Item B: Proposed Modifications to the Parks Systems Development Charge Methodology and Rates

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Memorandum #28). The remaining 83.6 percent of park usage is attributable to residential development and is assessed based on resident population growth. Growth in resident population during the planning period (i.e., 2005-2025) is estimated to be 43,819. If residential use is 83.6 percent of total park users, then the total population of park users added by growth is 43,819/.836 = 52,415. The difference between total park user population and resident population (8,596) is the ‘equivalent population’ attributable to nonresidential development. This information may be used to develop a system-wide unit cost of capacity for nonresidential development as follows: Nonresidential Unit Cost = (Total Growth costs * Nonresidential share) / Equivalent Population Growth $57.8 million * .164/8,596= $1,102 per person While the development of the system-wide unit cost is fairly straightforward for residential and nonresidential development alike, translating this cost into a specific charge for nonresidential developments is more complex and requires the following additional methodological steps: 1.Determine nonresidential classes for purposes of parks SDC assessment. 2.Allocate equivalent population growth among nonresidential classes. 3.Determine equivalent population density (e.g., equivalent population per Thousand Gross Square Feet [TGSF] of building) by class. 4.Determine SDC per TGSF by multiplying unit cost ($1,102) by equivalent population density. The analysis is described in more detail below. – Nonresidential developments were classified Step 1: Determination of Nonresidential Classes into five categories (A to E), based on employee density. These classes – comparable to those used in other communities – grouped all types of nonresidential development, including office, industrial, retail/general services, institutional, warehousing, tourist accommodation, among others. (The RAC had expressed interest in considering approaches that had a separate class for tourist accommodation developments (i.e., hotel and motel), as this classification does.) These groupings attempt to balance equity and simplicity objectives by minimizing the number of classes, while recognizing some differences in development characteristics. Table 1 summarizes the types of development included in each category. It should be noted that k-12 schools are not included in these nonresidential classes. Based on park user survey results, users associated with such schools were generally attributable to local residential uses and related demand is accounted for in residential development categories. PSDCNOA P510 ARKS ONRESIDENTIAL PTIONS ATTACHMENT AGE OF