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City adopts partial transportation impact fee exemption for early learning facilities

2146104 · January 24, 2025
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The City Council passed draft Ordinance 24-074 to grant a partial exemption from transportation impact fees for qualifying early learning facilities; the ordinance establishes a 50% reduction, includes a one-year retroactive application, and passed 6-1.

The Des Moines City Council on Jan. 23 adopted draft Ordinance 24‑074 to provide a partial exemption from transportation impact fees for qualifying early learning facilities, voting 6‑1.

The ordinance implements a reduced transportation impact fee rate for child‑care and early learning facilities as allowed by a 2021 change in state law. The draft ordinance references Des Moines Municipal Code Chapter 12.40 (the city’s impact fee chapter) and sets a 50 percent fee reduction for…

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