TOWN STAFF REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
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Hold a Public Hearing and Discuss, Consider and Act Regarding Ordinance 1026 to Adopt Land Use Assumptions and Capital Improvement Plans for the Potential Implementation of Impact Fees for Water, Wastewater, and Roadway Impact Fee Program (Cheryl Taylor, P.E., Director of Public Works)
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STAFF: Cheryl Taylor, P.E., Director of Public Works
BACKGROUND:
Chapter 395 of the Local Government Code outlines the requirements for the adoption of impact fees
DISCUSSION:
As a rapidly growing community, the Town of Westlake has an opportunity to consider the implementation of water, wastewater and roadway impact fees that will allow for development to participate in the cost of necessary future improvements to serve the community. An impact fee is a charge or assessment on new development that generates revenue for funding or recouping the costs of capital improvements or facility expansions attributable to new development. It is a tool that can be used to recoup, from property developers, some of the costs that new development places on City infrastructure. Impact fees ensure that those who place additional demand on the roadway, water, and wastewater systems help pay the costs required to meet that demand.
The Capital Improvements Advisory Committee approved the Land Use Assumption and the Capital Improvements Plan at their June 11, 2025 meeting.
Project kickoff for the impact fee study was in January 2025 with nine (9) months anticipated for completion. A public hearing and the approval of the Land Use Assumptions and a Capital Improvements Plan are required steps for the consideration of adoption of the ordinance and potential implementation of impact fees for water, wastewater and roadway.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of Ordinance 1026 to Adopt Land Use Assumptions and Capital Improvement Plans for the Potential Implementation of Impact Fees for Water, Wastewater, and Roadway Im...
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