Impact Fee Ordinance

Impact Fee Ordinance Public Notice

This is a notice that the Mayor and City Council adopted the IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE during the regular meeting on February 19, 2008. The Impact Fee Ordinance takes effect on March 1, 2008.

The Mayor and City Council found that in order to promote and accommodate orderly growth and development and to protect the public health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens an equitable program for planning and financing public facilities was needed. According to the adopted Impact Fee Ordinance any new building permit within the City limits of Sandy Springs is subject to the provisions of the Ordinance.

Impact fees are charged for transportation improvements, recreation and parks, and public safety. The fees will be charged at the time of issuance of any building permit. The petitioner may request an estimated impact fee for the project prior to obtaining a building permit.

PLEASE NOTE: Credit cards are will not be accepted as a method of payment for impact fees.

Following is the adopted impact fee schedule:

Recreation and Parks:

(a) Fee Schedule

Residential Development: $165.00 per dwelling unit.

(1) Mixed Use.

If a building permit is requested for a mixed-use development, then the corresponding parks and recreation development impact fee shall be determined by using the above schedule as applied to the residential uses within such development.

(2) Change of Use, Redevelopment, Expansion or Modification.

If there is a change of use, redevelopment, expansion or modification of an existing use that requires the issuance of a building permit, then the development impact fee shall be based upon the difference in number of residential units between the new use and the previous use.

Public Safety:

The applicant for a building permit may elect to have the public safety facility development impact fee determined pursuant to the fee schedule set forth in subsection (a) herein or pursuant to the individual assessment as provided in subsection (b)herein.

(a) Fee Schedule

(1) Mixed Use.

If a building permit is requested for a mixed use development, then the corresponding public safety facility development impact fee shall be determined according to the fee schedule by apportioning the space committed to the individual uses specified on the schedule. If the type of development activity for which a building permit is applied is not specified on the above fee schedule, the Administrator shall use the fee applicable to the most nearly comparable type of land use on the above fee schedule.

(2) Change of Use, Redevelopment, Expansion or Modification.

In the case of change of use, redevelopment, expansion or modification of an existing use which requires the issuance of a building permit, then the development impact fee shall be based upon the difference in square footage or number of units between the new use and the previous use. Should a redevelopment or modification of an existing use or building that requires the issuance of a building permit but does not involve a change in use result in a net increase in gross floor area, the development impact fee shall be based on said net increase. Should a change of use, redevelopment, or modification of an existing use or building result in a net decrease in gross floor area or calculated development impact fee, no refund or credit for past development impact fees paid shall be made or created.

Transportation Development:

The applicant for a building permit may elect to have the transportation development impact fee determined pursuant to the fee schedule set forth in subsection (a) herein or pursuant to the individual assessment as provided in subsection (b) herein.

(a) Fee Schedule.

Based on 5-Year Work Program Cost of $362 per trip

(1) Mixed Use. 

If a building permit is requested for a mixed use development, then the corresponding transportation development impact fee shall be determined according to the fee schedule by apportioning the space committed to the individual uses specified on the schedule.  If the type of development activity for which a building permit is applied is not specified on the above fee schedule, the Administrator shall use the fee applicable to the most nearly comparable type of land use on the above fee schedule.

(2) Change of Use, Redevelopment, Expansion or Modification.

In the case of change of use, redevelopment, expansion or modification of an existing use which requires the issuance of a building permit, then the development impact fee shall be based upon the difference in square footage or number of units between the new use and the previous use.  Should a redevelopment or modification of an existing use or building that requires the issuance of a building permit but does not involve a change in use result in a net increase in gross floor area, the development impact fee shall be based on said net increase.  Should a change of use, redevelopment, or modification of an existing use or building result in a net decrease in gross floor area or calculated development impact fee, no refund or credit for past development impact fees paid shall be made or created.

The Impact Fee Ordinance provides details on service area, payment of fees, and use of impact fee funds, refunds, credits, exemptions, administrative appeals, appeals to courts, other provisions and details of impact fee calculations.  The Impact Fee Ordinance can be viewed on the City’s website www.sandyspringsga.org or a copy can by obtained by visiting City Hall, Department of Community Development, 7840 Roswell Road, Suite 500, Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350, Telephone: 770 730 5600. If you have any question please contact the Department of Community Development by calling 770 730 5600 or visiting City Hall. Contact: Planning and Zoning, Department of Community Development.