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Cocoa Beach approves impact‑fee ordinance on first reading after debate over exemptions
Summary
After a presentation by Raftelus Financial Consultants, the Cocoa Beach commission approved Ordinance 17‑09 on first reading to create police, fire and general government impact fees; the vote passed 3‑2 amid debate about grandfathering existing projects.
Cocoa Beach commissioners voted 3‑2 on first reading to adopt Ordinance 17‑09, creating new municipal impact fees for police, fire and general government based on a 2026 fee study by Raftelus Financial Consultants.
The ordinance was introduced by staff and presented by Michelle Galvin of Raftelus, who said the fees are one‑time charges on new development intended to recover capital costs associated with growth and to shift those costs from existing residents to new development. Galvin described the methodology as following the statutory “rational nexus” test and said the study used existing capital…
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