City of Santa Fe Impact Fees Program Reed

City of Santa Fe Impact Fees Program Reed Liming Planning Division Director 2005 National Impact Fee Roundtable Conference October 5– 7, 2005 Embassy Suites Hotel Denver – Downtown

Santa Fe Impact Fees - Chronology l 1991, City adopts first impact fees • 1993, New Mexico Development Fees Act • 1995, Local. Gov’t Fees Must Comply w/ State Act • 2001, City hires Duncan Associates • 2003, City adopts new impact fees

Old Fees New Fees ($631 per home) ($2, 860 per home) Arterial Roads Traffic Signals Wastewater Treatment Plant Arterial Roads Traffic Signals Regional Parks Neighborhood Parks Police Fire/EMS City Collects for Water and Wastewater extensions via a Utility Expansion Charge (UEC).

Phase-In Sept – Dec 2003 All permits paid old fees Jan – June 2004 Permits assessed under new ordinance paid only 75% of new fees July 1, 2004 Permits assessed under new ordinance paid full 100% of new fees • Affordable Housing is exempt from all impact fees. • Current median price of S-F Home is approx. $400, 000.

Santa Fe’s Stepped Scale of Impact Fees for Single Family Homes Census Data – Avg. household population increases with avg. household size. - House w/ 2 or fewer bedrooms / 2. 07 persons House w/ 3 bedrooms / 2. 80 persons House w/ 4 bedrooms / 3. 44 persons House w/ 5 or more bedrooms / 4. 06 persons

Variable Impact Fees by Unit Size

Impact Fees Collected by House Size Single Family House Size 0 – 1, 500 Sq. Ft. 1, 501 – 2, 000 2, 001 – 2, 500 2, 501 – 3, 000 3, 001 – 3, 500 3, 501 – 4, 000 > 4, 000 Sq. Ft. TOTAL Permits Revenue 169 (44%) $321, 720 (31%) 99 268, 146 50 160, 819 37 135, 529 12 49, 737 10 45, 594 11 52, 672 388 1, 034, 217 # of “Affordable” (Exempt) 252

Fee Comparison by Land Use Type Old Fees Shopping Center (50, 000 sq. ft. ) $ 139, 833 Office Building (50, 000 sq. ft. ) 25, 500 Fast Food Restaurant (5, 000 sq. ft. ) 30, 650 Hotel / Full Service (200 rooms) 274, 250 Motel / Limited Service (100 rooms) 66, 500 New Fees $ 206, 800 121, 700 47, 450 452, 000 226, 000 Residential Subdivision, 100 lots $ 63, 100 (Homes, 1, 501 -2, 000 sq. ft. ) $ 631 per home Apartment Complex, 160 units $ 286, 000 $ 2, 860 per home $ 400, 480 $ 2, 503 per unit $ 95, 680 $ 598 per unit

FEES SUMMARY Example: Single Family Home w/ 2, 000 square feet Fee Category New Fees Impact Fees $ 631 Water U. E. C. 2, 013 Wastewater U. E. C. 176 Building Permit Fee 460 Plan Review Fee 216 Toilet Retrofit Admin. Fee* 400 Toilet Retrofit Cost* 2, 500 $ 2, 860 2, 013 735 685 342 400 2, 500 TOTAL * Old Fees $ 9, 535 $ 6, 396 Affordable Housing $ 0 800 0 0 $ 800 Assumes requirement to retrofit 10 toilets; Administrative fee to the city is $40 per toilet retrofit and figures assume $250 “labor and materials” cost per toilet retrofit.