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Virgin council reviews 2019 impact-fee study, considers ordinance to adopt updated fees
Summary
Council members reviewed a 2019 impact-fee study, discussed why previously recommended fees were never implemented, and agreed to pursue updates and public hearings this summer with a target for council action in August or September.
Virgin — Members of the Virgin Town Council spent a large portion of their July 9 work meeting reviewing a 2019 impact-fee study and discussing whether to adopt an updated fee schedule by ordinance.
Council members and staff said the town never adopted an ordinance implementing the impact-fee schedule that a 2019 consultant, Rod, presented, so the fees never took effect. Town staff reported the town has been charging lower, older fees for roughly five years because the ordinance implementing the 2019 study was not enacted.
Council attorney Heath said the town can refresh the 2019 study and make edits to reflect projects that have since been funded or completed. He noted changes to Utah's Impact Fee Act since 2019 that staff and the consultant will need to account for when updating calculations.
Why it matters: Impact fees pay for capital improvements tied to new development; if the town adopts the higher schedule recommended in…
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