Hoping to make San Benito County more desirable for developers,
the San Benito County Board of Supervisors approved a nearly 50
percent interim cut to traffic impact fees during Tuesday’s board
meeting.
The cut lowers the fee to $11,995 per new residential dwelling.
The old fee was $23,853 per house. The county first started
charging a traffic impact fee in 1986.
Hoping to make San Benito County more desirable for developers, the San Benito County Board of Supervisors approved a nearly 50 percent interim cut to traffic impact fees during Tuesday’s board meeting.
The cut lowers the fee to $11,995 per new residential dwelling. The old fee was $23,853 per house. The county first started charging a traffic impact fee in 1986.
The board approved the delay of three road projects to lower the fee. The projects include the widening of Highway 25, and construction on Union Road in two portions, east and west. The projects consisted of 49.8 percent of the previous impact fee.
The three projects needed a combined $82.74 million worth of funding over their construction time frame. The largest project, Union Road West, would have cost nearly $50 million to construct.
The lowering of the fee stems from a meeting between the board, the Hollister City Council and the San Benito County Council of Governments.
The three entities agreed to look at ways to lower the cost of traffic fees to help stimulate the local economy.
