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Invest in Our Economy

Goal 1: Enhance Economic Impact Through Development and Redevelopment Efforts,
Partnerships, and Investment Opportunities
Objective 1: Foster Development and Redevelopment in Targeted Areas
Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
IOE Five Year Impact Fee Update Project Completion Planning & Development Services
1.1.2
Summary:
Estimated Actual
Milestone
Arlington has a statutory obligation to update the land use Completion Completion
assumptions and capital improvements plan that form the RFP advertised Dec. 2024 Dec. 4, 2024
basis for the Impact Fee Program (IFP). The update is Proposal received Jan. 2025 Jan. 2025
required every five years (TLGC Sec. 395.052). The current IFP Fee negotiations Apr. 2025 June 2025
was adopted in 2017 and was due for an update in 2022. If
the City Council does not perform the update as required, any Update:
person who has paid an impact fee or the owner of property Contract negotiations were completed with a qualified
on which an impact fee has been paid has the right to require engineering firm in June 2025. While discussions were
the duty to be performed, in which case the Council must underway, the Texas Legislature passed, and the
perform the update within 60 days.
Governor signed, Senate Bill 1883, which amended
Chapter 395 of the Local Government Code to require
The IFP covers roadways, water, and sanitary sewer. The five- new procedures prior to adoption of a new impact fee
year update is important to ensure the city is adequately or increases to existing fees. On June 18, 2025, staff
planning for the street, water, and sewer infrastructure recommended that CIPAC consider the “no updates”
necessary to support growth over the next ten years. The
option as provided in Chapter 395. CIPAC approved
land use assumptions examine projections of changes in land Resolution CIP 25-B finding that no changes were
uses, densities, intensities, and population. The assumptions necessary to the land use assumptions, capital
are reasoned judgments based on existing zoning patterns, improvements plans, or impact fees for the 2025 Impact
development policies, and the realistic prospect for future Fee Program. The City Council conducted a public
change. With the projections contained in the land use
hearing regarding CIPAC’s recommendation on June 24,
assumptions, the city prepares a revised CIP detailing the 2025, and adopted Resolution No. 25-179 concurring
capital improvements needed over the term of the plan to that no changes were necessary. This action satisfies
meet existing and projected future demand. The update also the statutory mandate to update the impact fee
addresses known inequities in the existing program to ensure
program. Once the Comprehensive Plan is complete in
developers are contributing to the Program based on the
late 2026, the city may choose to restart the process of
latest engineering and planning practices. Specifically, the a full impact fee study. The Comprehensive Plan will
Arlington IFP must update its land use classifications to provide much-needed policy guidance to be used when
conform to the latest Institute of Transportation Engineers making land use assumptions for the study.
trip generation data used by other jurisdictions.

The IFP update shall be performed by a qualified engineer or
engineering consultant who is not an employee of the City.
The update process is essentially the same as was used to
enact the IFP ordinance originally. The engineer works with
the appointed CIPAC (the Planning and Zoning Commission) to
produce the update.

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