A. The city council hereby establishes a transportation utility fee to be paid by the responsible party (whether owners or occupants). Payments due for each improved premises shall be based upon traffic generation and developed use of the premises. A schedule of charges, including land use categories, chargeable daily trips, unit of measure, fee per trip and monthly utility fee shall be adopted by resolution. This fee is deemed reasonable and is necessary to pay for the operation and maintenance of the transportation system within the city. The transportation utility fee shall not be charged during any period when the premises is not receiving city water service, or is proven to be vacant and not generating traffic.

B. Collection of the fee for previously unimproved premises shall commence at the time a water meter is installed for said premises.

C. The city council may, from time to time, by resolution, change the transportation utility fee based upon revised estimates of the costs of maintaining city streets, revised priorities for local improvements that would reduce long-term maintenance costs, revised categories of use, revised trip generation or trip length factors or other relevant factors.

D. The transportation utility fee imposed by the city of Talent is classified as not subject to the limits of Article XI, Section 11b of the Oregon Constitution. The transportation utility fee does not in any way create an in rem obligation in respect of property. The obligation to pay the fee is a personal obligation of the responsible party. [Ord. 892 § 2, 2015.]