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.
6 Responses for âImpact Fees: What They Are, Who Pays Them, How Much They Payâ. 1  I would add but a few comments about your article. In âmost casesâ, the impact fees are a âone time feeâ, but some counties/cities enact a new adjusted impact fee, when the replacement resident/occupant has a different business than the original one.