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Fountain Green plans public meeting on proposed impact fee increases and ordinance changes
Summary
Council scheduled a public meeting before the November council session to consider raising impact fees for water and sewer, and discussed tightening rules on septic variances to prevent fee avoidance; staff cautioned there are state requirements and reporting obligations.
Fountain Green City Council agreed to hold a public meeting before its next council hearing to consider raising development impact fees for water and sewer after receiving a fee study and a review of state constraints.
Staff explained that state law requires impact‑fee studies and specific procedures before fees can be increased. Examples discussed during council deliberations included suggested water fees and sewer fee maxima (staff cited figures such as a $14,007.56 theoretical maximum for sewer in some calculations), but council members said they would review the study results and adopt a proposal only after a public meeting and required legal steps.
Several council members and residents urged the city to set fees at the highest level legally allowed to capture infrastructure costs for sewer upgrades. Council also discussed an ordinance change to limit opportunities to avoid fees by installing septic systems inside city limits, and asked staff to prepare language and legal analysis for the public meeting.
No fee increase was adopted at the meeting; the council asked staff to prepare public‑meeting materials, legal analysis and a proposed ordinance to be considered in November.
Next steps: staff to finalize public‑meeting notice, circulate the impact‑fee study and draft ordinance language, and return to council with a recommended schedule for adoption if desired.
