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Commission forwards amendment to impact-fee review timing to City Council
Summary
Commissioners voted to recommend an amendment that clarifies periodic review of impact-fee studies and ties updates to specific nexus criteria rather than a strict fixed-year requirement.
The Planning Commission voted to forward an amendment to Section 21.02.0.11.2 of the zoning and development code that clarifies review and update timing for impact-fee studies.
Tamara Allen, Community Development director, summarized the history: the 2019 code required periodic reviews and an eight-year update interval; council direction and staff recommendation for 2025 emphasized periodic checks against nexus criteria rather than a rigid multi-year schedule. The proposed amendment asks staff to review the study on a periodic basis to confirm demand and cost assumptions remain valid and to commission updates when nexus elements (demand/cost assumptions, proportionality, and programmatic changes) indicate they are necessary.
Commissioners discussed the workload and time required to prepare studies and agreed the revised wording gives staff discretion to review and update when warranted. The commission forwarded the amendment to City Council (motion passed 5-1).
