No. CS/SB 548
Filed under Development & Land Use.
Growth Management; Providing requirements for coordination mechanisms that are required for certain agreements required as part of the intergovernmental coordination element of a comprehensive plan; requiring that certain interlocal agreements use a plan-based methodology for a certain purpose; requiring that certain capacity standards be specified in a certain impact fee study; requiring that a demonstrated-need study be accompanied by a certain declaration; prohibiting local governments, school districts, and special districts from using certain data for a specified purpose, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDLocal governments, school districts, and special districts must now use a
plan-based methodology to justify any impact fee increase that exceeds the
standard phase-in limits. This requires projecting growth over 10 years using
the most recent and localized data available to the jurisdiction.
AILocal governments, school districts, and special districts must use a specific 10-year growth projection methodology to justify impact fee increases.
AIJurisdictions are forbidden from using data older than four years to demonstrate the need for impact fee increases.
AIPetitioners who successfully challenge an impact fee are entitled to a refund with interest and reasonable attorney fees.
AIJurisdictions may not increase an impact fee rate by more than 100 percent over a four-year period.
AIIntergovernmental coordination mechanisms must include plans to provide funding to address development impacts that cross jurisdictional boundaries.