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ORDII~vA51CE 510. Z-356
RESTA~ ~D AND AMESIDED
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 +.he City of Carmel finds that it is reasonable and
necessary to protect the public health, s.~fety, comfort, morals, convenience and general
welfare of the citizens of the City of Ca~xnel and Clay Township by providing for an
equitable program to finance the planplng, 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 C~ty 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 tip& that new development should not be required to
pay a fee for the planning and financing of such park and recreational infrastructure
which is greater than the amount that existing development will pay to provide the
infrastructure that is needed to serve t~: ~ existing development; and
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WHEREAS, in cooperation with the Carmel-Clay Park and Recreation Board this Council
requested that the Director of the Department of Community Services caused to be
reviewed the appropriateness of the Impact Fee, the Impact Fee Zone and the Zone
Improvement Plan and if deemed necessary, to prepare a proposed replacement impact fee
ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Community Services has caused such a
review; and
WHEREAS, in consultation with the Engineer of the City of Carmel, the Plan
Commission has prepared an amended 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
November 21, 2000, and recommended to the Common Council along with this
Ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT OKDAINED by the Common Council of the City of
Carreel, Indiana, that, pursuant to IC 36-7-4-1311, it adopts this Amended and Kestated
Impact Fee Ordinance as an amendment to the Carmel/Clay Zoning Ordinance Z-289, as
amended (the "Zoning Ordinance"), and adds the language in Section 29.8, entitled Parks
and Kecreation Impact Fees, to the Zoning Ordinance with the following language and
from the date hereof, Section 29.8 shall read as follows:
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29.8
PARKS AND RECREATION IMPACT FEES: Adopted and approved on
and effective on and a~er
set forth in Section 29.8.14.
as
29.8.0 Ti~e
This ordinance shall be referred to and known as the Parks and Recreation Impact Fee
Ordinance (the "PRIF Ordinance") for Carreel/Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana.
29.8.1 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 OFFICEK. The fiscal officer, as defined by state law, of the local
government unit imposing an impact fee pursuant to this PKIF Ordinance, namely
the Clerk-Treasurer of the City of Carreel.
IMPACT FEE STATUTE. The following provisions of the Indiana Code, as
amended: IC 36-7-4-1300 through IC 36-7-4-1342.
IMPKOVEMENT LOCATION PEKMIT. For purposes of the Impact Fee Statute, an
Improvement Location Permit (issued under the Cannel/Clay Zoning Ordinance)
shall be considered a "structural building permit".
PARKS AND RECREATION INFRASTKUCTUKE. 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 2001-2006
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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 Carreel/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 Camel/Clay Impact Fee Review Board established under
Section 29.8.9 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 was duly and
properly reviewed and amended, such mended version bimg approved by the
Commission on November 21,2000, (the "2001-2006 Zone Improvement Plan").
The 2001-2006 Zone Improvement Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit A and made
a part hereof.
29.8.2 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
County, Indiana, and, over which the City of Carmel exercises planning and zoning
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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 2001-2006 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 PRIF Ordinance shall apply uniformly to all developments within the Impact
Zone hereby established for which the City of Carmel 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.
29.8.3 2001-2006 Zone Improvement Plan.
The Council hereby finds that, prior to the adoption of this PKIF Ordinance, the
Commission undertook a comprehensive and detailed park and recreational impact
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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 2001-2006 Zone Improvement
Plan as required by IC 36-7-4-1318(d). The Council has heretofore adopted the 2001-
2006 Zone Improvement Plan and finds in this regard that the2001-2006 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) hereof.
(e) A reasonable estimate of the share of the park and recreational costs identified in
subparagraph (d) hereof that will be used to:
(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:
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(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 mounts of money used to pay for
infrastructure during the previous five years.
In addition, the Council has specifically adopted the 2001-2006 Zone Improvement Plan
as an official part of the Carmel/Clay Comprehensive Plan pursuant to IC 36-7-4-500 et
seq.
29.8.4 Establishment of Impact Fee.
Based upon the Park and Recreation Master Plan and 2001-2006 Zone hnprovement Plan
previously referred to and which is made a part of this PR~ Ordinance, the Council
determines that the impact costs, minus the sum ofnonlocal revenues and impact
deductions (as defined in IC 36-7-4-1321), equal the mount of Five Hundred Twenty
Seven Dollars ($527) 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) Five Hundred Twenty Seven Dollars ($527), 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 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 2001-2006 Zone Improvement Plan, and
specifically instructs the Director to make such data and other information inclusively
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available to anyone for review during regular business hours. In the event that any parcel
of real estate considered in the creation of the 2001-2006 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.
29.8.5 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 2001-2006 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 shah make a request for credit prior to the
issuance of the improvement location permit. In the event the credit is less than the
amount of the impact fee due pursuant to Section 29.8.4 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
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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 Kecreation 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.
29.8.6 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 mount 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 Keview Board shall establish
specific rules consistent with said code provisions for installment payments. The interest
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
mount of the impact fee shall be assessed upon the voluntary submission of a
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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 mount
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.
29.8.7 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, hi 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 PR/t~ Ordinance.
29.8.8 Form of Keceipt.
The Director shall issue a receipt for any and all impact fees collected, and the form of
such receipt shall be as follows:
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 2001-2006 Zone Improvement Plan:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
City of Carreel
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29.8.9 Establishment of Review Board: Hearing of Appeals.
There is hereby established the Cannel 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 heating that matter only. The Review
Board shall be govemed 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
Board shall conduct a hearing with regard thereto. At such heating, 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.
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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 29.8.9 must be fled 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 Keview is granted and the impact fee is eliminated, reduced or
adjusted by the Review Boardl 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
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
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shall pay the impact fee or initiate an appeal under this section before being issued the
permit.
29.8.10 Establishment oflmpact Fee Fund.
Them 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 hereat~er be adopted, to be utilized in connection with the purposes
set forth in Section 29.8.11 below. A special account shah 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 hercaller, 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 ma'mtaln 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
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 fled by fee payers. In order to facilitate the payment of any refunds when
they may be due, the Fiscal Officer is directed to idenf~y the purpose of any impact fee
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paid in order that a refund, if any, may be paid from the account into which the fee was
originally deposited.
29.78.11Use 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 Carrnel and Clay Township and that is
idenftfied in the 2001-2006 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;
(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.
29.8.12 Contlicts 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
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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.
29.8.13 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 2001-2006 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 necessaxy to update the
2001-2006 Zone Improvement Plan and the Comprehensive Plan.
29.8.14 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, replacing the PRIF
Ordinance adopted in November of 1996 and wholly contained in Section 29.7 of the
Cannel City Code. This PRI/: Ordinance shall expire five (5) years following such
effective date, and no impact fee may be collected under this PKll: 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.
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PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana this/~'1/~ day of
't;~&7~7~.~tb~- ,2000, by a vote of if ayes and C nays. '
Diana L. Cordray, IAMC, Clerk~7~gurer
Diana L. corerS, I~c, Clerk~asurer
A~ roved by me, Mayor of the City of Camel, Indi~ ~s ~ay of
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ATT ST:
Diana L. Cordray, IAMC, Cler~/~yeasurer
Ordinance No. Z-356
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CARMEL/CLAY PARKS IMPACT FEE
ZONE IMPROVEMENT PLAN
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2001 - 2006 Zone Improvement Plan
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Introduction
On November 4, 1996, the City of Carmel passed and approved
Ordinance No. 0-1249, commonly known as the Parks and Recreation Impact
Fee Ordinance or, the "PRIF Ordinance" for the City of Carmel and Clay
Township (collectively, the "Community"). Consistent with Indiana Code Section
36-7-4-1340, the PRIF Ordinance became effective in May of 1997. With an
initial 5 year life, the Ordinance provides that the Carmel Common Council may
consider and adopt such amendments as are necessary to cause a substantive
compliance with all constitutional and statutory requirements, and based on
economic and market forces over which the Council has no control, the Council
may, not less than once a year, cause a review of the validity of the Impact Fee,
the Impact Zone and the Zone Improvement Plan.
. In March of 2000, the Carmel-Clay Park and Recreation Board adopted a
Resolution requesting for the first time since the adoption of the PRIF Ordinance,
that the Carmel Common Council review the Impact Fee. In response, the
Council directed the Director of the Department of Community Services to cause
a review to be made of the PRIF Ordinance to determine the appropriateness of
the Impact Fee, the Impact Zone and the Zone Improvement Plan and if deemed
necessary, to prepare a proposed replacement impact fee ordinance.
The rapid development experienced in the Community over the past five
years is comparable to that experienced in the prior decade and therefore, the
Community continues to be one of the fastest growing areas in Central Indiana. .
Residential and commercial development continue to flourish and the Community
to prosper. The continuation of prosperity and rapid development create a need
to enhance the current plan for future growth and as was achieved when the
PRIF Ordinance was first adopted, the objective is to keep the Community goals
in focus.
In 1995, the Community embarked on the 2020 Vision Process to define
the Community's goals. Paramount among the items of consensus was
provision for the preservation of open space and the expansion of recreation
opportunities. In 1996, the Common Council adopted the PRIF Ordinance and
now, in 2000, revisits it so that the Community goals are kept in focus.
This plan serves as a Zone Improvement Plan (sometimes, herein referred
to as the "Plan" and in the adopting Ordinance as the "2001-2006 Zone
Improvement Plan"), in compliance with Ie 36-7-4-1300. As such, it provides a
foundation for imposing impact fees of future development to offset additional
costs for park system expansion and improvements.
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PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
The Carmel-Clay Park and Recreation Board (the "Board") was created in
1991 by virtue of a Joinder Agreement between the City of Carmel and Clay
Township.
The Board approved the Joinder agreement on or about July 27, 1991. The
Joinder Agreement was adopted by the City of Carmel Common Council on or
about August 5, 1991 and by the Clay Township Board on or about August 20,
1991.
The Board is comprised of nine members. The Mayor of Carmel appoints
four members, two 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 Carmel-Clay Park and Recreation
Department (the "Park Department"), establish rules governing the use of parks
and recreation 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,
all as set forth in the Joinder Agreement.
Funding
The City of Carmel Common Council and the Clay Township Board
determine and provide revenues for operation of the Park Department. Budget
share is determined by assessed valuation. Several non-reverting funds were
established in 1993 at the request of the Board. These included a Special Non-
Reverting 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 Board and submitted to
the City of Carmel Common Council and the Clay Township Board for their
respective approvals.
The Board may issue general obligation bonds to acquire land for parks or
finance improvements. The Board must obtain an ordinance from the City of
Carmel Common Council and a resolution from the Clay Township Board
approving the bond issue.
To raise money to pay for the bonds, the City of Carmel Common Council
and Township Board can levy a special property tax in one special taxing district
on the entire township. Grants, donations and gifts have been regularly received
and utilized in the development of the Carmel~Clay Park and Recreation System.
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. Continued focus on acquisition of central park site (nka the Central
Park Site).
1999
. Master Planned the West Park;
. Master Planned the Lawrence W. Inlow Park;
. Master Planned Hazel Landing Park;
. Completed Phase II of River Heritage Park (Wetland Project);
. Improved Meadowlark Park;
. Designed and developed River Heritage Park;
. Designed and developed River Trail Park through an Interlocal
cooperation agreement with Hamilton County Parks;
. Acquired 11.74 acres for Cherry Tree Park;
. Initially improved Hazel Landing Park;
. Designed Hazel Landing Park for a three phase development;
. Continued focus on design of the Monon Greenway;
. Continued focus on acquisition of central park site (nka the Central
Park Site); and
. City of Carmel commenced development of first section of the Monon
Greenway.
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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.
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ESTIMATE OF PROJECTED INFRASTRUCTURE & COSTS
(revised 11/7/00)
The earlier discussion established a framework for 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 (10) years is computed as follows:
1. Cherry Tree Park $ 550,000.00
2. Founders Park $ 1,650,000.00
3. Hazel Landing Park $ 3,410,000.00
1- West Park $ 5.060.000.00
TOTAL: 10,670,000.00
The impact per new unit of residential development over the next ten year
planning period, is approximately $1, 185.16/unit. This is calculated by the
proposed new construction ($10,670,000.00) divided by the projected number of
new dwelling units (9,003). However, the impact must be no more than the
current level of service in the Community which is calculated by dividing the total
cost of the current park system ($12,054,651.48) by the total number of current
households (22,851) for the figure of $527.53 per residential dwelling unit.
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11/7/00
IMP ACT FEE ANALYSIS
CURRENT LEVEL OF SERVICE
DIVIDE TOTAL COST OF CURRENT PARK SYSTEM:
BY TOTAL NUMBER OF CURRENT HOUSEHOLDS:
*$12054651 48
22,851
Current Level of Service
$527.53
This leaves us with a useful measuring stick for the impact fee we could legally charge for each
building permit issued.
COMMUNITY LEVEL OF SERVICE
DIVIDE TOTAL COST OF PROJECTED INFRASTRUCTURE
NEEDED TO SERVE NEW DEVELOPMENT
OVER NEXT TEN (10) YEARS:
BY TOTAL NUMBER OF PROJECTED NEW HOUSEHOLDS:
$11.085 000 00
9,003
Under this calculation used in the fIrst zone improvement plan
analysis, the impact fee per issued building permit would be $1,231.26.
While Exhibit B shows the total projected infrastructure costs for all parks, Exhibit A shows
$11,085,000.00 as the total projected infrastructure cost for only Cherry Tree Park, Founders
Park, Gibraltar Park, Hazel Landing Park, Inlow Park, Prairie Meadow Park and West Park.
If we back out all projected infrastructure costs for all parks except Cherry Tree, Founders Park.
Hazel Landing Park and West Park, the calculation is as follows:
$10.670.00000 = $1,185.16
9003
Ifwe back out all projected infrastructure costs for all parks except Cherry Tree, Founders Park
and West Park, the calculation is as follows:
$7.260.000.00 = $806.40
9003
Ifwe back out all projected infrastructure costs for all parks except Founders Park and West Park,
the calculation is as follows: .
$6.71000000 = $745.31
9003
The Current Level of Service number is substantially higher than our current $84.00 impact fee
and an increase is clearly justifIed. The Park Department staff proposes that the Park Board
include Cherry Tree, Founders Park, Hazel Landing Park and West Park in the ZIP as the planned
areas and that the Park Board ask the Impact Fee Advisory Committee to recommend to the
Carmel- Clay Pan Commission and to the Carmel Common Council that the Impact Fee be
increased to reflect as closely as possible, the Current Level of Service.
*The cost figures provided above for CURRENT PARK SYSTEM are through 12/31/99.
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EXHIBIT A
ESTIMATE OF PROJECTED INFRASTRUCTURE & COSTS
An estimate of the location and cost of the additional infrastructure that will
be needed to serve the new development over the next ten (10) years is taken
from the Capital Improvement Plan Matrix revised 5/23/00 (attached as Exhibit B)
as follows:
1. Cherry Tree Park $ 550,000.00
2. Founders Park $ 1,650,000.00
3. Gibraltar Park $ 50,000.00
4. Hazel Landing Park $ 3,410,000.00
5. Inlow Park $ 330,000.00
6. Prairie Meadow Park $ 35,000.00
7. West Park $ 5060.000.00
TOTAL: $11,085,000.00
. Gibraltar Park, Inlow Park and Prairie Meadow Park are expected to be
completed prior to the collection of a revised Impact Fee. Accordingly, the Staff
recommends that the Park Board recommend that the above-referenced bodies
include the following parks in the ZIP as the plan areas.
1. Cherry Tree Park $ 550,000.00
2. Founders Park $ 1,650,000.00
3. Hazel Landing Park $ 3,410,000.00
4. West Park $ 5.060.000.00
TOTAL: $10,670,000.00
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