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Heated public hearing on proposed Eastern Neighborhoods impact-fee policy draws wide condemnation and calls for grandfathering
Summary
Staff proposed a 'springing' policy capping Eastern Neighborhoods impact fees at $13 per residential sq ft and $4 per commercial sq ft; developers and builders urged grandfathering and legal certainty, while community groups pressed for justice and higher fees for market-rate development. The commission continued discussions and asked staff for more data and outreach.
Planning Department staff presented a draft policy to impose an interim 'springing' condition tying projects in the Eastern Neighborhoods to a future impact fee once the rezoning is adopted. The department proposed a cap of $13 per residential square foot and $4 per commercial square foot for projects permitted under existing zoning, reserving higher fees for rezonings that yielded a net gain in units.
Public comment filled much of the…
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