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Planning board urges review of Concord impact-fee ordinance; council accepts report and will consider ad hoc review
Summary
City staff reported that Concord’s transportation and recreation impact fees have not been adjusted since 2014 and that the Planning Board recommends either a modest one-year inflation update or a phased, full adjustment to bring fees current; the council accepted the report and signaled interest in further review via an ad hoc committee.
City planning staff presented the annual review of Concord’s public capital facilities impact-fee ordinance and the Planning Board’s recommendations; the City Council accepted the report and indicated it will consider forming an ad hoc committee to examine options in more depth before directing staff to prepare ordinance amendments.
Staff explained impact fees are authorized by state law (cited in the report as RSA 674:21 and related provisions), are intended to pay for the marginal cost of capital improvements that expand capacity to serve new growth, and cannot be used for operating…
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