Impact fees, three‑day inspection timing and other land‑use items dominate LPC land‑use agenda

Jared Tingy, the Leagues legal director, told members that impact fees will be a high interim priority and that the Office of the Legislative Auditor General will conduct an audit of impact fee practices. Jared said litigation remains active in at least one case testing whether fees collected under an earlier facilities plan can be spent on later projects and emphasized that the central legal issues are nexus and proportionality between fee collection and the projects funded.

Jared ran through a long list of land‑use items the League will survey during the interim: new impact‑fee study methodologies (for example, using number of fixtures or lot/unit size), pilots for AI in plan review, restrictions on required garages for homes above certain AMI thresholds, uniform development standards, vesting periods for approvals, pre‑approved design automaticity, and better alignment between general plans and zoning maps. He also flagged persistent concerns about the statutory three‑day inspection requirement: if a builder schedules the first available online slot beyond three days, does the city meet the requirement? The League plans a targeted Qualtrics survey and additional webinars to collect technical input from planners and building officials.

Jared encouraged local officials to consult with building officials and engineers before answering the upcoming survey and said staff will share results with legislators and committees working the interim items.