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House adopts impact‑fee revisions, lowers notice period and adds certification for fee studies
Summary
First substitute Senate Bill 84 was amended and passed to reorganize impact‑fee accounting, reduce notice from 14 to 10 days, redefine fire suppression vehicle valuation to $500,000, and require a professional certification for impact‑fee studies.
The House approved first substitute Senate Bill 84 on March 10 after brief discussion and a small wording amendment requested by the State Auditor. Representative Powell, the House sponsor, described the bill as a consensus bill developed with the Land Use Task Force, Utah League of Cities and Towns and property‑rights stakeholders.
Key changes he summarized included reorganizing impact‑fee accounting and reporting so cities and counties submit annual reports to the state auditor, changing the definition of a fire suppression vehicle for impact‑fee purposes from $1,250,000 to $500,000, shortening the notice requirement for mailed or delivered impact‑fee notices from 14 to 10 days, and adding a signed certification by the professional or firm preparing an impact‑fee study that it conforms with current statute.
Representative Kaisers asked whether developers and realtors were comfortable with the lowered vehicle threshold; Powell answered that the bill came from the Land Use Task Force and the league and that it had been presented without change. Voting was recorded: "First substitute SB84 impact fee revision, as amended, pass of this body with 72 yes, 0 nos," and the measure will be returned to the Senate.
