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City of Eugene SDC Methodologies - General Methodology Page 2 including schools in new development, shall be reduced (#1, p. III-G-5). In addition, City Council adopted Growth Management Study (GMS) policies to provide direction for provision of infrastructure services related to new development: GMS Policy #14: Development shall be required to pay the full cost of extending infrastructure and services, except that the City will examine ways to subsidize the costs of providing infrastructure or offer other incentives that support higher-density, in-fill, mixed-use, and redevelopment. 1.2 SDC Charges The SDCs and the associated administrative charges, impact reductions, credits, and compact development adjustments imposed by Eugene Code, 1971 sections 7.700 through 7.740 and the associated administrative charges, impact reductions, credits, and compact development adjustments shall be determined as set forth in the code and in these methodologies. The current rates of charge for each system are listed in the adopted SDC fee schedule in Appendix F. Methods for calculating each of the following items are located in this General Methodology, in the noted sections: Administrative Charge Costs – Section 2.3.1 Impact Reductions – Sections 7.0 –and 7.1 Credits – Sections 7.0 and 7.2 Compact Development Adjustments – Sections 7.0 and 7.3 2.0 General Approach This section outlines the general approach taken in calculating the City's development charges and in determining and specifying appropriate expenditures of SDC revenue. For the purposes of this document, the definitions inapplicable to sections 7.700 through 7.740 the Eugene Code, 1971 shall apply unless defined differently in this document or expressly provided to the contrary. Appendix A contains definitions of words and phrases which are used throughout these methodologies. 2.1 Assignment of Use Classifications Developments will be assigned use classifications that best reflect the developments’ use per system (transportation, wastewater, stormwater, parks) as set forth in these methodologies. Different functional areas within the floor area space of a single use or tenant are not charged separately based upon the jobs performed in those functional areas (e.g., office, break room, shipping, storage room); rather, functional areas within a single use or tenant are assessed as a part of the overall use. If multiple uses are proposed and/or exist within one development, a single use classification may be assigned, as consistent with the definitions of transportation use codes adopted in Appendix A. In the case of multiple uses that are proposed and/or exist within one development, a single use classification will be assigned for SDC fee and credit calculations, where that single use January 21, 2020, Public Hearing – Item 1Page 44