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.
Public finance. An impact fee is a fee that is imposed by a local government within the United States on a new or proposed development project to pay for all or a portion of the costs of providing public services to the new development.