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Want More Affordable Housing? Reducing Infrastructure Costs Could Help

December 31, 2024  by  Leonard Bauer
Category:  Housing ,  Impact Fees ,  Utilities

With affordable housing as a top priority for communities across the state, local governments can reduce costs related to development fees and reconsider infrastructure requirements to encourage the development of housing projects affordable to all income levels. 

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The Sheetz Decision: Agencies May Now Have To Show Their Work on Impact Fees

July 22, 2024  by  Heidi Greenwood ,  Nick Morton
Category:  Guest Author ,  Court Decisions and AGO Opinions ,  Impact Fees

Under a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling, an agency may have to show how its impact fee calculations are related to land use interests and proportional to the impact of that development. (This blog updates and replaces one originally published in June.)

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Reducing Barriers for Childcare Facilities, Part 2

March 25, 2024  by  Lisa Pool ,  Barbara Rosen
Category:  Guest Author ,  Development Regulations and Zoning ,  Impact Fees ,  Inclusive Communities

How can local governments support the development of more childcare facilities in their community? Well-thought-out zoning and development regulations can go a long way in helping to reduce the barriers for childcare providers.

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Impact Fees — Local Government Do’s and Don’ts

March 22, 2023  by  Steve Butler
Category:  Impact Fees

Impact fees can be used by a local government to help pay for infrastructure costs caused by new development, but there are both complexities and legal requirements an agency should consider before establishing an impact fees program. 

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New Report Reviews the Efficacy of Impact Fee Deferral Programs

November 8, 2021  by  Lisa Pool
Category:  Impact Fees

JLARC recently released a report detailing the success of local government impact fee deferral programs for the construction of new development, fees that are meant to help finance construction of new public facilities.

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2021 Housing and Planning-Related Legislative Outcomes

August 16, 2021  by  Lisa Pool
Category:  Housing ,  Impact Fees ,  Homelessness ,  New Legislation and Regulations

This blog post summarizes several housing and planning-related bills that were passed during the 2021 legislative session.  

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The “Ins and Outs” of School Impact Fees

January 22, 2018  by  Steve Butler
Category:  Impact Fees

For many jurisdictions, school impact fees are a potential but underutilized revenue source to help pay for public facilities. This post looks at these fees and the other factors local governments must consider before implementing any.  

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