MOBILITY FEESMOBILITY FEES

How did we get here?How did we get here?

ULI Report (2008):ULI Report (2008):

The County should conduct longThe County should conduct long--rangerange

concurrency studies for each of the fiveconcurrency studies for each of the five

market areas linked to a market areas linked to a defineddefined

concurrency fee scheduleconcurrency fee schedule specific to eachspecific to each

market area. Long range studies shouldmarket area. Long range studies should

equalize concurrency costs throughout theequalize concurrency costs throughout the

market areamarket area and result in a schedule that and result in a schedule that

ULI Report (contULI Report (cont’’d):d):

levies fees by unit of development. levies fees by unit of development.

These studies will substantially reduce theThese studies will substantially reduce the

time for negotiating proportionate sharetime for negotiating proportionate share

costs on a casecosts on a case--byby--case basis, thuscase basis, thus

increasing predictabilityincreasing predictability and providing and providing timelytimely

processingprocessing of development proposals.of development proposals.

SB 360 (2009):SB 360 (2009):

The Legislature finds that the existingThe Legislature finds that the existing

transportation concurrency system has nottransportation concurrency system has not

adequately addressed the transportation needs of adequately addressed the transportation needs of

this state in an effective, predictable, andthis state in an effective, predictable, and

equitable manner and is not producing aequitable manner and is not producing a

sustainable transportation system for the state. sustainable transportation system for the state.

The Legislature finds that the The Legislature finds that the current system iscurrent system is

complex, inequitable, lacks uniformitycomplex, inequitable, lacks uniformity amongamong

SB 360 (contSB 360 (cont’’d):d):

jurisdictions, is jurisdictions, is too focused on roadwaystoo focused on roadways to to

the detriment of desired land use patternsthe detriment of desired land use patterns

and transportation alternatives, andand transportation alternatives, and

frequently frequently prevents the attainment ofprevents the attainment of

important growth management goals.important growth management goals.

SB 360 (contSB 360 (cont’’d)d)

The Legislature determines that the stateThe Legislature determines that the state

shall shall evaluate and consider theevaluate and consider theimplementation of a mobility fee to replaceimplementation of a mobility fee to replacethe existing transportation concurrencythe existing transportation concurrencysystem.system. The mobility fee should beThe mobility fee should be

designed to provide for mobility needs,designed to provide for mobility needs,

ensure that development provides mitigationensure that development provides mitigation

for its impacts on the transportation system for its impacts on the transportation system

in approximate proportionality to thosein approximate proportionality to those

SB 360 (contSB 360 (cont’’d)d)

impacts, fairly distribute the fee amongimpacts, fairly distribute the fee among

the governmental entities responsiblethe governmental entities responsible

for maintaining the impacted roadways,for maintaining the impacted roadways,

and and promote compact, mixedpromote compact, mixed--use, anduse, and

energyenergy--efficient development.efficient development.

Strategic Plan (2009):Strategic Plan (2009):

Future Land Development PatternsFuture Land Development Patterns MaintainMaintain

the Countythe County’’s open space and rurals open space and rural

environment by environment by directing new residential,directing new residential,

commercial, and industrial development tocommercial, and industrial development to

established Urban Service Areasestablished Urban Service Areas to improveto improve

urban vs. nonurban vs. non--urban development ratios.urban development ratios.

Strategic Plan (contStrategic Plan (cont’’d):d):

nn AreaArea--Wide Transportation Concurrency &Wide Transportation Concurrency &

Mobility FeeMobility Fee Adopt Comprehensive Plan andAdopt Comprehensive Plan and

Land Development Code amendments toLand Development Code amendments to

establish area wide concurrency by 2012.establish area wide concurrency by 2012.

nn Funding SourcesFunding Sources By 2012, By 2012, reduce Pasco reduce Pasco

CountyCounty’’s dependence on impact feess dependence on impact fees andand

gas tax to fund transportation systems, by gas tax to fund transportation systems, by creatingcreating

at least two new funding sources forat least two new funding sources for

transportation and transit facilitiestransportation and transit facilities, such as toll, such as toll

facilities and facilities and tax increment financing.tax increment financing.

FDOT/DCA FDOT/DCA ““Joint ReportJoint Report””

Recommendations (2009)Recommendations (2009)

nn Fairness and FundingFairness and Funding

nn Transparency and PredictabilityTransparency and Predictability

nn Countywide minimum applicationCountywide minimum application

nn MultiMulti--modal Planningmodal Planning

nn Promote Compact, Mixed Use, Promote Compact, Mixed Use,

Energy Efficient DevelopmentEnergy Efficient Development

nn Local Government FlexibilityLocal Government Flexibility

Current Actions (2011)Current Actions (2011)

nn No state legislation since Joint Report was No state legislation since Joint Report was issuedissued

nn Pasco County seeking authorization for Pasco County seeking authorization for SouthSouthand and West market areasWest market areas to be an to be an Urban ServiceUrban ServiceAreaArea/Transportation Concurrency Exception Area /Transportation Concurrency Exception Area where mobility fee will replace statewhere mobility fee will replace state--mandated mandated transportation concurrencytransportation concurrency

nn Pasco County also seeking authorization to be a Pasco County also seeking authorization to be a pilot communitypilot community to replace stateto replace state--mandated mandated transportation concurrency Countytransportation concurrency County--wide with a wide with a mobility feemobility fee

nn Mobility Fee Mobility Fee can replace transportation impact can replace transportation impact fee without state actionfee without state action

What is a mobility fee?What is a mobility fee?

nn MultiMulti--modal feemodal fee——Roads, Transit and Roads, Transit and

Bicycle/PedestrianBicycle/Pedestrian

nn Promotes compact, mixed use, energyPromotes compact, mixed use, energy--efficient efficient

developmentdevelopment--TransitTransit OrientedOrientedDevelopmentDevelopment/Urban Service Area/Urban Service Area

nn Based on a mobility planBased on a mobility plan——2035 MPO Long 2035 MPO Long

Range Transportation PlanRange Transportation Plan

nn Predictable fee schedulePredictable fee schedule--No traffic analysisNo traffic analysisrequired required to compute feeto compute fee

nn DoesnDoesn’’t assess new development for t assess new development for

transportation backlogstransportation backlogs

nn May require shared revenue agreements with May require shared revenue agreements with

FDOT and participating municipalitiesFDOT and participating municipalities

nn NotNot a gas tax increase, $50 per home MSBU, or a gas tax increase, $50 per home MSBU, or

any other revenue source; however other any other revenue source; however other

revenue sources can be used to supplement and revenue sources can be used to supplement and

promote specific uses and locations.promote specific uses and locations.

What a mobility fee will not affect or What a mobility fee will not affect or

address:address:

nn Access Management/SiteAccess Management/Site--Access RequirementsAccess Requirements

nn Substandard Road Requirements and Repaving Substandard Road Requirements and Repaving (PVAS) Projects(PVAS) Projects

nn RightRight--ofof--Way Preservation RequirementsWay Preservation Requirements

nn First two lanes of internal collector/arterial First two lanes of internal collector/arterial roadwaysroadways

nn CountyCounty’’s home rule power to deny, or time and s home rule power to deny, or time and phase, discretionary development approvals phase, discretionary development approvals (e.g. plan amendments and rezonings) based on (e.g. plan amendments and rezonings) based on transportation impactstransportation impacts

What a mobility fee will not affect or What a mobility fee will not affect or

address:address:

nn DRI obligations outside of Urban Service AreaDRI obligations outside of Urban Service Area

nn Existing development agreements and Existing development agreements and

concurrency approvals if development chooses concurrency approvals if development chooses

not to opt in to mobility fee systemnot to opt in to mobility fee system

nn Existing transportation impact fee creditsExisting transportation impact fee credits--will be will be

converted to credits against road portion of converted to credits against road portion of

mobility fee if developer opts inmobility fee if developer opts in

Key Assumptions for Mobility Fee:Key Assumptions for Mobility Fee:

1.1. ≈≈2% growth rate in person2% growth rate in person--miles of travelmiles of travel

2.2. More tolerance for congestion in South and More tolerance for congestion in South and West Market Areas based on an increased West Market Areas based on an increased reliance on transitreliance on transit in these areas; less in these areas; less

tolerance for congestion in Central, East and tolerance for congestion in Central, East and

North Market AreasNorth Market Areas--Measure level of serviceMeasure level of serviceareaarea--widewide instead of road by roadinstead of road by road

3.3. Reduced construction costsReduced construction costs--will be refined will be refined

further based on actual recent bidsfurther based on actual recent bids

Key Assumptions for Mobility Fee:Key Assumptions for Mobility Fee:

4.4. Penny for Pasco will be reauthorizedPenny for Pasco will be reauthorized, and the , and the

same percentagesame percentage (about 22%) will be (about 22%) will be

allocated to transportationallocated to transportation

5.5. 2.5 cents of existing gas tax used for capital; 2.5 cents of existing gas tax used for capital;

other 7.5 cents used for operation and other 7.5 cents used for operation and

maintenance and not factored into feemaintenance and not factored into fee

6.6. Commitment to fund expanded transit Commitment to fund expanded transit operationsoperations with tax increment or existing gas with tax increment or existing gas

tax revenuetax revenue

Key Assumptions for Mobility Fee:Key Assumptions for Mobility Fee:

7.7. Mobility fee assessed to new development only Mobility fee assessed to new development only used for transit capital (park and rides, buses, used for transit capital (park and rides, buses, shelters)shelters)——less than 1% of the feeless than 1% of the fee

8.8. Does not include costs of regional (TBARTA) Does not include costs of regional (TBARTA) transittransit

9.9. 3% average annual growth rate in property3% average annual growth rate in propertyvaluesvalues for tax increment, with for tax increment, with no decrease in no decrease in the millage ratethe millage rate

10.10. Assesses for interstate travel costsAssesses for interstate travel costs

11.11. Recommend Recommend reevaluating fee at least every 3reevaluating fee at least every 3yearsyears to address any changes in the to address any changes in the assumptionsassumptions

Mobility Fee Administration Fee:Mobility Fee Administration Fee:

1.1. Mobility Fee is easier for the development Mobility Fee is easier for the development

community, but community, but more difficult for County and more difficult for County and County StaffCounty Staff

2.2. Requires more frequent updates, more Requires more frequent updates, more

CountyCounty--initiated transportation analysis, new initiated transportation analysis, new

revenue forecasting, revisions to existing revenue forecasting, revisions to existing

development approvals, credit conversions, development approvals, credit conversions,

impact fee zone conversions and CIP impact fee zone conversions and CIP

modificationsmodifications

Mobility Fee Administration Fee:Mobility Fee Administration Fee:

3.3. Recommending that the transportation portion Recommending that the transportation portion

of the impact fee administration fee be added of the impact fee administration fee be added

to the mobility fee to cover these increased to the mobility fee to cover these increased

costs and reduce impact to general fundcosts and reduce impact to general fund

4.4. Fee is Fee is $396 per residential permit, $198 per $396 per residential permit, $198 per nonnon--residential permitresidential permit, 2% for residential , 2% for residential

additions and remodels, and 1% for nonadditions and remodels, and 1% for non--

residential additions and remodelsresidential additions and remodels

Mobility Fee Administration Fee:Mobility Fee Administration Fee:

5.5. Fee is a Fee is a flat feeflat fee per per building permitbuilding permit, not per , not per

unit or per 1,000 square feetunit or per 1,000 square feet

NOW FOR THE HARD PART. . .NOW FOR THE HARD PART. . .

Simplified Market Areas for FeeSimplified Market Areas for Feenn Combined 5 market areas to 3Combined 5 market areas to 3

West and South

West and South

North

Central and East

Central

East

South

West

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