Pleasant Hill Adopts New Traffic Impact Fees, Expands Civic Action Commission

The Pleasant Hill City Council moved on two key fronts Feb. 23, unanimously approving a modernized traffic impact fee structure that roughly doubles some rates on new development, and voting 4-1 to expand the volunteer commission behind the city's growing roster of community events. A resident also sounded the alarm on the city's lagging housing production.

• New traffic impact fees approved based on updated nexus study; fees roughly double in some categories, phased in over three years with a 4% annual cap

• Civic Action Commission expanded from 9 to 11 authorized members on a 4-1 vote, with Mayor Shess the lone dissent

• Resident warns city is falling behind on state housing production goals, calling for larger projects and less restrictive ordinances

• MCE to cut clean energy rates by an average of $3/month starting in April, while PG&E exit fees draw scrutiny

Pleasant Hill's traffic impact fee — the charge developers pay to offset the road and infrastructure costs their projects create — got its first comprehensive update since 2003.