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NOTICE OF MEETING
WORK SESSION
FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL
Mayor Gerry M. Friedel
Vice Mayor Hannah Larrabee
Councilmember Gayle Earle
Councilmember Brenda Kaliviankis
Councilmember Rick Watts
Councilmember Peggy McMahon
Councilmember Allen Skillicorn
TIME:4:00 P.M. – WORK SESSION
WHEN:TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2025
WHERE:FOUNTAIN HILLS COUNCIL CHAMBERS
16705 E. AVENUE OF THE FOUNTAINS, FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ
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AGENDA
NOTICE OF OPTION TO RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
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general public, that at this meeting, the Town Council may vote to go into executive session, which will
not be open to the public, for legal advice and discussion with the Town's attorneys for legal advice on
any item listed on the following agenda, pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3).
2.CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Gerry M. Friedel
3.ROLL CALL – Mayor Gerry M. Friedel
4.PRESENTATIONS
A.PRESENTATION: Draft Land Use Assumptions and Infrastructure Improvements Plan
5.ADJOURNMENT
Dated this 29 day of May, 2025./s/
Bevelyn J Bender, Town Clerk
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ITEM 4. A.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 06/03/2025 Meeting Type: Town Council Work Session
Agenda Type: Presentations Submitting Department: Administration
Prepared by: Paul Soldinger, Chief Financial Officer
Staff Contact Information: Paul Soldinger, Chief Financial Officer
Request to Town Council Work Session (Agenda Language): PRESENTATION: Draft Land Use Assumptions and
Infrastructure Improvements Plan
Staff Summary (Background):
Arizona municipalities may assess development impact fees to offset costs associated with maintaining
necessary public services to accommodate development growth. Further, Arizona Revised Statutes
9-463.05(D)(3) requires a municipality to update its Land Use Assumptions and Infrastructure Improvements
Plan report, which sets the development impact fee schedule, every five years. The Town's last Land Use
Assumptions and Infrastructure Improvements Plan report was completed in 2020, and therefore, the Town
must update the report in accordance with State law to continue charging development impact fees on
development within the Town. The Town Council approved staff to begin this process with a contracted
Firm TischlerBise at the November 19, 2024 meeting.
The Town charges development impact fees for fire, streets, and parks purposes, and collected the following
impact fee revenues in the last fiscal year 2024:
Fire: $9,738
Streets: $181,726
Parks: $132,285
Staff from the Finance Division, Development Services, Public Works, Fire Department, and Community Services
departments, have been collaborating with TischlerBise staff to create an updated Land Use Assumptions and
Infrastructure Improvement Plans report. The updated assumptions take into account expected development
and population growth for the Town of Fountain Hills over the next 10 years, as well as current construction
costs. These collective considerations will substantially increase the impact fees that the Town charges
developers on new development within the Town. For example, for a single-family residence, the Town's
collective impact fees (including Fire, Streets, and Parks components) could be increasing from a current rate of
$3,973 for each new single family residence to a proposed collective rate of $12,314, based on the growth
assumptions.
The purpose of this Work Session is to provide an update to Council based on the assumptions that have been
developed through this update process. However, the Town is still very early in the process before the final
updated development impact fees can be considered by the Town Council. According to TischlerBise's project
timeline, the updated impact fees could go into effect by April 6, 2026:
January 2025: Project Initiation Meeting
June 3, 2025 (Today): Work Session
July 1, 2025: Advertise the draft Land Use Assumptions and Infrastructure Improvements Plan report on
the Town website for 60 days
TBD: The Town has the option to hold a stakeholder Outreach meeting before a public hearing on the Land
Use Assumptions and Infrastructure Improvements Plan report
September 16, 2025: Public hearing during Council Meeting on the draft Land Use Assumptions and
Infrastructure Improvements Plan report
October 21, 2025: Council adoption of Land Use Assumptions and Infrastructure Improvements Plan
report
October 22, 2025: Advertise the adopted report on the Town website for 30 days before a public hearing
on the proposed development impact fees
November 25, 2025: Public hearing during Council Meeting on the proposed development impact fee
schedule - 30 days before adoption
January 20, 2026: Council adoption of new development impact fee schedule
April 6, 2026: New development impact fees become effective
Ben Griffin, Senior Analyst from TischlerBise, will be providing a presentation to Council and will be available for
any questions.
Attachments
TischlerBise Presentation
Fountain Hills, Arizona
June 3, 2025
Draft Land Use Assumptions,
Infrastructure Improvements Plan,
and Development Fees
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Overview
•Development Fee Basics
•Project Timeline
•Land Use Assumptions (LUA)
•Infrastructure Improvements Plan (IIP)
•Fire
•Parks and Recreational
•Street
•Proposed Development Fees
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Development Fee Basics
•One-time payment for growth-related infrastructure
•Collected when building permit issued
•Can’t fund operations, maintenance, or replacement
•Not a tax, but a contractual arrangement to build
infrastructure with three requirements:
•Need for infrastructure (system-level improvements, not project-level improvements)
•Benefit to fee payer (service areas, accounting and expenditure controls)
•Proportionate to demand
•Level of Service (LOS)
•May not exceed what is provided to existing development
•Higher LOS must be paired with non-development fee funding source to cover existing
development’s share
DRAFT
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Fee Methodologies
TischlerBise | www.tischlerbise.com
•Cost Recovery Approach (Past)
•Future development is “buying in” to the cost the community has already
incurred to provide growth-related capacity
•Common in communities approaching buildout
•Incremental Expansion Approach (Present)
•Formula-based approach based on existing levels of service
•Fee is based on the current cost to replicate existing levels of service
(i.e., replacement cost)
•Plan-Based Approach (Future)
•Usually reflects an adopted CIP or master plan
•Growth-related costs are more refined
DRAFT
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Evaluate Need for Credits
•Site Specific
•Developer constructs a capital facility included in fee calculations
•Debt Service
•Avoid double payment due to existing or future bonds
•Dedicated Revenues
•Property tax, local option sales tax, gas tax, etc.
DRAFT
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Arizona Legislation
•Three Integrated Documents
•Land Use Assumptions (LUA): 10+ years
•Infrastructure Improvements Plan (IIP): limited to 10 years
•Development Fees: updated every 5 years
•Limitations on Necessary Public Services
•Parks: 30 acres unless direct benefit to development
•Public Safety: No regional training facilities
•Useful life of 3 or more years
DRAFT
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Project Timeline
•January 2025: Project Initiation Meeting
•June 3: Work Session
•July 1: Advertise (60 days)
•TBD: Stakeholder Outreach
•September 16: Public Hearing (30 days)
•October 21: Adoption
•October 22: Advertise (30 days)
•November 25: Public Hearing (30 days)
•January 20, 2026: Adoption (75 days)
•April 6: Fees Effective
Land Use
Assumptions (LUA)
& Infrastructure
Improvements
Plan (IIP)
Development Fees
DRAFT
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Single-Family1 20,644 9,249 2.23 10,781 1.91 81.0%14.21%
Multi-Family2 2,894 1,828 1.58 2,528 1.14 19.0%27.69%
Total 23,538 11,077 2.12 13,309 1.77 100.0%16.77%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
1. Includes detached, attached (townhouse), and mobile home units.
2. Includes dwellings in structures with two or more units, RVs, and all other units.
Housing
Mix
Vacancy
RateHousing Type Persons Households Persons per
Household
Housing
Units
Persons per
Housing Unit
Residential Demand Factors
We use occupancy factors calculated from American Community Survey
estimates to allocate demand from single-family units and multi-family units.
DRAFT
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ITE Demand Wkdy Trip Ends Wkdy Trip Ends Emp Per Square Feet
Code Unit Per Dmd Unit1 Per Employee1 Dmd Unit Per Employee
110 Light Industrial 1,000 Sq Ft 4.87 3.10 1.57 637
130 Industrial Park 1,000 Sq Ft 3.37 2.91 1.16 864
150 Warehousing 1,000 Sq Ft 1.71 5.05 0.34 2,953
254 Assisted Living bed 2.60 4.24 0.61 n/a
310 Hotel room 7.99 14.34 0.56 n/a
610 Hospital 1,000 Sq Ft 10.77 3.77 2.86 350
620 Nursing Home bed 3.06 3.31 0.92 n/a
710 General Office (avg size)1,000 Sq Ft 10.84 3.33 3.26 307
720 Medical-Dental Office 1,000 Sq Ft 36.00 8.71 4.13 242
730 Government Office 1,000 Sq Ft 22.59 7.45 3.03 330
770 Business Park 1,000 Sq Ft 12.44 4.04 3.08 325
820 Shopping Center (avg size)1,000 Sq Ft 37.01 17.42 2.12 471
1. Trip Generation, Institute of Transportation Engineers, 11th Edition (2021).
Land Use / Size
Nonresidential Demand Factors
We use vehicle trip generation rates and employment density factors published by the
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) to allocate demand by nonresidential land use.
DRAFT
We use these square
feet per employee
factors to convert
projected
employment to
nonresidential floor
area.
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2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035
Base Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Peak Population
Total 27,883 28,129 28,375 28,621 28,868 29,114 29,360 29,606 29,852 30,098 30,345 2,462
Housing Units
Single Family 10,138 10,208 10,278 10,348 10,418 10,488 10,558 10,628 10,698 10,768 10,838 700
Multi-Family 4,375 4,432 4,489 4,546 4,603 4,660 4,717 4,774 4,831 4,888 4,945 570
Total 14,513 14,640 14,767 14,894 15,021 15,148 15,275 15,402 15,529 15,656 15,783 1,270
Employment
Industrial 781 781 781 781 781 781 781 781 781 781 781 0
Commercial 2,215 2,220 2,225 2,230 2,234 2,239 2,279 2,319 2,359 2,399 2,439 224
Office & Other Services 3,543 3,573 3,602 3,632 3,662 3,691 3,696 3,701 3,706 3,711 3,716 173
Institutional 962 968 973 979 985 990 995 999 1,003 1,007 1,012 50
Total 7,501 7,541 7,581 7,622 7,662 7,702 7,751 7,801 7,850 7,899 7,948 447
Floor Area / Sq Ft (x1,000)
Industrial 1,162 1,162 1,162 1,162 1,162 1,162 1,162 1,162 1,162 1,162 1,162 0
Commercial 1,408 1,410 1,413 1,415 1,417 1,419 1,438 1,457 1,476 1,495 1,514 106
Office & Other Services 1,575 1,584 1,593 1,602 1,611 1,620 1,622 1,623 1,625 1,626 1,628 53
Institutional 770 772 774 776 778 779 781 782 784 785 786 16
Total 4,915 4,928 4,942 4,955 4,968 4,981 5,003 5,025 5,047 5,069 5,090 175
Fountain Hills, Arizona 10-Year
Increase
Development Projections DRAFT
Residential: Housing units projected based on recent trends.
Nonresidential: Employment based on MAG projections.
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Fire IIP
•Service Area
•Citywide
•Fee Components
•Fire Facilities: Incremental
•Fire Apparatus: Incremental
•Fire Equipment: Incremental
•10-Year Demand
•Fire Facilities: 1,321 square feet, $1.3 million
•Fire Apparatus: 0.7 units, $304,000
•Fire Equipment: 3.2 units, $16,000
DRAFT
New
Component
12
Demand Unit Cost per Sq Ft
0.4591 Square Feet per Person
0.4266 Square Feet per Job
Residential Nonresidential Total
2025 27,883 7,501 12,800.0 3,200.0 16,000.0
2026 28,129 7,541 12,913.0 3,217.1 16,130.1
2027 28,375 7,581 13,026.0 3,234.3 16,260.3
2028 28,621 7,622 13,139.0 3,251.4 16,390.4
2029 28,868 7,662 13,252.0 3,268.6 16,520.6
2030 29,114 7,702 13,365.0 3,285.7 16,650.7
2031 29,360 7,751 13,478.0 3,306.7 16,784.8
2032 29,606 7,801 13,591.0 3,327.8 16,918.8
2033 29,852 7,850 13,704.0 3,348.8 17,052.8
2034 30,098 7,899 13,817.0 3,369.8 17,186.9
2035 30,345 7,948 13,930.0 3,390.9 17,320.9
10-Yr Increase 2,462 447 1,130.0 190.9 1,320.9
$1,130,025 $190,869 $1,320,893
Fire Facilities $1,000
Type of Infrastructure Level of Service
Demand for Fire Facilities
Growth-Related Expenditures
Year Population Jobs Square Feet
Fire Facilities – Incremental DRAFT
Fountain Hills will use development fees
to construct additional fire facilities.
To maintain the existing level of service, Fountain Hills needs to construct
1,321 square feet of fire facilities to serve future development.
We use this as a proxy
for future fire facility
costs.
Fountain Hills currently
provides 0.4591 square
feet per person.
Fountain Hills currently
provides 0.4266 square
feet per job.
Description Square Feet
Fire Station 1 6,400
Fire Station 2 9,600
Total 16,000
Cost per Square Foot $1,000
Existing Square Feet 16,000
Residential Share 80%
2025 Population 27,883
Square Feet per Person 0.4591
Cost per Person $459.06
Nonresidential Share 20%
2025 Jobs 7,501
Square Feet per Job 0.4266
Cost per Job $426.61
Source: Fountain Hills Fire Department
Nonresidential
Level-of-Service (LOS) Standards
Residential
Cost Factors
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Description Units Unit Cost Total Cost
Brush Truck 2 $300,000 $600,000
Command Vehicle 2 $145,000 $290,000
Engine 2 $900,000 $1,800,000
Ladder Truck 1 $950,000 $950,000
UTV 1 $45,000 $45,000
Total 8 $460,625 $3,685,000
Average Cost per Unit $460,625
Existing Units 8
Residential Share 80%
2025 Population 27,883
Units per Person 0.0002
Cost per Person $105.73
Nonresidential Share 20%
2025 Jobs 7,501
Units per Job 0.0002
Cost per Job $98.25
Source: Fountain Hills Fire Department
Cost Factors
Nonresidential
Level-of-Service (LOS) Standards
Residential
Fire Apparatus – Incremental DRAFT
Fountain Hills will use development fees
to acquire additional fire apparatus.
To maintain the existing level of service, Fountain Hills needs to acquire
approximately 0.7 fire apparatus to serve future development.
We use the average from
existing apparatus.
Fountain Hills currently
provides 0.0002 units
per person.
Fountain Hills currently
provides 0.0002 units
per job.
Demand Unit Cost per Unit
0.0002 Units per Person
0.0002 Units per Job
Residential Nonresidential Total
2025 27,883 7,501 6.4 1.6 8.0
2026 28,129 7,541 6.5 1.6 8.1
2027 28,375 7,581 6.5 1.6 8.1
2028 28,621 7,622 6.6 1.6 8.2
2029 28,868 7,662 6.6 1.6 8.3
2030 29,114 7,702 6.7 1.6 8.3
2031 29,360 7,751 6.7 1.7 8.4
2032 29,606 7,801 6.8 1.7 8.5
2033 29,852 7,850 6.9 1.7 8.5
2034 30,098 7,899 6.9 1.7 8.6
2035 30,345 7,948 7.0 1.7 8.7
10-Yr Increase 2,462 447 0.6 0.1 0.7
$260,259 $43,959 $304,218
Fire Apparatus $460,625
Type of Infrastructure Level of Service
Demand for Fire Apparatus
Growth-Related Expenditures
Year Population Jobs Units
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Description Units Unit Cost Total Cost
Defibrillators 25 $1,000 $25,000
Multi-Band Portable Radio 14 $12,000 $168,000
Total 39 $4,949 $193,000
Average Cost per Unit $4,949
Existing Units 39
Residential Share 80%
2025 Population 27,883
Units per Person 0.0011
Cost per Person $5.54
Nonresidential Share 20%
2025 Jobs 7,501
Units per Job 0.0010
Cost per Job $5.15
Source: Fountain Hills Fire Department
Residential
Nonresidential
Cost Factors
Level-of-Service (LOS) Standards
Fire Equipment – Incremental DRAFT
Fountain Hills will use development fees
to acquire additional fire equipment.
To maintain the existing level of service, Fountain Hills needs to acquire
approximately 3.2 units of fire equipment to serve future development.
Fountain Hills currently
provides 0.0011 units
per person.
Fountain Hills currently
provides 0.0010 units
per job.
Demand Unit Cost per Unit
0.0011 Units per Person
0.0010 Units per Job
Residential Nonresidential Total
2025 27,883 7,501 31.2 7.8 39.0
2026 28,129 7,541 31.5 7.8 39.3
2027 28,375 7,581 31.8 7.9 39.6
2028 28,621 7,622 32.0 7.9 40.0
2029 28,868 7,662 32.3 8.0 40.3
2030 29,114 7,702 32.6 8.0 40.6
2031 29,360 7,751 32.9 8.1 40.9
2032 29,606 7,801 33.1 8.1 41.2
2033 29,852 7,850 33.4 8.2 41.6
2034 30,098 7,899 33.7 8.2 41.9
2035 30,345 7,948 34.0 8.3 42.2
10-Yr Increase 2,462 447 2.8 0.5 3.2
$13,631 $2,302 $15,933
Fire Equipment $4,949
Type of Infrastructure Level of Service
Demand for Fire Equipment
Population Jobs UnitsYear
Growth-Related Expenditures
We use the average from
existing equipment.
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Proposed Fire Fees DRAFT
Fee Component Cost per Person Cost per Job
Fire Facilities $459.06 $426.61
Fire Apparatus $105.73 $98.25
Fire Equipment $5.54 $5.15
Development Fee Report $13.84 $19.04
Total $584.17 $549.05
Single Family 2.23 $1,303 $122 $1,181
Multi-Family 1.58 $923 $94 $829
Industrial 1.57 $862 $100 $762
Commercial 2.12 $1,164 $140 $1,024
Office & Other Services 3.26 $1,790 $180 $1,610
Institutional 3.03 $1,664 $60 $1,604
1. See Land Use Assumptions
Residential Fees per Unit
Development Type Persons per
Household1
Proposed
Fees
Current
Fees Difference
Nonresidential Fees per 1,000 Square Feet
Development Type Jobs per
1,000 Sq Ft1
Proposed
Fees
Current
Fees Difference
Single Family
$1,024 79%
$236 18%
$12 1%
$31 2%
$1,303 100%
Fire facilities not in current IIP. This
equals 79% of the proposed fee.
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Parks and Recreational IIP
•Service Area
•Citywide
•Fee Components
•Developed Park Land: Incremental
•Park Amenities: Incremental
•10-Year Demand
•Developed Park Land: 8.6 acres, $344,000
•Park Amenities: 92 units, $4.1 million
DRAFT
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Description Total Acres Developed Acres Eligible Acres
Avenue Linear Park 3.0 3.0 3.0
Desert Botanical Garden 8.0 8.0 8.0
Desert Vista Park 12.0 12.0 12.0
Fountain Park 65.0 32.0 32.0
Four Peaks Park 16.0 16.0 16.0
Golden Eagle Park 25.0 25.0 25.0
Golden Eagle Trailhead 0.4 0.4 0.0
McDowell Mtn. Preserve 822.0 2.0 2.0
Total 951.4 98.4 98.0
Developed Cost per Acre1 $40,000
Existing Eligible Acres 98.0
Residential Share 98%
2025 Population 27,883
Eligible Acres per Person 0.00344
Cost per Person $137.78
Nonresidential Share 2%
2025 Jobs 7,501
Eligible Acres per Job 0.00026
Cost per Job $10.45
Source: Fountain Hills Parks and Recreation Department
1. Includes infrastructure costs but excludes acquisition costs.
Cost Factors
Level-of-Service (LOS) Standards
Residential
Nonresidential
Developed Park Land – Incremental DRAFT
Fountain Hills will use development fees to develop additional park land.To maintain the existing level of service, Fountain Hills needs to develop
approximately 8.6 park acres to serve future development.
Fountain Hills currently
provides 0.00344 eligible
acres per person.
Fountain Hills currently
provides 0.00026 eligible
acres per job.
This does not include
land acquisition.
Demand Unit Cost per Acre
0.00344 Eligible Acres per Person
0.00026 Eligible Acres per Job
Residential Nonresidential Total
2025 27,883 7,501 96.0 2.0 98.0
2026 28,129 7,541 96.9 2.0 98.9
2027 28,375 7,581 97.7 2.0 99.7
2028 28,621 7,622 98.6 2.0 100.6
2029 28,868 7,662 99.4 2.0 101.4
2030 29,114 7,702 100.3 2.0 102.3
2031 29,360 7,751 101.1 2.0 103.2
2032 29,606 7,801 102.0 2.0 104.0
2033 29,852 7,850 102.8 2.1 104.9
2034 30,098 7,899 103.7 2.1 105.7
2035 30,345 7,948 104.5 2.1 106.6
10-Yr Increase 2,462 447 8.5 0.1 8.6
$339,149 $4,676 $343,825
Type of Infrastructure Level of Service
Developed Park Land $40,000
Demand for Developed Park Land
Year Population Jobs Eligible Acres
Growth-Related Expenditures
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Description Units Unit Cost Total Cost
Picnic Table 110 $3,500 $385,000
Playground (2-5 years)4 $125,000 $500,000
Playground (5+ years)4 $230,000 $920,000
Ramada (with picnic table)21 $84,000 $1,764,000
Recycle 24 $600 $14,400
Restroom 21 $420,000 $8,820,000
Sand Volleyball 2 $24,000 $48,000
Scoreboard 4 $8,000 $32,000
Shade Structure <100 ksf 18 $50,000 $900,000
Shade Structure >100 ksf 5 $100,000 $500,000
Shower 1 $4,000 $4,000
Sign Kiosk 11 $4,000 $44,000
Skate Park 1 $1,089,000 $1,089,000
Soccer Goal 6 $2,500 $15,000
Specialty Play 2 $100,000 $200,000
Splash Pad 1 $860,000 $860,000
Tennis Court 6 $170,000 $1,020,000
Trash Receptacle 166 $600 $99,600
Veteran's Memorial 1 $900,000 $900,000
Walking Track/Trail 6 $95,000 $570,000
Water Feature 6 $15,000 $90,000
Wayfinding Signage 8 $200 $1,600
Total 1,052 $44,498 $46,811,800
Park Amenities – Incremental DRAFT
Existing Park Amenities
We use the average cost of existing amenities as a proxy for future costs.
Description Units Unit Cost Total Cost
Baseball/Softball Field 6 $725,000 $4,350,000
Basketball Court 3 $120,000 $360,000
Bench 101 $2,500 $252,500
Bike Rack 46 $300 $13,800
Bleachers 29 $3,000 $87,000
Bridge (Pedestrian)2 $1,000,000 $2,000,000
Building 11 $400,000 $4,400,000
Disc Golf Course 1 $15,300 $15,300
Dog Park 1 $650,000 $650,000
Drinking Fountain 22 $3,000 $66,000
Dugout Bench 15 $1,000 $15,000
Entry Monument Signage 9 $20,000 $180,000
Exercise Equipment Area 2 $40,000 $80,000
FIT Trail Trailhead 2 $100,000 $200,000
Grill 12 $400 $4,800
Horseshoe Pit 1 $2,500 $2,500
Interpretive Signage 14 $1,000 $14,000
Light Bollard 291 $2,000 $582,000
Multi-Use Sports Field 4 $475,000 $1,900,000
Parking Lot 11 $526,000 $5,786,000
Passive Lawn/Recreation 14 $475,000 $6,650,000
Pet Station 21 $300 $6,300
Pickleball Court 6 $70,000 $420,000
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Average Cost per Unit $44,498
Existing Units 1,052
Residential Share 98%
2025 Population 27,883
Units per Person 0.0370
Cost per Person $1,645.29
Nonresidential Share 2%
2025 Jobs 7,501
Units per Job 0.0028
Cost per Job $124.81
Source: Fountain Hills Parks and Recreation Department
Nonresidential
Level-of-Service (LOS) Standards
Residential
Cost Factors
Demand Unit Cost per Unit
0.0370 Units per Person
0.0028 Units per Job
Residential Nonresidential Total
2025 27,883 7,501 1,031.0 21.0 1,052.0
2026 28,129 7,541 1,040.1 21.2 1,061.2
2027 28,375 7,581 1,049.2 21.3 1,070.4
2028 28,621 7,622 1,058.3 21.4 1,079.6
2029 28,868 7,662 1,067.4 21.5 1,088.9
2030 29,114 7,702 1,076.5 21.6 1,098.1
2031 29,360 7,751 1,085.6 21.7 1,107.3
2032 29,606 7,801 1,094.7 21.9 1,116.6
2033 29,852 7,850 1,103.8 22.0 1,125.8
2034 30,098 7,899 1,112.9 22.2 1,135.0
2035 30,345 7,948 1,122.0 22.3 1,144.3
10-Yr Increase 2,462 447 91.0 1.3 92.3
$4,050,041 $55,843 $4,105,884Growth-Related Expenditures
Type of Infrastructure Level of Service
Demand for Park Amenities
Year Population Jobs Units
Park Amenities $44,498
Park Amenities – Incremental DRAFT
Fountain Hills will use development fees
to construct additional park amenities.
To maintain the existing level of service, Fountain Hills needs to construct
approximately 92 park amenities to serve future development.
Average cost of existing
amenities.
Fountain Hills currently
provides 0.0370 units
per person.
Fountain Hills currently
provides 0.0028 units
per job.
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Proposed Parks and Recreational Fees DRAFT
Fee Component Cost per Person Cost per Job
Developed Park Land $137.78 $10.45
Park Amenities $1,645.29 $124.81
Development Fee Report $16.96 $1.90
Total $1,800.03 $137.16
Single Family 2.23 $4,014 $1,916 $2,098
Multi-Family 1.58 $2,844 $1,479 $1,365
Industrial 1.57 $215 $560 ($345)
Commercial 2.12 $291 $810 ($519)
Office & Other Services 3.26 $447 $1,030 ($583)
Institutional 3.03 $416 $320 $96
1. See Land Use Assumptions
Current
Fees Difference
Current
Fees Difference
Nonresidential Fees per 1,000 Square Feet
Jobs per
1,000 Sq Ft1
Proposed
Fees
Persons per
Household1
Proposed
FeesDevelopment Type
Development Type
Residential Fees per Unit
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Street IIP
•Service Area
•Citywide
•Fee Components
•Street Improvements: Plan Based
•10-Year Demand
•Street Improvements: 3.94 lane miles, $29.3 million
•Growth Share: $8.8 million (includes $900k fund balance)
•MAG Share: $20.5 million (70% funding)
DRAFT
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Development Dev ITE Weekday Local Trip Weekday
Type Unit Code Veh Trips Trip Length Length Adj VMT
Single Family HU 210 5.30 5.6210 120%35.75
Multi-Family HU 220 2.57 5.6210 120%17.32
Industrial KSF 110 2.44 5.6210 76%10.40
Commercial KSF 820 12.21 5.6210 50%34.33
Office & Other Services KSF 710 5.42 5.6210 76%23.15
Institutional KSF 610 11.30 5.6210 76%48.25
VMC Per Lane Mile 8,175
Average Trip Length (miles)5.6210
Base 1 2 3 4 5 10 10-Year
2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2035 Increase
Single-Family Units 10,138 10,208 10,278 10,348 10,418 10,488 10,838 700
Multi-Family Units 4,375 4,432 4,489 4,546 4,603 4,660 4,945 570
Industrial KSF 1,162 1,162 1,162 1,162 1,162 1,162 1,162 0
Commercial KSF 1,408 1,410 1,413 1,415 1,417 1,419 1,514 106
Office & Other KSF 1,575 1,584 1,593 1,602 1,611 1,620 1,628 53
Institutional KSF 770 772 774 776 778 779 786 16
Single Family Trips 53,729 54,100 54,471 54,842 55,213 55,584 57,439 3,710
Multi-Family Trips 11,232 11,379 11,525 11,671 11,818 11,964 12,696 1,463
Residential Trips 64,962 65,479 65,996 66,514 67,031 67,548 70,135 5,173
Industrial Trips 2,830 2,830 2,830 2,830 2,830 2,830 2,830 0
Commercial Trips 17,196 17,224 17,252 17,280 17,308 17,336 18,487 1,290
Office & Other Trips 8,535 8,584 8,634 8,683 8,732 8,782 8,823 288
Institutional Trips 8,698 8,719 8,740 8,761 8,782 8,803 8,883 185
Nonresidential Trips 37,259 37,357 37,456 37,554 37,653 37,751 39,023 1,764
Total Vehicle Trips 102,221 102,836 103,452 104,068 104,684 105,299 109,158 6,937
VMT 572,217 576,086 579,955 583,824 587,693 591,562 612,763 40,546
Lane Miles 70.00 70.47 70.94 71.42 71.89 72.36 74.96 4.96
Fountain Hills, Arizona
Travel Demand
Fountain Hills currently
provides 70.0 lane miles of
arterials to existing
development.
To maintain the existing level
of service, Fountain Hills
needs to construct
approximately 4.96 lane
miles to serve future
development.
Fountain Hills plans to
construct 3.94 lane miles of
arterials.
DRAFT
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Development Dev ITE Weekday Local Trip Weekday
Type Unit Code Veh Trips Trip Length Length Adj VMT
Single Family HU 210 5.30 4.4653 120%28.40
Multi-Family HU 220 2.57 4.4653 120%13.76
Industrial KSF 110 2.44 4.4653 76%8.26
Commercial KSF 820 12.21 4.4653 50%27.27
Office & Other Services KSF 710 5.42 4.4653 76%18.39
Institutional KSF 610 11.30 4.4653 76%38.33
VMC Per Lane Mile 8,175
Average Trip Length (miles)4.4653
Base 1 2 3 4 5 10 10-Year
2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2035 Increase
Single-Family Units 10,138 10,208 10,278 10,348 10,418 10,488 10,838 700
Multi-Family Units 4,375 4,432 4,489 4,546 4,603 4,660 4,945 570
Industrial KSF 1,162 1,162 1,162 1,162 1,162 1,162 1,162 0
Commercial KSF 1,408 1,410 1,413 1,415 1,417 1,419 1,514 106
Office & Other KSF 1,575 1,584 1,593 1,602 1,611 1,620 1,628 53
Institutional KSF 770 772 774 776 778 779 786 16
Single Family Trips 53,729 54,100 54,471 54,842 55,213 55,584 57,439 3,710
Multi-Family Trips 11,232 11,379 11,525 11,671 11,818 11,964 12,696 1,463
Residential Trips 64,962 65,479 65,996 66,514 67,031 67,548 70,135 5,173
Industrial Trips 2,830 2,830 2,830 2,830 2,830 2,830 2,830 0
Commercial Trips 17,196 17,224 17,252 17,280 17,308 17,336 18,487 1,290
Office & Other Trips 8,535 8,584 8,634 8,683 8,732 8,782 8,823 288
Institutional Trips 8,698 8,719 8,740 8,761 8,782 8,803 8,883 185
Nonresidential Trips 37,259 37,357 37,456 37,554 37,653 37,751 39,023 1,764
Total Vehicle Trips 102,221 102,836 103,452 104,068 104,684 105,299 109,158 6,937
VMT 454,567 457,641 460,714 463,787 466,861 469,934 486,776 32,209
Lane Miles 55.60 55.98 56.36 56.73 57.11 57.48 59.54 3.94
Fountain Hills, Arizona
Travel Demand (Adjusted)
To achieve the planned level
of service, Fountain Hills
plans to construct 3.94 lane
miles to serve future
development.
The analysis includes a
downward adjustment. This
reduces the existing level of
service to match demand for
fewer lane miles.
DRAFT
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Eligible Cost $8,793,382
May 2025 Fund Balance ($900,000)
Adjusted Cost $7,893,382
Lane Miles 3.94
Adjusted Cost per Lane Mile $2,003,396
Adjusted Lane Miles 55.60
2025 VMT 454,567
Lane Miles per 10,000 VMT 1.2232
Cost per VMT $245.06
Source: Fountain Hills Public Works Department
Level-of-Service (LOS) Standards
Cost Factors
Project Miles Lanes Lane Miles Lanes Lane Miles Total Cost Other Funding Eligible Cost
Shea Boulevard (Palisades to FH Blvd)0.94 5 4.70 1 0.94 $6,276,218 $4,393,353 $1,882,865
Shea Boulevard (FH Blvd to Technology Dr)1.50 4 6.00 2 3.00 $23,035,055 $16,124,539 $6,910,517
Total 2.44 10.70 3.94 $29,311,273 $20,517,891 $8,793,382
Source: Fountain Hills Public Works Department
Existing New
Street Improvements (Plan-Based)
Fountain Hills plans to construct 3.94 lane miles of arterials.
We deduct the existing fund balance
already collected for Shea Blvd (Palisades
to FH Blvd) from the eligible cost.
We use $2.0 million per lane mile.
Other Funding is 70% MAG share.
DRAFT
The current IIP uses $795k per lane mile.
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Fee Component Cost per VMT
Street Improvements $245.06
Development Fee Report $1.33
Total $246.39
Avg Wkdy VMT
per Unit1
Single Family 28.40 $6,997 $1,935 $5,062
Multi-Family 13.76 $3,390 $964 $2,426
Avg Wkdy VMT
per 1,000 Sq Ft1
Industrial 8.26 $2,035 $630 $1,405
Commercial 27.27 $6,719 $2,860 $3,859
Office & Other Services 18.39 $4,531 $1,240 $3,291
Institutional 38.33 $9,444 $2,480 $6,964
1. See Land Use Assumptions
Nonresidential Fees per 1,000 Square Feet
Development Type Proposed
Fees
Current
Fees Difference
Development Type Proposed
Fees
Current
Fees Difference
Residential Fees per Unit
Proposed Street Fees DRAFT
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$8,341
$4,620
$1,822
$4,364
$4,318
$8,664
Difference
Difference
Single Family $1,303 $4,014 $6,997 $12,314
Multi-Family $923 $2,844 $3,390 $7,157
Industrial $862 $215 $2,035 $3,112
Commercial $1,164 $291 $6,719 $8,174
Office & Other Services $1,790 $447 $4,531 $6,768
Institutional $1,664 $416 $9,444 $11,524
Proposed
Fees
Residential Fees per Unit
Nonresidential Fees per 1,000 Square feet
Parks &
Recreational Street Proposed
Fees
Development Type
Development Type
Parks &
Recreational StreetFire
Fire
Proposed Fee Summary
Single Family $122 $1,916 $1,935 $3,973
Multi-Family $94 $1,479 $964 $2,537
Industrial $100 $560 $630 $1,290
Commercial $140 $810 $2,860 $3,810
Office & Other Services $180 $1,030 $1,240 $2,450
Institutional $60 $320 $2,480 $2,860
Nonresidential Fees per 1,000 Square feet
Development Type Parks &
Recreational Street Current
FeesFire
Current
Fees
Residential Fees per Unit
Development Type Parks &
Recreational StreetFire
Proposed Fees
Current Fees
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Single-Family Fee Comparison DRAFT
Single-Family Unit Fees
Effective Fire Library Park Police Street Other Non-Utility Water Water
Resource
Waste-
water Utility Total
Gilbert 2024 $1,447 $0 $9,358 $1,138 $4,764 $0 $16,707 $8,310 $5,826 $4,467 $18,603 $35,310
Phoenix - NW (Proposed)2025 $1,282 $216 $1,409 $348 $2,330 $0 $5,585 $18,433 $2,009 $8,951 $29,393 $34,978
Phoenix - NE (Proposed)2025 $1,165 $133 $1,474 $348 $2,330 $0 $5,450 $18,433 $2,009 $8,951 $29,393 $34,843
Peoria - West 2024 $1,415 $0 $2,041 $1,034 $10,349 $0 $14,839 $6,318 $936 $8,968 $16,222 $31,061
Phoenix - Deer Valley (Proposed)2025 $1,282 $216 $1,409 $348 $2,330 $0 $5,585 $18,433 $2,009 $1,190 $21,632 $27,217
Buckeye - Central 2025 $1,762 $605 $3,119 $1,657 $1,597 $0 $8,740 $9,536 $0 $7,524 $17,060 $25,800
Peoria - North 2024 $1,415 $0 $2,667 $1,034 $7,417 $0 $12,533 $3,038 $936 $7,346 $11,320 $23,853
Fountain Hills (Proposed)2026 $1,303 $0 $4,014 $0 $6,997 $0 $12,314 $0 $0 $10,000 $10,000 $22,314
Surprise - SPA 2 2024 $1,737 $0 $1,800 $581 $0 $208 $4,326 $5,296 $3,649 $9,003 $17,948 $22,274
Apache Junction 2022 $0 $550 $1,707 $1,229 $3,250 $0 $6,736 $7,590 $3,486 $4,295 $15,371 $22,107
Surprise - SPA 3 2024 $1,737 $0 $1,800 $581 $0 $208 $4,326 $3,142 $3,649 $9,108 $15,899 $20,225
Surprise - SPA 4 2024 $1,737 $0 $1,800 $581 $0 $208 $4,326 $2,966 $3,649 $9,190 $15,805 $20,131
Chandler 2024 $308 $61 $5,242 $74 $3,792 $110 $9,587 $2,460 $1,094 $5,989 $9,543 $19,130
Goodyear - South 2024 $1,647 $0 $728 $1,198 $0 $0 $3,573 $8,836 $0 $5,918 $14,754 $18,327
Surprise - SPA 1 2024 $1,737 $0 $1,800 $581 $0 $208 $4,326 $5,325 $3,649 $4,481 $13,455 $17,781
Buckeye - Tartesso West 2025 $875 $605 $1,655 $1,657 $527 $0 $5,319 $3,723 $0 $7,672 $11,395 $16,714
Goodyear - North 2024 $1,647 $0 $1,360 $1,198 $0 $0 $4,205 $8,317 $0 $3,886 $12,203 $16,408
Phoenix - NW (Current)2020 $516 $105 $1,368 $293 $3,080 $0 $5,362 $6,330 $583 $3,303 $10,216 $15,578
Phoenix - NE (Current)2020 $551 $105 $1,236 $314 $3,080 $0 $5,286 $6,330 $583 $3,303 $10,216 $15,502
Glendale - East (Proposed)2025 $850 $355 $1,194 $702 $4,270 $0 $7,371 $3,330 $0 $3,795 $7,125 $14,496
Avondale 2023 $2,184 $0 $1,697 $2,089 $1,790 $0 $7,760 $3,519 $0 $3,153 $6,672 $14,432
Fountain Hills (Current)2020 $122 $0 $1,916 $0 $1,935 $0 $3,973 $0 $0 $10,000 $10,000 $13,973
Glendale - East (Current)2020/2024 $655 $195 $936 $719 $4,270 $0 $6,775 $3,330 $0 $3,795 $7,125 $13,900
Phoenix - Deer Valley (Current)2020 $516 $105 $1,368 $293 $3,080 $0 $5,362 $6,330 $583 $1,380 $8,293 $13,655
Queen Creek 2023 $1,175 $0 $3,189 $640 $2,118 $0 $7,122 $2,382 $0 $2,901 $5,283 $12,405
Maricopa - South 2024 $2,650 $248 $791 $613 $5,942 $0 $10,244 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,244
Maricopa - North 2024 $946 $248 $791 $613 $5,942 $0 $8,540 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,540
Glendale - West (Proposed)2025 $850 $355 $1,194 $702 $4,575 $0 $7,676 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,676
Glendale - West (Current)2020/2024 $655 $195 $936 $719 $4,575 $0 $7,080 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,080
Buckeye - Festival Ranch 2025 $544 $605 $2,525 $1,657 $0 $0 $5,331 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,331
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Single-Family Fee Comparison
Non-Utility Utility
Single-Family Fee Comparison DRAFT