§ 9.6.1. Findings.

A.

Successor regulation. This regulation is a successor to that Larimer County Road Capital Expansion Fee Regulation adopted by the county in 2006.

B.

New growth in county. The Larimer County Transportation Master Plan 2017 (TMP) projects there will be a significant amount of new growth and development in Larimer County in the next 23 years.

C.

Need for capacity expansion. The 2017 Transportation Capital Expansion Fee Study (TCEF) has determined that this new growth and development will require a substantial expansion in road capital facilities if adequate levels of service (LOS) are to be maintained on county roads.

D.

Improvements needed. The TMP has identified the cost of growth-related transportation improvements required to maintain adequate levels of service on county roads. In addition, the TCEF has divided the county's road system into "regional" and "non-regional" roads based on the use of the roads.

E.

Proportionate share policy. In order to address this need, the county commissioners have established a policy that future growth and new development will contribute its proportionate share of the costs of providing capital facilities for regional roads.

F.

Regional transportation capital expansion fee preferred. The county commissioners have determined that the imposition of a regional road capital expansion fee is one of the preferred methods of regulating new growth and development in the county in order to ensure that new growth and development bears a proportionate share of the costs of capital improvements for regional roads necessary to accommodate new growth and development while at the same time maintaining the adopted LOS on the regional road system and promoting and protecting the public health, safety and welfare.

G.

Consistent with master plan. A regional road capital expansion fee that contributes to this proportionate share assists in the implementation of and is consistent with the Larimer County Master Plan (the "Master Plan").

H.

Coordinated provision of services. In order to implement a region-wide regional road capital expansion fee system, the county commissioners adopt this regulation and will pursue the establishment of intergovernmental agreements with the other local governments in the region that results in those municipalities' participation and cooperation by adoption of a regional road capital expansion fee to accommodate new development within their jurisdictions, of by the adoption of other methods to contribute their proportionate share of funds.

I.

Compliance with applicable law. The county commissioners have determined that the TMP, the TCEF, and this regulation comply with the requirements of C.R.S. § 29-20-104.5 and other applicable law.

(Res. No. 12262006R00, 12-26-2006; Res. No. 07-17-2018(1), Exh. A, 7-17-2018)