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METHODOLOGY: <br />City of Eugene Systems Development Charges <br />APPendix B <br />DEFINITIONS <br />Administrative Charge: the amount charged to each development to cover the cost of developing <br />the methodologies, providing an annual accounting of system development charge expenditures, <br />implementation and 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 construction of public improvements. This cost may be determined by current... <br />market experience, or other reasonable and prudent methods approved by the City Engineer. <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. <br />(2) If an applicant to connect to a wastewater or stormwater facility would result 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 />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 />improvements. <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, development 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 SDC 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 to 16 plumbing fixture units as defined in the State Uniform <br />Plumbing code. <br />May 1, 1997 City of Eugene SDC Methodology Page B-1 <br />__ <br />