AGENDA DATE: 3/7/2018
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Residential Development Impact Work Group
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Present the conclusions and recommendations of the Residential Development Impact Work Group.
ITEM TYPE: Regular Information Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Walker, Kamptner, Graham, Gast-Bray, Davis, Russell, Fritz
PRESENTER (S): Bill Fritz, Andrew Gast-Bray
LEGAL REVIEW: Not Required
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: In October 2016 the Board of Supervisors created the Residential Development Impact Work Group (Attachment A). The Board appointed members to the group in February 2016. The charge of the Work Group was to understand recent State Code amendments regarding proffers and to develop and analyze alternative means for determining and addressing the fiscal impact of residential development allowed either by-right or subsequent to a rezoning. The Work Group was also charged with providing a recommendation on how to proceed with addressing fiscal impacts of residential development.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Thriving Development Areas: Attract quality employment, commercial, and high density residential uses into development areas by providing services and infrastructure that encourage redevelopment and private investment while protecting the quality of neighborhoods
DISCUSSION: The Work Group held multiple meetings to discuss and understand the County's ability to accept off-site and cash proffers. The Work Group also analyzed all available provisions in the State Code that may allow the County to address the fiscal impact of residential development. Some of these included, use of existing proffer language in the State Code, drainage districts, service districts, road impact fees, general impact fees and use of special use permits for increased residential density. The Work Group concluded that none of the options seemed likely to provide enough revenue to meaningfully offset the fiscal impacts of new residential...
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