Exemptions

The following shall be exempted from payment of the impact fee. Any claim of exemption must be made no later than the time of application for a building permit. Any claim not so made shall be deemed waived.

• • (A) Impact fees shall not be imposed for remodeling, rehabilitation, or other improvements to an existing structure where the use is not changed.

  • (B) Impact fees shall not be imposed for the construction of accessory buildings or structures which will not add a dwelling unit.

  • (C) Impact fees shall not be imposed for rebuilding a damaged structure, including the replacement of a destroyed or partially destroyed building or structure with a new building or structure of the same size and use.

  • (D) Any new housing units that meet the definition of "low or moderate income housing" in article XII, section 2.h of the Tiverton Zoning Ordinance, or that is part of a Low or Moderate Income Housing development approved by a comprehensive permit and that has been granted comprehensive permit master plan approval prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived, to the extent of the applicable units set forth in such Master Plan approval.

  • (E) Any units that are part of a development which is restricted to housing persons over the age of 55 are exempt from school related impact fees, but are subject to all other municipal capital impact fees.

(Ord. of 11-13-07)