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Council signals support for limited fee‑deferral pilot to spur market‑rate multifamily housing
Summary
Council gave direction to draft a pilot allowing deferred AB 1600 (PFE) fees for a small number of multifamily projects (staff recommended five‑year deferral, cap of 150 units per project and a two‑year application window), with security requirements and report-back provisions.
Council members on July 8 directed staff to prepare a formal fee‑deferral program that would allow selected multifamily projects to defer impact (AB 1600 / PFE) fees past occupancy to address an identified gap in Lincoln’s housing continuum.
Staff explained the policy rationale: single‑family production has outpaced multifamily in Lincoln for decades, and sizable market‑rate apartment projects are rare. Developers told staff that upfront impact fees can present a financing hurdle for apartment projects because fees are due at permit issuance, before rental revenue begins. Staff proposed a pilot modeled on a program…
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