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Clayton County holds first public hearing on proposed impact-fee ordinance; advisory committee recommends maximum fees
Summary
County staff and consultants presented a proposed impact-fee ordinance and fee schedule; the Board held the first of two required public hearings and scheduled a second hearing for Oct. 21, 2025. Consultants and one resident said fees should shift growth costs to developers.
Clayton County held the first public hearing on a proposed impact-fee ordinance on Oct. 7, where county staff and outside consultants outlined a capital improvements element and a recommended fee schedule intended to pay for parks, libraries and public-safety facilities to serve projected growth.
County staff told the board the impact-fee advisory committee recommended adoption of the maximum fee schedule available under state law. The proposed schedule sets fees by land use — per-dwelling-unit charges for housing and per-square-foot rates for many nonresidential uses — and would apply to new development to help fund capital needs projected over the next 25 years.
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