <br /> The general approach used to calculate the development charge for various systems is based <br /> on requirements set forth in ORS 223.297: <br /> • Reimbursement fees "shall promote the objective that future system users contribute no <br /> more than an equitable share to the cost of reserve capacity in the existing facilities." <br /> • Improvement fees shall be established considering "the cost of projected capital <br /> improvements needed to increase the capacity of the systems to which the fee is <br /> related." <br /> • Credits are required for "qualified public improvements." <br /> This general approach is illustrated in Figure 1 and can be outlined in the following steps: <br /> 1) Determine System Service Characteristics. <br /> • system consists of several components (e.g., lines, pump stations, force mains, <br /> manholes are components of the wastewater system). <br /> • establish impact measure -that feature of development that best reflects use of <br /> system capacity (e.g., trips for the transportation system, impervious surface for <br /> the stormwater system, etc.). <br /> ! 2) Determine System Value, induding associated costs such as design, construction, right <br /> of way acquisition and project administration. <br /> • Use replacement cost (current construction costs). <br /> • Determine Non-assessable cost of system. <br /> ~ • Determine ratio of Improvement and Reimbursement portions of charge, if any. <br /> 3) Allocate the system value to the unit of impact e.g., cost per unit of impervious area for <br /> ~ stomiwater system. <br /> 4) Determine the service impact of specific development types (e.g., SFD, mobile home <br /> j parks, etc.). <br /> Final calculations will be rounded to the nearest dollar. <br /> I <br /> March 01, 1997 Methodologies: City of Eugene SDCs Page 3 <br /> <br />