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METHODOLOGIES:., <br />City of Eugene Systems,Development Charges <br />Appendix B <br />DEFINITIONS <br />Administrative Charge:- the amount charged to each development to cover the costs of complying <br />with the. provisions of the new state- law. Includes the cost of developing the. methodologies, <br />providingan annual:-accounting of system development charge expenditures,.implementation and <br />operational costs associated with the SDC program. <br />Acquisition Costs: the indirect or direct amount expended to procure use, possession, rights, or <br />title as related to the constructionof public improvements. This cost maybe determined by current <br />. market experience, or other reasonable and prudent methods. - <br />Assessable Costs: the amount of capital improvement costs which are collected through the City's <br />local improvement assessment program as established in City code. This cost has been- removed <br />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. Such fees. are hereby determined not to exceed the cost of <br />inspecting and installing such a connection. <br />{2) If an applicant to connect to a wastewater or stormwater facility would;resuit in extraordinary cost <br />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 />Construction Costs, -the cost. in current fscal year dollars for construction of futufe capital <br />improvements. These costs are determined as part of the development of the Capital Improvements , <br />Program. <br />Cost of Service: the calculation of a "per unit' cost to the City of providing system-specific capacity <br />(e.g., wastewater collection capacity). <br />.Development Types: as used in determining SDC rates, developmerit is categorized depending <br />on the. relative impact. Primarily a factor in the Transportation SDC. where development is charged <br />according to .the different trip rates assigned to development types. <br />EDU: Equivalent Dwelling Unit -,used in the wastewater SOC as a basis for determining the relative <br />impact or.service used by different types of development. Represents the use of capacity that is <br />.approximately. equal to that of a single dwelling unit. For the purposes. of setting the Wastewater <br />SDC, an equivalent dwelling unit is equal fo 16 plumbing fixture units as defined in the State Uniform <br />Plumbing code. <br />March 01, 1.997 Methodologies: City. of Eugene SDCs ' Page B-1 <br />