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Ordinance No. Page 10 submit additional information which the city traffic engineer shall consider insofar as he or she determines it to be relevant in establishing the peak hour trip rate applicable to the development, including, but not limited to, information contained in the trip generation manual adopted by the Institute of Transportation Engineers. The city traffic managerengineer, based upon his or her review and consideration of the information provided in the foregoing studies, reports, or analyses, and such other information as he or she may deem relevant, may approve a peak hour trip rate for the development which is different than that set forth in Section 3.26.020(K) of this chapter. B. For development consisting of an addition, extension, or enlargement of an existing structure, the transportationtraffic development fee shall be paid only on any additional dwelling units or additional gross floor area resulting from such addition, extension,or enlargement. C. For development consisting of a conversion or change in use of an existing structure which increases the peak hour trip rate otherwise applicable to such existing structure, the transportationtraffic development fee shall equal the fee applicable to the entire new structure minus the fee otherwise applicable to the existing structure. D. The amount of the transportationtraffic development fee determined in accordance with subsection A of this section, shall be reduced by the amount of any credits authorized by Section 3.26.070 of this chapter. E. The amount of the fee shall be reviewed at least every four years. 3.26.060 Payment of fee. A. The full amount of the fee shall be paid at the time of issuance of the building permit. For those instances where a developer receives an entitlement for development, but is not required to seek a building permit from the city, the transportationtraffic development fee shall be payable within 30 days of final action on the development entitlement. B. If the developer has appealed the determination of the fee, and such appeal is pending at the time he or she applies for a building permit, the developer must pay the transportation traffic development fee to receive a building permit, but may do so under protest. If the developer's appeal is successful, and the fee is subsequently reduced, the developer shall be refunded the difference within 30 days. C. The city shall not accept prepayments of the transportationtraffic development fee, unless prepayment is authorized in a development or other agreement. 3.26.070 Credits. When a developer constructs a transportation traffic improvement not otherwise required by Titles 18, 19, and 20 of this code, the developer's transportationtraffic development fee shall be reduced as provided in this section. A. Eligibility. 1. To be eligible for credit, each of the following must be satisfied: a. The construction for which credit is given must be a transportationtraffic improvement which would otherwise be constructed by the city using transportationtraffic development fee funds. b. The transportationtraffic improvement must appear on the city council approved list of transportationtraffic development fee improvements, as said list may be amended from time to time. c. The land on which the work is done must be owned by the city, or offered for dedication to the city through a recorded document. d. The developer shall have improvement plans for the work approved by the city and shall have provided the required security before beginning construction.