Developers now required to pay impact fees for road upgrades (Printed Jan. 10, 2008)
Posted by Register Editor at 1/16/2008 1:00 PM and is filed under Transportation,Development,Budget and Taxes,Zoning and Planning,Sanford,Renee Worthing 
By Renee Worthing
Register Reporter
With the unanimous approval of a road impact fee ordinance during the Sanford Town Council meeting Jan. 2, developers must now pitch in an impact fee to help defray the cost of upgrading certain intersections that may be effected by the new development.
The ordinance imposes impact fees on land development requiring review under the towns subdivision ordinance or site plan review under the town’s zoning ordinance.
It also imposes impact fees on all new development or re-development that requires the issuance of a building permit by the town and that generates new traffic in town.
Developments, including residential, that generate less than 20 “peak hour” trips in the evening will be assessed a flat fee of $708 per unit for single family homes, $435 per apartment and $365 per condominium.
Office space will be assessed a fee of $1,045 per 1,000-square-feet, retail space will cost the developer $1,736 per 1,000-square-feet and general office space will be levied with a $688 per-square-foot fee.
According to the road impact fee document, all new development or re-development that generates more than 20 peak hours trips in the “p.m. peak hour” will be required to submit a traffic study to the town engineer as a the basis for the impact fee calculation.
The collected fees will be placed into road impact fee trust funds created for specific intersections, including Route 109/Route 99, Route 109/Jagger Mill Road, Route 4/Jagger Mill Road, Route 4/School Street and Route 109/Route 4.
The fees may be used to construct new through lanes, turn lanes, bridges, drainage facilities in conjunction with new roadways, as well as the purchase and installation of traffic signals, construction of curbs, medians and shoulders and relocating utilities.
According to the road impact fee document, the funds may not be used for periodic or routine maintenance.
During a previous council meeting, Sanford Planning Director James Gulnac proposed a 60/40 split with developers, but some councilors said they were concerned that a high split would discourage new development and business.
Sanford Economic Affairs Director Les Stevens also expressed concern that a 60/40 split with developers may be too much of a financial burden on developers.
The proposal was modified to reflect a 50/50 split with developers.
To contact Renee Worthing call 282-4337 ext. 240 or email news@intheregister.com.
Register Reporter
With the unanimous approval of a road impact fee ordinance during the Sanford Town Council meeting Jan. 2, developers must now pitch in an impact fee to help defray the cost of upgrading certain intersections that may be effected by the new development.
The ordinance imposes impact fees on land development requiring review under the towns subdivision ordinance or site plan review under the town’s zoning ordinance.
It also imposes impact fees on all new development or re-development that requires the issuance of a building permit by the town and that generates new traffic in town.
Developments, including residential, that generate less than 20 “peak hour” trips in the evening will be assessed a flat fee of $708 per unit for single family homes, $435 per apartment and $365 per condominium.
Office space will be assessed a fee of $1,045 per 1,000-square-feet, retail space will cost the developer $1,736 per 1,000-square-feet and general office space will be levied with a $688 per-square-foot fee.
According to the road impact fee document, all new development or re-development that generates more than 20 peak hours trips in the “p.m. peak hour” will be required to submit a traffic study to the town engineer as a the basis for the impact fee calculation.
The collected fees will be placed into road impact fee trust funds created for specific intersections, including Route 109/Route 99, Route 109/Jagger Mill Road, Route 4/Jagger Mill Road, Route 4/School Street and Route 109/Route 4.
The fees may be used to construct new through lanes, turn lanes, bridges, drainage facilities in conjunction with new roadways, as well as the purchase and installation of traffic signals, construction of curbs, medians and shoulders and relocating utilities.
According to the road impact fee document, the funds may not be used for periodic or routine maintenance.
During a previous council meeting, Sanford Planning Director James Gulnac proposed a 60/40 split with developers, but some councilors said they were concerned that a high split would discourage new development and business.
Sanford Economic Affairs Director Les Stevens also expressed concern that a 60/40 split with developers may be too much of a financial burden on developers.
The proposal was modified to reflect a 50/50 split with developers.
To contact Renee Worthing call 282-4337 ext. 240 or email news@intheregister.com.
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