Public Facilities Element (PFE) - Police

“Identify the purpose of the fee. The purpose of the police fee is to fund the fair share portion of police facilities, vehicles, and equipment costs attributable to the impact from new development.”

“Identify the use of the fee. The police fee will be used to fund the purchase or construction of police station facilities, vehicles, and equipment identified by the City to serve new development. These facilities are identified in Table A-28 of Appendix A.”

“PFE Area No. 1 includes undeveloped properties within the existing City and existing development areas such as Twelve Bridges, Village 7, the Lincoln Aircenter, Lincoln 270, as well as other developments that have either began development or are in the pipeline. These developments are in the City's existing PFE Fee Program area.”

1989 (programme-wide; not specific to the Police category)

“WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lincoln has adopted Ordinance No. 517B, imposing and charging Public Facility Fees; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 1989-22 establishing a Public Facilities Fee for new development; and”

"Resolution 1989-22" (with "Ordinance No. 517B")

“WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lincoln has adopted Ordinance No. 517B, imposing and charging Public Facility Fees; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 1989-22 establishing a Public Facilities Fee for new development; and”

at building permit

“Collection of Fees: Fees will normally be paid at the issuance of the building permit for all development. However, residential, commercial and industrial developments may be allowed, at the discretion of the City Manager, to pay specified fees no later than the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, or up to 12 months following the issuance of the building permit, whichever occurs first.”

City of Lincoln, the agency that levies it

“Repayment Sources: The City shall collect PFE Fees from all development occurring in the City of Lincoln. Credits generated in the Infrastructure Improvements category shall be repaid from Infrastructure Fees. Credits from Community Facilities shall be repaid with Community Facility Fees, with each fee accounted for separately.”

“FEE CREDITS OR REIMBURSEMENTS — The City may provide fee credits or possibly reimbursements to developers who dedicate land or construct facilities. Fee credits or reimbursements will be based upon estimated costs as shown in an applicable improvement plan, subject to periodic inflation adjustments, except for drainage projects which will be based on the actual cost paid by the developer. Specific information on fee credits and reimbursement is included in the City of Lincoln Public Facilities Element Implementation Plan and Policies which is included in this report in Appendix E.”

“WHEREAS, the increase in the Public Facilities Element Fee Schedule has been phased in, with 1/3 increase applied on January 1, 2023, 1/3 increase applied not earlier than July 1, 2024, and 1/3 increase applied not earlier than July 1, 2025;”