I wrote this for the RCS Newsletter in August, 2013, and it was published as The Missing Ingredient in State-Mandated General Plans in the ICMA Public Management magazine in March 2014. Timeline for Good Government Planning 1927 - State creates authority for (O.K. creates = requires) cities/counties to prepare a General Plan. 1955 - Circulation and Land Use Elements required. 1967 - Housing Element required. 1970 - Conservation/Open Space Element required. 1971 - Safety, Seismic Safety,...

I recently came across a few DIF calculation studies where the impact fees were calculated upon the concept of an Equivalent Dwelling...

Over the many years of calculating development impact fees, RCS has largely worked with cities/public agencies that have had significant...