DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

SEMINAR IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FINANCE

INSTRUCTOR: J. C. Nicholas

468 Architecture, 392-0997 ext 429

313 Holland Hall, 392‑8832

nick2@ufl.edu

OFFICE HOURS: Monday and Tuesday mornings and By appointment

THE COURSE: This one credit seminar is an examination of the development impact fee within the context of available alternatives. The objective of this course is to provide urban planning and law students with sufficient understanding of capital improvement finance and impact fees so that the student is capable of developing and implementing an equitable and legally defensible impact fee program.

In this course the student is required to prepare a paper on development impact fees. This paper is the sole assignment for this course and will constitute the largest basis for the grade. The paper may be on any topic of interest to the student within the broad subject of capital improvement finance but requires the approval of the instructor. Approval should be gained no later than mid-term. All papers must follow prescribed format requirements for masters theses at the University of Florida or those of a law review. Papers are due on or before that last day of classes.

ASSIGNMENTS: The assigned readings are to be read as units. There is no order within the units.

TEXT Nicholas, James C., Arthur C. Nelson and Julian C. Juergensmeyer, A Practitioners Guide to Development Impact Fees, Chicago: American Planning Association, 1991.

REFERENCE Nelson, Arthur C., Development Impact Fees, Chicago: American Planning Association, 1989.

Nicholas, James C., The Calculation of Proportionate Share Impact Fees, Chicago: American Planning Association, 1988.

While not assigned, a series of impact fee cases have been placed on reserve in the Architecture library.

Experience has shown that it is better to schedule 2 to 3 large blocks of time to go through the impact fee material rather than 1 hour per week. Therefore we will collectively discuss and schedule these blocks at our first class meeting.

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