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Council adopts scalable water and wastewater impact fees, updates raw-water dedication rules
Summary
Council approved a new method to calculate water, raw-water and wastewater impact fees that scales fees by house building square footage and lot size; it also approved revised raw-water dedication amounts tied to predicted drought-year usage. The resolution and accompanying ordinance passed 8-0 on first reading.
The Loveland City Council on Sept. 16 approved updates to how the city calculates water, raw-water and wastewater impact fees for new residential construction and set scaled raw-water dedication amounts based on home and lot size.
Why it matters: The change replaces a flat, one-size-fits-all fee for single-family homes with a scalable model using building square footage and gross parcel area to better align fees with expected indoor and outdoor water use. Councilors said the change aims to encourage smaller, more affordable homes and distribute system costs more equitably.
What staff proposed: Utility staff and consultants (FCS Group) analyzed…
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