Affordable Housing Development Impact Fees
Summary
For the first time in over 20 years, La Verne set affordable housing fees on new development — deliberately below the legally defensible maximum to keep developers coming. Fees fund affordable housing, and the City Manager can negotiate project by project.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
New development will pay per-square-foot housing fees; revenue will subsidize affordable housing units in La Verne.
Low- and moderate-income households needing affordable housing, funded by new development.
Developers pay new per-square-foot fees, though set below the legal maximum.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council (Regular) - Sep 21, 2026
Council adopted an updated ordinance governing development impact fees and created special revenue funds so fees for police, fire, and facilities can only be spent on those purposes.
City Council (Regular) - Apr 20, 2026
For the first time in over 20 years, La Verne set affordable housing fees on new development — deliberately below the legally defensible maximum to keep developers coming. Fees fund affordable housing, and the City Manager can negotiate project by project.
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