SAF and DL Policy Review and Final Phasing and Financing Project
FEEDBACK FORM
A DRAFT recommended development charges approach (designregina.ca/saf) been developed and the City is seeking feedback on policy variables.
The City of Regina currently uses development charges (referred to as Service Agreement Fees or SAFs) to fund the infrastructure investments required for or triggered by new growth (i.e. roadways, water, sewer, drainage, and parks and recreational facilities including dog parks, spray pads, multi-use pathways, soccer and ball fields, etc.). Currently, residential, commercial and industrial developers pay these development charges when building in new areas around the city. In certain cases, when new infrastructure is built (i.e. building a new Waste Water Treatment Plant) to increase the level of service for the existing community and as well as to benefit growth, development charges and property taxes may split the cost.
Please review the approach that has been proposed (found under the “Refining Policy Workshop – September 2015” tab) and submit your feedback by Tuesday, September 22, to Kim Sare () using the form below.
PHASING OF DEVELOPMENT
What aspects work well for you?
What suggestions would you make to improve the approach?
Do you support the proposed phasing approach?
COST ALLOCATION FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS
What aspects work well for you?
What suggestions would you make to improve the approach?
Do you support the criteria used to allocate capital project costs?
DEVELOPER-FUNDED PROJECTS
What aspects work well for you?
What suggestions would you make to improve the approach?
Do you support the policy direction that developers directly pay for projects that serve their specific areas?
ENDEAVOUR TO ASSIST
What aspects work well for you?
What suggestions would you make to improve the approach?
Do you support the endeavor to assist policy direction?
GREENFIELD RATE
What aspects work well for you?
What suggestions would you make to improve the approach?
Do you support maintaining a singlegreenfield SAF rate for residential, industrial and commercial developments?
INFILL
The proposed policy direction charges infill for costs associated with growth. This will include removal of the current exempt area, consultation and development of procedures in 2016, and implementation in 2017.
Do you support removing the current exempt area?
PHASE-IN OF RATE
Do you support phasing in the rate increase, recognizing that it would result in an overall higher rate at the end of the phase-in period?
If a rate phase-in is preferable, over what time period should the rate be phased-in: two or three years?
What aspects work well for you?
What suggestions would you make to improve the approach?
OVERALL SAF and DL POLICY
What aspects work well for you?
What suggestions would you make to improve the approach?
Do you support the proposed policy?
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Please provide any additional comments or suggestions for improvement.
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