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Moab council adopts updated sanitary sewer impact fee schedule, delays effective date to Jan. 1, 2026
Summary
After hours of discussion about affordability, waivers and implementation timing, the Moab City Council adopted Ordinance 2025‑O‑4 to update the sanitary sewer impact fee schedule and set an effective date of Jan. 1, 2026.
The Moab City Council on April 8 adopted Ordinance 2025‑O‑4, updating the city’s sanitary sewer impact fee schedule and setting a delayed effective date of Jan. 1, 2026 after council amendments to the original implementation timeline.
Council members debated the size of the increases, whether the city could waive fees for affordable‑housing projects and how quickly new rates should take effect. Councilmember Colin (first name given in the meeting as Colin) summarized comparisons to neighboring jurisdictions, noting single‑family fees ranging from about $500 to $5,500 in nearby towns and said Moab’s revised fee “is within the range that other communities have decided.” He also noted the city’s municipal code (chapter 36A) permits fee waivers for qualifying projects and urged adding waivers to the city’s affordability toolbox.
Councilmember Luke and others voiced concern about the timing of increases for projects already in planning, suggesting a later effective date to give applicants time to adjust. Councilmember Jason proposed setting the ordinance’s effective date to Jan. 1, 2026; the council then discussed an amendment to make the start date Oct. 1, 2025, which failed on a 2‑3 roll call. The council subsequently approved Jason’s amended motion to set the effective date to Jan. 1, 2026; the final vote on the ordinance as amended was 5‑0.
City staff said the ordinance places updated rates into the city’s master fee schedule and that projects already “online” with previous fee rates would not be charged the new amounts if they submit within the existing grace period. City Attorney Lisa advised the council it was permissible to adopt the revised table with an effective date in 2026 even if the attachment labeled figures for 2025, because the ordinance controls the effective date.
The council’s action included a primary motion to adopt the ordinance and subsequent amendment motions about the effective date. The record of motions and votes as stated in the meeting transcript is below.
