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Fort Collins opens review of impact fees for 2026, seeks to align fees with city values and housing goals
Summary
Staff outlined a plan to reopen 2023 impact-fee studies and review level-of-service inputs, square-footage assumptions and growth apportionment so fees can better reflect council priorities such as infill, active modes and housing affordability; staff proposed a legal review and a 2025 workshop with proposed updates for 2026 adoption.
Josh Birx, deputy director of sustainability, and Joe Wimmer, utilities finance director, told council that the city will reopen the 2023 studies on capital expansion and transportation impact fees to examine inputs that determine fee amounts and to explore whether fee structure adjustments can better align with the city's planning and housing objectives.
Why this matters: Impact fees fund capital facilities needed to serve new growth but also add to the cost of new housing. Council asked staff to examine whether fee inputs and the fee schedule (for example, how fees scale by residential square footage) reflect the city's…
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