Kuods To Anaheim Council For Delaying Development Fees
Posted by: Jubal | 05/02/2008 10:12 AM
I've been meaning a write a post regarding the Anaheim City Council's passage last week of an "Economic Stimulus Package for Residential Development" because it's important to recognize positive, pro-growth actions by local government. Who knows, maybe other councils will catch on.
You can read the details here, but it basically seeks to alleviate the difficulties being experienced by home builders in Anaheim by deferring the slew of fees developers have to pay to when the units are actually occupied -- instead of taking the fees when the permits are issued. This policy will be in place through the summer of 2010.
Local governments are enormously reliant on developers fees to pay for infrastructure to serve new residents. Deferring their payment until housing is actually occupied is very reasonable. The council might consider making the policy permanent.
Government's role in economic growth is properly one of setting the table to enterprise, inventiveness and job-creation. it can best accomplish this by lowering or removing barriers to raise the cost of economic activity, i.e. cutting taxes, fees and regulations.
It ain't rocket science, but it escapes far too many governments and elected officials. Kudos to the Mayor Curt Pringle and the Anaheim City Council for not only getting it, but acting on it.
And kudos to the Building Industry Association of Orange County for actively pushing this approach with local governments. Hopefully, Anaheim won't be the only jurisdiction to tread this path.
You can read the details here, but it basically seeks to alleviate the difficulties being experienced by home builders in Anaheim by deferring the slew of fees developers have to pay to when the units are actually occupied -- instead of taking the fees when the permits are issued. This policy will be in place through the summer of 2010.
Local governments are enormously reliant on developers fees to pay for infrastructure to serve new residents. Deferring their payment until housing is actually occupied is very reasonable. The council might consider making the policy permanent.
Government's role in economic growth is properly one of setting the table to enterprise, inventiveness and job-creation. it can best accomplish this by lowering or removing barriers to raise the cost of economic activity, i.e. cutting taxes, fees and regulations.
It ain't rocket science, but it escapes far too many governments and elected officials. Kudos to the Mayor Curt Pringle and the Anaheim City Council for not only getting it, but acting on it.
And kudos to the Building Industry Association of Orange County for actively pushing this approach with local governments. Hopefully, Anaheim won't be the only jurisdiction to tread this path.
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The City of Orange voted on this 3 months ago to dothe same the thing!!