Generally.
The fiscal impact assessment involves a study of the fiscal implications of development in the County. Development will be permitted only after a determination of the adequacy and financial provision for public facilities and services including but not limited to public works and operational costs for additional public works, park, law enforcement, fire and emergency response service full-time employees and technicians to construct, operate, service and maintain roads, stormwater management systems, fire, law enforcement, emergency response trails, parks, open space, scenic vista sites, environmentally sensitive areas and historic, cultural and archeological artifacts and sites.
The fiscal impact assessment shall project adopted levels of service for law enforcement, fire and emergency response service to affected areas of the County. The assessment shall estimate the threshold minimum number of full-time paid public service workers necessary to provide fire, law enforcement, emergency response service, road, drainage, environmentally sensitive areas and historic, cultural and archaeological artifacts and site[s] necessary for maintenance and operation of the facilities and services.
The fiscal impact assessment shall estimate the public service costs for new workers and worker families brought into a development project area.
Determination of Costs and Revenues.
The fiscal and economic effects of development shall be determined using nationally accepted and longstanding fiscal and economic models. The fiscal and economic models shall project what shall be needed in terms of public operating and maintenance services and provision of capital facilities and determine what funds will be available to pay for these facilities and services.
Costs shall be determined using current budgets, both operating and capital interviews with service providers to determine areas of deficient capacity and service where additional expenditures will be necessary.
Revenues shall be determined using budgets and formulas for calculating additional taxes, infrastructure and service fees, licenses, administrative fees, grants and improvement district assessments.
The fiscal impact assessment shall assess the extent, a development project fiscally and economically impacts the County.
