Ridgefield staff present economic-development goals as comp plan review continues
City planning staff told council the draft economic-development element assumes continued job growth through 2045, proposes incentives such as impact-fee reductions for infill and small businesses, and flagged sewer hookup and school-impact fees as potential barriers to new business.
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Claire, planning staff, told the council the draft economic-development element is intended to support a balance of jobs and housing and the city’s fiscal sustainability as the comprehensive plan is finalized. She said the planning horizon projects "adding over 9,000 new jobs" through 2045 and noted the draft ties land-use assumptions to the council’s preferred scheme, including a modeled capacity figure of 188 jobs.
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