HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-1249-96 Park Impact FeeOrdinance No. ~!~.~-~[o
AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH AN IMPACT FEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF
PLANNING AND FINANCING PARK AND RECREATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
NEEDED TO SERVE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Carmel finds that it is reasonable and
necessary to protect the public health, safety, comfort, morals, convenience and general
welfare of the citizens of the City of Carmel and Clay Township by providing for an
equitable program to finance the planning, acquisition and construction of park and
recreational infrastructure necessary to serve newly developing areas of the City and
Township;
WHEREAS, the Common Council further finds that it is reasonable and necessary to
promote and accommodate the orderly growth and development of the City and Township
by establishing standards by which the City may require that new development shall pay an
impact fee representing such development's proportionate share of the cost of planning
and financing the park and recreational infrastructure necessary to serve the new
development; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council finds that new development should not be required to
pay a fee for the planning and financing of such park and recreational infrastructure which
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is greater than the amount that existing development will pay to provide the infrastructure
that is needed to serve the existing development; and
WHEREAS, the City of Carmel and Clay Township, pursuant to a joinder agreement
adopted under the 1200 series - Township Joinder law (IC 36-7-4-1200 et seq.), have
recently caused to be prepared a comprehensive plan for the City and Township, which
plan was prepared by HNTB Corporation and is known and referred to as the 2020 Vision
Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the 2020 Vision Comprehensive Plan was approved and recommended by the
Carmel Clay Plan Commission on August 20, 1996, and duly approved by resolution of
the Common Council on September 24, 1996, and is therefore the official Comprehensive
Plan of the City of Carmel and Clay Township; and
WHEREAS, in conjunction with the 2020 Vision Comprehensive Plan and in consultation
with HNTB Corporation, the Plan Commission has prepared a Zone Improvement Plan
for the City and Township which provides for the planning and financing of the additional
park and recreational infrastructure necessary to serve new development in the City and
Township; and
WHEREAS, such Zone Improvement Plan was duly approved by the Plan Commission on
September 17, 1996, and recommended to the Common Council along with this
Ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of
Carmel, Indiana, that, pursuant to IC 36-7-4-1311, it adopts this Impact Fee Ordinance as
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an amendment to the Carmel/Clay Zoning Ordinance Z-289, as amended (the "Zoning
Ordinance"), and adds Section 29.7, entitled Parks and Recreation Impact Fees, to the
Zoning Ordinance to read as follows:
29.7 PARKS AND RECREATION IMPACT FEES
29.7.0 Title
This ordinance shall be referred to and known as the Parks and Recreation Impact Fee
Ordinance (the "PRIF Ordinance") for Carmel/Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana.
29.7.1 Definitions
All of the definitions contained in Section 3.0 of the Zoning Ordinance shall apply to this
PRIF Ordinance. In addition, the following definitions and rules of construction shall also
apply to this PRIF Ordinance:
FISCAL OFFICER. The fiscal officer, as defined by state law, of the local
government unit imposing an impact fee pursuant to this PRIF Ordinance, namely
the Clerk-Treasurer of the City of Carmel.
IMPACT FEE STATUTE. The following provisions of the Indiana Code, as
amended: IC 36-7-4-1300 through IC 36-7-4-1342.
IMPROVEMENT LOCATION PERMIT. For purposes of the Impact Fee Statute, an
Improvement Location Permit (issued under the Carmel/Clay Zoning Ordinance)
shall be considered a "structural building permit".
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PARKS AND RECREATION INFRASTRUCTURE. The capital improvements that
comprise the parks and other recreational facilities that (i) are owned or leased by
the Parks Board solely for a public purpose, and (ii) are included in the Zone
Improvement Plan. Parks and Recreation Infrastructure includes the site
improvements and interests in real property needed for such parks and other
recreational facilities.
PARKS BOARD. The Carmel/Clay Board of Parks and Recreation, which is hereby
identified as the "infrastructure agency" that is responsible for acquiring,
constructing, or providing Parks and Recreation Infrastructure.
PETITION FOR REVIEW. A petition filed with the Director to initiate an appeal of
an impact fee calculation.
REVIEW BOARD. The Carmel/Clay Impact Fee Review Board established under
Section 29.7.9 below.
ZONE IMPROVEMENT PLAN. The zone improvement plan for Parks and
Recreation Infrastructure which was prepared by the Commission in conjunction
with the 2020 Vision Comprehensive Plan of the City of Carmel and Clay
Township and approved by the Commission on September 17, 1996. The Zone
Improvement Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof.
29.7.2 Establishment of Impact Zone.
There is hereby established one Parks and Recreation Infrastructure Impact Zone, the
borders of which are coterminous with the boundaries of Clay Township, Hamilton
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County, Indiana, and, over which the City of Carmel exercises planning and zoning
jurisdiction through a joinder agreement with Clay Township. In this regard, the Council
specifically finds that there is a functional relationship between the components of the Park
and Recreation Master Plan and the Zone Improvement Plan, as each is amended from
time to time, and that such plans will provide a reasonably uniform benefit to all of the
citizens throughout the Impact Zone. The Council further finds that all areas within the
Impact Zone are contiguous as required in IC 36-7-4-1316. Except as provided below,
this PKIF Ordinance shall apply uniformly to all developments within the Impact Zone
hereby established for which the City of Cannel and Clay Township may require an
improvement location permit and which create a need for new and additional Parks and
Recreation Infrastructure. This PRIF Ordinance shall not apply to:
(1) improvements which do not require an improvement location permit;
(2) improvements which do not create a need for new and additional Parks and
Recreation Infrastructure, including the erection of a sign, construction of
accessory buildings, structures or fences or the alteration, renovation or expansion
of an improvement where the use, or intensity thereof, has not changed; or
(3) the replacement of a destroyed or partially destroyed improvement, provided that
the replacement improvement does not create a need for new and additional Parks
and Recreation Infrastructure over and above the infrastructure needed by the
original improvement prior to the destruction or partial destruction thereof.
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29.7.3 Zone Improvement Plan.
The Council hereby finds that, prior to the adoption of this PRIF Ordinance, the
Commission undertook a comprehensive and detailed park and recreational impact
analysis through the employment for that purpose of a qualified engineer, and the resulting
study and data base were used in the preparation of the Zone Improvement Plan as
required by IC 36-7-4-1318(d). The Council has heretofore adopted the Zone
Improvement Plan and finds in this regard that the Zone Improvement Plan does contain
the following elements:
(a) Reasonable estimates relating to the nature and location of development that is
expected within the Impact Zone during the planning period, which, for the
purposes of this PRIF Ordinance is defined to be a period of eighteen (18) years
commencing with the date of adoption hereof.
(b) A reasonable determination of the community level of service for the Impact Zone.
(c) A reasonable determination of the current level of service provided within the
Impact Zone.
(d) A reasonable estimate of the nature, location, sequencing, and timing of the park
and recreational improvements and costs necessary to provide the community level
of service for the developments contemplated in subparagraph (a) hereofi
(e) A reasonable estimate of the share of the park and recreational costs identified in
subparagraph (d) hereof that will be used to:
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(1) Raise the current level of service for existing development or provide service
to existing development; or
(2) Provide service to new development.
(f) A reasonable estimate of revenues that:
(1) Are from sources other than impact fees; and,
(2) Will be used to finance the costs identified in subparagraph (e) (1) above.
(g) A description of the nature and location of existing infrastructure in the Impact
Zone.
(h) A general description of the sources and amounts of money used to pay for
infrastructure during the previous five years.
In addition, the Council has specifically adopted the Zone Improvement Plan as an official
part of the Carmel/Clay Comprehensive Plan pursuant to IC 36-7-4-500 et seq.
29.7.4 Establishment of Impact Fee.
Based upon the Park and Recreation Master Plan and Zone Improvement Plan previously
referred to and which is made a part of this PRIF Ordinance, the Council determines that
the impact costs, minus the sum of nonlocal revenues and impact deductions (as defined in
IC 36-7-4-1321), equal the amount of Eighty-Four Dollars ($84.00) per equivalent
dwelling unit, and that, therefore, the impact fee to be imposed on every development
subject to this PRIF Ordinance shall equal the product of: (a) Eighty-Four Dollars
($84.00), times (b) the number of equivalent dwelling units to be constructed pursuant to
the improvement location permit obtained by the fee payer. The Council does hereby
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make as a part of the record of these proceedings, all of the data collected, the calculations
made, and the conclusions reached by the Commission in the process of developing the
Zone Improvement Plan, and specifically instructs the Director to make such data and
other information inclusively available to anyone for review during regular business hours.
In the event that any parcel of real estate considered in the creation of the Zone
Improvement Plan undergoes a change in use, redevelopment, or a modification which
requires an improvement location permit, and creates a need for new infrastructure, an
impact fee will be assessed only for the increase in the burden on infrastructure.
29.7.5 Credit in Lieu of Payment; Exemptions.
Pursuant to IC 36-7-4-1335, any person obligated to pay a fee pursuant to the terms of
this PRIF Ordinance may be granted the option of financing, constructing and dedicating
Parks and Recreation Infrastructure instead of making all or part of any impact fee
payment which may be due, so long as such financing, construction and dedication are
accomplished pursuant to the Zone Improvement Plan and with the consent and
acceptance of the Parks Board. Such fee payer, or other person providing the
infrastructure or improvement, shall be allowed a credit in an amount equal to the sum of
(A) the actual cost of constructing or providing the infrastructure or improvements, plus
(B) the fair market value of the land, real property interests, and site improvements
provided. The amount of the credit shall be determined by agreement (the "Credit
Agreement") between the person constructing or providing the infrastructure or
improvement and the Parks Board. A fee payer shall make a request for credit prior to the
issuance of the improvement location permit. In the event the credit is less than the
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amount of the impact fee due pursuant to Section 29.7.4 above, the remaining balance
shall be due in accordance with the provisions stated hereafter. Credits against impact
fees otherwise due shall be allowed pursuant to this section for all infrastructure and
improvements constructed or furnished in accordance with IC 36-7-4-1313 and IC 36-7-
4-1335 since January 1, 1989. In addition, a fee payer or other person responsible for
installing infrastructure or improvements may designate in writing a method of allocating
its credits to future fee payers who may be successors in interest to the credits earned by
the fee payer or others, as part of the Credit Agreement provided for above. Any person
otherwise obligated to pay the fee established by this PRIF Ordinance whose property was
totally or partially destroyed by fire, storm or other casualty beyond his or her control,
shall be exempt from said fee if such person repairs or replaces the destroyed structure
without creating a burden on Parks and Recreation Infrastructure greater than the burden
imposed by the destroyed structure. In the event of such additional burden, the fee shall
be calculated based only on the increased burden created by the structure.
29.7.6 Impact Fee Due Upon Issuance of Improvement Location Permit.
The impact fee imposed pursuant to the terms of this PRIF Ordinance shall be due and
payable upon the issuance of an improvement location permit. The entire fee which is
calculated pursuant to the terms of this PRIF Ordinance shall be due at said time unless
the amount of the fee upon calculation is greater than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000), in
which case an installment plan may be requested by the applicant in accordance with the
terms set forth in IC 36-7-4-1324 (a), (b), (c), and (d). The Review Board shall establish
specific rules consistent with said code provisions for installment payments. The interest
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rate on any installment plan or deferred payment shall be the pre-judgment rate of interest
set forth in the Indiana Code as from time to time amended. If a fee payer requests, the
amount of the impact fee shall be assessed upon the voluntary submission of a
development plan or upon the issuance of the improvement location permit, whichever is
earlier. For purposes of this section, "assessment" means the act of calculating the
amount of the impact fee which shall be due. The Director shall make such assessment
within thirty (30) days of the date of such voluntary request or at the issuance of the
improvement location permit with or without a request.
29.7.7 Lien Rights Established.
Pursuant to IC 36-7-4-1325, the City of Carmel acquires a lien against the real estate
which is the subject of the impact fee. Upon adoption, this PRIF Ordinance shall be
recorded, and, thereafter, it shall constitute constructive notice of the lien fights of the
City. The City may, in its discretion, file a specific instrument setting forth its lien fights
with respect to a parcel of real estate which is the subject of an installment payment plan
for an impact fee, and such instrument shall constitute actual notice in addition to the
constructive actual notice in addition to the constructive notice provided for by the
recording of this PRIF Ordinance.
29.7.8 Form of Receipt.
The Director shall issue a receipt for any and all impact fees collected, and the form of
such receipt shall be as follows:
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Received of [fee payer], this [date] day of [month, year], the sum of $ [amount] in [full/partial]
satisfaction of impact fees due pursuant to Ordinance No. ~ relating to improvements to be
constructed on the real estate described on Exhibit A, attached hereto, made part hereof, and
subject to lien dghts in favor of the City of Carmel in the event of partial payment with payments
remaining due. The remaining balance due (if any) is in the following amount: $.
This impact fee is dedicated to the creation of the following infrastructure elements in
accordance with the Zone Improvement Plan:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
City of Carmel
29.7.9 Establishment of Review Board; Hearing of Appeals.
There is hereby established the Carmel Clay Impact Fee Review Board. The Review
Board shall consist of three (3) citizen members (who may be residents of the City of
Carmel and/or Clay Township), appointed by the Mayor of the City of Carmel to serve for
terms of four (4) years; however, for the purpose of providing for staggered terms of
office, the initial members of the Review Board shall be appointed for respective terms of
two (2) years, three (3) years, and four (4) years. The members of the Review Board may
not be members of the Commission and must meet the qualifications prescribed by IC 36-
7-4-1338(b), that is, one (1) licensed real estate broker, one licensed (1) engineer, and one
(1) certified public accountant. Whenever a member of the Review Board is unable to
participate in any matter before the board because of a conflict of interest, the Mayor shall
appoint a temporary replacement member, meeting the qualifications of the member being
replaced, to serve on the board for the purpose of hearing that matter only. The Review
Board shall be governed by IC 36-7-4-1338(c) and all other applicable provisions of the
Impact Fee Statute. Any fee payer who believes itself to be aggrieved by the calculation
of an impact fee may appeal from such calculation to the Review Board and the Review
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Board shall conduct a hearing with regard thereto. At such hearing, the fee payer shall
bear the burden of going forward with the evidence and shall present evidence addressing
either of the following propositions:
(a) A fact assumption used in determining the amount of the impact fee is incorrect; or
(b) The amount of the impact fee is greater than the amount allowed under IC 36-7-4-
1320, IC 36-7-4-1321, and IC 36-7-4-1322.
Upon conclusion of the presentation of evidence, the Review Board shall make a
determination within thirty (30) days, upon the facts presented and may make such
adjustments in the impact fee as it deems are appropriate under the circumstances, if any.
An appeal under this Section 29.7.9 must be filed not later than thirty (30) days after the
issuance of the improvement location permit. The appeal shall be initiated with the filing
of a Petition for Review with the Director, together with a filing fee in the amount of One
Hundred Dollars ($100). The filing fee shall be refunded in full:
(1) if the Petition of Review is granted and the impact'fee is eliminated, reduced or
adjusted by the Review Board, by independent action of the Director, or by a court
having jurisdiction, and
(2) if the reviewing body determines that the amount of the fee, reductions, or credits
were arbitrary or capricious.
The Petition for Review shall be in a form calculated to inform the Review Board of the
nature of the complaint, the parties to the action, and the relief requested. In addition, the
petition shall describe the new development on which the impact fee has been assessed, all
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facts related to the assessment of the impact fee, and the reasons the petitioner believes
that the amount of the impact fee assessed is erroneous or is greater than the amount
allowed by the fee limitations set forth in the Impact Fee Statute. The Director shall not
deny the issuance of improvement location permit on the basis that the impact fee has not
been paid, or condition issuance of the permit on the payment of the impact fee.
However, unless the impact fee exceeds One Thousand Dollars ($1,000), the fee payer
shall pay the impact fee or initiate an appeal under this section before being issued the
permit.
29.7.10 Establishment of Impact Fee Fund.
There is hereby established an Impact Fee Fund within the City of Carmel to receive any
and all sums collected pursuant to this PRIF Ordinance and any other Impact Fee
Ordinance that may hereafter be adopted, to be utilized in connection with the purposes
set forth in Section 29.7.11 below. A special account shall be established in the fund for
Parks and Recreation Infrastructure which shall be kept separate from any other account
that may hereafter be established in the fund for other infrastructure types. In the event,
and only in the event, that an additional Impact Zone for Parks and Recreation
Infrastructure is created hereai~er, a separate account shall be maintained for each separate
Impact Zone established within the City of Carmel and Clay Township. Interest earned on
any such account shall be deposited and maintained within the separate account. The
Fiscal Officer shall manage the Impact Fee Fund according to the provisions of the Impact
Fee Statute and maintain records of the status of any such account. Pursuant to IC 36-7-
4-1329, the Fiscal Officer shall make an annual report to the Commission and the Parks
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Board of said accounts which shall be available to the public in general and fee payers,
upon request, in particular. The right to any refund of an impact fee shall be determined
strictly in accordance with IC 36-7-4-1332, and the Fiscal Officer is designated, pursuant
to IC 36-7-4-1332(e), as the official responsible for acting upon any refund applications
that may be filed by fee payers. In order to facilitate the payment of any refunds when
they may be due, the Fiscal Officer is directed to identify the purpose of any impact fee
paid in order that a refund, if any, may be paid from the account into which the fee was
originally deposited.
29.7.11 Use of Impact Fees Collected.
Any and all fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this PRIF Ordinance may be
utilized only for the following purposes:
(a) Providing funds to be utilized by the Parks Board for the purpose of paying the
capital costs of Parks and Recreation Infrastructure that is necessary to serve the
new development within the City of Carmel and Clay Township and that is
identified in the Zone Improvement Plan;
(b) An amount not to exceed Five Percent (5%) of the annual collections of the fees,
to be utilized by the Parks Board for expenses incurred by such City and Township
for the consulting services that are used with regard to the establishment and
maintenance of this impact fee program;
(c) To pay any refund that may be due under IC 36-7-4-1332;
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(d) To pay the debt service cost on an obligation issued to provide Parks and
Recreation Infrastructure described in subparagraph (a) above, in accordance with
IC 36-10-3-27.
29.7.12 Conflicts with Impact Fee Statute.
The Council specifically acknowledges the existence of the Impact Fee Statute, which
regulates the adoption of impact fee ordinances by municipal corporations within the State
of Indiana. It is the intent of the Council to comply with such legislation, and this PRIF
Ordinance shall be construed in all respects to be consistent with the Impact Fee Statute.
The substantive and procedural requirements of the Impact Fee Statute shall control in the
event of conflicts, which are unintended by the Council.
29.7.13 Amendments and Review.
The impact fee provided for herein is based upon information that, in large part, is subject
to inflation and other economic and market forces over which the Council has no control.
The Council may, therefore, not less than once each year, cause a review to be made by
the Director or such consultants as may be required, to determine the continuing validity
of the Impact Fee, the Impact Zone, and the Zone Improvement Plan. The Council may
consider and adopt such amendments as are necessary to cause a substantive compliance
with all constitutional and statutory requirements. To the extent required by the facts and
circumstances, this process shall include the steps necessary to update the Zone
Improvement Plan and the Comprehensive Plan.
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29.7.14 Effective Date and Expiration Date.
Pursuant to IC 36-7-4-1340, this PRIF Ordinance shall be effective six (6) months
following its adoption in accordance with the Impact Fee Statute. This PRIF Ordinance
shall expire five (5) years following such effective date, and no impact fee may be
collected under this PRIF Ordinance after such expiration date. However, the Council
may adopt a replacement impact fee ordinance to take effect before, on or after such
expiration date if the replacement ordinance complies with the provisions of the Impact
Fee Statute.
ALL OF WHICH IS SO ORDAINED this, ~] ,, day
,1996.
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CARMEL/CLAY
PARKS IMPACT FEE
ZONE IMPROVEMENT PLAN
September, 1996
1996 2001 ZONE IMPROVEMENT Plan
introduction
Thc City, of Carmel and Clay Township (Community.) has experienced rapid development over the
past decade and is one of the fastest ~owing areas of Central Indiana. Residential and commercial
development has flourished, and the Community, has prospered. Prosperity and rapid development
create a need to plan for future growth in a manner consistent with Community. goals.
In 1995, the Community embarked on the 2020 Vision Process to define these goals. Paramount
among the items of consensus was provision for the preservation of open space and the expansion of
recreation opportunities.
This plan serves as a Zone Improvement Plan in compliance with IC 36-7-4-1300. As such, it pro-
vides a foundation for imposing impact fees on future development to offset additional costs for park
system expansion and improvements.
Infrastructure Zone
The infrastructure zone was identified as a single zone coinciding with the boundaries of Clay
To~vnship, Hamilton County., Indiana; The subsequent ~owth projections and estimated costs described
in this plan specifically pertain to this zone.
Approval Process
The following is the approval process through which this plan proceeded ro become an official
document of the Community:
· Approval by the Carmel-Clay Board of Parks and Recreation and the Impact Fee Advisory
Committee,
· Recommendation by the Carmel-Clay Plan Commission, and
· Approval by the Common Council of the Ci~' of Carmel.
Approval by the Common Council establishes the Plan as a part of the Comprehensive Plan of the
community and provides the basis for establishing an impact fee.
1996 - 2001 ZONE IMPROVEMENT PLAN
PARKS RECREATION DEPARTMENT
The Cannel/Clay Board of Parks and Recreation (Board) was created by virtue of a joinder
agreement between the City, of Carmel and Clay To~vnship.
The City of Carmel Park Board approved the joinder agreement July 27, 1991. The agreement was
adopted by the Common Council August 5, 1991, and the Clay Township Board August 20, 199i,
The Board is compr/sed of nine members. The Mayor of Carmel appoints four members, t~vo from
each political party,, and the Clay Township Trustee appoints four members. The remaining member is a
representative of the Carmel/Clay Board of Education.
The Board is empowered to supervise the Park and Recreation Department, establish rules
governing the use of parks and recreational facilities and provide protection of park property and
activities. The Board is responsible for hiring personnel, preparing the annual budget and annual report.
The Board also has other contractual and administrative powers.
Funding
The Common Council and the Clay Township Board determine and provide revenues for operation
of the Department of Parks and Recreation. Budget Share is determined by assessed valuation. Several
non-reverting funds were established in 1993 at the request of the Board. These include a Special Non-
Reyerting Capital Fund for land and capital improvements; and a Special Non-Reverting Operating Fund
to receive program fees, grants and gifts.
The annual budget is formulated and approved by the joint Board and submitted to the Common
Council and the To~vnship Board for their approval.
The Board may issue general obligation bonds to acquire land for parks or finance improvements.
The Board must obtain an ordinance from the Carmel Common Council and a resolution i'¥om the Clay
Township Board approving the bond issue.
To raise money to pay for the bonds, the Common Council and Township Board can Iew a special
property, tax in one special taxing district on the entire township. Grants. donations and gifts have been
regularly received and utilized inthe development of the Carmet Clay Park system.
PARK RECREATION ACTIVITY SINCE ESTABLISHMENT
,OF THE BOARD [:!' DEPARTMENT
1991
· Prepared a 5-year Master Plan.
1992
· Established a Department of Parks & Recreation and hired a Director.
Developed Woodbrook School Neighborhood Park through cooperative
venture ~vith the Carmel Clay Schools and Clay Township Trustee.
· Received 6 acres from the City of Carmel for development of Carey Grove
Park. t
1993
· Implemented a Neighborhood Parks Development Project completing
improvements at six elementary school sites.
· Received Meadowlark Park back from Hamilton County Parks Department
and completed improvements.
· Improved Carmel Civic Center Park.
1994
· Improved Me~dow[ark Park.
· Created Carey Grove Park.
· Created Flowing Well Park.
1995
· Developed plans for expansion oflvleadowlark Park to include ProMed
donation.
· Established Superintendant of Recreation position.
1996
· Completed improvements to Smoky Row Elementary` Neighborhood Park.
· Completed Phase 2 of Meadowlark Park expansion.
· Monon Intersections design study.
· Legal and appraisal services related to the acquisition of the Morion corridor.
· Completing Phases III and IV of Meadowlark Park
· Leasing Pleasant Grove Park and making improvements
· Pursuing acquisition of land; and
· Implementing a Park Impact Fee to ensure that a minimum level of service
is maintained as the community, groxvs
INVENTORY OF EXISTING PARKS AND'RECREATION
DEPARTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
The table below lists all the parks sites and inventories their existing facilities. In addition to these
facilities developed by the Carmel Clay Parks Dept., the City of Carmel has developed an entertainment
gazebo at the Carmel Civic Center which is used for recreational purposes. Additionally, Clay
Township f~nded significant improvements at Carmelot Park. This property is owned by the Ciiy and
leased to the County,.
Carmel Parks & Recreation
Recreational Facilities Inventory by Park Location
FACILITIES
Baseball
Basketball Goals
Fishing
Natural Areas
Open Spac~Pla~ields
Picnic Tables
Playground
Shelter
~ffbatl
Trails
CARMEL PARK IMPACT. FEE
STANDARDS OF PARKS AND RECREATION
The previous chart represents the inventory, of public park and recreation facilities in the
Community. It is from this inventory that the current level of service has been established. For the
purposes of this Zone Improvement Plan. this is also the standard that the Board has accepted as the
community level of service.
1996 2001 ZONE IMPROVEMENT Plan
.... 'ESTIMATE OF PROJECTED INFRASTRUCTURE ~ COSTS
The earlier discussion established a framework tbr determining park and recreational infrastructure
needs. An estimate of the nature, location and cost of the additional infrastructure that will be needed to
serve the new development over the next ten (1 O) years is computed as follows;
White River Linear Park $500,000
Other active/passive Par'ksites .$ 68.000
TOTAL $568,000
The impact per new unit of development over the next ten year planning period, is approximately
$90/unit. This is calculated by the proposed new construction $568,000) divided by the projected
number of new dwelling units (6,320).
1996 2001 ZONe IMPROVEMENT PLaN
FEE RECOMMENDATION
As the impact fee will not be the sole source of revenue for parks and recreation improvements, the fee
imposed must be reasonable to the extent that existing residents will utilize new facilities equally with
the new resident whom the tee is imposed upon.
With this in mind it is recommended that the Carmel/Clay Township Parks Impact Fee be set at a maxi-
mum of $84 per dwelling unit. This maximum fee was arrived at by dividing the total cost of the
current park systemS1,727,681 by the total number of current households (20,428).
Comparatively this fee is approximately one third of the City. of Noblesville's Park Impact Fee of
$272.90 per household and the Town of Fishers Park Impact Fee of $250.00 per household.
The proposed impact fee will be a minimal, but helpful, contribution to the parks and recreation effort in
the Community. Less than one third of the Community remains to be developed and therefore will be
subject to this fee.
CARMEL PARK IMPACT FEE
Money Spent on Capital Improvements for Parks & Recreation
1991 - 1996
1991 From Township Funds for Carmelot
Harvey $ 24,560.00
Schneider Eng. $ 7,104.99
Creative Playgrounds 8,136.00
Dept. of Corrections5 3,554.00
$ 43,354.99
1992 From Township Funds
List/Reece $ 10,000.00 Woodbrook
Reece $ 14,992.00
Schneider Eng. 5 1,475.25
M.I. Price 5 13,835.00
Barge, Wagner $ 2,339.36
42,641.6l
1992 From Parks Budget
Earth Plan - Master $ 10,277.57
5 10,277.57
1993 From Parks Budget
$140,109.95 (improve. other than bldgs.)
$6,205 (eng.)
$8,500 (consult.)
154,814.95
Encumbered ffom'92, spentin'93
$8,320 (improve. other thanbldgs.)
$7,500
$114,949 "
'524,051 "
$154,820.00
1994 From Parks Budget
5192,918.80 (improve. other than bldgs.) 5 192,918.80
Encumbered from '93, spent in '94
5302,436.05 (improve. other than bldgs.)
$1,820 (eng.)
$ 304,256.05
1995 From Parks Budget
$94,673.65 (improve. other than bldgs.)
$8,995 (eng.)
$2,855.45 (consult)
$106,524.10
Encumbered from '94, spent in '95
$35,948.76 (improve. other than bldgs.)
$4,850 (eng.)
$1,500 (consult.)
$ 42,298.76
1996 From Parks Budget so far
$6,906.50 (improve. other than bldgs.)
$1,350 (legal)
S15,700 (consult.)
$ 23,956.50
Encumbered '95, spent so far in '96
$50,440 (improve. other than bldgs.)
$8,000 (consult)
$ 58,440.00
Remainina from Parks Budget 1996
$50,000 (land)
$193,093.50 (improve. other than bldgs.)
$10,000 (eng.)
$23,300 (consult)
$4,650 (legal)
S 281,043.50
Remaining Encumbered '95, spending in '96
580,809.50 (improve. other than bldgs.) $ 80,809.50
Gazebo at Civic Square
$ 127,000.00
1993 From City Funds
McGellem Monon Real Estate Report
$ 36,550.00
1996 From City Funds for Monon
Burrell appraisal
Lady appraisal
HNTB Intersections Study
QEPI Categorical Exclusion Report for INDOT
Legal Fees
$ 9,000.00
$ 9,000.00
$13,500.00
$ 4,475.00
$15,000.00
1996 From City Funds for Park Impact Fee & Zone Improvement Plan
[h-NTB $14,000.00
Legal - MoLitor $ 3,000.00
GRAND TOTAL
$1,727,681.33
Divide by # of households
19,796 + 632 = 20,428 FEE is $84.57