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Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element <br />• Special Assessments <br />Special assessments are compulsory <br />payments levied on real property for <br />specific benefits generated by public <br />investments or services; the assessment <br />levied must fairly reflect the actual costs of <br />the improvements. County revenues which <br />fall under the general category of special <br />assessments consist of street paving <br />assessments, street lighting district <br />assessments, as well as assessments for <br />water, sewer, and drainage improvements. <br />Expenditures of special assessment revenue <br />are restricted to public improvement <br />projects that directly benefit the property <br />owner or payee. For example, street paving <br />assessment revenues must be spent on <br />paving streets that directly benefit the payer <br />of the assessment. <br />Special Assessment funds represented <br />0.21% of county funds for FY 2008/09 as <br />shown in table 6.1. Figure 6.4 displays the <br />revenue collected by Indian River County <br />through special assessments over the last six <br />fiscal years. <br />• Impact Fees <br />An impact fee is a one time charge, fee, or <br />assessment levied as a condition of <br />subdivision or site plan approval, building <br />permit issuance, certificate of occupancy <br />issuance, or other development or <br />construction approval when the revenues <br />collected are intended to fund the costs of <br />capital improvements for any public <br />facilities. <br />Figure 6.4: Special Assessments Revenue <br />$600$552 <br />$500 $494 $487 <br />$400 $392 $377 <br />$345 <br />$300 <br />$200 <br />$100 <br />$- <br />2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 <br />❑ Revenue (in thousands) <br />Source: Indian River County Finance Department <br />Figure 6.5: Impact Fee Revenue <br />$40,000 $36,297 <br />$35,000 <br />$30,000 <br />$ 24,634 <br />$25,000 <br />$20,000 <br />$15,000 <br />$10,41D <br />$10,000 $7,007 <br />$ 5,432 <br />$5,000 $2,054 <br />2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 <br />❑ Revenue (in thousands) <br />Source: Indian River County Finance Department <br />Since 1986, Indian River County has levied traffic impact fees on new development projects. In June <br />Community Development Department Indian River County <br />Adopted November 2, 2010, Ordinance 2010-024 <br />5 <br />