Land Use & Zoning
In Wyoming, impact fees charged to new development are designed to:
AGenerate general revenue for the municipality
BRequire new development to pay its proportionate share of the cost of new infrastructure needed to serve the development✓ Correct
CPenalize developers for large projects
DFund affordable housing programs
Explanation
Impact fees require new development to pay its proportionate share of public infrastructure (roads, water, sewer, parks) needed to serve the new development. They are legally justified by a nexus between the fee and the development's impact, and rough proportionality between the fee amount and the impact.
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