METHODOLOGY: <br />City of Eugene Systems Development Charges <br />Appendix A <br />Definitions <br />Administrative Charge: The amount charged to each development to cover the cost of <br />developing the methodologies, providing an annual accounting of system development charge <br />expenditures, implementation and operational costs associated with the SDC program. <br />Accessory Dwelling Unit: As used in the determination of SDC rates, an accessory dwelling unit <br />is any additional residential dwelling unit added to a development site. <br />Acquisition Costs: The indirect or direct amount expended to procure use, possession, rights, <br />or title as related to the construction of public improvements. This cost may be determined by <br />current market experience, or other reasonable and prudent methods approved by the City <br />Engineer. <br />Assessable Costs: The amount of capital improvement costs which are collected through the <br />City's local improvement assessment program as established in City code. This cost has been <br />removed from the total cost of capital improvements in determining the system-specific SDC. <br />"Average Cost" Determination: <br />(1) The average cost of inspecting and installing connections with the wastewater facilities and with <br />the stormwater facilities, which are not part of the SDC as defined in E.C. 7.010, is the connection <br />permit fee established by the City. <br />(2) If an applicant to connect to a wastewater or stormwater facility would result in extraordinary <br />cost of inspecting and installing the connection, nothing in this definition shall prevent the City from <br />requiring the applicant pay such costs. The extraordinary costs may be paid by the applicant in <br />installments as part of the SDC. <br />Average Flow: The typical average daily flow of development, by type of land use. For purposes <br />of calculating the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission SDC, this flow is expressed <br />in terms of a unit of development. <br />BOD: Biochemical Oxygen Demand. The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation <br />of organic matter. <br />City Manager: City Manager or designee. <br />City Engineer: City Engineer or designee. <br />City Traffic Engineer: City Traffic Engineer or designee. <br />Construction Costs: The cost in current fiscal year dollars for construction of future capital <br />i improvements. <br />,` <br />City of Eugene SDC Methodology Definitions, Page A-1 <br />