Panama City delays second reading of transportation impact fee ordinance after extensive stakeholder pushback

City Manager Jonathan Moore reported to the City Commission on March 18 that staff had revised a proposed transportation impact fee ordinance after a series of workshops and roundtables with builders, the chamber and community groups, then recommended more time before a final vote. "Staff has no issues, you know, if the commission decides tonight to further table it," Moore said, urging the commission to allow more opportunity for discussion.

The commission agreed. Commissioners voted unanimously to move the ordinance's second reading to the commission meeting on April 24 and directed staff to provide a timeline and a draft work program at the April 8 meeting. Moore said staff would try to identify corridors and projects inside Panama City (roughly Business 98 to State Road 390) that would be likely candidates for fee-funded…