Thursday, November 11, 2004
Jacking Up Fees to Preserve Urban-Growth Boundary
The passage of Oregon's measure 37, which requires compensation to landowners whose property values are reduced by land-use regulation, threatens the integrity of the urban-growth boundaries that have been used to force high-density development in Portland and other Oregon cities. What is a planner to do?
The solution, says this article, is "jacking up fees," that is, impact fees or (as they are known in Oregon) system development charges. If cities and counties charge high fees for people who want to build homes in rural areas or near the urban fringe, but waive those fees for people doing infill or high-density developments, Oregon can maintain its reputation for ramming social engineering down the throats of its residents.
The solution, says this article, is "jacking up fees," that is, impact fees or (as they are known in Oregon) system development charges. If cities and counties charge high fees for people who want to build homes in rural areas or near the urban fringe, but waive those fees for people doing infill or high-density developments, Oregon can maintain its reputation for ramming social engineering down the throats of its residents.
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