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Plymouth Approves New Community Facilities District Fees |
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Wednesday, 28 March 2007 |
 Last week the city of Plymouth
adopted their new capital facilities fees for the city. Consultants from the
Goodwin Consulting Group gave the council their final presentation of the
studies last Thursday. The council was wary of adopting the new fees as the
Plymouth Pipeline is still unfinished. Councilman Jon Colburn asked, “How can we adopt accurate
water fees when, in a few months, we will have a new pipeline?” Goodwin
consultants told the council that the fees are amendable once they are adopted;
however, a new Nexus study would be then required. The previous study was conducted and presented to
the City Council in December of 2006. The study identified the capital
facilities that will be needed over the next 20 years in the city, and the fees
that will be needed to construct them. These fees will then be charged to new
development on a per home or commercial development basis.
 Currently, the city
consists of 1016 residents and has 234 employers; by 2026 it is estimated to
have 2,812 residents and 667 employers, which calculates to a 5% growth rate.
The study plans for 9
major capital facilities that will be necessary to the city at its rate of
growth, those being new roads, water distribution, storm drainage, a new police
station, fire station, city hall, library, corporation yard, and a new museum.
The funding for these new facilities is planned to be allocated to 3 separate zones, the city, the proposed
Shenandoah Ridge development, and the proposed Zinfandel development, with
roughly 18,000 dollars in fees, per home, being allocated to each. With
the new capital facilities assessment, the impact fees for building in Plymouth
are estimated to be $37,000. The council last week decided to adopt the fees
with a requirement that the water fees are revisited in six months. The fees
will be implemented within 60 days of their approval.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 28 August 2009 )
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