DeKalb is under a brief moratorium until September, stopping the creation of new subdivisions in the area.

The city council is not considering annexing any land, said community development director Russ Farnham.

There is plenty of supply available, Farnham said.

“We’re not stopping the building that is already underway,” Farnham said. “There are over 900 available vacancies being developed.”

While the moratorium is in place, the city council will be re-examining impact fees and looking at improving quality standards, Farnham said.

“[The moratorium] stops people from getting annexed before the changes are made so that their land doesn’t apply,” Farnham said.

The freeze on new development only will last for a short while.

It is just a temporary pause before residential subdivision building requirements are updated and impact fees can be evaluated, city manager Mark Bernacki said.

The impact fees under consideration would benefit the community, Bernacki said. The council also is exploring impact fees for schools and new city buildings.

Some impact fees DeKalb house buyers already pay are for school, parks and traffic. But thus far, no changes or additional fees have been determined.

The city council is using the moratorium period to review fees and guidelines to see if they want to change anything, said DeKalb City Clerk Donna Johnson.

“It can go anywhere from no changes, to little changes, to major changes,” Johnson said.