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AGENDA
CITY OF COLLEYVILLE
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Monday January 12, 2004 at 6:30 p.m.
CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
100 Main Street
Call to Order and Roll Call by Chairman Jeff Wall:
Bruce Kelly, Bob Culley, Earl Swift, Jeff Byerly, Bud Sellers, Mark Jones,
Larry Cole, Andrew Wayne, and Jeff Wall
Approval of Minutes of the past meeting - August 12, 2002
Agenda Items:
1. Discussion of a draft proposal by Grady Walker to the Capital Recovery
Fee Ordinance for secondary meters for irrigation purposes, Case G-03-
036
2. Staff Reports
Adjournment
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Impact Fee Advisory Committee
Minutes - August 12, 2002
Page 1 of 2 - Draft Copy
Vice Chairman Wall called the regular meeting of the City of Colleyville Impact Fee Advisory
Committee to order at 6:00 P.M. on August 12, 2002.
Roll Call:
Present:
Jeff Wall, Bob Culley, Mark Jones, Bud Sellers, Larry
Cole
Absent:
Earl Swift, Andrew Wayne, Jo Ann Gasper, Mark Hollis
Staff:
Barry LeBaron, Clayton Husband, Jan Levy
Approval of Minutes:
July 23, 2001
Bob Culley moved to approve the minutes of the July 23, 2001 meeting as written. Bud
Sellers seconded the motion. The motion passed by a unanimous "Aye" voice vote.
Barry LeBaron informed the members that a copy of the draft minutes would be sent to them as
soon as they are completed. He told them that the committee meets infrequently and this way the
information would be fresh so they could make comments or corrections.
CONSIDERATION OF THE APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO IMPACT FEES, CASE G-02-025
Barry LeBaron conducted an orientation and informed the committee what impact fees are and
how Colleyville has gotten where they are today in the assessment and collection of impact fees.
He said that the City is required to have a ten-year plan for the collection of impact fees.
Barry told the committee during the past session of the Texas Legislature, revisions were made to
Chapter 395 of the Local Government Code regarding impact fees charged by municipalities, and
informed them of the measures the City took to comply with the legislation. He said the City
employed the services of Government Resource Associates, LCC to evaluate Colleyville's fee
structure and make recommendations if the City was not collecting the maximum allowable fee.
He displayed overheads relating to the report.
Larry Cole said the chart stipulates fees for a 0/." meter, but the City of Colleyville requires a 1"
water line for any new house being built in the City. He asked if the City, by law, has a right to
require 1" water lines for new construction when 0/." lines are adequate. Mr. LeBaron said he will
probably eliminate the 0/." water line from the chart.
Mr. LeBaron then displayed the chart for the sewer impact fees and discussed why the sewer
impact fees were lower. He then displayed the roadway impact fee table and discussed the actual
impact fees on a typical single-family home.
Mr. LeBaron informed the committee that when the state law as passed in 1988 it stipulated how a
Capital Improvements Advisory Committee was to be formed. He said that Colleyville set up their
committee by appointing the Planning and Zoning commissioners to the committee and appointing
Impact Fee Advisory Committee
Minutes - August 12, 2002
Page 2 of 2 - Draft Copy
one representative from the development industry and one representative from the real estate
industry to the committee.
Vice Chairman Wall asked for comments or questions from the committee. It was discussed that
the City Council will still adhere to the percentages of collection as set forth in the last revision to
the ordinance. Barry LeBaron explained the collection system for perimeter street improvement
requirements and how that system is based on the thoroughfare plan network within the City
versus how the roadway impact fee structure is determined. It was noted by Larry Cole that the
perimeter street improvement fees are not as restrictive as roadway impact fees.
Mark Jones moved to recommend approval of the report and forwarding the reports to the
City Council with a recommendation to adopt the revised impact fees in accordance with
the recommendation of the consultant. Bob Culley seconded the motion. The motion
passed by unanimous "Aye" voice vote.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jan Levy
Planning & Zoning Assistant
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
AGENDA BRIEFING
Agenda Date:
Subject:
January 12, 2004
Discussion of proposal by Mr. Grady Walker to amend the Water
Impact Fee Ordinance for secondary meters for irrigation
purposes, Case G-03-036
Backqround
At the June 3, 2003, City Council meeting, Mr. Grady Walker requested a waiver of the
water impact fee for a second water meter for his residence. The purpose of the
second water meter was to separate the lawn irrigation system from the domestic water
service that is connected to his residence in order to increase water pressure in his
home while the irrigation system is activated. The City Council denied his request.
Mr. Walker subsequently requested an audience with the City Council at the November
4, 2003, Pre-Council meeting to present and discuss a draft amendment to the water
impact fee ordinance. It was the City Council's preference to request the Capital
Improvements Advisory Committee's review of the proposed changes being offered by
Mr. Walker.
Current Impact Fee Ordinance
The Colleyville Land Development Code requires the payment of impact fees for water
service each time a new water meter and/or tap is set. The impact fee is paid either at
the time a meter is requested or at the time a building permit is issued for a new
structure on a vacant lot. The impact fee for a 1" meter, the size typically serving most
single-family residences, is $2,936.
Impact fees are collected and placed into a fund to pay for the upgrade and expansion
of the water system required by the additional demand placed on the system for new
connections. State law allows cities to collect impact fees so that existing customers
are not charged higher monthly volume charges to pay for new facilities required by new
growth.
Mr. Walker's Proposal
Mr. Walker has developed an ordinance (see attachment) that would provide for an
exemption of the water impact fee for an existing residence when adding a second
meter for irrigation purposes. Mr. Walker claims that the addition of a second water
meter specifically for a lawn irrigation system will not place an additional demand on the
water system.
Agenda Item No. 1 - Page 1
Financial Impact
The City has approximately 7,200 active water meter accounts. However, there is no
information currently available to determine the number of residences that also have
automatic irrigation systems. There are over two hundred residential properties in
Colleyville that have separate water meters for their irrigation systems and these
customers have paid the applicable water impact fee in addition to the regular tapping
and connection fees for the additional meter.
If the proposed ordinance amendment were approved, it is not possible for staff to
accurately estimate of the number of existing residential customers that would request a
separate water meter for a lawn irrigation system. Nor can staff make an accurate
estimate of the number of new home construction builders that would have a second
meter set for irrigation purposes.
Staff Analvsis
Staff is concerned over the unintended consequences that such an amendment may
have and the long term effects on the impact fee fund when it is time to pay for needed
water system improvements. The current water and sewer impact fees were approved
by the City Council by ordinance 0-99-1199 on January 18, 2000. They were later
adjusted on October 21, 2002, with the approval of ordinance 0-02-1367 to bring the
rate structure into compliance with Senate Bill 243.
The capital improvements plans for the water and sewer systems and the associated
impact fees currently being used and collected were prepared by the firm Kimberly Horn
and Associates, located in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1999. If the Capital Improvements
Advisory Committee feels that Mr. Walker's proposal warrants further study, staff
recommends the employment of a qualified professional engineering firm to review the
proposal.
Chapter 395 of the Texas Local Government Code requires communities that collect
impact fees revise and update their capital improvements plan every five years. Funds
will be requested in the FY05 budget to prepare the required update.
Recommendation
Denial
Attachments
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Agenda Item No. 1 - Page 2
Attachment
Proposed Ordinance Amendment
by
Mr. Grady Walker
PROPOSED
AMENDMENT
Chapter 13 Impact Fees
Land Development Code
City of Colleyville, Texas
DRAFT
Version 1.0
Modifications
Date Editors Version Comments
June 23, 2003 GM Walker 1.0 Initial write.up.
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Table of Contents
1 INTR 0 D U CTI ON...... .................................................. ................................... ............ 4
2 IRRIGA TION AMMEND MENTS ............................................................................. 4
2.1 Irrigation Meter Use........................................................................................................4
2.2 Base Irrigation Meter Size .............................................................................................. 4
2.3 New Meter To Existing Residence ................................................................................. 4
2.4 New Meter To Vacant Land Or No Residence .............................................................4
3 IMPACT FEE TABLES .............................................................................................4
3.1 New Meter To Existing Residence ................................................................................. 5
3.2 Upgrade Existing Residential Water Meter .................................................................. 5
3.3 New Irrigation Meter To Vacant LandINo Residence .................................................5
4 USE CASE SENARIOS..............................................................................................5
4.1 Upgrading Existing Residence........................................................................................5
4.2 Installation Of New Irrigation Meter To Existing Residence...................................... 5
4.3 Installation Of New Irrigation Meter To Vacant Land Or No Residence.................. 6
4.4 Property Is Subdivided With Existing Irrigation Meter.............................................. 6
4.5 Existing Home Is Rebuilt ................................................................................................ 6
5 IMPACT TO EX/STING WATER SERVICE AND IMPACT FEES...................... 6
6 SUMMAR Y........................................ .......................................... ........................ ........ 7
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1 INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this document is to provide an amendment to "Chapter 13 Impact Fees" to the existing
"Land Development Code", for the purpose of addressing irrigation meters. The existing ordinance is
focused on new development and makes no explicit provisions for irrigation meters.
At present there are two hundred seventy (270) irrigation meters, of which, approximately two
hundred ten (210) are at Colleyville residence. This constitutes two point nine percent (2.9%) of the
seven thousand one hundred forty five (7145) total meters in the City ofColleyville.
The following proposal is submitted to help Citizens who request or require new meters or upgrades
to existing meters, for the purpose of irrigation. These amendments are meant to clarify any
confusion, or concern on current and future use, current and future impact fees and current and future
impact to the water services infrastructure.
2 IRRIGATION AMMENDMENTS
The following amendments identify the proposed specific changes:
2.1 Irrigation Meter Use
Irrigation meters so identified may not be used for any other purpose.
a) Meters identified for the purpose of irrigation may not be used for residence, commercial,
home business or any other purpose.
b) In the event the existing property is re-platted for the purpose of subdividing, impact fees
will be collected at the time the permits are issued. (as per the current ordinance)
c) In the event the existing property has already been platted, and will be subdividing,
impact fees will be collected at the time permits are issued.
2.2 Base Irrigation Meter Size
Irrigation meters will be %" x 5/8" as the base standard.
Note: Any larger meters will require an increased impact fee equal to the current delta.
See Impact Fee Tables Section 3
2.3 New Meter To Existing Residence
a) will require payment of existing permit and service fees
b) will NOT require impact fees for standard '/.," x 5/8" meter
c) will require service to the existing residence be active
2.4 New Meter To Vacant Land Or No Residence
a) will require payment of existing permit and service fees
b) WILL require impact fees based on current model
3 IMPACT FEE TABLES
The following Impact Fee tables details the impact fee rate schedule for irrigation meters:
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3.1 New Meter To Existing Residence
Meter Type Meter Size Actual Water Impact Fee
Collected
Simnle 'j.," x 5/8" $0
Simnle I" 800
Simnle 1-112" 3465
Simnle,Comnound 2" 6664
Turbine 2" 8797
Comnound 3" 14,127
Table 1
Note: This table is based on a zero dollar cost for the base meter. An increase in size from the base meter
size of %" x 5/8", will incur an impact fees equal to the difference of the current base meter fee and the
desired meter size as detailed in the current fee schedule "Exhibit 13-G", Chapter 13 of the Land
Development Code, Rev 10/0 1102. This table has pre-calculated the actual impact cost to the residence
based on current impact rates. All available meter sizes have not been listed within the table.
3.2 Upgrade Existing Residential Water Meter
If a residence elects to increase the current meter size, which increases the Living Unit Equivalents
(LUE's), the impact fees will be assessed as detailed in "Table I" Section 3.1. This is based on the
existing Land Development Code, Chapter 13, Section 13.13F "Notification Due to Increased Service
Units".
3.3 New Irrigation Meter To Vacant LandINo Residence
Installation of a new meter to vacant land or vacant lot with no residential structure, constitutes "new
development" and would incur impact fees based on the current rate fee schedule "Exhibit 13-G", Chapter
13 of the Land Development Code, Rev 10/01102.
4 USE CASE SENARIOS
The following Use Case Scenarios are meant to identifY and address potential concerns for misuse or
impact to the existing water service use projections.
4.1 Upgrading Existing Residence
Impact fees are collected based on the current model.
i.e. A residence wants to upgrade there existing %" x 5/8" meter to a 1" meter. The impact fee would be
$800. All permit and service fees apply.
4.2 Installation Of New Irrigation Meter To Existing Residence
No impact fee is collected on the base meter. An increase in the size, greater than the base, will impose a
rate based on the current model.
i.e A residence request to add a separate additional meter. There would be no impact fee for a ';.," x 5/8"
meter. All permit and service fees apply. If the request for a new separate meter is for a meter larger than
the base, %" x 5/8", then an impact fee, SEE Table I, would apply. i.e. If the meter size was I", then the
impact fee would be $800. All permit and service fees apply.
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4.3 Installation Of New Irrigation Meter To Vacant Land Or No Residence
Impact fees are collected based on the current model.
i.e If a new base, %" x 5/8", meter is installed at a vacant lot, the impact fee would be $1,866. All permit
and service fees apply.
4.4 Property Is Subdivided With Existing Irrigation Meter
Impact fees are collected based on the current model if the property is re-platted. In the event the property
does not require re-platting, then impact fees will be collected at the time permits are issued.
i.e. If a property is re-platted or does not require re-platting, and the existing irrigation meter is located in a
different lot than the original residence lot for which it was installed, the meter may be connected to the
new residence after current impact fees have been paid. No additional permit and service fees for the water
meter applies. The normal plumbing inspection would be required. The plumbing inspection or final
occupancy inspection would/could be used to insure the impact fee has been collected. An additional check
and balance could be at the time of the permit and impact fee for the wastewater. The impact fees collected
would be $1,866.
NOTE: All meters must be located on the property, which they will service.
A meter is not located on the property which it will service, will constitute and require a new
service and require impact fees based on meter size. All permit and service fees apply.
i.e. New service is requested to a home that adjoins a property that has service and a separate irrigation
meter. The irrigation meter may not be used for the new residence and the impact fee for a new
base, 'I." x 5/8" meter is $1,866. All permit and service fees apply.
4.5 Existing Home Is Rebuilt
If an existing home has an irrigation meter that is larger than the residence meter, and the existing home is
tom down or rebuilt, the meter usage maybe reversed, and so identified, at no additional cost.
Note: There is no additional cost due to the fact the impact fees associated with the normal increase in
Living Unit Equivalents (LUE's) have been paid. The meter that was connected to the residence will now
be identified as irrigation for the purposes of billing and future use.
5 IMPACT TO EXISTING WATER SERVICE AND IMPACT FEES
The impact to the existing water service infrastructure will be negligible at most. With Colleyville being an
established community that is quickly reaching build out, water usage based on historical data is well
known for the existing homes. As most homes are locate within an existing subdivision the likelihood of
changes in external irrigation habits, that significantly increase usage, as the result of installation of a
separate meter, is highly unlikely. The likelihood that a change of occupancy of a home, is going to
significantly impact usage on an existing residence, is very low. As a result, where existing homes, on
larger lots, are tom down and luxury homes are built, the water consumption of a couple residing within a
2,000 sq. ft home versus a family of six (6) in a 10,000 sq. ft home is minimal. Projections are made based
on the meter size potential. Since the old and new home both use a base meter size of 'I." by 5/8" the
projections for water service requirements, would remain the same.
As the "footprint" of the home increases, as well as the driveway, sitting and patio areas, the amount of
area to be irrigated decreases. Please note that many homes within Colleyville have existing wells and
many of the new luxury homes being built on larger lots, are opting to install or currently have shallow
wells.
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It is important to note that most future housing development is planned for subdivisions thus limiting the
request/need for separate irrigation meters. Separate or upgraded meters still carry the existing permit and
service fees and ALL request for meters greater than the base of 'I." x 5/8", will require an impact fee.
6 SUMMARY
In summary it is not anticipated that the request for separate meters will be significant. In any event, the
increased number of meters to existing residence will have a negligible impact at most. As for ALL other
scenarios, both current and future, the impact, as represented by the impact fee structure, remains the same.
However these changes have removed the possibility of misuse not addressed in our current city ordinance.
They also maintain the existing model of investment recovery for new development and increased demand
through meter upgrades in both the residence and irrigation.
Please let me know if there are any questions, concerns, or comments.
Regards
Grady Walker
(w) 972-497-2594
(h) 817-498-6402
gradv walker(iV,hp.com
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