This Week - Residential TIDF Fee? Important Rent Control Decision
3/3/2011 - John Kevlin
MTA Considers New Fee on Residential Developments
You heard that right. Just when 2011 was giving us signs of economic renewal, major new development fees are being considered by the City. A proposal scheduled to be heard by the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors this past Tuesday would expand the existing Transit Impact Development Fee (TIDF) to apply to residential projects. Currently, the TIDF applies only to non-residential uses in the City. MTA has spent the past few years studying the issue, and has made recommendations for the new fee. These recommendations include:
- Expanding the TIDF to apply…
[read more]This Week - New Big Box Requirements? BK For Borders; Condo Update
2/25/2011 - Andrew J. Junius, Jay Drake, John Kevlin
SB469 Would Require Economic Impact Study For New Big Box
At a time when many Washington politicians are rallying against government regulation and pushing to relax restrictions on businesses across the board, one California bill is swimming in the other direction. California Senator Juan Vargas, District 40 (Riverside), has introduced new big box legislation in the California Senate. SB469 would require an applicant seeking permits from a local government for a “super store” to submit an “economic and community impact analysis report” along with the application. Superstore is defined in the bill as “a single tenant retail establishment that exceeds…
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