HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/04/1996 City Council MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
HELD ON
DECEMBER 4, 1996
The Work Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas was called to order
at 7:00 p.m. on the 4th day of December, 1996, at City Hall with the following Council roll
call:
William Manning, Mayor Present
Bill Longo, Councilmember Present
Mary Watts, Councilmember Present
David Stanwick, Councilmember Present
Wilma Avey, Councilmember Present
John Dillard, Councilmember Present
Dave Kovatch, Councilmember Present
and with seven present, a quorum was established and the following items were addressed:
Also present at this session were: Johnny Smith, City Manager; Sam Chavez, City Planner;
Dennis Watson, Asst. to the City Manager; Committee Members: Joe Agnew, Deville
Hubbard, John Anderson, and Dean Kindy; Consultants: J.T. Dunkin, Dan Sefko, Hal Jones
1. DISCUSSION OF THE LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS FOR IMPACT FEES
Mr. Sefko presented an overview of the Land Use Assumptions for Impact Fees
report (see Attachment "A"). Mr. Sefko discussed the Service Zone Maps in detail. There
are three service areas - 1) Water, 2) Wastewater and 3) Roadways. There was a lengthy
discussion regarding the roadway service area. The roadway service area is divided into five
districts. After discussion, Mr. Sefko will look into amending districts 2 and 4 to bring them
closer together. Expanding district 1 was also discussed. Mr. Sefko said he will look at all
the suggestions and bring the amendments back for discussion at the public hearing.
Mr. Sefko then presented the summary and asked council if they agree with the
proposed growth rate. He said the original numbers were much smaller but, after hearing
input from the developers, the numbers were increased to reflect what they (developers) say
will happen in the next few years. Mr. Sefko and Mr. Jones both cautioned about
underestimating. It was also made very clear that this document will be reviewed at least
once a year and can be amended whenever needed. It is required that the Impact Fees
document be reviewed and amended every three years.
The land use assumptions were summarized as follows:
"The Colony presently contains approximately 15.4 square miles within the City limits
of which approximately 2,900 acres are presently developed. A large portion of the area is
consumed by Lake Lewisville. Approximately 754 acres are in the City's ETJ and expected
to develop as low density residential.
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Existing population of The Colony in January 1996 - 23,300; existing employment
was approximately 2,560.
A compounded average annual growth rate of approximately 5.6" or about 700
residential dwelling units per year was used to calculate The Colony's 10 year growth
projections.
The ten-year population growth projection for The Colony is 40,300. The ten-year
employment projection is approximately 9,500.
The ultimate population of The Colony is approximately 76,600, including the ETJ.
At this time, Mr. J.T. Dunkin gave an update on the baseline studies of the
Comprehensive Plan. There was a lengthy discussion regarding the proposed "entertainment
district" along the northern portion of F.M. 423. The committee felt 423 will become a
viable commercial area, with a strong economic impact to the city. Mr. Dunkin said there
is no way to use that frontage adequately for good retail, so he suggested the entertainment
district. He said theaters or bowling alleys need lots of land for parking, etc. and that would
be a good type of use for this area. He stressed this is all long term planning and that the
council can do anything they want to with the map. Councilman Avey expressed opposition
to placing that type of use on the map. Mr. Smith said the planner and the committee
were to bring back a land use proposal and then the council can make changes as needed.
Mr. Dunkin said the process calls for the plan now to go to the planning commission and
then to the council, who can change everything if they want to. He suggested joint meetings
between the council and the P&Z. Then public hearings need to be held so the community
has input as well. That is what the whole process is about. The idea is not to destroy, but
to create a basis to build on. Mr. Dunkin said we need to acknowledge that Eastvale is an
older part of the city. He said as time goes on uses begin to show age and they need to be
recycled. It's going to happen whether you want it to or not. It's going to be a high
corridor for business use and there will be a need for property. He said he suggested that
Elm St. be made one type of land use on the plan and someday there can be sufficient
depth for a box store or something similar. This is all in the future. Councilman Watts
noted that "entertainment district" might not be the most appropriate title in light of a
recent inquiry received in the Planning department regarding a sexually oriented business.
Everyone agreed to change the term to something else.
Mr. Dunkin said long term those property frontages along the west side of 423 would
have been developed as residential use if that's what people wanted and someday people
are going to say that the property is more valuable for commercial use than residential.
Councilman Avey again expressed her concern with putting an entertainment district on the
map.
General discussion returned to land use assumptions. Mr. Sefko said they have done
their best to try to make them consistent with the overall planning program. He said there
is a little work to do before the public hearing.
Mr. Smith said this is a dream of the vision you want and down the road that may
change.
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Mr. Sefko encouraged all the council to be at the public hearing on December 16,
1996. Mr. Dunkin said by next month, there should be a plan for P&Z to review. It was
agreed there should be a joint session with P&Z to review the plan.
Mayor Manning adjourned the meeting at 8:55 p.m.
APPROVED:
william W. Manning,
ATTEST:
Patti A. Hicks,TRMC
City Secretary
"ATTACHMENT A"
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS FOR IMPACT FEES
October 10, 1996
PRELm . I RY
I:0~ REVIEW ONLY
Prepared by:
J. T. Dunkin & Associates, Inc.
Urban Planners - Landscape Architects
Dallas, Texas
CITY OF THE COLONY
LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS
FOR
IMPACT FEES
PURPOSE
C,hapter 395 (formerly S.B. 336) of the Texas Loca! Government Code prescribes the process
by which cities in Texas must formulate development impact fees. The/nit/a/process is the
establishment of land use assumptions. These land use assumptions which include population
and employment will become the basis fo,' ~i~e ;rep~-?_tion of impact fee capital improvement
plans for water, wastewater, and roadway facilities.
To assist the City of The Colony in determining the need and timing of capital improvements
to serve future development, a reasonable estimation of future growth is required. The purpose
of this report is to formulate growth and development projections based on assumptions
pertaining to the type, location, quantity, and timing of various future land uses in the
community, and to establish and document the methodology used for preparing the growth and
land use assumptions.
ELEMENTS OF THIS LAND USE ASSUMPTION REPORT
This report contains:
I. Methodology - Explanation of the general methodology used to prepare the land use
assumptions
II. Service Zone Maps (Plates 1, 2, and 3) - The impact fee service areas for water,
wastewater, and roadway facilities based on data collection zones and/or traffic
survey zones
III. Base Data - Information on population, employment, and land use for The Colony
as of January, 1996 for each data collection zone and service area
IV. Ten-Year Growth Assumptions - Population and employment growth assumptions
for 10 years by data collection zones or traffic survey zones (TSZ) and impact fee
service areas
V. Ultimate Projections - Projections which reflect a completely developed condition
based on the City's ultimate "built out" scenario
VI. Summary - Brief synopsis of the land use assumptions report
I. METHODOLOGY
Based on the growth assumptions and the capital improvements needed to support growth, it
is possible to develop an impact fee structure which fairly allocates improvement costs to
growth areas in relationship to their impact on the entire infrastructure system. The database
and projections in this report have been formulated using reasonable and generally accepted
planning principles. ,
These Land Use Assumptions and future growth projections take into consideration several
factors influencing development patterns, including:
1. The character, type, density, and quantity of existing development
2. Existing zoning patterns
3. Anticipated future land use
4. Availability of land for future expansion and the physical holding capacity of the
City
5. Current growth trends in the City
6. Location and configuration of vacant land
7. Employment and population absorption rates
8. Known or anticipated development projects
9. Sewer availability
10. Comparison to historical growth rates of area cities
Following is the general methodology used for the preparation of this report:
1. Establish impact fee service areas for water, wastewater and roadway facilities
based on data collection zones and/or traffic survey zones (Section II - Service Area
Maps)
2. Collect/determine benchmark data on population, employment and land use as of
Janu,ary 1, 1996 (Section III - Base Year Data)
3.Project population and employment growth for ten years by impact fee service
areas and data collection zones (Section IV - Ten-Year Growth Assumptions)
4. Project the ultimate population and land use (by land use category) for a fully
developed city (Section V - Ultimate Projection)
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Detailed methodology for each of the above is contained in the respective sections.
II. SERVICE AREA MAPS
Plates 1,2 and 3 show the proposed service areas for water, wastewater and roadway facilities
respectively. The boundary for water facilities (Plate 1) is the existing city limits plus the
existing extraterritorial jurisdiction (ET J). The boundary for wastewater facilities is also the
existing city limit: !~,s ;he existing ETJ {Plate 2).
Plate 3, .e..n.titled "Roadway Irr, iJac~ r~s ,~urw~.= ~kreas," depicts the 5 pr,.;;_-..3~ed s~rvice areas
for roadway facilities. Tr,9 p, oposed roadway service area boundaries encompass d~yvvhere
from 1 to 8 traffic survey zones. A Traffic Survey Zone (TSZ) is a type of data collection zone,
established by the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) for all areas within
the NCTCOG region, including within the corporate city limits of The Colony. The Traffic
Survey Zones in The Colony vary in size from about 75 to over 1,000 acres. These zones are
based on the areas used for transportation computer modelling for The Colony and termed
traffic survey zones. The traffic survey zones were formulated on the basis of homogeneity and
traffic generation potential using major arterials, creeks, railroad lines and other physical
boundaries for delineation. Since the data needed for calculation of roadway impact fees is
required to be compiled by TSZs, the land use assumptions are compiled by the same traffic
survey zones or combinations thereof. The Traffic Survey Zone Map is a standardized map
available at the NCTCOG and the City of The Colony municipal offices. These traffic survey
zones will be aggregated into different areas to form service areas (shown on Plate 3) for
roadway impact fees.
The roadway service areas were formulated based on three primary parameters: one, the
boundaries of each service area are generally consistent with the boundaries of the TSZs; two,
each zone is less than three miles in diameter (a size requirement specified in Subchapter A,
Section 395.001 of the Impact Fee Statute); and three, a conceptual roadway capital
improvement plan was used for a comparison of proposed projects as they related to the
service zone boundaries.
Although the capital improvement plan and impact fees will be prepared as a separate document
for roadway facilities, the geographic boundaries of the roadway service areas will be the same
as shown on Plate 3.
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III. BASE DATA
This section documents historical growth trends and base data for the City. This "benchmark"
information provides a starting basis of 1996 data for the 10 year growth assumptions in the
following section.
One method of predi~:ting future growth is looking at past growth. The historical growth rates
for The Colony are shown in Table I below:
Table 1
HISTORICAL GROWTH RATE
Compounded
- - Average
_ The Colony % Chan.qe Annual- % Chanqe
1980' 12,400 ....
1990' 22,113 78.3 6.5
1996'' 23,300 5.4 (6 yr. 0.9
increment)
' Source: U.S. Census
''Source: NCTCOG January 1, 1996
Another comparison and useful base data source for population growth is the past trends in
residential construction. Table 2 shows the trend in residential building permits over the last
nine years.
Table 2
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS
CITY OF THE COLONY
Year Sin.qle-Family Multi-Family Total
1987 101 0 101
1988 115 0 115
1989 170 0 170
1990 175 0 175
1991 133 0 133
1992 84 0
1993 15 0 15
1994 38 0 38
1995 52 0 52
Total 883 0 883
Average/Year 98.1 0 98.1
For the purposes of documenting changes in population, land use, density, and intensity, the
data format to be used as a basis to formulate the land use assumptions will be principally
population, land use and employment. NCTCOG has established population and employment
estimates and projections for all cities in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. The employment
estimates from NCTCOG and the land use inventory, conducted as part of the comprehensive
plan process, were used to establish a beginning baseline (1996) for the projections for The
Colony.,
1. Population - The difference between the total of the 1990 Census population estimates by
TSZ and the overall NCTCOG 1996 population estimate was calculateo based or- the
~u,m?'cr cf dwelling units c~nctr;;cted since 1990. (The Colony's Planning
maintains a summary of residentia! devc!c?;,.ent indicating number of Planned Ic;~. pl,;ted
lots, and building permits issued). The 1996 population estimates by ~ 3Z can be found in
Appendix "A".
2. Employment - The values for the 1996 employment by TSZ were deduced by a two-step
process. First, preliminary 1996 estimates by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code
(see appendix for definitions) for each TSZ were obtained by interpolating between NCTCOG
1990 and 2010 employment estimates. Second, these values were compared to changes
of zoning anticipated or actual construction since 1990 - the date of the last available data
from NCTCOG - to determine if the interpolation resulted in "under counts" and "over
counts" by TSZ versus the actual development in The Colony. As a result, the employment
values were then adjusted upward to reflect major additional employment (i.e. retail or office
development). The 1996 employment estimates by TSZ can be found in Appendix "B". The
following table is a summary of the 1996 employment for the City as a whole.
TABLE 3
EXISTING EMPLOYMENT- 1996
CITY OF THE COLONY
1996 Basic Employment* 800
1996 Retail Employment* 800
1996 Service Employment* 960
1996 Total Employment* 2,560
*Source: NCTCOG (adjusted to January 1996)
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3. Land Use - Prior to an evaluation and projection of future land use patterns, a thorough --
understanding of existing conditions is essential. A documentation of existing land use
patterns was made and used as a base line for future growth projections. This also
documents the present physical composition and condition of the City.
To obtain accurate information on existing conditions, an existing land use inventory was
conducted in the summer of 1996. In this inventory, land in the City was classified
according to the following land use categories:
Residential
Single-Family Detached
Duplex
Multi-Family
Mobile Home
Public/Semi-Public/Schools
Parks
Office
Retail
Commercial
Corps of Engineers (Lake) Property
Street or Alley Right-of-Way
Railroad Right-of-Way
Vacant Land
Each of the above categories was counted and tabulated on a parcel-by-parcel basis and
recorded for all areas of the City. Table 4-A shows a summary of existing land uses for the
area in The Colony's city limits.
Table 4-A
EXISTING LAND USE - 1996
CITY OF THE COLONY
Percent of Acres per
Land Use Cateqory Acres Used Development 100 Persons~
Single-Family 1,229.2 25.3 5.3
Duplex ~ 38.6 0.8 0.2
Multi-Family 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mobile Home 8.4 0.2 0.1
Public/Semi-Public 188.~, 3.9 0.8
Parks 1 28.0 2.5 0.6 ~
Office 6.2 0.1 O. 1
Retail - ~ 73.0 'i .5 0.3 -
Commercial 14.9 ..,.3 O. 1
Corps Property121 2,282.0 46.9 9.8
Street/Alley Right-of-Way 871.9 1 7.9 3.7
Railroad Right-of-Way 23.2 0.5 O. 1
Total Developed Area 4,863.9 100.0% 21.1
Vacant Land 3,688.1
Lake Area 1,502.0
Total Acres 10,054.0
I~Based on a population of 23,300
{21Includes Stewart Creek and Hidden Cove Parks
The City of The Colony may assess impact fees in the ETJ for only water and wastewater
facilities. The existing land use for the ETJ area is shown in Table 4B.
TABLE 4-B
EXISTING LAND USE, 1996
CITY OF THE COLONY ETJ
Cate,qory Acres Used Percent
Single-Family 22 1.4
Vacant Developable Land 732 46.1
Corps and Water Area 832 52.5
Total 1,586 100.0
IV. TEN-YEAR GROW'FH ASSUMPTIONS
Growth is characterized in two forms: population (residential) and employment (nonresidential
land use). Several assumptions were necessary to arrive at reasonable growth rates for
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population and employment. The following assumptions have been made as a basis from which --
ten-year projections could be initiated.
1. Future land uses will occur as shown on the Future Land Use Plan
2. The City will be able to finance the necessary improvements to water, sewer and roadways
to accommodate growth
3. School facilities will accommodate increases in population
4. Densities will be-as projected based on anticipated zoning districts.
5. Known or anticipated development projects
The ten-year projections or land use ass~imp~ions are based upon the establishment of a
reasonable growth rate based on past trends or other considerations. Considering the historical
issuance of residential building permits (Table 2) and historical development of lots within
residential subdivisions, the past trends are not considered as an accurate indicator of future
growth potential. Interviews were conducted with the major property owners in The Colony
which were planning residential or nonresidential projects within the next ten years. Based on
this input, it is anticipated that an average of 700 residential dwelling units per year could be
constructed over the next ten years. Of the total units, it is expected 60 percent would be
multi-family (generally south of S.H. 121) and 40 percent would be single-family. A household
size of 3.1 was used to calculate the future single-family population and household size of 2.2
was used for the future multi-family population. The combined average household size used
for the ten year projection was based on the 60/40 percentage was 2.56. Using this growth
rate, a population of approximately 40,300 was projected for the ten-year growth projection.
This rate would generate a population of about 1700 persons per year. The following shows
the formula for calculating the ten-year growth assumptions.
700 dwelling units X 0.95 occupancy rate = 665 occupied dwelling units/year
665 occupied dwelling units/year X 2. 56 household size = 1, 702 persons/year or about 1, 700
1, 700 persons/year X 10 years = 17,000 persons growth
23,300 existing 1996 population + 17,000 growth = 40,300 populate'on in ten years
All projections and estimates are for January 1 of their respective years. This rate, which
represents an approximate 5.6 percent compounded average annual growth rate, was
determined to be a reasonable rate at which The Colony could be expected to grow. The --
annual growth rate from 1980 to 1 990 was higher at 6.5% but the rate for 1990-96 has been
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lower. When compared to other cities in Collin and Denton Counties, the growth rate used for
The Colony is similar to the growth rates of the following cities and counties from 1990 -
1996~:
Allen - 7.6%
Collin County - 6.1%
De~ton County - 3.6%
Flower Mound - 14.5%
Frisco - 18.6%
Highland Village - 7.$%
Lewisville - 3.8%
McKinney - 6.9%
Pla~o - 6.2%
This rate and the resulting population projection of 40,300 for year 2006 is considered
reasonable for planning purposes for the City of The Colony,
The 2006 population estimate of 40,300 was allocated by assigning the increase in households
to TSZs based on known or anticipated residential development. Then the total households
were multiplied by the average household size to arrive at a population by TSZ and Roadway
Service Areas (Appendix "A").
Starting with the adjusted 1990 employment totals, the 1996 estimates were derived by
prorating the NCTCOG 20-year (2010) projections equally for each year (approximately 190
employees per year.)2 Each 2006 employment estimate by TSZ was.reviewed and revised, if
necessary, to reflect known or anticipated employment.
Appendices "A" and "B" show the ten-year growth projections for population and employment
for each TSZ and roadway service area. Tables 5A and 5B show a summary of the population
and employment projections for The Colony.
~Source: NCTCOG
=1990 NCTCOG employment, 1,420; 2010 NCTCOG employment, 5,202; 190 employees
X 6 years- 1,140 + 1,420 = 2,560.
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TABLE 5A
TEN-YEAR POPULATION PROJECTIONS - THE COLONY
1996 2006
Roadway Units Population Units Population
Service
Areas
1 1 4 700 2,062
2 1 ,=2~ 5,873 2,621 7,935
3 3,946 ;.;~,272 3,946 12,272
4 1,623 5,': '?J 3,028 9;253
5 4 16 4,200 8,77~3
Total 7,495 23,300 14,495 40,300
TABLE 5B
TEN-YEAR EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS - THE COLONY
1996 2006
Basic 800 3,000
Retail 800 3,500
Service 960 3,000
Total 2,560 9,500
Changes in population and employment affect the use of land. In the case of The Colony,
increased population and employment is due to the conversion of vacant or agricultural land into
residential and other land uses. These land use changes aid in the determination of demand for
additional water, wastewater and roadway facilities.
Table 6 shows the projected land use requirements for a population of 40,300. Residential
densities were calculated based upon 4.0 dwelling units per acre for single-family detached, and
20 dwelling units per acre for multi-family.
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TABLE 6
TEN-YEAR PROJECTIONS - CITY OF THE COLONY
Future Acres Acres Required
Per For
Land Use Cate.qory 100 Persons 40,300 Persons
Single-Family 5.3 2,135
Multi-Family , 0.5 210
Duplex 0.2 81
Public/Semi-Public 1.0 403
Parks 1.0 403
Office 0.3 121
Retail 0.4 161
Commercial/Business P~.d< 0.4 164
Right-of-Way 3.8 1,;; 31
Total 12.9 5,206
V. ULTIMATE PROJECTIONS
An ultimate or holding capacity land use and population projection was also established. First,
known densities of development were considered. Then, based on the remaining developable
vacant land in The Colony, densities of anticipated development projects were applied. The
ultimate population of the City of The Colony is a function of residential land use area (acres),
housing density (dwelling units per acre), and population density (persons per dwelling unit).
Based on the land uses identified on the Future Land Use Plan, the total ultimate land use areas
of Iow density single-family housing (4.0 dwelling units per acre), and multi-family housing (20
units per acre) was calculated. The area of each residential classification was multiplied by its
respective housing density and population density, and the products were summed to obtain
the ultimate marginal population shown in Table 7. Housing density values are from observed
existing residential development and/or current residential zoning regulations. The ultimate
holding capacity is determined by adding 53,300 to the existing population of 23,300 for a total
of 76,600. Table 8 shows the acres required for an ultimate population of 76,600.
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TABLE 7 --
ULTIMATE RESIDENTIAL HOLDING CAPACITY ASSUMPTIONS
Developer/Area Dwellinq Units Population*
Billingsley 8,000 17,600
Centex/Ridgepoint 900 2,400
Stewarts Peninsula 800 2,500
Tri-West · 1,600 · 4,960
White/Et. Al. 1,540 3,400
Wynnewood 6,800 21,080
JNC 620 1,360
Total 20,260 53,300
· 100% occupancv
TABLE 8
ULTIMATE FUTURE LAND USE REQUIREMENTS
CITY OF THE COLONY
Land Use Cateqory Future Acresc~
Single-Family Detached (Low Density) 3,540
Single-Family Attached (Medium Density) 85
Multi-Family or Commercial 1,040
Public and Semi-Public/Schools 500
Park and Open Space 500
Office 150
Retail 300
Flood Plain/Drainage 360
Business Park ~30
Corps or Lake Area 4,735
Total 11,640
C~Gross acres including the ETJ. All land in the City's ETJ is
proposed to be Iow density residential
VI. SUMMARY
The data used to compile these land use assumptions were from three sources -- anticipated
development for the City of The Colony, the North Central Texas Council of Governments
(NCTCOG) data base used for traffic modeling purposes, and information from the proposed
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Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map. The existing base data base was prepared as
part of the Comprehensive Plan. The ten-year growth projections were calculated based upon
reasonable growth rates and trends. NCTCOG projections for population and employment were
used for comparison. Ultimate projections were based on the holding capacity of vacant land
using land use types and applying densities as established by development policies, the Future
Land Use Map, and known proposed development plans.
The land use assumptions may be summarized as follows:
· The Colony presently contains approximately 15.4 square miles within the City
Limits of which approximately 2,900 acres are presently developed. A large portion
of the area is consumed by Lake Lewisville. Approximately 754 acres are in the
City's ETJ and expected to develop as Iow density residential.
· Existing population of The Colony in January, 1996 - 23,300; existing employment
was approximately 2,560.
· A compounded average annual growth rate of approximately 5.6% or about 700
residential dwelling units per year was used to calculate The Colony's 10-year
growth projections.
· The ten-year population growth projection for The Colony is 40,300. The ten-year
employment projection is approximately 9,500.
· The ult[.~.z:.~ ,_-,~,;;'..~lation of The Colony is approximately 76,6c)0, ;n,;l,:~ing the ETJ.
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APPENDICES
DATA FORMAT
The LUA database (appendices A and B), as well as future projections were formulated
according to the following format and categories:
Appendix A - Population
Roadway Service Area Correlates to the roadway service areas identified on Plate 3.
1996 Dwelling Units Total number of all living units including single-family, duplex, multi-
family, and group quarters. The number of existing ~'~q~[,-:9 units has
been shown for the base year (January, 1996).
I~J96 Households Household ~iz-. fo,' i996 is be_~od on the actual 1990 Cerises
household size in ~,~c;, T,~..
1996 Population The 1996 calculated population for each TSZ.
2006 Dwelling Units Projected housing units by service area for the year 2006 (ten-year
growth projections).
2006 Households Household size for 2006 for each TSZ.
2006 Population The 2006 and projected population tabulated for each service area.
Survey Zone/'i'SZ Traffic survey zones previously established by NCTCOG and the
Highway Department used for data collection purposes and termed
TSZs in this report.
Appendix B - Employment
Roadway Service Area Correlates to the roadway service areas identified on Plate 3.
Three classifications were used for employment and compiled for
each roadway service area:
1995 Basic BASIC (SIC Code # 1000 to 5199) - 1996 land use activities that
produce goods and services such as those exported outside the local
economy; manufacturing, construction, transportation, wholesale
trade, warehousing, and other industrial uses.
1995 Retail RETAIL (SIC Code # 5200 to 5999) - 1996 land use activities which
provide for the retail sale of goods that primarily serve households
and whose location choice is oriented to household sector such as
grocery stores, restaurants, etc.
1 995 Service SERVICE (SIC Code # 6000 to 9999) - 1996 land use activities which
provide personal and professional services such as financial,
insurance, government, and other professional administrative offices.
1996 Total Employment The 1996 total of the Basic, Retail and Service categories.
2006 Basic BASIC (SIC Code # 1000 to 5199) - 2006 land use activities that
produce goods and services such as those exported outside the local
economy; manufacturing, construction, transportation, wholesale
trade, warehousing, and other industrial uses.
2006 Retail RETAIL (SIC Code # 5200 to 5999) - 2006 land use activities which
provide for the retail sale of goods that primarily serve households
and whose location choice is oriented to household sector such as
· grocery stores, restaurant;s, etc.
2006 Service SERVICE (SIC Code # 6000 to 9999) - 2006 land use activities which
provide personal and professional services ~ch as finanCial,'
insurance, government, and other professional- administrative of';,.;~s.
2006 Total Employment The 200~ :?~1 C~ ~:~';~ Re~,ic, ~et. ail and Service categorie~
Traffic Survey "'
Zone/TSZ Traffic survey zones previously established by NCTCOG and the
Highway Department used for data collection purposes and termed
TSZs in this report.
APPENDIX "A"
1 O-YEAR POpuLATION PROJECTIONS
CITY OF THE COLONY
{oadway 1996 1996 1996 2006 2006 2006 Traffic
Service Dwelling Households Population Dwelling Households Population Survey
Area Units Units Zone
1 1 1 4 700 665 2,062 6506P
1 0 0 ,0 0 0 0 6738
Sub-total 1 1 4 700 665 2,062
II
1 921 ~ 7~ 5,87311 2,621 2,560 "~'~ 6505
2 0 0 0 ii 0 ~ 0 6506P
Sub-total 1,921 1,796 5,873II 2,621 2,560 7,935
3 316 301 983 316 301 983 6465
3 823 792 2590 823 792 2,590 6467P
3 503 474 1,550 503 474 1,550 6468
3 466 443 1449 466 443 1,449 6469
3 505 480 1,571 505 480 1,571 6,470"
3 370 348 1,137 370 348 1,137 6471
3 104 99 324 104 99 324 6472
3 178 169 552 178 169 552 6739
3 681 647 2,116 686 647 2,116 14035
Sub-total 3,946 3,753 1 2,272 3,946 3,753 1 2,272
4 117 113 370 117 113 370 6467P
4 703 680 2,225 708 679 2,220 6473
4 0 0 0 200 190 589 6474
4 0 0 0 200 190 589 6501
4 623 603 1,972 1,223 1,173 3,739 6502
4 180 174 568 580 554 1,746 9252P
Sub-total 1,623 1,570 5,135 3,028 2,889 9,253
5 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 9245P
5 I 3 3 15 4,200 3,990 8,778 9615P
Roadway 1996 1996 1996 II 2006 2006 2006 Traffic
Service Dwelling Households PopulationII Dwelling Households Population Survey
Area Units Units Zone
5 I 1 I 0 0 0 964:
Sub-total 4 4 16 4,200 3,990 8,778
APPENDIX "B"
10-YEAR EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS
CITY OF THE COLONY
adway 1996 1996 1996 1996 II 2006 2006 2006 I 2006 Traffic
~ervice Basic Retail Service Total [[ Basic Retail Service I Total Survey
Area(s) Emp. Emp. Zone
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 5606P
1 0 0 0 0 0 0] 0 (3, 6738
Sub-total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
299 O0 75 i .395 ~505
2 0 0 C., 0 0 0I 0 0 6506P
Sub-total 100 0 199 2 100 I 75 220 395
3 100 100 0 200 100 100 0 200 6465
3 - 0 0 100 100 0 0 100 100 6467P
3 4 75 24 103 10 100 50 160 6468
3 198 0 170 368 198 0 170 368 6469
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6470
3 22 103 78 203 22 120 80 222 6471
3 0 209 0 209 0 220 30 250 6472
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6739
3 100 59 78 237 100 100 100 300 14035
Sub-total 424 546 450 1,420 430 640 530 1,600
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6467P
4 187 88 212 487 1,000 1,000 950 2,950 6473
'4 0 0 0 0 100 100 100 300 6474
4 0 0 0 0 460 500 300 1,260 6501
4 6 0 49 55 10 10 50 70 6502
4 83 66 50 199 400 100 100 600 9252P
;ub-total 276 154 311 741 1,970 1,710 1,500 5,180
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0I 9245P
5 0 0 0 0 500 1,075 750 2,325I 9615P
Service Basic Retail Service Total Basic Retail Service Total I y__~ Surve
Area(s) Emp. Emp. Zone ,
5 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 964:
Sub-total 0 0 O'I 0 500 1,075 750 2,325
GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
GLOSSARY
1. Advisory Committee means the capital improvements advisory committee established
by the City for purposes of reviewing and making recommendations to the City Council
on adoption and amendment of the City's impact fee program.
2. Area-related facility means a capital improvement or facility expansion which is
· designated in the impact fee capital improvements plan and which is not a site-related
facility. Area-related facility may include a capital improvement which is located offsite,
or within or c.. :hs F.~rimeter of the develQpment site.
3. Assessment means the d~terminatic~, cf the amount of the maximum impact fee per
~ervice unit which can hr~ hi~o:,ed on new development.
4. Capital improvement means either a roadway facility, a water facility or a wastewater
facility, with a life expectancy of three or more years, to be owned and operated by or
on behalf of the City.
5. City means the City of The Colony, Texas.
6. Credit means the amount of the reduction of an impact fee due, determined under this
ordinance or pursuant to administrative guidelines, that is equal to the value of area-
related facilities provided by a property owner pursuant to the City's subdivision or
zoning regulations or requirements, for the same type of facility.
7. Facility expansion means either a roadway facility expansion, a water facility expansion
or a sewer facility expansion.
8. Final plat approval means the point at which the applicant has complied with all
conditions of approval in accordance with the City's subdivision regulations and the plat
has been approved for filing with Denton County.
9. Impact fee means either a fee for roadway facilities, a fee for water facilities or a fee
for wastewater facilities imposed on new development by the City pursuant to Chapter
395 of the Local Government Code in order to generate revenue to fund or recoup the
costs of capital improvements or facility expansion necessitated by and attributable to
such new development. Impact fees do not include the dedication of rights-of-way or
easements for such facilities, or the construction of such improvements, imposed
pursuant to the City's zoning or subdivision regulations.
10. Impact fee capital improvements Dian means either a roadway capital improvements
plan, a water capital improvements plan or a wastewater capital improvements plan
adopted or revised pursuant to these impact fee regulations.
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1 1. Land use assumptions means the projections of population and employment growth and
associated changes in land uses, densities and intensities, over at least a ten-year
period, adopted by the City, as may be amended from time to time, upon which the
capital improvements plans are based.
12. Land use equivalency table means a table converting the demands for capital
improvements generated by various land uses to numbers of service units, as may be
amended from time to time. ',
13. ~:c~vv~.development"means the subdivision of land; the construction, reconstruction,
redevelopn~cnt, · ~:.qversion, structural alteration, relocation, or enlargement of any
structure; o; any ,'-' cr c×ter:sion of the use of land; ~nv of which increases the
number of ~,'v!cc units.
14. Plat has the meaning given the term in the City's subdivision regulations. Plat includes
replat.
1 5. Plattinq has the meaning given the term in the City's subdivision regulations. PlattinR
includes replattin.q.
16. Property owner has the meaning given the term in the City's subdivision regulations.
Property owner includes the developer for the new development.
17. Recoupment means the imposition of an impact fee to reimburse the City for capital
improvements which the City has previously oversized to serve new development.
18. Roadway means any freeway, expressway, principal or minor arterial or collector
roadways designated in the City's adopted Thoroughfare Plan, as may be amended
from time to time. Roadway does not include any roadway designated as a numbered
highway on the official federal or Texas highway system.
19. Roadway capital improvements plan means the adopted plan, as may be amended from
time to time, which identifies the roadway facilities or roadway expansions and their
costs for each road service area, which are necessitated by and which are attributable
to new development, for a period not to exceed 10 years.
20. Roadway expansion means the expansion of the capacity of an existing roadway in the
City, but does not include the repair, maintenance, modernization, or expansion of an
existing roadway to better serve existing development.
21. Roadway facility means an improvement or appurtenance to a roadway which includes,
but is not limited to, rights-of-way, whether conveyed by deed or easement;
intersection improvements; traffic signals; turn lanes; drainage facilities associated with
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the roadway; street lighting or curbs.
22. Service area means either a roadway service area, a water service area or wastewater
benefit area within the City, within which impact fees for capital improvements or
facility expansion will be collected for new development occurring within such area and
within which fees so collected will be expended for those types of improvements or
expansions identified in the type of capital improvements plan applicable to the service
area.
Service unit means the applicable standard units of measure shown on the land
eq'_'!vai-'.~cy table in the Impact Fees Capital Improvements Plan which c3n be converted
to ...... , for roadway facilities, or water meter
~ er.'.., v21ePts, for water or for wastewater facl;:.;;,; w;"-:~ ?rv~..= :s the $[andardized
fneasure of consumption, use or generation attributable to the new unit of development.
24. Site-related facility means an improvement or facility which is for the primary use or
benefit of a new development and/or which is for the primary purpose of safe and
adequate provision of roadway, water or wastewater facilities to serve the new
development, and which is not included in the impact fees capital improvements plan
and for which the property owner is solely responsible under subdivision or other
applicable development regulations.
25. Utility connection means installation of a water meter for connecting a new
development to the City's water system, or connection to the City's wastewater
system.
26. Wastewater facility means a wastewater interceptor or main, lift station or other facility
included within and comprising an integral component of the City's collection system
for wastewater. Wastewater facility includes land, easements or structure associated
with such facilities. Wastewater facility excluded a site-related facility.
27. Wastewater facility expansion means the expansion of the capacity of any existing
wastewater improvement for the purpose of serving new development, but does not
include the repair, maintenance, modernization, or expansion of an existing sewer
facility to serve existing development.
28. Wastewater capital improvements plan means the adopted plan, as may be amended
from time to time, which identifies tl~e wastewater facilities or wastewater expansions
and their associated costs which are necessitated by and which are attributable to new
development, for a period not to exceed 10 years.
29. Water facility means a water interceptor or main, pump station, storage tank or other
facility included within the comprising an integral component of the City's water
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storage or distribution system. Water facility includes land, easements or structures
associated with such facilities. Water facility excludes site-related facilities.
30. Water facility expansion means the expansion of the capacity of any existing water
facility for the purpose of serving new development, but does not include the repair,
maintenance, modernization, or expansion of an existing water improvement to serve
existing development.
31. Water improvements plan means the adopted plan, as may be amended from time to
time, which identifies the water facilities or water expansions and their associatc..: ccs:=
· ,-;:-.!ch are necessitated by and which are attributable to new development, for a period
not to oxcced ~ $ years.
32. Water meter means a device for measuring the flow of water to a developmer, r,
whether for domestic or for irrigation purposes.
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