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Senate approves updated Impact Fees Act after months of negotiation; implementation cost estimate cited
Summary
The Senate passed the Impact Fees Act (SB4) after sponsors said it reflected broad stakeholder compromise; the bill sets rules for capital facilities plans, grandfathering and appeals and estimates up to about $30,000 for some jurisdictions to implement.
The Utah Senate on April 19, 1995, approved the Impact Fees Act (SB4), a bill sponsors described as the product of prolonged committee work and negotiation with mayors, municipal leagues, counties and industry representatives.
Senator Al Mansell, sponsor of the bill, told colleagues the measure updated an earlier draft to reflect case law (Banbury v. West Jordan), established a menu of allowed fee purposes, required capital facilities planning and put protections in place for low‑income housing and certain…
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