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Council tightens impact-fee rules, directs MUD assessment be set at final plat by default
Summary
The City Council approved amendments to water/wastewater and transportation impact fee ordinances and directed that assessments in municipal utility districts (MUDs) generally be locked at final plat recordation unless otherwise negotiated in a development agreement.
Georgetown city council members approved second readings and related motions to update impact-fee ordinances for water, wastewater and transportation and to clarify when fees are assessed for municipal utility districts (MUDs) and public improvement districts (PIDs).
Staff said the changes respond to council direction from a July 8 transportation workshop and aim to close a loophole that can “lock in” impact fees at preliminary plat submittal and allow plats to remain dormant while preserving older fee assumptions. The changes add language addressing preliminary-plat dormancy and clarify how/when impact fees are assessed for different project types and MUDs.
What staff proposed and council approved: City staff presented two related ordinance updates. One…
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