Representative Projects

Development Impact Fees and Fiscal Studies

Butts County, GA
Development Impact Fee Program (2007)

Weitz & Associates as subcontractor to Robert and Company prepared a capital improvements element for libraries, parks and recreation, and public safety and an impact fee ordinance.

City of Holly Springs, GA
Fiscal Impact Analysis (2007)

As a part of its comprehensive planning effort, the City of Holly Springs hired Weitz & Associates to complete a fiscal impact analysis of the future land use plan and annexation prospects.

City of Gainesville, GA
Development Impact Fee Program (2005-2006)

Development impact fee ordinances were prepared by the firm and adopted by Gainesville in 2006. This work included preparation of amendments to the comprehensive plan and a capital improvements element (CIE) required by the state as a prerequisite to impact fee ordinances. The program covers police, fire, and parks and recreation. Julian Juergensmeyer and James C. Nicholas served as subcontractors on this project.

City of Powder Springs, GA (2005-2006)
Development Impact Fee Program (2005-2006)

Development impact fee ordinances were prepared by the firm and adopted by Powder Springs in 2006. This work included preparation of amendments to the comprehensive plan and a capital improvements element (CIE) required by the state as a prerequisite to impact fee ordinances. The program covers police and parks and recreation.

City of Roswell, GA
Fiscal Impact Analysis (2005)

The firm helped Roswell’s Community Development and Finance Department’s analyze the costs of various types of land uses which will help assess the implications of future land use plans, annexation proposals, and development scenarios. That work used the method established for Duluth, GA (see project description below).

City of Duluth, GA
Fiscal Impacts of Quality Growth (2003)

Duluth contracted with Weitz & Associates to develop land use scenarios/growth alternatives and analyze their fiscal impacts. This work includes a preparation of a guidebook on how to analyze fiscal impacts in the land use planning process. This project was funded in part by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Quality Growth Grant Program.