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Phoenix council adopts $1.6 billion impact-fee update to pay for water, roads and public-safety capacity
Summary
After a yearlong study and public comment, the Phoenix City Council voted unanimously to adopt a revised development impact fee program that phases in higher charges for new development to fund roughly $1.6 billion in infrastructure. Council directed staff to track costs and pursue outside funding for water treatment projects.
Phoenix City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to adopt a package of development impact fee actions intended to make new development pay for associated capital needs, including water and wastewater treatment, roads, bridges and public-safety facilities.
The council adopted a resolution of the development impact fee report and approved two ordinances to insert the new fee schedules into city code (items 99, 100 and 101). Deputy City Manager Alan Stevenson and Adam Miller, deputy director of planning and development, told the council the package funds about $1.6 billion of infrastructure investment planned over the next 10 years and extends water/wastewater treatment fees across more of the city to support long-term water resiliency.
Why it matters: The update is intended to pay for large, up-front capital projects required to serve growth so that existing residents and…
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