The Santee City Council approved a significant increase in developer impact fees for the first time in 19 years. The fees, used to offset the impact of construction on city infrastructure, will see increases of over 100% in some categories. City officials cited the need to address the growing strain on city resources due to new development.
After discussing raising developer fees in the city over the past three months, the Santee City Council on Jan. 8 agreed to increase developer impact fees, some by more than 100%, for the first time in 19 years
Since 2005, the fees had been automatically adjusted for inflation each year, either by 2% or the previous year’s consumer price index, whichever was greater, but the city had not formally adopted an update since then. City Council members were surprised at the increase when originally presented at an October workshop and pressed staff for more details and comparisons with other cities, but eventually accepted them as needed.
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