Indiana § 36-7-4-1305 - "Impact fee" and "capital costs" defined
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§ 36-7-4-1305. "Impact fee" and "capital costs" defined
Sec. 1305. (a) As used in this series, "impact fee" means a monetary charge imposed on new development by a unit to defray or mitigate the capital costs of infrastructure that is required by, necessitated by, or needed to serve the new development.
(b) As used in this section, "capital costs" means the costs incurred to provide additional infrastructure to serve new development, including the following:
(1) Directly related costs of construction or expansion of infrastructure that is necessary to serve the new development, including reasonable design, survey, engineering, environmental, and other professional fees that are directly related to the construction or expansion.
(2) Directly related land acquisition costs, including costs incurred for the following:
(A) Purchases of interests in land.
(B) Court awards or settlements.
(C) Reasonable appraisal, relocation service, negotiation service, title insurance, expert witness, attorney, and other professional fees that are directly related to the land acquisition.
(3) Directly related debt service, subject to section 1330 of this chapter.
(4) Directly related expenses incurred in preparing or updating the comprehensive plan or zone improvement plan, including all administrative, consulting, attorney, and other professional fees, as limited by section 1330 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.221-1991, SEC.6.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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