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Commerce City convenes developers for roundtable as staff readies 40% fee‑cut proposal
Summary
At a Commerce City study session, staff said it will propose a 40% reduction in many development review and impact fees on May 18 and outlined Operation Lightspeed changes to speed plan review; developers urged predictability, relief on right‑of‑way permit charges, and PUD flexibility.
Commerce City Mayor Pro Tem Susan Noble convened a study session with the local development community to discuss fees, the development review process, and other concerns. Mike Sutherland, the city’s director of community development, said the meeting was a listening session and that staff will bring a proposal to council on May 18 to cut certain development review and impact fees by about 40% while a separate consultant study of roadway impact fees will follow this summer.
Developers pressed staff for more predictability and faster approvals, saying late review comments and lengthy permit timelines have made some projects uneconomic. Mark Campbell, president of Southwestern Property Corp., said fees on a recent 180‑unit apartment project totaled “The fees were 3,400,000,” and described another project where fees rose to roughly “6.8,” testimony he used to illustrate how rising costs…
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