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Business Plan

Invest in Our Economy

Goal 1: Enhance Economic Impact Through Development and Redevelopment Efforts,
Partnerships, and Investment Opportunities
Objective 1: Foster Development and Redevelopment in Targeted Areas
Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
IOE Five Year Impact Fee Update Project Completion Planning and Development Services
1.1.2
Summary:
Milestone Estimated Actual
Arlington has a statutory obligation to update the land use Completion Completion
assumptions and capital improvements plan that form the IFP Team 10/01/2023
basis for the Impact Fee Program (IFP). The update is Established
required every five years (TLGC Sec. 395.052). The current RFP Deadline 12/01/2023
IFP was adopted in 2017 and was due for an update in 2022. Contract Approval 03/01/2024
If the City Council does not perform the update as required, Update Adopted 03/31/2025
any person who has paid an impact fee or the owner of
property on which an impact fee has been paid has the right
to require the duty to be performed, in which case the
Council must perform the update within 60 days.

The IFP covers roadways, water, and sanitary sewer. The
five-year update is important to ensure the city is adequately
planning for the street, water, and sewer infrastructure
necessary to support growth over the next ten years. The
land use assumptions examine projections of changes in land
uses, densities, intensities, and population. The assumptions
are reasoned judgments based on existing zoning patterns,
development policies, and the realistic prospect for future
change. With the projections contained in the land use
assumptions, the city prepares a revised CIP detailing the
capital improvements needed over the term of the plan to
meet existing and projected future demand. The update also
addresses known inequities in the existing program to ensure
developers are contributing to the Program based on the
latest engineering and planning practices. Specifically, the
Arlington IFP must update its land use classifications to
conform to the latest Institute of Transportation Engineers
trip generation data used by other jurisdictions.

The IFP update shall be performed by a qualified engineer or
engineering consultant who is not an employee of the City.
The update process is essentially the same as was used to
enact the IFP ordinance originally. The engineer works with
the appointed CIPAC (the Planning and Zoning Commission)
to produce the update.

The source of funds for this update are the Impact Fee Funds
(Street Impact Fee and Water/Wastewater). TLGC Sec.
395.012 authorizes impact fees to pay for fees of the
engineer or financial consultant who prepares or updates the
capital improvements plan.

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