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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO 5200 DOVER CENTER RD. NORTH OLMSTEO, OHIO 44070 M. YVONNE PETRIGAC, Mayor Phone 777-8000 MEMO : T0: Mayor M. Yvonne Petrigac FROM: John J. Thomas, Vice-Chairman, Planning Commission DATE: June 8, 1988 RE: Traffic Impact Fees - . ?' The Planning commission reviewed and discussed your suggestions concerning ' traffic impact fees at our ray 24tn meeting. Without excpetion, we agree with your recommendations and evaluation of the traffic situation resulting from increased development in the city. We offer the following idea as a means to finance, traffic impact studies . without putting too much burden on small developers who may have little impact on traffic, compared to developers such as Biskind or Wolstein. For every required or proposed parking space (landbanked or open) in adevelopment., an impact study fee of $1.00 (or more) per car would be charged by.the city and deposited in a general fund, which would finance the studies. The impact study could be done at the time of the proposal, or in the case of a small developer, would be delayed until.the city felt it.was necessary to proceed with the study. `4 We also suggest that the fund be administered by the Planning Commission, where such studies are first recommended and discussed. This would also permit the study to take place by the time a developer returns to the Commission for final review of his or her plans. Finally, we recommend that the impact fee be retroactive to January 1, 1988. and.apply to all developments under review or newly -proposed since that•date. Tt is our hope that these suggestions will initiate discussion and legislative action, which will permit the city to proceed with this important matter. cc:' Thomas Morgan; Chairman of Plann.ing Commission Piembers of Planning Commission Members of Council Law Director M. Gareau