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17.13.040 Application.

City code section
  1. This Chapter applies to all new development throughout Portland. The amount of the Parks and Recreation SDC will be calculated according to this Section, using the rates set forth in the SDC Methodology Report.
  2. A. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, a Parks and Recreation SDC will be imposed upon all new development for which an application is filed on or after the effective date of this Section.
  3. B. The applicant must at the time of application provide the Administrator with the information requested on an SDC application form regarding the previous use and proposed uses of the property, including the following:
    1. 1. A description of each of the previous uses and proposed uses for the property for which the permit is being sought, including the number of dwelling units and square footage for the entire property under the previous use and for the proposed uses of the new development.
    2. 2. For residential uses, the number of residential dwellings and the square footage of each dwelling unit.
    3. 3. For nonresidential uses, the square footage for each occupancy use type (i.e., office, retail, etc.).
  4. C. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the amount of the SDC due will be calculated as follows:
    1. 1. Calculating the fee for the proposed uses (the proposed use fee);
      1. a. Multiplying the number of dwelling units by their appropriate per-unit fee, based on square footage of each individual dwelling unit;
      2. b. Multiplying the square footage of each non-dwelling unit proposed use by the appropriate per-square-foot occupancy fee; and
      3. c. Adding the fees for the proposed dwelling unit and non-dwelling unit uses.
    2. 2. Calculating the credit for the previous uses (the previous use credit); and
      1. a. Multiplying the number of dwelling units by their appropriate per-unit fee, based on square footage of each individual dwelling unit;
      2. b. Multiplying the square footage of each non-dwelling unit proposed use by the appropriate per-square-foot occupancy fee; and
      3. c. Adding the credits for the previous dwelling unit and non-dwelling unit uses.
    3. 3. Subtracting the previous use credit from the proposed use fee to arrive at the net Park SDC due. If the previous uses were vacant for more than 36 months prior to the date of the application, the SDC due will be the full amount of the SDC for the proposed uses and no credit will be provided for previous uses.
  5. D. The dollar amounts of the SDC set forth in the SDC Methodology Report are based on 2013 values and will be adjusted on July 1, 2017, and annually on July 1 by the difference of the three-year moving average of the Cost Index.
  6. E. Notwithstanding any other provision, the adjustment will not exceed a total of six percent in any year. This is calculated by dividing the proposed new rate by the rate of the prior year, or, if a new rate structure was adopted less than one year prior, by the variance from the rate most recently adopted. If the resulting change is greater than six percent, the rate will be set at six percent variance from the rate of one year prior, or, if a new rate structure was adopted less than one year prior, by the variance from the rate most recently adopted.

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