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Brisbane council debates how to use impact fees; directs staff to prepare scorecard
Summary
After a detailed workshop on development impact fees and legal limits under the Mitigation Fee Act, Brisbane's council asked staff to return with a prioritized scorecard and recommended fee ranges by land use for further council review.
Brisbane City Council spent more than two hours on Feb. 19 exploring whether and how the city should adopt development impact fees to fund parks, transportation, housing and other capital needs. Staff outlined legal constraints in the Mitigation Fee Act (AB 1600) and recent nexus studies that identify needs and proportionality for four fee categories: parks and recreation, commercial contributions to affordable housing, transportation and public facilities.
The discussion focused on what projects the fees could legally support and how to set levels that are both defensible under the law and competitive with neighboring cities. City Attorney…
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