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Citrus Heights council adopts addendum to multimodal impact fee study
Summary
The City Council voted to adopt an addendum to the 2022 multimodal impact fee nexus study to give staff a framework for additional analysis required by a recent Colorado Supreme Court decision and to set rules for unique or geographically specific fee calculations.
The Citrus Heights City Council on Jan. 8 adopted a resolution adding an addendum to the city’s 2022 multimodal impact fee nexus study, a change staff said will let the city apply the study’s findings to certain unique projects and comply with recent court guidance.
City General Services Director Virginia Cave and Community Development Director Casey Kempenar presented the addendum, saying it clarifies how fees will be calculated for traffic-study-level projects, atypical land uses and projects with location-specific impacts. Cave told the council the original 2022 study consolidated roadway and transit fees into a multimodal approach to anticipate future transportation demands and that the addendum responds to guidance in a recent court case, Sheets v. County (Colorado), which the city said calls for more analysis to ensure fees are proportionate to development impacts.
Councilmember Tim Schafer moved to adopt the resolution; Councilmember Middleton seconded the motion and the measure passed by voice vote.
The addendum does not change the 2022 fee schedule on its face. Cave said staff will use the addendum to perform additional, site- and use-specific analyses when applicants propose development types or sizes that don’t fit the standard dwelling-unit or thousand‑square‑foot measurements in the existing fee tables. The presentation listed multimodal capital items eligible for fee funding, including pavement, sidewalks, curb ramps, street lights, trails and traffic signals.
Cave said the fees must be used to maintain existing levels and quality of service as the city grows, and that the addendum provides a rubric to determine a per‑dwelling‑unit‑equivalent cost for any new growth-related project. She also noted the study and the city’s master capital projects listing are available online and at the City Clerk’s office.
No public speakers addressed the item during the hearing. Council did not record a roll‑call tally in the meeting minutes; the motion passed on a voice vote and was entered as approved.
