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ORDINANCE NO. 03-581-O

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

WHEREAS, David J. Newton Associates, Inc., prepared and provided the City of Columbia City with a System Development Charge(s) Rate Study for Water, Sanitary Sewer, Storm Drainage, Transportation and Parks dated July 1991; and,

WHEREAS, Don Ganer & Associates, Inc., has prepared and provided the City of Columbia City with the Columbia City Transportation System Development Charges Methodology Update Report and Rate Study dated November 22, 2002; and,

WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to accept, approve and adopt the Columbia City Transportation System Development Charges Methodology Update Report and Rate Study dated November 22, 2002, and establish transportation system development charges based upon the recommendations contained in the study; and,

WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on February 20, 2003, to hear public comment on the Columbia City Transportation System Development Charges Methodology Update Report and Rate Study, and notice of said hearing was published in the Chronicle and the Sentinel-MIST, a newspaper of general circulation, on January 8 and February 5, 2003; and,

WHEREAS, written notice of the public hearing was provided to persons who have made a written request for notification prior to adoption or amendment of a methodology for any system development charge at least 90 days prior to the hearing.

NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Columbia City ordains as follows:

Section 1. System Development Charge Update: The Columbia City Transportation System Development Charges Methodology Update Report and Rate Study prepared by Don Ganer & Associates, Inc., dated November 22, 2002, is hereby accepted, approved and adopted. A copy of said study is attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein.

Section 2. Transportation System Development Charges: The Transportation System Development Charges listed in Table 4.7 of Columbia City Transportation System Development Charges Methodology Update Report and Rate Study attached hereto are hereby adopted.

Section 3. [Emergency Clause]

Passed by the council and approved by the mayor 2/21/03.

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