North Augusta reviews second readings of three impact-fee ordinances

Council members of the North Augusta City Council reviewed three impact-fee ordinances during their Oct. 13 study session, reiterating that the second readings (ordinances 2025-13, 2025-14 and 2025-15) include no changes from prior presentations and study sessions.

The three ordinances split the policy into separate parts: 2025-13 establishes implementing procedures; 2025-14 sets the schedule of impact-fee charges; and 2025-15 addresses how impact fees will be calculated for properties outside city limits that attach to city services via annexation agreements. City Administrator Jim Clifford said the ordinances have been discussed in prior meetings and that “there’s no changes to the ordinance at this point in time.”

The measures were presented as a package for council members to consider at second reading. Tommy Paradise, planning and development, and staff previously provided technical and policy briefings; Clifford invited council members to raise any remaining questions during the formal hearing process.

Because these items are scheduled for second reading, council members were not asked to vote during the study session. The ordinance texts and prior study-session materials remain the public record for details on methodology, fee calculations and the effect on annexation agreements. Any substantive amendments would be reflected at the council’s formal meetings and in the ordinance language presented for final vote.

Looking ahead, staff and the planning department will be available at the upcoming meetings to answer questions and provide the required findings and fiscal analyses that accompany impact-fee adoption.