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Council hears update on Paramount development impact fee nexus study; consultant to return with fee recommendations
Summary
Economic and Planning Systems told the council the city’s impact fees are outdated and low compared with neighboring cities. The consultant will return in the spring with a draft nexus study and recommended fee schedule, including possible new fees for transportation, public safety and affordable-housing linkage.
Paramount city officials received an oral update Jan. 14, 2025, on a consultant-led update of the city’s development impact fee program intended to modernize charges that developers pay to fund capital infrastructure.
Julie Cooper, principal with Economic and Planning Systems (EPS), briefed the council on the scope and timeline of a nexus study required by the Mitigation Fee Act (AB 1600). Cooper said the study will recommend legally defensible, nexus-based fees that reflect current development forecasts and capital needs and will return in the spring with suggested fee amounts.
“Development impact fees simply are fees that are paid by new…
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