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Proposed New City Impact Fees for Development

Original title: Ordinance No. 34-26 (PZ-000667-2026): a City-initiated amendment to Chapter 8, “Special Implementation Programs” of the Land Development Regulations to enact a new Article 8.1 “Impact Fees” to establish impact fees for municipal facilities, police, fire rescue, water, wastewater, and stormwater management, and to move the existing parks impact fee from Article 5.3.2(C) to new Article 8.1, and to increase the Parks fee. Planner: Anthea Gianniotes, AICP, Development Services Director

Record date · June 15, 2026

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What This Bill Does

Ordinance No. 34-26 proposes creating a new section in the city's land development code to establish for police, fire rescue, water, wastewater, and stormwater services. It also moves the existing parks impact fee into this new section and increases the cost of that fee.

Why it matters

Property developers and new construction projects will be subject to new or increased fees to fund municipal infrastructure and emergency services, which may influence the total cost of development projects in the city.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Property Developers

Developers will be required to pay new or increased impact fees for new construction projects.

Indirectly affected

City Residents

Residents may see changes in the funding available for municipal infrastructure and emergency services.

Key Facts

Establishes a new Article 8.1 in the Land Development Regulations titled 'Impact Fees'.
Creates new impact fees for municipal facilities, police, fire rescue, water, wastewater, and stormwater management.
Relocates the existing parks impact fee from Article 5.3.2(C) to the new Article 8.1.
Increases the current parks impact fee.

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The ordinance is City-initiated.
The proposal is filed under reference number 26-0754.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are impact fees?

are charges imposed by a local government on new development to help pay for the cost of infrastructure and services required to serve that new development.

Which services will now have impact fees?

The ordinance proposes fees for municipal facilities, police, fire rescue, water, wastewater, stormwater management, and parks.

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