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construction projects, however, are quite complex, require extensive construction, and may take 12 months or more to complete. General contractors handling such projects have indicated to staff that construction trailers are needed for such jobs and that a standard 8' X 32' construction office trailer should be accommodated under the LDRs. Staff's research indicates that the 8' X 32' trailers (256 square feet in area) are the smallest construction office trailers that are widely available. Furthermore, it is staff's opinion that, on the rare occasions when a temporary construction trailer is used on a single family home job site, use of an 8' X 32' trailer is reasonable to accommodate the approved construction activity. Therefore, staff has drafted the section 13.amendment. Section 14, Allowing fish farm uses to be approved at a staff level. During the last round of LDR amendments, the Board of County Commissioners approved changes that allow staff -level approval of certain types of administrative permit uses. Such staff level approval is also limited to projects that do not involve major site plan -review. Administrative permit uses -that -are now approved by staff rather than the Planning and Zoning Commission include: specialty farms, non-commercial stables, mobile homes in agricultural districts, and guest cottages. The county desires to streamline the approval process for fish farm uses since such uses are considered non -controversial- in agricultural districts and since such uses are considered potentially important for local economic development. All special criteria for such uses would still apply. Therefore, staff has proposed the section 14 amendment. Section 15. Correcting scrivener's error: veterinary clinics allowed in CL district. Section 971.14(2) contains a.scrivener's error by omitting the CL. district from the list of districts in which veterinary clinics may be located as an administrative permit use. Chapter 911 (Zoning) states that such a use is allowed in the CL district. To correct this error, staff has proposed the section 15 amendment. Section 16. TIF schedule update and elaboration. These modifications will not result in any TIF rate increases but will make it easier for applicants and staff to quickly determine TIF amounts for the new uses specified, and will codify existing TIF policy. LDR Chapter 953 contains a traffic impact fee (TIF) schedule table that provides the TIF rate for specific types of uses by TIF district. Most development project uses fall within one of the use categories specified within the existing fee schedule. Over the years, however, planning staff and traffic engineering staff have made TIF rate determinations for certain uses not specifically covered within the existing schedule. These special determinations are now being applied to certain project uses as a matter of policy. Staff now proposes to modify the schedule to add specific use categories and corresponding TIF rates, codifying what is.now being applied as a matter of policy. The proposed use category rates were determined by staff using the same formula and type of input data used to determine the rates found in the existing schedule (see attachment •7). The TIF rate formula takes into account the demand that a particular use type places on the county's Thoroughfare Plan roadway network. Demand components include trip rate, trip length, percent new trips, lane capacity, and road cost per lane mile. ITE and available local study -data are used. The formula also gives credit for revenues, including license fees and gas taxes, and includes a 15% discount to ensure that the resulting TIF is.a conservative and easily Justifiable number. It should be noted that the TIF ordinance allows developers the option of performing an individual TIF assessment in lieu of the fee schedule rates. Staff's experience over the last 9 years is that developers almost never opt to do an individual TIF assessment since the fee table rates are conservatively derived. The proposed fee schedule modifications add some use categories for classification purposes and add other categories to more specifically address certain uses. In summary, the additions include: 1. Accessory single family unit (same fee as multi -family unit) 2. Condominium/efficiency apartment (same fee as•multi-family unit) 3. Clinic/veterinary clinic (same fee as medical clinic) 4. Mini -warehouse (new fee) 5. Vehicle storage (new fee) 6. Automotive repair (new fee) 7 FEBRUARY 13, 1996 BOOK 97 Pn 0