(1) This Title 8 shall be known as the "Impact Fee Ordinance," and may be referred to herein as "this Ordinance."

(2) This Ordinance is intended to ensure timely construction of major public capital improvements that are necessary to serve new development by ensuring that necessary financing is available for such improvements. The impact fees to be paid by each new development pursuant to this Ordinance are to be proportional to the impact that the new development will have on the types of facilities for which the fees are charged.

(3) The City official with primary responsibility for administering this Ordinance is referred to herein as the Impact Fee Administrator. The Impact Fee Administrator shall be designated by the City Manager. The Impact Fee Administrator may delegate authority conferred by this Ordinance to other appropriate City staff.