[bouldercouncilhotline] Hotline: References and resources on impact fees

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Sender: Weaver, Sam



Fellow Council Members and Hotline followers,
 
There were a couple of requests by Council members for studies and resources that examine the use of impact fees, and the potential positive or negative consequences of their use.  It seems like there is a rich literature on the subject,
and I am including a few links to a few that I thought were interesting.
 
http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports/2003/06/metropolitanpolicy-nelson
 
http://mrsc.org/Home/Explore-Topics/Planning/Land-Use-Administration/Impact-Fees.aspx
 
http://www.huduser.gov/periodicals/cityscpe/vol8num1/ch4.pdf
 
https://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/2063_The-Effects-of-Development-Impact-Fees-on-Local-Fiscal-Conditions
 
I think this only scratches the surface, but my takeaway is that the impacts on job growth and housing prices of impact fees is variable and strongly based on the situation in each individual city.  Some of these sources appear to be peer
reviewed, and list sources clearly.
 
All the best,
 
Sam Weaver
Member of Boulder City Council
weavers at bouldercolorado.gov
Phone: 303-416-6130