By Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa | Arizona Daily Sun
Flagstaff developers in a city with some of the highest housing costs on the Colorado Plateau might see an increase in municipal impact fees in the future.
The fees in Flagstaff pay for new or expanded police and fire facilities to accommodate growth and are assessed directly on a developer, not through a general property or sales tax increase.
Flagstaff City Council will consider the first step in revising its impact fee structure at its meeting Tuesday night — a new infrastructure plan that will detail the future needs of the city.
The city’s consultant on the project is also recommending an increase to some of the city’s residential and commercial development impact fees. The rates vary depending on the type of construction, residential or commercial, and the size of the building.
Residential fees are set by the number of bedrooms in each unit, while commercial fees are determined by the square footage of the floor space.
