Comments on the Equity, Efficiency, Incidence and Politics of Impact Fee Methodologies

Development impact fee systems are a controversial topic among developers and planners. This article proposes that the use of locationally-sensitive impact fee methodologies can have positive effects on the cost of development and the price of the final product. The authors caution local officials against jumping on the "development fee bandwagon," and using fees to raise new revenues rather than as a regulatory measure to meet growth needs