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La Verne board asks staff to order new impact-fee study after debate over cutting commercial fees
Summary
At a Jan. 2 Board of Mayor and Aldermen workshop, members debated lowering commercial retail impact fees but agreed to commission an updated study and leave fees unchanged until it returns, citing legal constraints and potential revenue losses.
At a Jan. 2 workshop, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen discussed a proposal to lower the city’s commercial retail impact fees and directed staff to seek an updated impact-fee study before making changes.
The issue drew more than 20 minutes of discussion because members said commercial fees are significantly higher in La Verne than in neighboring cities, and because lowering fees would reduce revenue that funds road projects.
Vice Mayor Noe pressed for a cut to retail fees to help economic development, saying the board should “really think about lowering it so that’ll give us something to go to” when recruiting retailers. Evan, the city’s legal counsel, told the board that “the impact fees are set by resolution” and that state law requires fees be “reasonably related…
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