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Manhattan Beach introduces development-impact fee program to fund $266 million in capital needs
Summary
After a public hearing, the city council introduced an ordinance and adopted a related resolution to create a development impact fee program that staff says would cover about $61.6 million of identified capital needs tied to new development; the motion passed 5–0.
Manhattan Beach City Council on Feb. 3 held a public hearing and introduced an ordinance to create a development impact fee (DIF) program intended to require new development to pay a share of future capital and infrastructure costs.
Finance Director Libby Brenhower told the council the city’s nexus study, prepared with consultants at Harrison Associates, recommends fees per square foot (residential) and per thousand square feet (nonresidential) across categories including general government, police, fire, transportation, wastewater, storm drainage and water. Brenhower said the total list of projects identified in the study is about $266 million and the DIFs capture roughly $61.6 million of that cost attributable to future development. She recommended introducing the ordinance and adopting a…
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