Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
City staff seek council consensus to pursue multi‑zone transportation impact fee study
Summary
Staff recommended forming multiple impact‑fee zones and asked council to proceed with a rate study that will use the regional travel demand model to set fees and project lists; council expressed support and managers outlined next steps toward a Q4 2025 adoption target.
City traffic engineers and staff told the Spokane Valley City Council on May 6 they will seek council direction to proceed with a citywide transportation impact fee rate study built on regional travel demand modeling and a multi‑zone fee structure.
Jeremy Clark, the city’s traffic engineer, reviewed the background: the city currently has three small, geographically limited impact‑fee areas (South Parker, Mirabeau and North Pines) adopted between 2020 and 2022. Those areas generated about $2.22 million in mitigation fees through 2024 across 92 permits, Clark said, but roughly 40% of projected new trips in the city…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
