§ 107-1. Legislative findings.  


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  • The governing authority of the City of Sandy Springs has considered the feasibility of imposing development impact fees and finds, determines, and declares that:

    (1)

    The Georgia General Assembly, through the enactment of the Georgia Development Impact Fee Act, O.C.G.A. §§ 36-71-1—36-71-13, as amended, authorizes Sandy Springs to impose development impact fees.

    (2)

    Pursuant to the Georgia Development Impact Fee Act, O.C.G.A. § 36-71-5, Sandy Springs established a development impact fee advisory committee that assisted and advised Sandy Springs with regard to the original development and adoption of its development impact fees.

    (3)

    The City of Sandy Springs, Georgia has adopted and maintains a comprehensive plan which, through approval of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, qualifies Sandy Springs as a "qualified local government" pursuant to the Georgia Planning Act of 1989.

    (4)

    Sandy Springs must expand its public facilities (as defined herein) in order to maintain its adopted level of service standards if new development is to be accommodated without decreasing the level of service standards available to all residents and businesses in the city. This expansion of its public facilities must be done in order to promote and protect the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity, and the general welfare of the citizens of Sandy Springs, Georgia.

    (5)

    The imposition of development impact fees is a preferred method of ensuring the availability of public facilities necessary to accommodate new growth and development.

    (6)

    Each of the types of land development described herein will create new demand for the acquisition or expansion of public facilities and the construction of public facility improvements.

    (7)

    The development impact fees established herein are derived from, are based upon, and do not exceed a proportionate share of the costs of providing additional public facility improvements, necessitated by the new land developments for which such fees are imposed.

    (8)

    The development impact fees established herein are based on the comprehensive plan as it may be amended from time to time, the portion of the comprehensive plan entitled "Capital Improvements Element" as most recently adopted and as may be amended from time to time, and plans and studies prepared by or affecting Sandy Springs from time to time that are of pertinence and relevance to the need for and provision of public facilities.

( Ord. No. 2016-10-33 , § I, 10-18-2016)