Bastrop City Council will consider an amendment to its roadway impact fees ordinance next month to fund infrastructure needed as the city continues to grow.

The details

The roadway impact fee ordinance, established in 2023, allows the city to collect money from developers when plats are approved and applies to the construction of new streets.

Vivianna Nicole Andres, Bastrop city manager assistant, highlighted how a roadway impact fee is based on several factors, including:

• The date of the approval of the final plat
• The type and use of the structure being constructed
• The service area in which the property is located

“In the ordinance, the city is divided into two service areas on the Transportation Service Area Map, with the Colorado River being the dividing line,” she said in a staff report document. “The property must be a part of one of the service areas on the map to be eligible to have the impact fee applied to it.”

The boundaries are also shaped by city limits—borders that have shifted, as additional land was annexed into municipal limits since the adoption of the ordinance.

“An update is needed to revise the ordinance to include newly annexed areas,” Andres said. “As the community continues to grow, the city will need to extend streets to accommodate growth.”

The outlook

The amendment will be considered during Bastrop City Council’s first regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 7.