Victories Over Impact Fees Abound

Several jurisdictions in Florida are freezing, suspending or rolling back impact fees on new homes and commercial buildings

Palm Coast, FL – July 5, 2011Charlotte, Highlands, and Marion counties have joined the growing list of local governments in Florida that have frozen, suspended, or rolled back impact fees on new homes and commercial buildings. Charlotte County commissioners unanimously agreed last week to suspend the collection of all impact fees that don’t support road projects, a victory for the Charlotte-DeSoto BIA. Highlands County commissioners voted 4-0 last week against a citizen-led panel to reinstate previous reductions in impact fees, a proposal vocally opposed by the representatives of the Highlands County Builders Association and the Highlands County Realtors®. "Reimplementation of these punitive fees will prove to be the final death blow to more than a few local contractors," said Chip Boring, representing Highlands Realtors. In Marion County, at the urging of the Marion County Builders Association, commissioners unanimously agreed last week to suspend the educational system and fire impact fees until December 21, 2012.  Earlier in the year, commissioners agreed to suspend all residential and commercial transportation impact fees until December 31, 2012.
Source: Florida Home Builders Association

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