Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Development Impact Fees

Homeowner argues governments cannot use the permit process to make individuals pay exorbitant impact fees.

U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Nov. 8, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Supreme Court will soon hear a California case challenging the power of governments to use the permitting process to force property owners to pay large development fees.

The court announced last week that it will hear oral argument in the case, Sheetz v. County of El Dorado (court file 22-1074), on Jan. 9.