A guide to impact fees and housing affordability / by Arthur C. Nelson ... [et al.] ; with contributions by Greg Burge ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nelson, Arthur C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Impact fees--United States.

Impact fees.

Housing--Finance--Government policy--United States.

Housing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c2008.

Summary:

The purpose of this guidebook is to help practitioners design impact fees that are equitable. It demonstrates exactly how a fair impact fee program can be designed and implemented. In addition, it includes information on the history of impact fees, discusses alternatives to impact fees, and summarizes state legislation that can influence the design of local fee programs. Case studies provide useful illustrations of successful programs.

Contents:

Impact fees-past, present, and future

Basic elements of impact fees

Legal foundations

Impact fees in relation to housing prices and affordable housing supply

The relationship among impact fees, planning, and exactions

Equity and proportionate-share principles applied to impact fees

Capital facility and infrastructure financing options

The role of the state

Designing impact fees to address housing affordability

Case studies of proportionate-share residential impact fees

Affordable housing impact fee relief programs

Expanding the base to advance housing affordability

Impact fees and housing affordability in the next generation.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-285) and index.

ISBN:

1-61091-084-2