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Commission approves first reading to adopt downtown mobility fee; aims to keep county-collected impact funds in downtown
Summary
The West Palm Beach City Commission approved on first reading Ordinance No. 5130-25 to adopt a downtown mobility fee and to establish a mobility-fee benefit district that would replace the county road impact fee for development in the defined downtown assessment area.
The West Palm Beach City Commission approved on first reading an ordinance to create a downtown mobility fee and a mobility-fee benefit district intended to replace the Palm Beach County road impact fee for development inside a defined downtown assessment area.
Staff and consultants said the mobility fee — authorized under recent state law changes — is a one-time development fee charged at the time of a building permit to mitigate the transportation impacts of new development and to fund projects that prioritize walking, biking, transit and streetscape improvements in downtown West Palm Beach.
Jessica Keller, the city’s mobility and transportation manager, introduced the item and said multiple departments had worked on the proposal. Consultant Jonathan Paul of New Urban Concepts and Louis Rotundo (who advised on House Bill 479 implementation) described the technical basis and legal context. Paul said the…
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