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Construction Costs: The cost in current fiscal year dollars for construction of future capital improvements. Cost of Service: The calculation of a "per unit" cost to the City of providing system -specific capacity (e.g., wastewater collection capacity). Credit: An amount that may be subtracted from the net SDCs assessed for a development. Credits may be based upon (a) previous payment or use, or (b) the costs of, or contributions to, certain capital improvements associated with the development. Development Types: As used in determining SDC rates, development and uses of development sites are categorized, per system, depending on the relative impact. Also referred to as use codes. EDU: Equivalent Dwelling Unit: EDU is used in the parks SDCs as a basis for determining the relative impact or service used by different types of development. Represents the use of capacity that is approximately equal to that of a single dwelling unit. Equitable Share of Public Facility Costs: As used in the development of SDCs, the City's cost of providing system capacity, allocated to new development relative to the development's impact or use of system capacity. FEU: Flow Estimation Unit. For the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission SDC, the Flow Estimation Unit is the unit of impact upon which the rate per unit is based. The FEU is typically per 1,000 square feet of building area for most commercial users, and dwelling units for residential development. ITE: Institute of Transportation Engineers Impact Measurement: The unit of system capacity used to determine the relative effect of a new development on the capacity of a specific system. For example, the number of gallons of discharge flow per plumbing fixture unit is used to determine the effect of various development types on the local wastewater system. Impact Reduction: (a) Private physical improvements constructed as part of a development, or programs instituted in connection with the development, which will reduce the demand from that development upon one or more capital systems; (b) the amount by which an SDC fee is lowered based upon an impact reduction. Impervious Surface: Impervious surface is used as an impact measure for the stormwater SDC. An impervious surface is that which prevents or retards saturation of water into the surface of the soil or causes water to run off the surface in greater quantity or at an increased rate of flow compared to the natural condition of the property before development. Asphalt, concrete, and roofing materials are examples of impervious materials. Improvement Fee: The portion of the system -specific SDC charged for costs associated with capital improvements to be constructed to increase capacity of the system to accommodate new development. Level of Service (LOS): (per unit of development) As used in development of SDC rates, LOS represents the amount of system (or sub -system) capacity provided at a certain point in time. The planned level of service is used as the basis for determining the system impacts of new development. This is presented in terms of the appropriate impact measure. Page A-3 City of Eugene SDC Methodologies, Appendix A