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AN ORDINANCE CREATING IMPACT FEES TO BE CHARGED NEW DEVELOPMENTS TO FUND CITY PARK, RECREATION, AND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Foley as follows:
1. That the Code of the City of Foley be amended to add the following article and sections pertaining to impact fees:
Sec. 1. - Findings. The City Council of the City of Foley hereby makes the following findings of fact:
(a) That the 2010 Census reported a population of 14,616 residents, and the estimated 2020 population is over 21,000 which is a growth rate of around 59%. From 2019 to 2020 Foley had the highest growth rate of any city in the State of Alabama. A very high rate of growth is expected to continue over the next ten years.
(b) That rapid growth imposes increased demands upon public facilities and requires that new capacity be added to public facilities to maintain current levels of service.
(c) That changes and enhancements to transportation infrastructure will be needed to accommodate the increased traffic generated by new developments to maintain at least the same level of service as today.
(d) That changes, additions, and modifications to the City’s Parks and Recreation facilities will be needed to add capacity and facilities to serve new developments to maintain at least the same level of services and facilities as today.
(e) That traditional funding sources have decreased at both the state and federal level, and traditional municipal taxes and funding sources are not adequate to make all the transportation, park and recreation changes needed to maintain the level of service while also attending to other municipal needs.
(f) That the City’s traditional tax revenues from new developments will not generate enough revenue in time to cover the City of Foley’s costs to add the capacity needed to serve the new developments with adequate parks, recreation and transportation facilities.
(g) That the City engaged a consulting firm t...
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