DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES FOR MINNESOTA? A REVIEW OF PRINCIPLES AND NATIONAL PRACTICES

This report explores the social, economic, and legal bases for imposing development impact fees, a type of development exaction imposed by local governments in some states. It introduces the concept of charging for infrastructure and outlines the basic issues. It describes the history of financing public improvements, leading to the imposition of impact fees. Building on this background, the report then outlines the advantages and disadvantages of using impact fees as a financing mechanism to allow new growth to pay its own way. Methods of calculating impact fees are explained and examples of fee usage around the country are included, including cases from the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

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  • English

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00780271
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: CTS 99-04,, Final Report
  • Contract Numbers: 74708 TOC #50
  • Files: TRIS, ATRI, STATEDOT
  • Created Date: Dec 15 1999 12:00AM