ZONING FEE WAIVERS & IMPACT FEE GRANT PROGRAM FOR NFPs

1. ZONING FEE WAIVERS & IMPACT FEE GRANT PROGRAM FOR NFPs Board of County Commissioners November 15, 2011

2. Presentation Outline • Zoning Fee Waivers • Background • Administrative Standards • Options • Impact Fee Grant Program for NPFs • Program History • Application Process • Recent Activity • Options • Summary

3. Presentation Outline • Zoning Fee Waivers • Background • Administrative Standards • Options • Impact Fee Grant Program for NPFs • Program History • Application Process • Recent Activity • Options • Summary

4. Zoning Fee Waivers • Eleven (11) Zoning Fee Waiver requests before BCC over past 10 years (six in last 2 years) • Financial hardship • Non-profits • Procedures have varied • BCC approval

5. Background • Zoning has fees for Variances and Special Exceptions • Fee waivers are not codified for Staff • No administrative standards exist

6. Administrative Standards • Require the development of administrative standards (income, assets/liabilities) • Require analysis of applicant’s personal and financial records, which may be unverifiable • Development of forms, regulations

7. Options • Maintain current practice • BCC agenda for public discussion under Commissioner's Report • Draft administrative standards • Forms, Regulations • BCC Discussion Agenda item with the applicant • BCC Policy decision to discontinue practice

8. Presentation Outline • Zoning Fee Waivers • Background • Administrative Standards • Options • Impact Fee Grant Program for NPFs • Program History • Application Process • Recent Activity • Options • Summary

9. Impact Fee Grant Program • Began as a pilot program in February 2000, made permanent in 2001 • Purpose was to assist NFPs in paying impact fees for new construction • Only for NFPs that provide services the County might otherwise provide at taxpayer expense

10. Program History • General fund reimburses impact fee funds to ensure no impact fees are waived • Maximum grant amount $15,000 • Average expenditures of $30K to $45K past 3 years

11. Application Process • Application Process is outlined in County Admin Reg 6.15.01 • BCC makes final grant approval • Funds must be used within 12 months • Grant cannot be used for utilities charges orbuilding permit fees

12. Recent Activity • Projects funded by the program include: • Day Care/Classroom Facilities • Family Life Centers • Recreational Facilities • Dependency Treatment Centers • Youth Services Centers

13. Options • Continue Impact Fee Grant Program for NFPs • Change guidance to make more restrictive • Eliminate the Program

14. Presentation Outline • Zoning Fee Waivers • Background • Administrative Standards • Options • Impact Fee Grant Program for NPFs • Program History • Application Process • Recent Activity • Options • Summary

15. Summary Board direction regarding Zoning Fee Waivers and Impact Fee Grant Program for Non-Profit Organizations

16. Zoning Fee Waiver Options • Maintain current practice • BCC agenda for public discussion under Commissioner's Report • Draft administrative standards • Forms, Regulations • BCC Discussion Agenda item with the applicant • BCC Policy decision to discontinue practice

17. Impact Fee Grant Options • Continue Impact Fee Grant Program for NFPs • Change guidance to make more restrictive • Eliminate the Program

18. Consent Agenda Item F.1. • Impact Fee Grant Program for Qualified Not for Profit • Now Faith Pentecostal Church • $9,662.54 for Law, Fire, and Transportation Impact Fees • 3,506 s.f. youth center for after school programs, tutoring, counseling • Recommended for Approval by Impact Fee Grant Committee