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Indian River County I Impact Fee Update Study III. Solid Waste Facilities This section provides the results of the solid waste facilities impact fee analysis. There are several major elements associated with the development of the solid waste facilities impact fee: • Facility Inventory • Service Area and Population • Cost Component • Credit Component • Net Solid Waste Impact Cost • Calculated Solid Waste Impact Fee Schedule Affordable Growth Strategy • Staff Recommended Fee Rate Solid Waste Impact Fee Schedule Comparison These various elements are summarized in this section. It should be noted that solid waste impact fees are not very common and there is limited literature. Solid waste operations are typically an Enterprise Fund and tend to be self-sufficient in terms of funding. In the case of Indian River County, the Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD), a dependent district, provides the solid waste services. At this time, the solid waste impact fee is suspended in Indian River County. Prior to the suspension, the County charged a solid waste impact fee to both residential and non- residential land uses. These fees were calculated taking into account both the landfill and garbage trucks used for waste collection. Since the last study, the County started outsourcing the waste collection service. The landfill is used by both existing and new growth on a continuous basis, and as such, it is difficult to establish a need directly tied to new growth. In this study, the impact fee calculations are based on the customer convenience centers, which are used only by residential land uses. Given this, the revised fee schedule includes only residential land uses. Tindale-Oliver&Associates, Inc. Indian River County June 2014 26 Impact Fee Update Study