KILLEEN, Texas — The City of Killeen will be collecting around $1.6 million in street maintenance fees from residents, but what will those fees actually pay for.
The City of Killeen could not speak on those fees Thursday, but a staff report to council reveals all the money is going towards pavement treatments. These are the materials used to seal cracks and pot-holes across the city. The current amount budgeted for that item is $300,000.
Killeen Street Fee Staff Report by KCEN Channel 6 on Scribd
Killeen spokeswoman Hilary Shine told Channel 6 via text the last study from 2013 that graded street is no longer accurate.
"An assessment will be done to prioritize streets and types of maintenance based on the projected new revenue," she said.
Shine did not say when the new assessment will be complete.
The street maintenance fee will be included on utility bills for multiple kinds of property, and the council said Tuesday the city will begin collecting the street maintenance fees in July 2019.
For homeowners, the fee would be $1.75 each month. For other properties, the fee can cost a lot more and is more complicated to calculate.
The ordinance uses the following formula to determine the fee for businesses:
Monthly Street Maintenance Cost per unit ($6.47) x Number of Units (1 per 1000 Sq. Ft.) x Single-Family Equivalent Rate (see below) x Percentage Funded by Fee (.2635) = Monthly Bill
To simplify: 6.47 x Number of Units OR Thousands of Square Feet x Single family Equivalent rate (see below) x .2635 = Monthly bill
The "number of units" is determined by single family subdivisions or square footage, and there are 77 different rate classifications in the ordinance.
Business owners Channel 6 previously spoke to have concerns about the fee.
"You're unsure of what this bill might be for this month," Altitude Trampoline Park Manager Jamie Rogers said. "You're not able to gauge what you need to make your business successful during that month."
Businesses told Channel 6 the additional costs would probably be manageable in the end, but didn't like the fact that they had to guess what their classification was.
At local Sandwich shop Dam Sandwiches, Channel 6 calculated the fee with the classification "Sit Down Restaurant 1,000 SF GFA 2.58."
The city of Killeen later told us that classification was for fine dining establishments and the correct classification was "High Turnover (Sit-Down) Restaurant 1,000 SF GFA 3.29."
Dam Sandwiches would have to pay a fee of more than $11 a month according to our calculations, based on the example in the ordinance.
Here is the full list of the 77 different single family equivalent rates:
1. Single-Family Detached Housing Dwelling Unit 1.00
2. Multi-Family Housing (Low-Rise) Dwelling Unit 0.57
3. Multi-Family Housing (Mid-Rise) Dwelling Unit 0.44
4. Mobile Home Dwelling Unit 0.47
5. Assisted Living 1,000 SF GFA 0.49
6. Intermodal Truck Terminal 1,000 SF GFA 2.31
7. General Light Industrial 1,000 SF GFA 0.78
8. Industrial Park 1,000 SF GFA 0.49
9. Manufacturing 1,000 SF GFA 0.83
10. Warehousing 1,000 SF GFA 0.23
11. Mini-Warehouse 1,000 SF GFA 0.21
12. Hotel Room 0.50
13. Motel / Other Lodging Facilities Room 0.31
14. Multipurpose Recreational Facility 1,000 SF GFA 2.84
15. Bowling Alley 1,000 SF GFA 0.92
16. Adult Cabaret 1,000 SF GFA 2.32
17. Ice Skating Rink 1,000 SF GFA 1.05
18. Health/Fitness Club 1,000 SF GFA 2.74
19. Athletic Club 1,000 SF GFA 4.99
20. Recreational Community Center 1,000 SF GFA 1.83
21. Elementary School 1,000 SF GFA 1.01
22. Middle School/Junior High School 1,000 SF GFA 0.88
23. High School 1,000 SF GFA 0.72
24. Private School (K-8) 1,000 SF GFA 4.83
25. Junior / Community College 1,000 SF GFA 1.37
26. Church 1,000 SF GFA 0.24
27. Mosque 1,000 SF GFA 2.09
28. Day Care Center 1,000 SF GFA 4.60
29. Museum 1,000 SF GFA 0.13
30. Nursing Home 1,000 SF GFA 0.44
31. Clinic 1,000 SF GFA 2.42
32. Animal Hospital/Veterinary Clinic 1,000 SF GFA 1.83
33. General Office Building 1,000 SF GFA 0.85
34. Corporate Headquarters Building 1,000 SF GFA 1.03
35. Single Tenant Office Building 1,000 SF GFA 1.26
36. Medical-Dental Office Building 1,000 SF GFA 2.56
37. Office Park 1,000 SF GFA 0.98
38. Construction Equipment Rental Store 1,000 SF GFA 0.82
39. Building Materials and Lumber Store 1,000 SF GFA 1.70
40. Free-Standing Discount Superstore 1,000 SF GFA 2.53
41. Variety Store 1,000 SF GFA 3.72
42. Free-Standing Retail Store 1,000 SF GFA 2.79
43. Hardware/Paint Store 1,000 SF GFA 1.63
44. Nursery (Garden Center) 1,000 SF GFA 4.01
45. Shopping Center 1,000 SF GLA 2.07
46. New and Used Car Sales 1,000 SF GFA 2.38
47. Recreational Vehicle Sales 1,000 SF GFA 0.61
48. Automobile Parts Sales 1,000 SF GFA 2.22
49. Tire Store 1,000 SF GFA 2.28
50. Tire Superstore 1,000 SF GFA 1.20
51. Supermarket 1,000 SF GFA 4.88
52. Convenience Market (Open 24 Hours) 1,000 SF GFA 19.85
53. Convenience Market w/ Gasoline Pumps 1,000 SF GFA 13.83
54. Discount Supermarket 1,000 SF GFA 5.46
55. Home Improvement Superstore 1,000 SF GFA 1.11
56. Office Supply Superstore 1,000 SF GFA 2.29
57. Discount Home Furnishing Superstore 1,000 SF GFA 1.30
58. Department Store 1,000 SF GFA 1.13
59. Apparel Store 1,000 SF GFA 3.40
60. Pharmacy/Drugstore w/o Drive-through window 1,000 SF GFA 3.30
61. Pharmacy/Drugstore w/ Drive-through window 1,000 SF GFA 4.33
62. Furniture Store 1,000 SF GFA 0.20
63. Walk-In Bank 1,000 SF GFA 3.05
64. Drive-In Bank 1,000 SF GFA 5.31
65. Hair Salon 1,000 SF GFA 0.43
66. Drinking Place 1,000 SF GFA 3.83
67. Sit Down Restaurant 1,000 SF GFA 2.58
68. High Turnover (Sit-Down) Restaurant 1,000 SF GFA 3.29
69. Fast Food Restaurant without Drive-Thru Window 1,000 SF GFA 8.38
70. Fast Food Restaurant with Drive-Thru Window 1,000 SF GFA 9.66
71. Coffee/Donut Shop without Drive-through Window 1,000 SF GFA 2.36
72. Coffee/Donut Shop with Drive-Thru Window 1,000 SF GFA 2.82
73. Quick Lubrication Vehicle Shop 1,000 SF GFA 4.14
74. Automobile Care Center 1,000 SF GFA 1.48
75. Automobile Parts & Service Center 1,000 SF GFA 1.00
76. Self-Service Car Wash Stall 0.49
77. Automated Car Wash 1,000 SF GFA 1.00
Street Fee Ordinance by Pat Mueller on Scribd
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