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# Council raises developer in-lieu housing fees, sparking debate over affordability
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/101705-story/
- Published: 2005-10-17T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:59:08.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

City Council, by a 4-3 vote, approved an amendment which significantly raises developer “in lieu” fees, the mandated contribution to the city’s affordable housing effort. In May, the city was found to have not kept its promises to voters that it would be consistent in the number of affordable housing units it produced.

Still, some feel it unfair to pass the costs on to developers, who will be required to pay quadruple, in some cases, what they previously had, and may dissuade them from doing business in the city.

So this week, Q-Line wants to know: “Was City Council correct in their assertion that higher developer fees will equal more affordable housing, or was the hike an unnecessary passing of the buck?”

Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and we’ll print your responses next weekend.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 17, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/101705.pdf?ref=smdp.com)