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West Sacramento council adopts interim impact-fee reductions for tiny homes on wheels amid calls to study water/sewer charges
Summary
The City Council approved an interim proportional impact-fee reduction program for tiny homes on wheels and a payment-plan option, adopting resolution 26-18. Advocates urged further engineering analysis to lower water and sewer connection fees; staff said connection fees must remain unchanged pending comprehensive nexus studies required by state law.
The West Sacramento City Council voted to adopt an interim proportional impact-fee reduction program for tiny homes on wheels, approving staffs recommendation and establishing a payment-plan option to reduce upfront costs for applicants. City planner Daniel Ruben presented the proposal and recommended the council find the action exempt from CEQA and adopt resolution 26-18.
Advocates and a tiny-home owner told the council the proposed fee structure still leaves disproportionate water and sewer connection charges that undermine affordability. Robin Davis, who said she owns a tiny home, told the council an independent plumbing analysis showed her unit requires about 25% of a typical homes water supply and produces about 31% of the wastewater, and urged the council to adopt alternative #3 to continue the item so the city could incorporate the engineering study.
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