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Manhattan Beach studies broad development impact fee package, sets Feb. 3 public hearing
Summary
City staff and consultant presented a nexus study and proposed development impact fees (single-family $612/sq ft; multifamily $153/sq ft; commercial and office on per‑1,000‑sq‑ft bases). Council asked for clearer definitions, scenario examples, and an FAQ; staff scheduled a Feb. 3 public hearing and said draft nexus would be posted Jan. 20.
The Manhattan Beach City Council held a study session Jan. 13 on a proposed development impact fee program that would charge new development for a share of capital costs for public facilities, infrastructure and equipment.
Finance Director Libby Bretau opened the session and introduced Harrison & Associates, which presented the nexus study methodology and preliminary fee recommendations. Consultant Adam Marston said the study follows the Mitigation Fee Act (Gov. Code §66000) and AB 602’s requirements for fee calculation. He summarized headline fee figures and methodologies: residential fees calculated on a per-square-foot basis (proposed at about $612 per square foot for single-family and $153 per square foot for multifamily), while commercial and office fees are calculated on a per‑1,000‑square‑foot basis (approximately $9,774 per 1,000 sq ft for commercial and $11,469 per 1,000 sq ft for office). Utilities and drainage use different bases (water by meter size; storm drainage by impervious acre).
Marston described the three…
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