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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