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York County Council restores full Clover impact fee after hours of testimony
Summary
After more than two hours of public testimony and debate, York County Council voted to restore the Clover School District's residential impact fee to $15,035 (single-family) and corresponding multifamily and manufactured-home rates, subject to a technical analysis of the urban service boundary.
York County Council voted to restore the Clover School District's public education impact fee to the full amount recommended by the district and its consultant, a move proponents said was necessary to make "growth pay for growth" and opponents warned could raise housing costs.
Council approved the measure on second reading after extended public comment and council discussion. The restored fees were described in the ordinance text as $15,035 for a single-family detached unit, $7,430 for a multifamily unit and $9,842 for a manufactured home; council conditioned final action on receipt of an analysis of the urban service boundary's effect on the fee calculation.
The action follows weeks of hearings and a long public hearing at which residents, builders and Clover School District officials presented competing analyses. Supporters, including Clover board members and…
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