SB681: Bill Text

SB681,3,25 66.0617 (1) (g) "Service area" means a geographic area delineated by a political subdivision municipality within which there are public facilities.

SB681, s. 7 Section 7. 66.0617 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB681,4,4 66.0617 (1) (h) "Service standard" means a certain quantity or quality of public facilities relative to a certain number of persons, parcels of land or other appropriate measure, as specified by the political subdivision municipality.

SB681, s. 8 Section 8. 66.0617 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB681,4,8 66.0617 (2) (a) Subject to par. (am), a political subdivision A municipality may enact an ordinance under this section that imposes impact fees on developers to pay for the capital costs that are necessary to accommodate land development.

SB681, s. 9 Section 9. 66.0617 (2) (am) of the statutes is repealed.

SB681, s. 10 Section 10. 66.0617 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB681,4,16 66.0617 (2) (b) Subject to par. (c), this section does not prohibit or limit the authority of a political subdivision municipality to finance public facilities by any other means authorized by law, except that the amount of an impact fee imposed by a political subdivision municipality shall be reduced, under sub. (6) (d), to compensate for any other costs of public facilities imposed by the political subdivision municipality on developers to provide or pay for capital costs.

SB681, s. 11 Section 11. 66.0617 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB681,4,19 66.0617 (2) (c) Beginning on May 1, 1995, a political subdivision municipality may impose and collect impact fees only under this section.

SB681, s. 12 Section 12. 66.0617 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB681,5,2 66.0617 (3) Public hearing; notice. Before enacting an ordinance that imposes impact fees, or amending an existing ordinance that imposes impact fees, a political subdivision municipality shall hold a public hearing on the proposed ordinance or amendment. Notice of the public hearing shall be published as a class 1 notice under ch. 985, and shall specify where a copy of the proposed ordinance or amendment and the public facilities needs assessment may be obtained.

SB681, s. 13 Section 13. 66.0617 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB681,5,9 66.0617 (4) (a) (intro.) Before enacting an ordinance that imposes impact fees or amending an ordinance that imposes impact fees by revising the amount of the fee or altering the public facilities for which impact fees may be imposed, a political subdivision municipality shall prepare a needs assessment for the public facilities for which it is anticipated that impact fees may be imposed. The public facilities needs assessment shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

SB681, s. 14 Section 14. 66.0617 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB681,5,15 66.0617 (4) (a) 3. A detailed estimate of the capital costs of providing the new public facilities or the improvements or expansions in existing public facilities identified in subd. 2., including an estimate of the effect of recovering these capital costs through impact fees on the availability of affordable housing within the political subdivision municipality.

SB681, s. 15 Section 15. 66.0617 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB681,5,20 66.0617 (4) (b) A public facilities needs assessment or revised public facilities needs assessment that is prepared under this subsection shall be available for public inspection and copying in the office of the clerk of the political subdivision municipality at least 20 days before the hearing under sub. (3).

SB681, s. 16 Section 16. 66.0617 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB681,6,4 66.0617 (5) (b) An ordinance enacted under this section may delineate geographically defined zones within the political subdivision municipality and may impose impact fees on land development in a zone that differ from impact fees imposed on land development in other zones within the political subdivision municipality. The public facilities needs assessment that is required under sub. (4) shall explicitly identify the differences, such as land development or the need for those public facilities, which justify the differences between zones in the amount of impact fees imposed.

SB681, s. 17 Section 17. 66.0617 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB681,6,8 66.0617 (6) (b) May not exceed the proportionate share of the capital costs that are required to serve land development, as compared to existing uses of land within the political subdivision municipality .

SB681, s. 18 Section 18. 66.0617 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB681,6,14 66.0617 (6) (d) Shall be reduced to compensate for other capital costs imposed by the political subdivision municipality with respect to land development to provide or pay for public facilities, including special assessments, special charges, land dedications or fees in lieu of land dedications under ch. 236 or any other items of value.

SB681, s. 19 Section 19. 66.0617 (6) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB681,6,20 66.0617 (6) (g) Shall be payable by the developer or the property owner to the political subdivision, either municipality in full or in installment payments that are approved by the political subdivision, before within 14 days of the issuance of a building permit may be issued or other required approval may be given within 14 days of the issuance of an occupancy permit by the political subdivision municipality.

SB681, s. 20 Section 20. 66.0617 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB681,7,2 66.0617 (7) Low-cost housing. An ordinance enacted under this section may provide for an exemption from, or a reduction in the amount of, impact fees on land development that provides low-cost housing, except that no amount of an impact fee for which an exemption or reduction is provided under this subsection may be shifted to any other development in the land development in which the low-cost housing is located or to any other land development in the political subdivision municipality.

SB681, s. 21 Section 21. 66.0617 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB681,7,13 66.0617 (8) Requirements for and reporting on impact fee revenues. Revenues from each impact fees fee that is imposed shall be placed in a separate segregated, interest-bearing account and shall be accounted for, in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices, separately from the other funds of the political subdivision municipality. Impact fee revenues and interest earned on impact fee revenues may be expended only for the particular capital costs for which the impact fees were fee was imposed , unless the fee is refunded under sub. (9). Annually, a municipality shall publish, as a class 1 notice under ch. 985, a report that lists each impact fee imposed by the municipality which is in an account described in this subsection and the capital costs for which the fee was spent or is to be spent.

SB681, s. 22 Section 22. 66.0617 (9) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 203, is amended to read:

SB681,8,2 66.0617 (9) (a) Subject to par. (b), an ordinance enacted under this section shall specify that impact fees that are imposed and collected by a political subdivision municipality but are not used within 7 years after they are collected to pay the capital costs for which they were imposed shall be refunded to the current owner of the property with respect to which the impact fees were imposed, along with any interest that has accumulated, in described in sub. (8). The ordinance shall specify, by type of public facility, reasonable time periods within which impact fees must be spent or refunded under this subsection, subject to the 7-year limit in this paragraph and the extended time period specified in par. (b). In determining the length of the time periods under the ordinance, a political subdivision municipality shall consider what are appropriate planning and financing periods for the particular types of public facilities for which the impact fees are imposed.

SB681, s. 23 Section 23. 66.0617 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB681,8,8 66.0617 (10) Appeal. A political subdivision municipality that enacts an impact fee ordinance under this section shall, by ordinance, specify a procedure under which a developer upon whom an impact fee is imposed has the right to contest the amount, collection or use of the impact fee to the governing body of the political subdivision municipality.

SB681, s. 24 Section 24. 66.0628 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB681,8,16 66.0628 (3) Revenues from each fee that is imposed shall be placed in a separate segregated interest-bearing account and shall be accounted for, in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices, separately from the other funds of the political subdivision. Annually, a political subdivision shall publish, as a class 1 notice under ch. 985, a report that lists each fee imposed by the political subdivision which is in an account described in this subsection and the purposes for which the fee was spent or is to be spent.

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