Riverside County has stepped back from plans to more than double the developer fees earmarked for county jail beds – at least for now.
Early this month, the Board of Supervisors postponed a vote to rework its developer fee schedule after hearing concerns from the California Apartment Association and the local building industry, The Press Enterprise reported in this article.
Under the proposal, the total fee for single-family homes would drop from $4,651 to $4,318, but the amount to deal with jail crowding would balloon from $392 to $885.
Developer fees help pay for infrastructure needs caused by new residential construction — typically improvements to streets and parks. CAA questioned the nexus between new housing in Riverside County and the need for more space in the jail.
The new vote is scheduled for July 29.
