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Eric Johnson
Mar 17, 20194 min read
Circulation Infrastructure Nexus
In my early years of calculating development impact fees (henceforth DIFs) I had to experiment with different nexus factors for...
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Eric Johnson
Jul 13, 20185 min read
Thirty Years of Impact Fee Experience
This last January 16th I watched with no small amount of pride while the Chino City Council adopted an updated set of development impact...
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Eric Johnson
Nov 13, 20173 min read
Mandatory Approval of Accessory Dwelling Units
In July I wrote about the State Legislature requiring easier paths to increasing residential Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) construction...
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Eric Johnson
Jul 7, 20173 min read
Accessory Dwelling Units
Many of you have been wrestling with integrating the recently passed State legislation (AB 2299 and SB 1069) that requires most cities to...
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Eric Johnson
Apr 16, 20174 min read
Two Not-So-Scary DIF Collection Requirements
I often get asked about two Development Impact Fee “problems.” The first is the “five-year requirement” and the second is the difficulty...
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Eric Johnson
Nov 13, 20164 min read
Development Impact Fees for Mature Cities
A little over two years ago I got a call from Chu Thai, the Management Services Director with the City of Monterey Park. He called to...
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Eric Johnson
Jun 12, 20163 min read
Police Level of Service
Police management staff often discuss Levels of Service (LOS) staffing in terms of “officers per 1,000 residents.” Since it is often a...
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Eric Johnson
Jan 17, 20164 min read
Development Impact Fee Calculation – Demystified
The calculation of Development Impact Fees (DIFs) sounds very technical and it can be, but the process is not insurmountable. First off...
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Eric Johnson
May 10, 20154 min read
It’s all about the Lane Miles
I have undertaken a great number of development impact fee studies in the Southern California area and as a result I read a lot of...
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Eric Johnson
Jan 23, 20153 min read
The Need for an Infrastructure Czar
I suppose I should have paid greater attention in my Organizational Development classes during my BPA and MPA experiences, but frankly I...
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Eric Johnson
Aug 18, 20144 min read
Yet Another Looming Financial Disaster
Last November I wrote the above titled topic about municipal asset replacement programs for the RCS monthly newsletter, and here is an...
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Eric Johnson
Jun 15, 20142 min read
How Often is Enough?
As a fee consultant, the question that I get asked most often is, “How often should we be updating our fees?” Once I dispose of the...
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Eric Johnson
Nov 18, 20133 min read
(Yet Another) Looming Financial Disaster: The Lack of a Funded Infrastructure Replacement Program
When RCS undertakes a Development Impact Fee (DIF) Calculation and Nexus Report, one of the exhibits included in the Report is a table...
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Eric Johnson
Jul 15, 20132 min read
What’s the difference between Capital Fees and Service Fees?
Lately, there seems to be some confusion about the difference between Capital Impact Fees and Operational Service fees and the rules...
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Eric Johnson
Jan 14, 20134 min read
Capital Infrastructure Defines Your Service Level
The Levels of Service (LOS) provided to the residents or businesses of any given City service is based upon (or limited by) the finite...
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Eric Johnson
Nov 26, 20123 min read
Police Station Sizing
Those of you with your own in-house police departments have sworn officers (henceforth “officers”) and police department space for them...
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Eric Johnson
Jun 11, 20125 min read
Just How Scary is One Attached Dwelling Unit?
I have been completed over one hundred Development Impact Fee Calculation (DIF) studies since 1987 (a quarter of a century, yikes!). ...
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Eric Johnson
Apr 11, 20114 min read
Methodology Utilized in DIF Calculations
Back in 1988, RCS identified two distinct methods for calculating development impact fees (DIFs) and identified them as inductive and...
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Eric Johnson
Jan 24, 20114 min read
Who’s in charge of the DIF Calculation Process
Sometimes I get a bit envious of my partners Rick and Eric. They primarily undertake the operations (fee) service costing and Cost...
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Eric Johnson
Oct 11, 20106 min read
Capitalism and Local Government
One of the many nice features of our capitalist system is the ability to vote with our dollars to get the products that we want in the...
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