Impact Fees and Proffers 2008

General Information

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In 2007, the Virginia Legislative Assembly adopted the nation's latest impact fee statute. This course will review Virginia's new statute in the context of national practice.

Our curriculum is designed for professionals in planning, engineering, and administration, as well as for local officials and members of the development industry involved in road impact fee policy. Although geared to Virginia, the principles are broadly applicable to the 27 other states with impact fee statutes and most of the rest.

The program will cover the following topics:

• The Local Government Fiscal Predicament
• Legal Principles
• The Planning-CIP-Financing-Implementation Link
• Case Studies of Road Impact Fees with Special Reference to Virginia
• Refining Impact Fees and Proffers to be More Equitable
• Emerging Issues
• The Model Road Impact Fee Ordinance
• Administering Impact Fees and Proffers
  

Registration

The registration fee of $425 includes continental breakfast and coffee both days. Participants will also receive a workbook containing related materials and publications. Sign up by March 27 to avoid the $50 late fee!

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Arthur C. Nelson, FAICP, is considered one of the nation's leading authorities on impact fees, proffers, and exactions. He has led many national workshops on impact fees for professional groups. Dr. Nelson is Co-Director of the Metropolitan Institute and Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Virginia Tech's Alexandria Center.

Dr. Nelson’s extensive experience includes: writing Virginia’s Road Impact Fee Guidebook; co-authoring the Georgia impact fee statute; assisting in the preparation of impact fee statutes adopted in several other states; drafting more than 100 impact fees across the nation; and serving as an expert witness in court on impact fee issues for public and private sector clients.

Dr. Nelson is the author or co-author of numerous publications, including: Development Impact Fees; A Practitioner's Guide to Development Impact Fees; Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Facility Expansion Fees; A Guide to Impact Fees and Housing Affordability; HUD's Impact Fees and Housing Affordability: A Guide for Practitioners; and APA's forthcoming Impact Fees: Principles and Practice of Proportionate-Share Development Fees.

ACCREDITATION

This course is eligible for 1.4 Virginia Tech CEU credits and may qualify for other types of professional education credit.

LOCATION AND LODGING

The course will be held at Virginia Tech’s Alexandria Center, located at 1021 Prince Street in Old Town Alexandria.

For directions and hotel information, please visit the Location & Lodging section on our Planning Academy site.

For More Course Information

For information on course content, contact Dr. Nelson at acn@vt.edu.