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Committee explores deferred impact fees, city payment options and enforcement tools for workforce housing
Summary
The committee discussed delaying impact fee payments, whether the city should pay all or part of fees for projects that demonstrably require assistance, and mechanisms to ensure the city recoups incentives if promised workforce units are not delivered.
Workforce Housing Committee members debated how impact fees should be handled for projects that need financial help to be feasible, including whether fees can be deferred past certificate of occupancy, whether the city can pay all or part of fees, and what contractual or lien‑based protections the city should require to guarantee delivery of workforce units.
Randy (builder) described the cash flow strain that impact fees create at project completion and proposed options such as allowing developers to pay fees after a percentage of units are rented or sold. He said, “At the completion of…
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