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Planning Commission postpones vote on Summerville impact-fee study after consultants present proposed rates

Summerville Planning Commission · April 20, 2026
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Summary

Commissioners asked for more detail and postponed action for one month on a proposed update that would raise the single-family impact fee to $7,700 per unit, seek lower multi-family rates, and adjust commercial categories.

The Summerville Planning Commission on April 20 postponed action on an updated development impact-fee study, capital improvements plan and a revised impact-fee ordinance after questioning from commissioners about methodology, cost bases and fee categories.

Carson, the remote consultant, reviewed the legal tests for impact fees under South Carolina law and outlined the proposed schedule: $7,700 per single-family unit and $4,602 per multi-family unit, with…

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