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METHODOLOGIES:. <br />City of Eugene Systems Developrnent Charges <br />fFe~~~a~y-1-,993}.March 01, 1997 <br />1.0 Introduction <br />The City's au#hority to establish and adopt system development charges {SDCs) `is granted <br />by the Eugene Charter of 1975 and by ORS 223.208 and 223.297: - 223:314. By virtue of that <br />authority the C+ty adopted Eugene Cade, '1871, sections 7.700 - 77.740 an±d related provisidns. <br />For the purpose of interpreting E.C. 7.700 through 7.740 and this document,- the public record before <br />the Council and the special SDC Task Force established by the Council, shall constitute the. <br />legislative history. Other Administrative determinations that`are used byCity Staff #a ~nterpre# <br />the 'SDC Methodology application are ocated in the SDC Credit Policy and Procedures <br />_ ,.:< <br />manual. <br />In addition to the methodologies for each system contained herein, {except :for Appendix A whrch <br />was adopted by the Counci!°) the followingappendices are adopted and made a part. hereof: ` <br />A: System Development Charges Ordinance <br />B: Definition of Terrns, May 8, 1991. <br />C: Transportation System Charge Detail <br />D: er] {tlfastewater System Charge Detail <br />E: {:5terrrt~evver] Stai-mwat~r System Charge Detail <br />F: Parks System Charge .Detail <br />G: Cuircertt,~fear~S#~C ~ Schedule end 1=orrnula Qet~.~[ <br />a .,.. F ,. ,,. ,.. .,. ,. , , . ; <br />•, <br />1.1 Basis for Charge <br />Systems Development Charges (SDC) have been collected and used by the City of Eugene <br />since 1978. They are presently collected on all new development in the City and are used to <br />fund a portion of the construction. of infrastructure--e.g., transportation; erj <br />_ wastewacf~^; {:~tor~r-sewer} s#~it~~:and parks---required to support new development, . <br />These SDCs help the City provide for increased capacity needs, maintain health and safety <br />standards, and recoup a portion of the community's investment in specific infrastructure <br />reserve Capacity that is already in-place:. <br />Sound planning requires future demands on .each. system be anticipated, and that reserve <br />capacity needed to serve future users be built in. By preparing for this growth, standards for <br />community infrastructure are maintained-and the community can prosper with new develop- <br />ment. <br />The Metropohtan.Area General Rlan and ameridinents fMetroWan} includes the following <br />goals and policies related to the financing of new development; <br />Proposed Methodologies: City of Eugene SDCs, (Effective .March 01,..1997) Page 1 <br />