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Council hears impact‑fee options; staff to return with recommended fee matrix and public hearing schedule
Summary
Assistant City Manager Christina Fernandez reviewed a nexus study and fee matrix comparing Brisbane to neighboring cities. Councilmembers discussed tiered fees (including ADU exemptions), prioritizing transportation, and asked staff to collect member feedback for a subsequent public hearing and recommendation.
At a workshop on March 5 the Brisbane City Council heard staff present updated impact‑fee matrices based on nexus studies completed through 2025 and discussed policy tradeoffs for setting transportation, parks, housing, and general government fees.
Assistant City Manager Christina Fernandez explained the staff’s approach: three tiers (low/average/above average) calibrated using a comparative study of nearby cities and a maximum justifiable fee determined by the nexus. Staff noted that while the city could legally justify higher fees in some categories, higher fees risk reducing development and affecting affordability. She described next steps: collect council member preferences for fee tiers or prioritizations and return with recommended dollar amounts and a public‑hearing schedule.
Councilmembers explored a tiered approach that would exempt smaller accessory dwelling units, apply lower fees to smaller homes and higher fees to large single‑family dwellings, and prioritize transportation funding in recognition of local impacts. Several members asked staff to prepare a report reflecting those policy choices and to bring the item back via the public‑hearing process so the council can consider formal adoption later this year.
Staff will accept member feedback and prepare a subsequent report showing proposed fee amounts, the distribution among fee types (transportation, parks and recreation, general government), and the planned public‑hearing timeline.
