Pinal County impact fees on new homes headed down
by Mark Cowling | PinalCentral
Pinal County’s impact fees — charges assessed on new construction to help growth pay for itself — are set to decrease in 2021.
During a Board of Supervisors meeting last week, Supervisor Pete Rios, D-Dudleyville, asked if charging more to other types of construction, like commercial and industrial, reduced the burden on residential.
Ben Griffin, a senior analyst with financial planner Tischler Bise, said the parks fee is part of the answer because nonresidential development wasn’t previously paying this fee. Pinal County charges impact fees for streets, public safety and parks and open space. But the change is mostly due to streets, Griffin said.