@GoodyearAZGov City Council will be voting on a resolution to reduce Commercial Retail Impact Fees at the 6pm June 5, 2017 City Council meeting.
If you or your clients are considering Goodyear to locate a business, you may want to attend this meeting.
Resolution 17-1810 Impact fee reduction June 5 2017
Here are the highlights:
SECTION 4. The Goodyear Retail Development Impact Fee Program (the “Program”) is hereby created as follows:
A. Any property for which a building permit is issued for a Retail and Entertainment use in excess of 5,500 square feet, after July 1, 2017, but before June 30, 2019, is eligible to receive a reduction in City of Goodyear Non-Utility Impact Fees in the following amounts otherwise due, subject to available funding and the following:
1. “Retail and Entertainment Use” for the purposes of the Program is defined as a proposed development in excess of 5,500 sq./ft. that would otherwise be assessed under the Commercial designation of the currently adopted Goodyear Development Impact Fees and whose primary business would encompass selling goods, prepared foods or services directly to a consumer for consumption rather than resale, and would not include other traditional office or medical office types of uses. The City Economic Development Director shall make the determination of whether a proposed use qualifies as a Retail and Entertainment Use for the Purposes of the Program. An applicant may appeal the denial of their application to the Goodyear City Manager, whose decision is final and not subject to further appeal.
2. Pursuant to its fiscal year 2017-18 budget, the City of Goodyear has appropriated $2,000,000 to fund the Program. Any funds unused in the 2017-18 fiscal year budget will be presented as a “carry-over” request for City Council approval in the 2018-19 Budget after which the Program will end. The Program funds are available for eligible retail projects on a first-come basis according to the date a complete application for a building permit is received for each project and all other applicable fees are paid in full. Requests for a reduction in Non-Utility Impact Fees shall be denied if the Program funds have been completely expended for Program activities.
3. For the purposes of this Program, the impact fees that are subject to reduction are the City development impact fees for Parks & Rec, Streets, Police, and Fire and exclude impact fees for Water and Wastewater.
4. For the 2017-18 Fiscal Year, Non-Utility Impact Fees for eligible retail uses shall be reduced by 100%, and the corresponding impact fee category shall be reimbursed by Program funds pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-463.05(B)(13).
5. For the 2018-19 Fiscal Year, Non-Utility Impact Fees for eligible retail uses shall be reduced by 75%, and the corresponding impact fee category shall be reimbursed by Program funds pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-463.05(B)(13).
The City Council meeting will be held at 6pm, the Goodyear Justice Center, 14455 W Van Buren St, Suite B101, Goodyear, Az 85338.