How are the Impact Fees calculated for projects that do not have a given amount in the Fee Schedule?
For industrial projects, the fee is primarily based on the ESAL (Equivalent Single Axle Load) estimate. There is an “Independent Fee Calculation Manual” on the Rio Blanco County web site under the Development and Planning section that will guide this calculation. For residential and non-residential commercial building projects the fee is based the size of the building and is calculated per 1000 sq. ft. (unit) or parts of units. A fee calculation sheet is on the web site under the Building Department section.