§ 9.75-48. Individual assessment determinations.

Individual assessments of development impact fees may be established as follows:

(1)

At their option, an applicant for development approval may petition the administrator for an individual assessment determination of development impact fees due for their project in lieu of the fee established on the fee schedule attached hereto and incorporated herein as Attachment A [City of Cartersville Maximum Allowable Impact Fee Schedule can be found at the end of this chapter.].

(2)

In the event that an applicant elects an individual assessment, the applicant shall submit an individual assessment study. Each individual assessment study shall:

a.

Be based on relevant and credible information from an accepted standard source of engineering or planning data; or

b.

Be based on actual, relevant, and credible studies or surveys of facility demand conducted in Cartersville or its region, carried out by qualified engineers or planners pursuant to accepted methodology; and

c.

Provide any other written specifications as may be reasonably required by the administrator to substantiate the individual assessment determination.

(3)

The administrator in his or her sole discretion shall determine whether the content of an individual assessment study satisfies the requirements of this chapter. A negative determination by the administrator may be appealed to the city council in accordance with the administrative appeals section of this chapter.

(4)

Any fee approved as an individual assessment determination shall have standing for one hundred eight (180) days following the date of approval. Payment of such an approved individual assessment determination shall constitute full and complete payment of the project's proportionate share of system improvements as individually levied by Cartersville, and shall be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 71-06, § 5.03, 10-19-06)