METHODOLOGY
A fair, data-driven calculation — not a guess
The TUF is grounded in engineering analysis and industry-standard traffic data. Here is exactly how the amount was determined.
What is a Transportation Utility Fee?
The TUF will be a fee charged by the City to help pay for maintaining public roadways, freeing up the available funding for capital improvement projects to meet future demand as Springville continues to grow. The TUF acts as a usage fee based vehicle trips that is billed to utility customers who live or do business in Springville. Where does the funding come from? Projects have historically been funded through Springville’s transportation fund, however, these funds have become insufficient for new projects needed AND to maintain existing roads. The TUF fills that gap. The fee is paid by all property owners – residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional – and varies based on their use and impact on the transportation system.
Where does the funding come from?
Projects have historically been funded through Springville’s transportation fund, however, these funds have become insufficient for new projects needed AND to maintain existing roads. The TUF fills that gap. The fee is paid by all property owners – residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional – and varies based on their use and impact on the transportation system.
This project is currently being completed and will be updated as decisions and solutions are proposed.
Determine Required Improvements to Maintain Average Pavement Conditions
Included in the study completed by the City are identified annual projects that are updated annually depending on how the pavement performs each year. The current anticipated pavement projects are identified in the map below.
Identifying Pavement Conditions
Springville has completed analysis to determine existing and future pavement conditions prior to this fee study. The following interactive map shows the existing conditions using the Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating (PASER) system. Each roadway is rated based on a 1-10 scale based on roadway age, previous treatments, and current pavement condition. The average PASER throughout the City is a 5.7.
Annual Costs to Maintain Pavement Conditions
The City currently spends $1,700,000 on pavement maintenance throughout the City which is insufficient to maintain the current pavement conditions of a 5.7 PASER rating. To maintain this acceptable level, the City requires an additional $1,100,000 annually ($2,800,000 total).
Other maintenance items that are being review to potentially include in the TUF are concrete curb & gutter, concrete sidewalk maintenance as well as active transportation components. The City is currently identifying specific funding requirements and will be updated as decisions are made.
Determine Annual Cost Proportion to Residential, Commercial and Other Uses
To assess the TUF, the City will use the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual to identify the average trips generated on public roadways based on land use. This is the same methodology the City uses to determine impact fees for new development to attribute to capital improvement projects.
The cost proportion assessed with the TUF depends on the total number of units for each land use. The following table shows the general distribution between residential, commercial and other land uses. The City will update this table as it determines the best method to split the distributions within each land use to optimize the proposed TUF.
Identify TUF Amounts for each Land Use
The City is currently finalizing this part of the project and will update this section with the proposed TUF amounts. See project schedule here.
