2 Characteristic of Mass Haul Diagram Figure 1 1. The ordinate at any station along the curve in mass haul diagram represent the soil volume accumulation to that point. 2. The maximum ordinate (+) shows a change from cut to fill as one continues along the centre-line from a randomly assumed origin. The minimum ordinate (-) shows a change from fill to cut.
DEFINITION of 'Impact Fee'. A fee imposed on property developers by municipalities for the new infrastructure that must be built or increased due to new property development.
Impact fees are not a new issue; they have been used since the 1920's, as evidenced by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Standard Planning Enabling Act enacted in 1922. (Lurz et al. 1990). Impact fees were first used to manage growth and urban sprawl. Impact fees have also been used for many years in utilities and enterprise funds in the form of connection fees, system development charges, or buy-in fees. The resurgence of impact fees is caused by several factors working in concert to provide