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Menifee hearing: consultant says denser, mixed-use development raises tax productivity; council shifts focus to zoning and outreach
Summary
Consultant Urban3 presented a land‑use financial analysis to the Menifee City Council and Planning Commission showing denser, mixed‑use buildings produce substantially higher tax revenue per acre than large-footprint retail; officials discussed zoning, parking strategies and community education as next steps.
Menifee City Council and Planning Commissioners heard a presentation on the city’s land‑use financial analysis during a special meeting that began at 3:30 p.m., where consultant Joe Manicosi (Urban3) and Economic Development Manager Kayla Charters outlined how denser, mixed‑use development can increase tax productivity and help fund municipal services.
Charters introduced the analysis as a tool to “guide smart growth into the future,” saying the work was done “in partnership with our consultant Urban3” and framed by state mandates for planning housing. Manicosi used visual models to show tax value per acre across Menifee and peer cities, arguing that compact downtown‑style buildings and small mixed‑use properties produce far greater tax yield per acre than typical big‑box or low‑density single‑family development.
“This is just fifth‑grade math,”…
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