Item 5: Resolution Adopting Amended SDC Methodologies and Rates

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Appendix A Definitions of General Terms and Use Codes Administrative Charge: The amount charged to each development to cover the cost of developing the methodologies, providing an annual accounting of system development charge expenditures, implementation and operational costs associated with the SDC program. Accessory Dwelling Unit: As used in the determination of SDC rates, an accessory dwelling unit is any additional residential dwelling unit added to a development site for which a secondary dwelling unit is allowed per local code and typically has the following components: · separate ingress I egress · living area · kitchen facilities including sink (in addition to bathroom sink), refrigerator, or stove · separate bathroom Note that while inclusion of all of the above would constitute the potential impact of an additional dwelling unit, exclusion of any item(s) listed above would not preclude such an impact for the purposes of calculating SDC fees. Acquisition Costs: The indirect or direct amount expended to procure use, possession, rights, or title as related to the construction of public improvements. This cost may be determined by current market experience, or other reasonable and prudent methods approved by the City Engineer. Assessable Costs: The amount of capital improvement costs which are collected through the City's local improvement assessment program as established in City code. This cost has been removed from the total cost of capital improvements in determining the system-specific SDC. Average Cost Determination: · The average cost of inspecting and installing connections with the wastewater facilities and with the stormwater facilities, which are not part of the SDC as defined in E.C. 7.010, is the connection permit fee established by the City. · If an applicant to connect to a wastewater or stormwater facility would result in extraordinary cost of inspecting and installing the connection, nothing in this definition shall prevent the City from requiring the applicant pay such costs. The extraordinary costs may be paid by the applicant in installments as part of the SDC. Average Flow: The typical average daily flow of development, by type of land use. For purposes of calculating the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission SDC, this flow is expressed in terms of a unit of development. BOD: Biochemical Oxygen Dema-nd. The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter. Change of Use of a Building in its Entirety: An existing building proposed to redevelop in manner that changes all existing use classifications as determined by staff. City of Eugene SDC Methodologies Definitions~