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Tampa to move multimodal impact‑fee ordinance to December hearings, staff recommends phased June start
Summary
After a consultant update showing much higher maximum multimodal impact fees than Tampa’s decades‑old rates, council directed staff to place a rate ordinance on Dec. 4 and Dec. 18 agendas, asked for a phased four‑year implementation and a delayed effective date (proposed June 1) and requested targeted exemptions for affordable housing and corridor projects.
City transportation staff and outside consultants presented an updated multimodal impact‑fee study and council directed staff to bring ordinances to upcoming hearings after a lengthy discussion about timing and impacts.
Catherine Tales of Farr & Pierce walked through the methodology (person‑trip generation, trip lengths, construction cost escalation and credits for existing gasoline tax), presented maximum allowable rates by fee district and compared Tampa’s inflation‑adjusted averages to other Florida jurisdictions. The consultants noted Tampa’s current fee tables rely on…
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