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Residential Commercial or Industrial Redevelopment or Redevelopment or Expansion of Existing Expansion of Existing Area of Impervious Surtace Development-Trunk Development-Trunk Expansion Fee/Acre Fee/Acre 0-1000 Square Feet $1,350 $3,230 (±35% of 2-ac base fee) (±35% of C/I base fee) 1000-2000 Square Feet $2,690 $6,460 (±70% of 2-ac base fee) (±70% of C/I base fee) More than 2000 Square Feet $3,780 $9,240 �100% of 2-ac base fee) (±100% of C/I base fee) The inequities and likely public outcry become clearer when some examples are considered: Example 1: The resident of a 2-acre lot wishes to expand his home by adding 200 square feet to his existing 300 square-foot attached deck. The deck is an existing structure that is being expanded by 200 square feet. The area of impervious surface expansion is 200 s.f. which subjects it to a SW&DT fee of ($1,350 per acre x 2 acres) _ $2,700 which likely exceeds the cost of the deck expansion. Example 1A: Same as Example 1, but in addition to 2 acres of dry buildable, the property also contains 3 acres of wetland. The SW&DT fee now becomes ($1,350 per acre x 5 acres) _ $6,750. Example 2: A person has just purchased a 1-acre lakeshore lot in a 1-acre zone that had a small home on it (1,200 s.f. footprint) up until 5 years ago, which was then torn down and the lot now is vacant. He proposes to build a new home with a 3,000 s.f. footprint on the property. Would it be subject to a fee based on 1,800 s.f. (the difference between the old footprint and the new footprint) or ,3,000 s.f. (based on it being new development)? And either way, how should the expansion of associated non-structural hardcover (i.e. replacing the old narrow gravel driveway with a new, wide paved driveway) be taken into account? The code language suggests that when there is a structural replacement or expansion, the overall hardcover must be considered. But the mere expansion of nonstructural hardcover absent a structure replacement or expansion, is not addressed, and apparently would not be subject to the fee. There is no established `look-back' period in the code beyond which building on a vacant lot would be considered new development rather than redevelopment. And, the City records may not contain any information about what hardcover was in place before the old cabin was torn down. - If considered as new develoqment, the 1-acre site would be charged a SW&DT fee of ($5,000 x 1 acre) _ $5,000. Page 5 of 9