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Council hears timeline and legal risks for impact-fee update; consultant recommends 6—6-month process
Summary
Friesen Nichols presented a six-to-nine month technical and administrative plan to update Lago Vista's impact-fee program and warned that pending state legislation could change notice and advisory-committee rules.
Lago Vista City Council members heard a detailed briefing on the process, timeline and legal considerations for updating the city's impact-fee program, which sets developer contributions for roads, water and wastewater infrastructure.
Eddie Haas, a consultant with Friesen Nichols, told council the state law (Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 395) prescribes a deliberate technical and administrative process. Key technical tasks include updating 10-year land-use assumptions, identifying the capital improvement program (CIP) projects required to serve projected growth, updating…
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