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Corvallis staff present preliminary transportation SDC overhaul; maximum allowable estimated at about $8,275 per person‑trip
Summary
Consultant and city staff described a comprehensive update to transportation system development charges (SDCs): methodology changes, filtered TSP project list, and preliminary maximum allowable fees. Council discussed potential impacts on housing affordability and next steps for outreach and fee-setting.
Corvallis staff and consultants on Tuesday presented a preliminary overhaul of the city’s transportation system development charge (SDC) program, including methodology changes and draft fee calculations that yield a preliminary maximum allowable cost of about $8,275 per future person‑trip.
Greg Gesher (retired city director) and consultant Deb Galardi reviewed the methodology used to convert the transportation system plan (TSP) project list into SDC‑eligible costs, explained the statutory framework and described the policy choices available to the council. “SDCs are a critical funding source for transportation and other public improvements,” Galardi said, summarizing the purpose of the update and the need to align fees with the 2019 TSP.
Key methodological changes presented include measuring impacts in person‑trips rather than vehicle trips, using PM peak‑hour trip generation rather than average daily trips, consolidating and…
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