9-2-16: EXEMPT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES:

   A.   Claim Of Exemption: A fee payer shall claim an exempt development activity upon application for a building permit.

   B.   Activities Specified: The following development activities are exempt from the payment of impact fees:

      1.   Construction of publicly owned buildings or structures, which are solely for governmental purposes, unless the City determines that the development activity will create an extraordinary burden on public facilities owned or operated by the City;

      2.   Rebuilding or replacing a structure destroyed or damaged by fire or other catastrophe, with a new structure which does not increase the impact over that attributable to the destroyed or damaged structure; provided, that the structure is rebuilt and ready for occupancy within two (2) years of its destruction;

      3.   The remodel or repair of a structure that does not increase the number of service units;

      4.   Replacing an existing use on the same site, provided the number of units does not increase;

      5.   Placing a temporary construction trailer or office on a site;

      6.   Alteration or expansion of an existing dwelling unit where that alteration or expansion does not increase the number of service units;

      7.   Construction of accessory buildings or structures typical to residential uses, such as tennis courts or clubhouses, which will not result in an increase in the number of service units or the fee payer can demonstrate that the use does not create a significant impact on the capacity of system improvements. (Ord. 43-16, 12-13-2016, eff. 1-1-2017)