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Council adopts developer fee ordinance on first reading to fund homeowner repair grants
Summary
Council approved on first reading an ordinance establishing developer fees (1.5% residential, 2.5% commercial) to fund a grant program providing $10,000–$20,000 repair grants for existing homeowners; 100%-affordable projects would be exempt. Staff will prepare program guidelines and eligibility rules.
At the July 6 meeting Plainfield City Council adopted on first reading an ordinance (MC2025-27) that would impose a development fee on new construction—1.5% of construction costs for residential projects and 2.5% for commercial projects—to create a trust for homeowner repair grants. The ordinance was advanced on first reading unanimously.
City staff described the program as a…
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