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Franklin Planning Commission recommends higher park impact fee, forwards resolution to council
Summary
The Planning Commission voted Dec. 16 to recommend that City Council adopt a higher park impact fee: single-family permits would increase from about $11.42 to $24.90. The commission forwarded the resolution with a unanimous voice vote; council consideration is scheduled for January.
The Franklin City Planning Commission on Dec. 16 voted to recommend that City Council adopt a higher park impact fee, forwarding a resolution that would raise the single-family per-permit fee from about $11.42 to $24.90.
Chip Warner, director of Parks and Recreation, told the commission the fee is charged at the building-permit stage and may be used only for new park infrastructure, not for maintenance, staffing or day-to-day operations. "The fee is actually attached to the building permit stage," Warner said, describing the statutory limits on how the revenue…
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