18.25.080 Definitions.
Development fee: A fee adopted pursuant to applicable state law which is imposed on new development on a pro rata basis in connection with and as a condition of the issuance of a building permit and which is calculated to defray all or a portion of the costs of the public facilities required to accommodate new development at city-designated level of service (LOS) standards and which reasonably benefit the new development.
Development fee committee: A committee appointed by the mayor for the purpose of reviewing the city’s development fees.
Dwelling unit: A room or group of rooms within a building containing cooking accommodations and designed to be used for living purposes. “Dwelling unit” shall not include those units designed primarily for transient occupant purposes, nor shall they include rooms in hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living centers, or similar uses.
(1) Single-Family Detached Dwelling Unit. A dwelling unit designed and used only by one (1) family and which unit is physically separated from any other dwelling unit, including a manufactured home or manufactured home space or mobile home or mobile home space or a recreational vehicle located on a space or lot greater than four thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (4,999) square feet.
(2) Other Dwelling Unit. A dwelling unit typically designed and used only for a single-family, but which is attached to another dwelling unit, such as an apartment, duplex, townhouse, or single-family attached dwelling unit. This term shall also include additions to recreational vehicles as set forth below.
(3) Recreational Vehicle Dwelling Unit. A vehicle-type unit that is located on a space or lot less than four thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (4,999) square feet and is less than four hundred (400) square feet gross floor area and is one (1) of the following:
(a) A travel trailer mounted on wheels, designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel;
(b) A park model built on a single chassis, mounted on wheels, designed to be connected to utilities necessary for operation of fixtures;
(c) A motor home or portable camping trailer designed to provide temporary living quarters. Any addition which increases the gross floor area above four hundred (400) square feet shall be considered an “other dwelling unit” as set forth above; or
(d) A recreational vehicle dwelling unit shall not include recreational vehicle (R.V.) parks in which spaces are rented or leased and are not individually owned. Such recreational vehicle parks shall pay water system and sewer system capacity fees based on commercial designations and not residential designations.
Excluded library facility: Library facilities for which development impact fees may not be charged pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-463.05, including that portion of any library facility that exceeds ten thousand (10,000) square feet, and equipment, vehicles, or appurtenances associated with library operations.
Multiple uses: A new development consisting of both residential and nonresidential uses, or one (1) or more different types of nonresidential use, on the same site or part of the same new development.
Necessary Public Services. “Necessary public services” shall have the meaning prescribed in A.R.S. § 9-463.05(T)(7).
New development: Any new construction, reconstruction, redevelopment, rehabilitation, structural alteration, structural enlargement, structural extension, or new use requiring any form of city building permit or approval; any change in use of an existing building, structure or lot requiring any form of city building permit or approval and which increases the demand for one (1) or more public facilities or services, except as otherwise expressly provided herein.
Street facilities (Transportation): A category of necessary public services including arterial or collector streets or roads, traffic signals, rights-of-way and improvements thereon, bridges, culverts, irrigation tiling, storm drains, and regional transportation facilities. (Ord. No. 2008-15, 12-16-08; Ord. No. 2008-15, 5-19-09; Ord. No. 2011-13, §§ 1 – 3, 12-6-11; Ord. No. 2014-03, §§ 1 – 3, 6-17-14; Ord. No. 2017-02, § 1, 1-17-17; Ord. No. 2020-06, § 1, 12-1-20. 1976 Code § 7-7-2)