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Council introduces ordinance to sharply reduce residential impact fees, adds appeal rights and a 3‑year inflation moratorium
Summary
After public comment and debate, Lompoc council moved to introduce an ordinance that substantially lowers development impact fees, adds an appeal process, and pauses annual inflation indexing for three years; staff was asked to analyze refunds or adjustments for recent payers.
The City Council on May 6 introduced an ordinance that substantially lowers the city's development impact fees and modifies how those fees are administered.
City Attorney and staff summarized staff-prepared ordinance language and an Exhibit C fee table (posted for public inspection) that reflects council direction from the prior meeting. Counsel said an appeal provision was added that allows a developer to contest an applicable fee on nexus grounds. The…
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