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Panama City holds first reading of transportation impact fee ordinance; developers and residents urge tweaks
Summary
City staff presented a transportation impact fee study and a proposed ordinance creating two fee districts. Commissioners held the first public hearing; staff will notify local engineers before second reading after public concerns about costs and distribution were raised.
Panama City commissioners held the first of two public hearings Tuesday on a proposed ordinance to adopt a new transportation impact fee program for development inside city limits.
Kimley‑Horn planner Hadley Peterson and engineer partner Ginny presented the year‑long study used to calculate fees and proposed two fee districts: Panama City proper and Panama City North. The study sets fees by land use (single‑family units, multifamily, retail by 1,000 square feet, gas stations per pump) and is based on the standard statutory “dual nexus” test: fees must be proportionate to the share of new development that consumes system capacity and to the cost of expanding capacity.
Peterson and the firm described the methodology and showed draft fee tables that…
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