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City holds state‑required public hearing on Capital Improvements Element for impact‑fee program
Summary
City staff and a consultant explained the Capital Improvements Element (CIE) — the project‑based component required for any local impact‑fee program — and described next steps: state review by DCA, fee calculations and advisory‑committee input before any ordinance or fee schedule is adopted.
City staff and a planning consultant presented the draft Capital Improvements Element (CIE), a required component for any municipal impact‑fee program, and opened the state‑required public hearing on May 26.
"The CIE is a project‑based document required of communities that contemplate collecting impact fees," consultant Paige Hatley told the council. She explained that the CIE identifies long‑range needs for parks, police and fire projects associated with growth, defines service areas, and provides a 5‑year work program that complements the city’s comprehensive plan.
Hatley emphasized what the CIE does not do: it does not set fee calculations or the fee schedule. "The CIE does not address the fee calculations and the impact fees themselves that could be charged to help pay for the projects in the CIE," she said. Those calculations and a draft ordinance will be completed while the CIE is under state review, she added; the city’s advisory committee will provide input prior to adoption.
Staff said the draft CIE will be transmitted to the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for about a two‑month review. State law also requires two public hearings before adoption of an impact‑fee ordinance and fee schedule; council will consider a transmittal resolution at a future meeting to formally send the draft to state reviewers.
No members of the public signed up to speak during the hearing.
Council members had no substantive objections at the work session; staff indicated that fee setting, local comparables, and advisory‑committee input will be discussed at future work sessions as the city completes the ordinance and fee schedule.
