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Commission tables proposed impact-fee increase, directs phased rollout after public outcry over housing costs
Summary
After more than two hours of public comment, the Daytona Beach City Commission voted to table final action on proposed increases to residential and service impact fees and directed staff to return with a phased implementation plan, saying the increases should be spread over years to reduce near-term impacts on housing affordability.
The Daytona Beach City Commission on Aug. 20 declined to adopt new impact fees on second reading and instead voted to table the ordinance and ask staff to return with a phased approach after a lengthy public hearing and robust public comment. The motion to table passed unanimously. The commission directed staff to prepare a phased rollout that most commissioners said should reach the consultant-recommended levels over three years (staff direction; not a final ordinance change).
The item would have updated fees that the city charges new development to fund services including fire, police, parks and general government. Consultant Raftelis presented the study the city used to calculate increases and told the commission the recommended overall increase for a typical single-family home is about $1,045 — raising an example total from roughly $3,147 to $4,192 per home — figures the firm said could be phased in across multiple years. Raftelis partner Joe Williams told commissioners, “Weare proposing a $1,045 increase in the impact fees for a typical single-family home.”
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