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Draft transportation impact-fee study raises unit and category questions; staff asks for direction
Summary
Consultant Kimley‑Horn presented a draft transportation impact-fee schedule that uses mixed units (square feet, pumps, students) and includes land uses some neighboring counties do not; commissioners asked staff and the consultant to refine unit choices and bring adjusted recommendations back.
County planning staff and consultant Kimley‑Horn presented a draft transportation impact-fee schedule that updates the county’s 2012 impact-fee code. The draft compares Okeechobee’s proposed fees to fees in Highlands, Indian River, Martin and St. Lucie counties and shows sizable differences for certain land uses; commissioners asked the consultant to revise units and return with a clearer basis for the most divergent fees.
Jessica Bizeras, the county’s special projects manager, summarized the comparison study and noted that some counties use…
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