Herbold on Impact Fees: “A purely procedural decision.”
Last week we filed an appeal to the City’s proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Plan (comp plan) to allow impact fees. In order to do what they want to do, charge housing projects fees, the City has to amend the comp plan. With all land use related proposals, including this one, comes a required analysis […]
Seattle For Growth Appeals Impact Fee Determination
Today Seattle For Growth, an advocacy organization supporting more housing of all kinds in all neighborhoods for people of all levels of income, filed an appeal to the City’s Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) for its proposed changes to the Comprehensive Plan to allow the creation of impact fees on new housing. “The underlying proposal for […]
Seattle For Growth on San Francisco “Slashing Permit Times:” Find the Eraser
There are a lot of band wagon jumpers calling out costs lately. We’ve been pointing out how costs imposed by regulations, fees, fines, taxes, redundant infrastructure requirements, and myriad other self-imposed barriers to increasing housing supply make housing more expensive for people. What’s fascinating is to watch politicians and think tanks board the band wagon. In […]
