The Santa Rosa County Commission has voted to implement an ordinance to impose impact fees on new construction to support transportation and infrastructure improvement projects. The transportation impact fee ordinance was previously attached to passage of an additional half-penny sales tax, which voters rejected in November.
The unanimous approval Monday opened a 90-day notice period before the ordinance can officially go into effect in May.
With an affirmative vote expected, a public hearing on the issue drew little opposition, with just two people signed up to speak…