Commissioners direct staff to study adding right-of-way costs to transportation impact fees
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Summary
After staff reported an addendum that could add right‑of‑way acquisition to transportation impact fees, commissioners directed staff to return with a formal agenda item that includes the effect across residential categories and proposals to ensure fairness.
The Citrus County Board directed staff to return with an agenda item that would incorporate the cost of right-of-way acquisition into the county's transportation impact-fee calculation and to analyze how any additional charge should be applied across housing types.
Commissioner Jeff Kennard raised the issue after consultants reported that prior impact‑fee studies did not include right-of-way costs. Staff said adding right-of-way acquisition would substantially increase the per-unit fee; one staff figure cited an additional $4,181 for a single-family home, moving a sample single-family transportation impact fee from about $13,001.09 to about $17,002.90.
Commissioners debated whether fee increases should be applied uniformly, whether discounts for certain housing types (low-income, age-restricted, mobile home parks, RV parks) remain appropriate, and whether the county should incentivize workforce housing while treating other categories equitably. The board also asked staff to consider park and fire concurrency standards so new developments address demand for parks and fire services.
What’s next: Staff will prepare a formal agenda item returning to the board with the right-of-way addendum, analysis of equitable application across housing types, and options for workforce housing incentives or exemptions.