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Hayden council adopts higher development impact fees after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing, the Hayden City Council adopted Resolution 2025-1 updating the city's impact fee schedule (Table 7). The new schedule raises single-family residential and commercial fees in line with an FCS Group study and the Development Impact Fee Advisory Committee recommendation.
Hayden City Council adopted a resolution updating the city's development impact fee schedule following a public hearing and staff presentation.
Donna (city staff) summarized the Development Impact Fee Advisory Committee's recommendation and the underlying study by FCS Group, explaining the methodology and how the maximum allowable fees were derived. "The impact fee study was completed by the FCS Group," Donna said, and the firm based recommended fees on capital improvement projects and expected growth-related share of those projects.
During the public hearing, two residents spoke. Art Collins said community engagement in comprehensive planning should be "robust" and emphasized that the plan is about land use, not density. Jeff Coder commented that government growth can create ongoing demands for services and described himself as "kinda neutral" on the fee changes.
Council member discussion focused on whether the fees would reduce congestion and how impact fees can and cannot be used. Staff emphasized that Idaho law allows impact fees to pay only for the growth-related portion of capital projects, not for fixing existing deficiencies. "Idaho code specifically states that impact fees cannot be used for current deficiency," staff told the council.
Outcome: Council voted to adopt Resolution 2025-1 (also denoted in the record as 202501) to amend the city fee schedule with a new Table 7 listing the revised impact fees. The motion passed on a roll-call vote with council members recorded as voting yes.
Why it matters: The update raises the amounts the city will collect from new residential and commercial development to fund growth-related capital projects in transportation and parks, and it implements a staggered commercial phase-in and a 5% annual increase for single-family residential as described in the staff presentation.
