04-05-2023 Planning Commission Agenda Packet
PLANNING COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA
City Hall – Council Chambers
April 5, 2023 – 5:00 p.m.
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Planning Commission Meeting of March 15, 2023
4. PUBLIC COMMENT (Non-Hearing)
5. COMMISSION BUSINESS
a. Public Hearing – Proposed Code Amendments – Park Impact Fee
b. Planning Commission Rules and Procedures
6. STAFF BUSINESS
Manager’s Report
7. NEXT MEETING
April 17, 2023 5:00 p.m. – Regular Meeting
8. ADJOURNMENT
Planning Commission meetings are held in-person.
To request accommodation to attend or to provide public comment virtually, please contact Kari Cimmer at 253-835-2629 or
karic@cityoffederalway.com, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.
Commissioners City Staff
Lawson Bronson, Chair Keith Niven, Community Development Director
Vickie Chynoweth, Vice Chair Kari Cimmer, Senior Development Specialist
Diana Noble-Gulliford www.cityoffederalway.com
Tom Medhurst
Tim O’Neil
Anna Patrick
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PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
City Hall – Council Chambers
March 15, 2023 – 6:00 p.m.
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Chair Bronson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner O’Neil moved the March 1, 2023 minutes be approved as presented; second by
Commissioner Medhurst seconded. Motion passed 6-0
3. ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present:
Diana Noble-Gulliford, Anna Patrick, Vickie Chynoweth, Lawson Bronson, Tim O’Neil, Tom
Medhurst, Jae So (not present)
City Staff Present: Community Development Director Keith Niven, City Attorney Kent van
Alstyne, Parks Director John Hutton, Deputy Parks Director Jason H. Gerwen,
Associate Planner Evan Lewis, Admin & Permit Center Supervisor Kari Cimmer
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comment.
5. COMMISSION BUSINESS
Public Hearing - Proposed Code Amendment – View Protection
Staff Presentation – Director Niven covered the code amendment objective for view protection and the criteria for
adopting. The Commissioners were presented with three options on which to act. A discussion and deliberations
followed.
Public Comment by Matthew Kurvink – Mr. Kurvink asked why is the point of origin the PAEC? Mr. Niven noted
that this code proposal is to provide view protection from public locations.
Public Comment by Steven Elliott – Mr. Elliott recommended using Google Maps as a free app to see the potential
views.
The Commissioners thanked Mr. Kurvink and Mr. Elliott for their participation.
Discussion/deliberations – Director Niven stated that the intent of the view protection is to protect the view for
City-owned properties and for public enjoyment.
Commissioner O’Neil moved to recommend the City Council adopt the proposal incorporating a way to define the
view of Mt. Rainier; second by Commissioner Noble-Gulliford.
Commissioner Patrick moved to recommend the City Council adopt the proposal incorporating a way to define the
view of Mt. Rainier and add a measurement to confirm those heights do protect the defined view; second by
Commissioner Noble-Gulliford. Amendment details were discussed.
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Chair Bronson called for a vote on the amendment. The amendment did not pass, 2-4. The vote was as follows:
Commission Chair Bronson No Commission Vice Chair Chynoweth No
Commissioner Noble-Gulliford Yes Commissioner Patrick Yes
Commissioner O’Neil No Commissioner So
Commissioner Medhurst No
Commissioner Chynoweth moved to delete the requirement to do a measurement and to incorporate just the
defining of the view of Mt. Rainier. Commissioner Noble-Gulliford moved to amend the amendment language
which reads “to recommend the City Council adopt the proposal incorporating a way to define the view of Mt.
Rainier” and add the word “legal. The proposed amendment would then read, “to recommend the City Council
adopt the proposal incorporating a legal way to define the view of Mt. Rainier;” second by Commissioner O’Neil.
The motion passed 6-0. The vote was as follows:
Commission Chair Bronson Yes Commission Vice Chair Chynoweth Yes
Commissioner Noble-Gulliford Yes Commissioner Patrick Yes
Commissioner O’Neil Yes Commissioner So
Commissioner Medhurst Yes
Chair Bronson called for a vote “to recommend that City Council adopt the proposal incorporating a legal way to
define the view of Mt. Rainier.” The motion passed 6-0. The vote was as follows:
Commission Chair Bronson Yes Commission Vice Chair Chynoweth Yes
Commissioner Noble-Gulliford Yes Commissioner Patrick Yes
Commissioner O’Neil Yes Commissioner So
Commissioner Medhurst Yes
Chair Bronson closed the public hearing for View Protection.
Public Hearing – Proposed Code Amendment – Changes to the Community Business (BC), City Center
Frame (CC-F), and City Center Core (CC-C) zones to facilitate the production of housing
Staff Presentation – Director Niven covered the objectives of the code amendments and the action options for the
Commissioners.
Public Comment by Brian Kelly – Mr. Kelly, asked regarding the affordable housing, if we have to include Seattle?
Senior Planner Skadsen answered yes, due to the data collection metrics.
Commissioner O’Neil moved to recommend that the City Council adopt the proposed BC/CCC/CCF Zoning Code
Amendments as presented with a clarification on the proposed revisions related to ground floor, non-residential
usage requirements; second by Commissioner Medhurst.
Commissioner Patrick moved to amend the amended language to add “and school impact fees relating to increasing
predictability to the school district while preserving City Center incentives”; second by Commissioner Noble-Gulliford. The
motion passed 3-1. The vote was as follows:
Commission Chair Bronson Abstained Commission Vice Chair Chynoweth Yes
Commissioner Noble-Gulliford Yes Commissioner Patrick Yes
Commissioner O’Neil No Commissioner So
Commissioner Medhurst Abstained
Chair Bronson called for a vote “to recommend that City Council adopt the proposal with a clarification on the
proposed revisions related to ground floor, non-residential usage requirements and school impact fees relating to
increasing predictability to the school district while preserving City Center incentives.” The motion passed 6-0.
The vote was as follows:
Commission Chair Bronson Yes Commission Vice Chair Chynoweth Yes
Commissioner Noble-Gulliford Yes Commissioner Patrick Yes
Commissioner O’Neil Yes Commissioner So
Commissioner Medhurst Yes
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Commissioner Medhurst moved to close the public hearing for the Zoning Code changes; second by
Commissioner O’Neil. The motion passed 6-0. The vote was as follows:
Commission Chair Bronson Yes Commission Vice Chair Chynoweth Yes
Commissioner Noble-Gulliford Yes Commissioner Patrick Yes
Commissioner O’Neil Yes Commissioner So
Commissioner Medhurst Yes
Briefing to Commissioners regarding the Parks Impact Fee Comp Plan and Zoning Code regulations. Associate
Planner, Evan Lewis presented.
6. MANAGER REPORT
Commissioners watched a three-minute video produced by Ron Walker, regarding a bridge walk over the DIP in
the City’s downtown. Favorable comments were expressed.
TC3 Developer contract has been narrowed down to one company. Selected contractor to be announced later.
Transportation information added to the end of the packet and is information they requested.
7. NEXT MEETING
April 5, 2023; 5:00 p.m. – Public Hearing
8. ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner O’Neil moved that the meeting be adjourned; second by Commissioner Medhurst .
Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED BY COMMISSION:
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KARI CIMMER, ADMIN & PERMIT CENTER SUPERVISOR DATE
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STAFF REPORT
Date: April 5, 2023
To: Federal Way Planning Commission
From: Evan Lewis, Associate Planner
Subject: Park Impact Fee Zoning Code Amendment
I. BACKGROUND
The City of Federal Way’s Parks Department requests to establish a Park Impact Fee (PIF) based on
eligible costs of existing park assets, planned parks projects and the city’s expected growth. This
proposal includes an update to Title 19 of Federal Way Revised Code (FWRC), zoning and
development code, including establishment of a new Park Impact Fees chapter. Additional
information on how park impact fees are calculated is found in Attachment 2.
II. PROPOSED CODE AMENDMENT OVERVIEW
Below is a summary of the proposed code amendment; the complete proposed code amendment text
is in Attachment 1.
The proposed code amendment would establish a new Park Impact Fee chapter of FWRC Zoning and
Development Code (Title 19) with the following sections that are both necessary for and typical of
chapters establishing impact fees and related processes (descriptions are only added below when titles
aren’t clearly self-explanatory):
• Title
• Purpose and intent
• Findings and authority: Describes the rate study upon which the PIF is based and other
information that will be reflected in future whereas statements in an ordinance.
• Definitions
• Park impact fee methodology: Describes the basis for the PIF calculation.
• Park impact fee applicability: Describes projects for which the PIF will be applied, and
how applied. The proposed PIF would apply to all development activity subject to a building
permit unless listed in the Exemptions section.
• Independent fee calculations: Describes a process for when and how the PIF may be
calculated differently than PIFs established in the adopted fee schedule.
• Exemptions: Lists several development permit situations to which the PIF would not apply.
• Credits: Describes situations and processes in which PIF feepayers may be eligible for,
request and receive credit for a reduced PIF.
• Establishment of park impact fee accounts for receipt and management of collected PIFs.
• Administrative guidelines: Describes authorizations for department directors to establish
internal guidelines and rules for administering PIF.
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• Refunds: Describes situations in which PIF refunds may be issued to feepayers and the
processes for issuing these refunds.
• Use of park impact fees
• Administrative fees: Describes nonrefundable fees used to defray the city’s costs associated
with assessing and collecting the PIF.
• Appeals: Describes process for applicants to appeal the City’s imposition of PIFs and the
process for the city to manage these appeal requests.
• Existing Authority Unimpaired: Makes clear that nothing in the PIF chapter precludes the
city from enforcing other development requirements.
III. PROCEDURAL SUMMARY
2/24/23: Public Notice of SEPA Determination
3/3/23: Notification given to WA State Dept. of Commerce of this proposed code amendment
3/10/23: End of SEPA Comment Period
3/15/23: Planning Commission Briefing
3/31/23: End of SEPA Appeal Period
4/5/23: Public Hearing
4/19/23: Public Hearing Continuation (if needed)
5/1/23: LUTC Council Committee
5/16/23: City Council 1st Reading
6/6/23: City Council 2nd Reading
IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS
The City received zero comments during the SEPA comment period and, as of the date of this staff
report, zero comments during the public hearing comment period.
V. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
FWRC Title 19, “Zoning and Development Code” and specifically Chapter 19.80, “Process VI
Review,” establishes a process and criteria for development regulation amendments. Consistent with
Process VI review, the role of the Planning Commission is as follows:
1. To review and evaluate the proposed development regulation amendments.
2. To determine whether the proposed development regulation amendment meets the
criteria provided by FWRC 19.80.130 (item VI below).
3. To forward a recommendation to City Council regarding adoption of the proposed
development regulation amendment.
VI. DECISIONAL CRITERIA
FWRC 19.80.130 provides three criteria for development regulation amendments. The following
section analyzes the compliance of the proposed amendments with the criteria provided by FWRC
19.80.130. The City may amend the text of the FWRC only if it finds that:
The proposed amendment is consistent with the applicable goals and policies of
the comprehensive plan.
The proposed FWRC text amendments are consistent with the following Federal Way
Comprehensive Plan (FWCP) goals and policies:
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• Capital Facilities Chapter Goal 4: Provide adequate funding for capital facilities in Federal
Way to ensure the FWCP vision and goals are implemented
o Policy CFP25: Pursue funding strategies that require new growth and development to
pay its fair share of the cost of facilities that are required to maintain adopted level of
service standards. One such strategy that should be implemented in the near term is an
impact fee program for parks.
o Policy CFP27: Use the following available contingency strategies should the City be
faced with capital facility funding shortfalls:
▪ Increase revenues by selling general obligation bonds, enacting utility taxes,
imposing impact fees, and/or raising property tax levy rates.
• City Center Goal 12; Policy CCP11: Provide adequate funding for capital facilities in Federal
Way to ensure the FWCP vision and goals are implemented
• City Center Goal 16: Develop civic and cultural facilities in addition to a public space and
park system within the City Center to meet the needs of residents, employees, and visitors.
These facilities and spaces should connect to the Citywide and regional system of public
spaces, parks, and trails.
• PROS Plan Goal D.1; Policy D.2: Prepare an impact fee analysis to determine the feasibility
of using an impact fee system for park development and facilities improvements.
2. The proposed amendment bears a substantial relationship to public health, safety, or
welfare.
A park impact fee supports park facility improvements and new parks that are necessary to serve
and mitigate impacts from the city’s future housing, population and jobs growth. This new
funding mechanism will help the City maintain its parks levels of service as the city
accommodates up to appx. 11,000 new housing units and 20,000 new jobs through 2044, with
parks being a fundamental public amenity for maintaining public health, safety and welfare as the
city grows.
3. The proposed amendment is in the best interest of the residents of the city.
The new park impact fee funding mechanism will help ensure that future growth helps pay for
parks facilities needed to mitigate impacts of that growth. Having an additional funding mechanism
to help maintain parks levels of service is in the best interest of the city’s residents.
VII. STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Subject to public comment and Commission deliberation, based on the above staff analysis and
decisional criteria; staff recommends that the proposed park impact fee code amendments to FWRC
Title 19, “Zoning and Development Code,” be recommended for approval to the Land
Use/Transportation Committee (LUTC) and City Council.
VIII. ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 Proposed Park Impact Fee Code Amendment
Attachment 2 Draft PIF Study from FCS Group about the Park Impact Fee
Attachment 3 Background memo from Parks & Recreation Dept. on the proposed amendment
Attachment 4 Data on Park Impact Fees from other King and Pierce County cities
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19.92.010 Title.
This chapter shall be hereinafter known as the city of Federal Way park impact fee (PIF).
19.92.020 Purpose and intent.
The purpose and intent of this chapter is for the collection of impact fees for public parks, and
providing for certain other matters in connection therewith.
19.92.030 Findings and authority.
The city council of the city of Federal Way hereby finds and determines that development activities,
including but not limited to new residential, commercial, retail, office, and industrial development, in
the city of Federal Way will create additional demand and need for public facilities in the city, and
the council finds that such new growth and development sh ould pay a proportionate share of the cost
of new facilities needed to serve the new growth and development. The city of Federal Way has
conducted extensive research and analysis documenting the procedures for measuring the impact of
new developments on public facilities, has prepared the “Rate Study for Park Impact Fees, City of
Federal Way” dated XX 2023 (“PIF study”), and incorporates that PIF study into this title by this
reference. The PIF study utilizes a methodology for calculating impact fees that f ulfills all of the
requirements of RCW 82.02.060(1). A copy of the PIF study shall be kept on file with the city clerk
and is available to the public for review. Therefore, pursuant to Chapter 82.02 RCW, the council
adopts this chapter to assess impact fee s for publicly owned parks, open space, and recreation
facilities. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed in order to carry out the purposes
of the council in establishing the impact fee program.
19.92.040 Definitions.
The following wo rds and terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of this chapter,
unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Terms otherwise not defined herein shall be defined
pursuant to RCW 82.02.090, or given their usual and customary meaning.
“Applicant” means a person who applies for a building permit under Chapter 19.20 FWRC and who
is the owner of the subject property or the authorized agent of the property owner.
“Building permit” means an official document or certification which is issued by t he building
official and which authorizes the construction, alteration, enlargement, conversion, reconstruction,
remodeling, rehabilitation, erection, demolition, moving, or repair of a building or structure.
“Capital facilities plan” means the capital fac ilities element of the city’s comprehensive plan
adopted pursuant to Chapter 36.70A RCW and such plan as amended.
“City” means the city of Federal Way.
“Council” means the city council of the city of Federal Way.
“Development activity” means any work, co ndition, or activity which requires a permit or approval
under the city’s subdivision, zoning, or building code. Exempt permits are set forth in FWRC
19.92.100.
“Development approval” means any written authorization from the city of Federal Way which
authorizes the commencement of a development activity or use.
“Encumber” means to reserve, set aside, or otherwise earmark the park impact fees in order to pay
for commitments, contractual obligations, or other liabilities incurred for system improvements.
“Feepayer” means a person, corporation, partnership, an incorporated association, or any other
similar entity, or department or bureau of any governmental entity or municipal corporation
commencing a development activity which creates the demand for addition al system improvements
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and which requires the issuance of a building permit or a permit for a change of use. Feepayer
includes an applicant for a park impact fee credit.
“Impact fee schedule” means the table of impact fees to be charged per unit of develop ment,
computed by the formula adopted under this chapter, indicating the standard fee amount per dwelling
unit or per commercial development that shall be paid as a condition of development within the city.
“Independent fee calculation” means the park impact fee calculation prepared by a feepayer to
support the assessment of a park impact fee other than by the use of the PIF study, or the calculations
prepared by the Parks Director where none of the fee categories or fee amounts in the f ee schedule
accurately describe or capture the impacts of the development activity on public facilities.
“Owner” means the owner of record of real property, although when real property is being
purchased under a real estate contract, the purchaser shall b e considered the owner of the real
property if the contract is recorded.
“PIF study” means the Exhibit 1 “Rate Study for Park Impact Fees, City of Federal Way,” dated XX
2023, or as hereafter amended.
“Permit for change of use or change of use permit” means an official document which is issued by
the city which authorizes a change of use of an existing building or structure or land.
“Project improvements” means site improvements and facilities that are planned and designed to
provide service for a particula r development project, are necessary for the use and convenience of the
occupants or users of the project, and are not system improvements. No improvement or facility
included in a capital facilities plan adopted by the council shall be considered a projec t improvement.
“Public facilities”, for purposes of this chapter, means the following capital facilities owned or
operated by the city of Federal Way or other governmental entities: parks, open space, trails, or
recreational facilities.
“System improvements”, for purposes of this chapter, means public park facilities that are included in
the city of Federal Way’s capital facilities plan, and such plan as amended, and are designed to
provide service to the community at large, in contrast to project improveme nts.
“Park” means public parks, open space, trails, recreation facilities, and related appurtenances.
“Park impact fee” means a payment of money imposed by the city of Federal Way on development
activity pursuant to this chapter as a condition of granting development approval. Park impact fee
does not include a reasonable permit fee, an application fee, the administrative fee for collecting and
handling impact fees, or the cost of reviewing independent fee calculations.
“Park impact fee account(s)” means the separate accounting structure(s) within the city’s established
accounts, which structure(s) shall identify separately earmarked funds and which shall be established
for the park impact fees that are collected. The account(s) shall comply with the require ments of
RCW 82.02.070.
19.92.050 Park impact methodology.
(1) The impact fee calculation is based on the assumptions found in Exhibit 1 “Rate Study for Park
Impact Fees, City of Federal Way,” attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter and by this
reference fully incorporated herein. The initial fee schedule, Exhibit 2, is attached to the ordinance
codified in this chapter and by this reference fully incorporated herein.
(2) Each development shall mitigate its impacts on the city’s parks facilities by payment of a fee that
is based on the type of land use of the development and proportionate to the cost of the parks facility
improvements necessary to serve the needs of growth. For residential development, fee amount is
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based on number and type of dwe lling units; for commercial development, fee is based on land use
and square footage of the development.
19.92.060 Park impact fee a pplicability.
(1) The city shall collect park impact fees from applicants seeking development approvals from the
city for an y development activity in the city for which building permits are required, consistent with
the provisions of this chapter.
(2) When a park impact fee applies to a change of use permit, the park impact fee shall be assessed
for the land use category of the new use, less any park impact fee that would have been assessed for
the prior use. For purposes of this provision, a change of use should be reviewed based on the land
use category provided in the PIF study that best captures the broader use of the proper ty under
development. Changes in use or tenancy, if consistent with the general character of the building or
building aggregations (i.e., “Retail Trade,” or “Health Services”), should not be considered a change
in use that is subject to a park impact fee. Vacant buildings shall be assessed based on the most
recent legally established use as shown on a Federal Way business license, development permit, or
other reliable and verifiable evidence acceptable to the Community Development D irector.
(3) For mixed us e developments, park impact fees shall be assessed for the proportionate share of
each land use, based on the applicable measurement in the park impact fee rates.
(4) Park impact fees shall be determined at the time of building permit issuance or a permit for a
change in use is submitted using the park impact fees then in effect. Park impact fees shall be paid
before the building permit or permit for a change of use is issued by the city.
19.92.070 Independent fee calculations.
(1) If, in the judgment of th e Parks Director, none of the fee categories or fee amounts set forth in the
fee schedule accurately describes or captures the impacts of a new development on parks, the Parks
Department may conduct independent fee calculations and the Parks Director may impose alternative
fees on a specific development based on those calculations. The alternative fees and the calculations
shall be set forth in writing and sent to the feepayer. Pursuant to RCW 82.02.060, where unusual
circumstances are identified by the Parks Director, the standard fee may be adjusted in specific cases
to ensure that impact fees are imposed fairly.
(2) There is a rebuttable presumption that the calculations set forth in the PIF study are valid. In
calculating the fee imposed on a particular development, the city shall permit consideration of studies
and data submitted by a feepayer in order to adjust the amount of the fee. The feepayer shall submit
an independent fee calculation study to the Parks Director, who shall review the study to deter mine
that the study:
(a) Is based on accepted impact fee assessment practices and methodologies;
(b) Uses acceptable data sources and the data used is comparable with the uses and intensities
planned for the proposed development activity;
(c) Complies with the applicable state laws governing impact fees;
(d) Is prepared and documented by professionals who are mutually agreeable to the city and the
feepayer and who are qualified in their respective fields; and
(e) Shows the basis upon which the independent f ee calculation was made.
(3) In reviewing the study, the Parks Director may require the feepayer to submit additional or
different documentation. If an acceptable study is presented, the Parks Director may adjust the fee for
the particular development acti vity. The Parks Director shall consider the documentation submitted
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by the applicant, but is not required to accept such documentation that the Parks Director reasonably
deems to be inaccurate or unreliable.
(4) A feepayer requesting an adjustment or indep endent fee calculation may pay the impact fees
imposed by this chapter in order to obtain a building permit while the city determines whether to
partially reimburse the feepayer by making an adjustment or by accepting the independent fee
calculation.
(5) Any feepayer submitting an independent fee calculation will be required to pay a fee to cover the
cost of reviewing the independent fee calculation. The fee required by the city for conducting the
review of the independent fee calculation shall be set by council resolution, and shall be paid by the
feepayer prior to issuance of the Parks Director’s determination.
19.92.80 Exemptions.
(1) The park impact fees are generated from the formula for calculating the fees set forth in this
chapter. The amount of the impact fees is determined by the information contained in the adopted
park and open space plan, park project list, and related documents, as appended to the city’s
comprehensive plan. All development activity located within the city shall be charged a park impact
fee; provided, that the following exemptions apply.
(2) The following shall be exempt from parks impact fees:
(a) Replacement of a structure with a new structure having the same use, at the same site, and with
the same gross floor area, when s uch replacement is within 12 months of demolition or destruction of
the previous structure.
(b) Alteration, expansion, or remodeling of an existing residential dwelling or structure where no
new units are created and the use is not changed.
(d) Demolition of existing structure s.
(e) Moving an existing structure within the city from one site to another.
(e) Change of Use. A development permit for a change of use that has less impact than the existing
use shall not be assessed a park impact fee.
(x)Minor changes in tenancies that are consistent with the general character of the included structure,
building, or previous use should not be considered changes in use subject to a park impact fee.
(3) The Community Development D irector shall be authori zed to determine whether a particular
development activity falls within an exemption identified in this section. Determinations of the
Community Development D irector shall be subject to the appeals procedures set forth in FWRC
19.92.110.
19.92.90 Credits.
(1) A feepayer can request that a credit or credits for parks and recreation impact fees be awarded to
them for parks and recreation improvement projects provided by the feepayer in excess of the
standard requirements for the feepayer’s development if the land, improvements, and/or the facility
constructed are identified as parks and recreation system improvements that provide capacity to serve
new growth in the capital facilities plan, or the Parks Director, at their discretion, makes the finding
that such land, improvements, and/or facilities would serve the parks and recreation goals and
objectives of the capital facilities plan.
(2) For each request for a credit or credits, the Parks Director shall determine the value of dedicated
land by using available documentation or selecting an appraiser from a list of independent appraisers
maintained by the Parks Department to determine the value of the land being dedicated. The value of
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improvements will be determined through documentation submitted by the feepay er.
(3) The feepayer shall pay the cost of the appraisal and shall deposit on account the estimated cost of
the appraisal as determined by the city at the time the feepayer requests consideration for a credit.
(4) After receiving the appraisal, the Parks Director shall provide the applicant with a letter or
certificate setting forth the dollar amount of the credit, the reason for the credit, where applicable, the
legal description of the site donated, and the legal description or other adequate description of the
project or development to which the credit may be applied. The applicant must sign and date a
duplicate copy of such letter or certificate indicating their agreement to the terms of the letter or
certificate and return such signed document to the Parks Director before the impact fee credit will be
awarded. The failure of the applicant to sign, date, and return such document within 60 days shall
nullify the credit.
(5) Any claim for credit must be made no later than the time of application for a build ing permit. Any
claim not so made shall be deemed waived.
(6) Determinations made by the Parks Director pursuant to this section shall be subject to the appeals
procedures set forth in FWRC 19.92.110.
(7) Pursuant to and consistent with the requirements of RCW 82.02.060, the fee rate in the fee
schedule has been reasonably adjusted for other revenue sources which are earmarked for, or
proratable to, funding parks and recreation facilities.
19.92.100 Establishment of park impact fee accounts.
(1) Park impact fee receipts shall be earmarked specifically and deposited in one or more special,
interest -bearing accounts.
(2) The city shall establish one or more separate park impact fee accounts for the fees collected
pursuant to this chapter. Funds withdrawn from the account or accounts must be used in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter and applicable state law. Interest earned on the fees shall be
retained in the account(s) and expended for the purposes for which the park impact fees were
collected.
(3) On an annual basis, the Finance Director shall provide a report to the council on the park impact
fee account showing the source and amount of all moneys collected, earned, or received, and the
parks and recreation system improvements that were financed in whole or in part by impact fees.
(4) Impact fees shall be expended or encumbered within 10 years of receipt, unless the council
identifies in written findings an extraordinary and compelling reason or reasons for the delay.
19.92.110 Administrative guidelines.
The Parks and Community Development Directors are hereby authorized to adopt internal guidelines
for the administration of park impact fees, which include the adoption of procedural rules.
19.92.120 Refunds.
(1) If the city fails to expend or encumber the park impact fees within 10 years of the date the fees
were paid, unless extraordinary or compelling reasons are established pursuant to FWRC 19.92.130,
the current owner of the property on which park impact fees have been paid may receive a re fund of
such fees. In determining whether park impact fees have been expended or encumbered, park impact
fees shall be considered expended or encumbered on a first in, first out basis.
(2) The city shall notify potential claimants by first class mail depos ited with the United States Postal
Service at the last known address of such claimants. A potential claimant must be the current owner
of record of the real property against which the park impact fee was assessed.
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(3) Owners seeking a refund of park impact fees must submit a written request for a refund of the
fees to the Parks Director within one year of the date the right to claim the refund arises or the date
that notice is given, whichever is later.
(4) Any park impact fees for which no application for a refund has been made within this one -year
period shall be retained by the city and expended on the system improvements for which they were
collected.
(5) Refunds of park impact fees or offsets against subsequent park impact fees under this section
shall include any interest earned on the park impact fees by the city.
(6) When the city seeks to terminate any or all components of the park impact fee program, all
unexpended or unencumbered funds from any terminated c omponent or components, including
interest earned, shall be refunded pursuant to this section. Upon the finding that any or all fee
requirements are to be terminated, the city shall place notice of such termination and the availability
of refunds in a newspaper of general circulation at least two times and shall notify all potential
claimants by first class mail at the last known address of the claimant. All funds available for refund
shall be retained for a period of one year. At the end of one year, any r emaining funds shall be
retained by the city, but must be expended for the public facilities for which the park impact fees
were collected. This notice requirement shall not apply if there are no unexpended or unencumbered
balances within the account or ac counts being terminated.
(7) The city shall also refund to the current owner of property for which park impact fees have been
paid all park impact fees paid, including interest earned on the park impact fees, if the development
activity for which the park impact fees were imposed did not occur; provided, however, that if the
city has expended or encumbered the park impact fees in good faith prior to the application for a
refund, the Parks Director may decline to provide the refund. If, within a period of th ree years, the
same or subsequent owner of the property proceeds with the same or substantially similar
development activity, the owner can petition the Parks Director for an offset in the amount of the fee
originally paid and not refunded. The petitioner must provide receipts of park impact fees previously
paid for a development activity of the same or substantially similar nature on the same real property
or some portion thereof. Determinations of the Parks Director shall be in writing and shall be subjec t
to the appeals procedures set forth in FWRC 19.92.110.
19.92.130 Use of park impact fees.
(1) Pursuant to this chapter, park impact fees shall be used for parks and recreation facilities that will
reasonably benefit growth and development, and only for p ark facilities addressed by the city’s
capital facilities element of the comprehensive plan.
(2) Park impact fees shall not be used to make up deficiencies in city facilities serving an existing
development.
(3) Park impact fees shall not be used for maint enance and operations, including personnel.
(4) Park impact fees may be used for but not limited to land acquisition, site improvements,
engineering and architectural services, permitting, financing, administrative expenses, planning,
mitigation costs, capital equipment pertaining to parks facilities, and any other expenses which can
be capitalized.
(5) Park impact fees may also be used to recoup public improvement costs incurred by the city to the
extent that growth and development will be served by the pr eviously constructed improvement.
(6) In the event bonds or similar debt instruments are or have been issued for parks facility
improvements, park impact fees may be used to pay the principal and interest on such bonds.
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19.92.140 Administrative fees.
(1) For each park impact fee imposed, there shall be charged an administrative fee, the amount of
which shall be set by council resolution. The administrative fee shall be deposited into an
administrative fee account within the park impact fee account(s). Admin istrative fees shall be used to
defray the city’s actual costs associated with the assessment and collection and update of the park
impact fees. An administrative fee is not refundable or creditable.
(2) The administrative fee shall be paid by the feepayer at the same time as the park impact fee.
19.92.150 Appeals.
(1) The applicant may pay the park impact fees under protest pending appeal to avoid delays in the
issuance of building permits or change of use permits. No appeal shall be permitted until the im pact
fees at issue have been paid.
(2) Requests for review regarding the impact fees imposed on any development activity may be filed
only by the applicant for the development activity at issue.
(3) The applicant must first file a request for review regard ing impact fees with the Parks Director, as
provided herein:
(a) The request shall be in writing on the form provided by the city;
(b) The request for review by the Parks Director shall be filed within 14 calendar days after the
applicant’s payment of the impact fee at issue. The failure to timely file such a request shall
constitute a final bar to later seek such review;
(c) No administrative fee will be imposed for the request for review by the director; and
(d) The Parks Director shall issue his/her dete rmination in writing.
(4) Determinations of the Parks Director with respect to the applicability of the impact fees to a given
development activity, the availability or value of a credit, or the Parks Director’s decision concerning
the independent fee calc ulation which is authorized in FWRC 19.92.090, or any other determination
which the Parks Director is authorized to make pursuant to this chapter, may be appealed by the
applicant or owner using the same process as the underlying development permit applica tion or
process I of this title if there is no underlying development permit, substituting the Parks Director for
the Community Development Director . The appeal, in the form of a letter of appeal, must be
delivered to the Parks Department within 14 calenda r days after issuance of the decision of the Parks
Director. In those cases where the proposed development activity may require a public hearing under
the authority of other chapters of this code, the hearings may be combined. For example, if the
underlying development permit application is a preliminary plat, the appeal shall be heard at the
preliminary plat public hearing.
19.92.160 Existing authority unimpaired.
Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the city from requiring the feepayer or the proponent of a
development activity to mitigate adverse environmental impacts of a specific development pursuant
to the State Environmental Policy Act, Chapter 43.21C RCW, based on the environmental documents
accompanying the underlying development approval process, and/or Chapter 58.17 RCW, governing
plats and subdivisions; provided, that the exercise of this authority is consistent with Chapters
43.21C and 82.02 RCW.
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T ABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................... ii
Section I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1
I.A. Policy ........................................................................................................................................ 1
I.B. Calculation Overview .................................................................................................................... 1
Section II. PIF Analysis ................................................................................................................................ 3
II.A. Growth ...................................................................................................................................... 3
II.B. Future Facilities Fee ..................................................................................................................... 5
II.C. Existing Facilities Fee ................................................................................................................... 9
II.D. Calculated PIF .......................................................................................................................... 10
Section III. Implementation.......................................................................................................................... 12
III.A. Indexing ................................................................................................................................... 12
III.B. Comparisons ............................................................................................................................ 12
Appendix A : Infill Project List ......................................................................................................................... 13
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Section I. I NTRODUCTION
The City of Federal Way (City) is looking to implement a parks impact fee (PIF) to provide partial
funding for the capital needs of its parks system. In 2022, the City engaged FCS GROUP to calculate
a PIF based on recent growth estimates, its parks project lists, and inventory data. The following
sections provide the policy background upon which the PIF is based, as well as a general overview of
the PIF calculation. The rest of the report details the specific data inputs and results of the PIF
calculation.
I.A. POLICY
Park impact fees are enabled by state statutes, authorized by local ordinance, and constrained by the
United States Constitution.
I.A.1. State Statutes
Impact fees are authorized by state law in RCW 82.02.050 through 82.02.110. By law, revenue from
park impact fees shall be used for park system improvements that will reasonably benefit new
development. The money may not be used to address system deficienc ies, or maintenance and repair
costs. The fees cannot exceed new development’s proportionate share of the improvement costs, and
the revenue may be spent only for the public facilities which are addressed by the capital facilities
plan element of an adopte d comprehensive land use plan. Impact fee revenue must be spent within
ten years after collection. In addition, the City cannot depend entirely on impact fees to fund capital
costs; there must be some amount of funding from other local sources.
I.A.2. Local Ordinance
The City of Federal Way is implementing code updates to support the PIF calculated in this report.
I.A.3. United States Constitution
The United States Supreme Court has determined that impact fees and other exactions that comply
with state and/or local law may still violate the United States Constitution if they are not
proportionate to the impact of the development. The PIF calculated in this report are designed to
meet such constitutional and statuto ry requirements.
I.B. CALCULATION OVERVIEW
In general, impact fees are calculated by adding an existing facilities fee component and a future
facilities fee component —both with potential adjustments. Each component is calculated by dividing
the eligible cost by growth in units of demand. The unit of demand becomes the basis of the charge.
The diagram below summarizes the basic outline of an impact fee calculation, and more detail is
provided in the following bullets.
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⚫ The eligible cost of capacity in existing facilities is the cost of existing park facilities that will
serve growth. For a parks impact fee, determining the capacity in the existing system available
for growth starts with determining the amount of existing parks facilities that are required for
existing users, commonly measured in park acres. One method for doing so first calculates the
system’s level -of-service after completion of the capital facilities plan. By applying that level -of-
service target to the current population, the City can determin e if it’s currently meeting its level -
of-service target. If the City has more park facilities (such as park acres) than needed based on its
level-of-service target, the cost s of such available facilities can be included in the existing
facilities component of the impact fee.
⚫ The eligible portion of capacity increasing projects is the cost of future projects that will serve
growth. Some projects are intended to only serve growth, some projects do not serve to increase
the capacity of the City’s park system, and some serve the City’s current and future populations.
Determining how projects fall into each category can again be done with a level -of-service
calculation to estimate how many park acres (for example) are needed to serve growth given the
City’s level -of-service target. Other projects that do not add a measurable number of parks
facilities may still be eligible if they will serve both existing and future users.
⚫ The growth in system demand is the anticipated growth in the City’s population. However, as
residents are not the only users of the City’s park system, employees of businesses within will be
included as well, at a separate rate that reflects the parks demand characteristics of commercial
developments.
Finally, summing the existing facilities co mponent with the future facilities component gives the
fully calculated impact fee.
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Section II. PIF ANALYSIS
This section provides the detailed calculations of the maximum allowable PIF in the City of Federal
Way.
II.A. GROWTH
The calculation of projected growth begins wit h defining the units by which current and future
demand will be measured. Then, using the best available data, we quantify the current level of
demand and estimate a future level of demand. The difference between the current level and the
future level is the growth in demand that will serve as the denominator in the PIF calculations.
II.A.1. Unit of Measurement
A good unit of measurement allows an agency to quantify the incremental demand of development or
redevelopment that creates additional demand for park facilities. A more precise unit of
measurement allows an agency to distinguish different levels of demand added by different kinds of
development or redevelopment.
II.A.1.a Options
For parks impact fees, demand that can be attributed to individual developments is usually measured
in the number of people who will occupy a development. For residential developments, the number
of occupants means the number of residents. We use data from the U. S. Census Bureau to estimate
the number of residents for different kinds o f dwelling units. For non -residential developments, the
number of occupants means the number of employees. We use industry data to estimate the number
employees per square foot for different kinds of non -residential developments.
When an agency chooses to impose a PIF on both residential and non -residential developments, the
demand of one additional resident must be carefully distinguished from the demand of one additional
employee. This is usually accomplished by the calculation of a residential equivalent . One resident is
equal to one residential equivalent, and one employee is typically less than one residential equivalent.
Non-residential developments are a source of demand for parks facilities in Federal Way, and the
City is intending to charge PIFs for both residential and non -residential developments using
residential equivalents as the unit of growth.
II.A.2. Demand Adjustment for Non -Residential Users
To charge PIFs to both residential and non -residential developments, we must estimate both (1) how
much availability non-residential occupants (i.e., employees) have to use parks facilities and (2) how
that availability differs from residential occupants (i.e., residents).
The calculation begins with the most recent counts for population and employment in Federal Way.
As shown in Exhibit 2.1 below, in 2019 (the most recent year for which both population and
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employment data were available), 98,911 residents lived in Federal Way, and 28,063 employees
worked in Federal Way. Of these, 4,320 people both live d and worked in Federal Way.
Exhibit 2.1 – 2019 Population and Employment in Federal Way
Next, we estimate the number of hours per week that each category of person would be available to
use the parks facilities in Federal Way. Exhibit 2.2 below shows an estimate of maximum
availability. It assumes that 8 hours each day are used for sleeping for all residents of the City. For those
who are not working, the remaining 16 hours of each day are available for use of the parks system, giving
a total of 112 hours per week of parks system availability. For workers, 8 hours of each day are assumed
to be spent at work, which leaves the remaining 8 hours per weekday available for residential use of the
parks system. In addition, workers have 16 hours of residential demand each weekend day, for a total of
72 hours per week of residential demand. During work, 1 hour is assumed to be available for workers to
use the parks system, giving 5 hours per week of non-residential demand. These estimates are not of
actual use, but maximum availability.
Exhibit 2.2 – Demand Estimates by Category of Parks User
When the hours of availability above are multiplied by the counts presented earlier, we c an determine
the relative demand of residents and employees. As shown in Exhibit 2.3 below, the parks demand of
Population and
Employment, 2019 Living Inside
Federal Way
Living
Outside
Federal Way Total
Working Inside Federal Way 4,320 23,743 28,063
Working Outside Federal Way 37,152
Not Working 57,439
Total 98,911
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, OnTheMap Application, 2019
Inflow/Outflow analysis (employment); 2019 PROS Plan, Figure 2.2
Hours per Week of Park
Availability Per Person,
Residential Demand
Living Inside
Federal Way
Working Inside Federal Way 72
Working Outside Federal Way 72
Not Working 112
Source: FCS GROUP.
Hours per Week of Park
Availability Per Person, Non-
Residential Demand
Living Inside
Federal Way
Living
Outside
Federal Way
Working Inside Federal Way 5 5
Working Outside Federal Way
Not Working
Source: FCS GROUP.
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one employee is equivalent to the parks demand of about 0.05 resident s. To put it another way, the
parks demand of about 19.05 employees is equi valent to the parks demand of one resident.
Exhibit 2.3 – Total Hours per Week of Park Availability
II.A.3. Growth in Demand
The current (2023) demand for parks facilities is 106,586 residential equivalents. That number is the
sum of 105,022 residents (based on the PROS Plan) and 1,564 residential equivalents for 29,797
employees.
During the forecast period from 2023 to 2044, the residential population is expected to grow by
20,669 residents. If total residential equivalents remain proportionate to the residentia l population,
then residential equivalents will grow by 21,909 to a total of 128,495 residential equivalents.
Therefore, 21,909 residential equivalents will be the denominator for the PIF calculations later in this
report.
Exhibit 2.4 below summarizes thes e calculations:
Exhibit 2.4 – Growth in Demand
II.B. FUTURE FACILITIES FE E
The future facilities fee is the eligible cost of planned projects per unit of growth that such projects
will serve. Since we have already calculated growth (denominator) above, we will focus here on the
future facilities fee cost basis (numerator).
Total Hours per Week of
Park Availability, 2019 Residential
hours
Non-
residential
hours Total Hours
Working Inside Federal Way 311,040 140,315 451,355
Working Outside Federal Way 2,674,944
Not Working 6,433,168
Total 9,419,152 140,315 451,355
Hours per resident 95
Hours per employee 5
Residents per employee 0.05
Source: Previous tables
2019 2023 2044
Growth
(2023-2044)
Growth
Share
Population 98,911 105,022 125,691 20,669 16.44%
Employees 28,063 29,797 53,412 23,615 44.21%
Residential-equivalent employees 1,473 1,564 2,804 1,240 44.21%
Residential equivalents 100,384 106,586 128,495 21,909 17.05%
Source: PROS Plan, Figure 2.2 (population); Census Bureau, OnTheMap (primary employees
Inflow/Outflow analysis); City staff (2044 population and employee estimates)
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II.B.1. Eligibility
A project’s eligible cost is the product of its total cost and its eligibility percentage. The eligibility
percentage represents the portion of the project that creates capacity for future users.
For park impact fees , eligibility is often determined by a level -of-service analysis that quantifies the
park facilities that are needed for growth (and are therefore elig ible to be included in the future
facilities cost basis). Park facilities can be measured by sorting them into categories such as
neighborhood, community, or open space, or by considering their respective units of measurement
(e.g., acres). Further, in eit her approach, the current or future level of service may be targeted. These
two separate choices create four distinct and equally defensible ways of calculating the eligibility
percentage of each project.
Each method will be examined in the sections below.
II.B.1.a Current Level of Service (By Category and by Unit of Measurement)
Determining PIF eligibility for parks projects using the current level of service requires determining
the quantity of parks facilities needed to maintain the current level of service. Any projects that add
facilities in excess of that quantity are ineligible.
The City has five relevant parks categories for determining its level of service by category. These are
shown in the upper panel of the first column i n Exhibit 2.5. Each category recei ves its own level of
service. Using community parks as an example, the City currently has 486.94 acres of community
parks. Using the 2023 population discussed above, this implies that there is 4.64 acres of community
parks per 1,000 residents. The parks project list, when completed, will add 7.00 acres of community
parks. Based on the 2044 population and the current level of service, 70.32 additional acres of
community parks are needed. So, all the additional park acres can be used to accommodate growth,
and therefore are eligible for inclusion in the parks impact fee.
The same line of reasoning is used to develop the eligibility percentages for other parks categories.
Calculating eligibility using level of service by unit of measurement (e.g., acres, miles), instead of by
park type, also follows the same approach. The eligibility percentage for each parks category or unit
of measurement is shown in the last column of Exhibit 2.5.
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Exhibit 2.5 – Eligibility under the C urrent Level of Service
II.B.1.b Future Level of Service (By Category and Unit of Measurement)
To determine PIF eligibility using the future level of service, the proposed additional quantity of
planned parks facilities is added to the current quantity of parks f acilities. Using the future
population, a future level of service is then calculated. That level of service is compared to the
current parks system to determine if any deficiencies exist against the current population . Only the
portions of parks projects t hat do not cure existing deficiencies are considered eligible for the future
facilities fee cost basis under this method.
As in the previous section, calculating PIF eligibility based on future level of service can be done
both when measuring parks facilities by category and when measuring by unit of measurement.
Exhibit 2.6 below outlines both methods using the future level of service. Using community parks as
an exa mple again, the City currently has 486.94 acres of community parks. The parks project list,
when completed, will add 7.00 acres of community parks. This results in a future level of service of
4.11 acres of community parks per 1,000 residents in 2044. If that level of service was applied to the
2023 population, a minimum of 431.61 acres would be needed. However, there are already 486.94
acres of community parks. So, the additional acres added by the project list are not needed for
existing users , and theref ore 100 percent are includable in the future facilities fee.
The same approach is used to develop the eligibility percentages for other parks categories.
Calculating eligibility using level of service by unit of measurement (e.g., acres, miles), instead of by
park type, follows the same logic. The eligibility percentage for each parks category or unit of
measurement is shown in the “Eligibility” column of Exhibit 2.6 below.
Units
2023
Quantity
2023 Units
per 1,000
Residents
Change in
Quantity
Additional
Needed to
Maintain LoS Eligibility
By Category:
Community Park Acres 486.94 4.64 7.00 70.32 100.00%
Neighborhood Park Acres 108.05 1.03 0.00 15.60 0.00%
Open Space Acres 436.16 4.15 0.00 62.98 0.00%
Special Use Facilities Number 6.00 0.06 0.00 0.87 0.00%
Trail Miles 12.07 0.11 0.00 1.74 0.00%
By Unit of Measurement:
Park or Natural Area Acres 1031.15 9.82 7.00 148.90 100.00%
Special Use Facility Number 6.00 0.06 0.00 0.87 0.00%
Trail Miles 12.07 0.11 0.00 1.74 0.00%
Source: 2019 PROS Plan Table 3.1, City staff
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Exhibit 2.6 – Eligibility under the Future Level of Service
The final column of Exhibit 2.6 shows the reimbursable quantity of each park category and unit of
measurement. The quantity of such park facilities exceeds the existing needs of the park system when
measuring by the future level of service, and as such, can be used to provide capacity for future
users. Since those facilities will benefit future users, a share of their cost can be included in the
existing facilities cost basis.
II.B.2. Expansion Projects
The first of the City’s two project lists includes projects that will expand the inventory of the parks
system and are therefore subject to the eligibility calculations described above. The total cost of these
projects is $16.5 million, and eligibility is based on the level -of-service calculation chosen. These
projects are summarized i n Exhibit 2.7 below. The eligibility percentage and eligible cost columns
assume the future -by-unit approach to level of service.
Exhibit 2.7 – Expansion Projects
II.B.3. Infill List
The second of the City’s two project lists includes projects that will not exp and the inventory of the
parks system by adding acres but that will nevertheless add capacity for future users by adding
amenities. The project list is shown in Appendix A and has a total cost of $44.3 million. Each project
is assigned one of two eligibili ty percentages: zero percent if the project is for repair or replacement
of existing assets and 17.05 percent if the project adds new amenities. That 17.05 percent represents
the share of total future users made up of new users (in 2044), and assigning a project that percent
recognizes that existing and future users are expected to share new amenities in existing parks
proportionately. The total eligible cost of the infill list is approximately $6.0 million.
Units
2023
Quantity
2023 Units
per 1,000
Residents
Change in
Quantity
2044 Units
per 1,000
Residents
2023
Minimum
Quantity Eligibility
Reimbursable
Quantity
By Category:
Community Park Acres 486.94 4.64 7.00 4.11 431.61 100.00%55.33
Neighborhood Park Acres 108.05 1.03 0.00 0.90 94.42 0.00%13.63
Open Space Acres 436.16 4.15 0.00 3.63 381.12 0.00%55.04
Special Use Facilities Number 6.00 0.06 0.00 0.05 5.24 0.00%0.76
Trail Miles 12.07 0.11 0.00 0.10 10.55 0.00%1.52
By Unit of Measurement:
Park or Natural Area Acres 1031.15 9.82 7.00 8.64 907.15 100.00%124.00
Special Use Facility Number 6.00 0.06 0.00 0.05 5.24 0.00%0.76
Trail Miles 12.07 0.11 0.00 0.10 10.55 0.00%1.52
Source: 2019 PROS Plan Table 3.1, City staff
Location Type Year Cost
Eligibility
(Future by
Unit)Eligible Cost
Additional
Acres
Downtown Park Expansion Community Park 2027-2031 5,500,000$ 100%5,500,000$ 3.00
South Light Rail Station Park Community Park 2027-2031 11,000,000 100%11,000,000 4.00
Total 16,500,000$ 16,500,000$ 7.00
Source: City staff
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II.B.4. Calculated Future Facilities Fee Cost Basis
After determining the costs dedicated to expanding capacity, the future facilities fee cost basis is
calculated by multiplying those costs by their respective eligibility percentages. As discussed above,
eligibility for capacity-expanding costs on the project list were determined through level -of-service
calculations , and projects on the infill list were assigned either 0 or 17.05 percent. As all methods of
determining level -of-service result in the same eligibility percentages, the future facilities cost basis
is $22.5 million under all scenarios.
II.C. EXISTING FACILITIES FEE
The existing facilities fee is the eligible cost of the park facilities available for future users per unit of
growth that such facilities will serve. Growth was calculated in Section II.A and Exhibit 2.6 shows
the quantity of facilities available for inclusion in the existing facilities fee. The remaining piece of
the fee calculation is the original cost of eligible park facilities.
II.C.1. Existing Facilities Fee Cost Basis
The City provided records f or historical expenditures on its parks system going back to 1991, which
are totaled by category and unit of measurement in the fourth column of Exhibit 2.10 below.
Dividing those historical expenditures by the quantity of park acres and trail miles yields a
calculation of investment per unit. By multiplying that investment per unit by the number of eligible
units shown in Exhibit 2.6, the eligible cost of those park facilities is calculated to be approximately
$2.6 million when measuring by category and approximately $3.8 million when measuring by unit of
measurement . However, an adjustment must be made for growth’s share of outstanding debt related
to that investment. Such an adjustment is necessary to make sure that growth isn’t paying twice for
the same capacity; once in the PIF, and once through property taxes. Growth’s share of outstanding
principal is estimated to be $2.3 million, and so the total eligible amount is either $306,635 or $1.5
million depending on the method used for determining level of s ervice.
Exhibit 2.10 – Existing Facilities Fee Cost Basis
Units
Historical City
Investment per Unit
Eligible Number
of Units
Unadjusted Eligible
Amount
Growth's Share of
Outstanding Principal
on Parks-related Debt Total Eligible Amount
By Category:
Community Park Acres 24,293$ 55.33 1,344,081$
Neighborhood Park Acres 15,345 13.63 209,224
Open Space Acres 1,294 55.04 71,215
Special Use Facilities Number 1,253,616 0.76 949,121
Trail Miles - 1.52 -
Total 2,573,641$ 2,267,006$ 306,635$
By Unit of
Measurement:
Park or Natural Area Acres 22,668$ 124.00 2,810,829$
Special Use Facility Number 1,253,616 0.76 949,121
Trail Miles - 1.52 -
Total 3,759,949$ 2,267,006$ 1,492,943$
Source: City staff (historical investment, oustanding debt); previous tables
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II.D. CALCULATED PIF
This section combines the eligible cost from the future facilities fee cost basis and the existing
facilities fee cost basis . Exhibit 2.11 below summarizes the PIF calculation for all four measures of
level of service.
Exhibit 2.11 – Calculated PIF
As shown above, the maximum allowable PIF is $1,094 per residential equivalent under the future
level of service by unit of measurement . The resulting PIF is $3,222 for a single-family dwelling unit
based on an estimated 2.94 residents per dwelling unit , $2,635 for a multi -family dwelling unit based
on an estimated 2.41 residents per dwelling unit , and $3,004 for a mobile home dwelling unit based
on an estimated 2.75 residents pe r dwelling unit. A conservative estimate of 1.00 resident per
accessory dwelling unit (ADU) was made, yielding a PIF of $1,094 per ADU.
The rate per employee is $57 based on the equivalency calculated in Section II.A . The non -
residential PIF can be charged using an estimate of employee density per 1,000 square feet. Exhibit
2.12 below provides a schedule for the non -residential PIF for all four level -of-service calculations
based on employee density estimates from the Portland Metro regional government.
Calculated Parks Impact Fee Current by
Category
Future by
Category
Current by
Unit Future by Unit
Cost Basis:
Future Facilities 22,474,278$ 22,474,278$ 22,474,278$ 22,474,278$
Existing Facilities - 306,635 - 1,492,943
Total Cost Basis 22,474,278$ 22,780,913$ 22,474,278$ 23,967,221$
Growth in Residential Equivalents 21,909 21,909 21,909 21,909
Future Facilities Fee per Residential Equivalent 1,026$ 1,026$ 1,026$ 1,026$
Existing Facilities Fee per Residential Equivalent - 14 - 68
Total Parks Impact Fee per Residential Equivalent 1,026$ 1,040$ 1,026$ 1,094$
Fee Schedule:
Residents per
Dwelling Unit
Single-family dwelling unit 2.94 3,021$ 3,062$ 3,021$ 3,222$
Multi-family dwelling unit 2.41 2,471 2,505 2,471 2,635
Manufactured home dwelling unit 2.75 2,817 2,855 2,817 3,004
Accessory dwelling unit 1.00 1,026 1,040 1,026 1,094
Employee 0.05 54 55 54 57
Source: Census Bureau, 2020 American Community Survey, Tables B25024 and B25033 (residents per dwelling unit); previous
tables
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Exhibit 2.12 – Calculated Non-residential PIF
Employment Density By Category By Unit of Measurement
Industry Type
(SIC)
S.F. per
Employee
Employees per
1,000 S.F.
Current (PIF
per 1,000 S.F.)
Future (PIF
per 1,000 S.F.)
Current (PIF
per 1,000 S.F.)
Future (PIF
per 1,000 S.F.)
Ag., Fish & Forest Services; Constr.; Mining 1-19 590 1.695 91.29$ 92.53$ 91.29$ 97.35$
Food & Kindred Projects 20 630 1.587 85.49 86.66 85.49 91.17
Textile & Apparel 22, 23 930 1.075 57.91 58.70 57.91 61.76
Lumber & Wood 24 640 1.563 84.16 85.31 84.16 89.75
Furniture; Clay, Stone & Glass; Misc.25, 32, 39 760 1.316 70.87 71.84 70.87 75.58
Paper & Allied 26 1,600 0.625 33.66 34.12 33.66 35.90
Printing, Publishing & Allied 27 450 2.222 119.69 121.32 119.69 127.64
Chemicals, Petroleum, Rubber, Leather 28-31 720 1.389 74.81 75.83 74.81 79.78
Primary & Fabricated Metals 33, 34 420 2.381 128.24 129.99 128.24 136.76
Machinery Equipment 35 300 3.333 179.53 181.98 179.53 191.46
Electrical Machinery, Equipment 36, 38 400 2.500 134.65 136.49 134.65 143.60
Transportation Equipment 37 700 1.429 76.94 77.99 76.94 82.05
TCPU--Transportation and Warehousing 40-42, 44, 45, 47 3,290 0.304 16.37 16.59 16.37 17.46
TCPU--Communications and Public Utilities 43, 46, 48, 49 460 2.174 117.09 118.69 117.09 124.87
Wholesale Trade 50, 51 1,390 0.719 38.75 39.28 38.75 41.32
Retail Trade 52-59 470 2.128 114.60 116.16 114.60 122.21
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 60-68 370 2.703 145.57 147.56 145.57 155.24
Non-Health Services 70-79 770 1.299 69.95 70.90 69.95 74.60
Health Services 80 350 2.857 153.89 155.99 153.89 164.11
Educational, Social, Membership Services 81-89 740 1.351 72.78 73.78 72.78 77.62
Government 90-99 530 1.887 101.62 103.01 101.62 108.37
Source : Metro, "1999 Employment Density Study," Table 4.
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Section III. IMPLEMENTATION
This section addresses practical aspects of implementing PIFs and provides comparisons to other
jurisdictions .
III.A. INDEXING
We recommend that the City index its charges to the Engineering News Record Construction Cost
Index for the City of Seattle and adjust its charges annually.
III.B. COMPARISONS
Exhibit 3.1 below shows a comparison of PIFs calculated for single -family homes for some relevant
jurisdictions.
Exhibit 3.1 – PIF Comparisons
Jurisdiction PIF for a SFR*
Issaquah $10,533
Kirkland $6,822
Sammamish $6,739
Redmond $5,884
Shoreline $5,227
Auburn $3,500
Renton $3,276
Federal Way (Proposed)$3,222
Everett**$3,180
Source: FCS GROUP Survey, 3/27/2023
*SFR = Single-family residence
**Assumes a three-bedroom house
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APPENDIX A: I NFILL PROJECT LIST
(continued next page)
Location Type Year Cost PIF Eligibility
PIF-Eligible
Cost
Adelaide Formalize picnic areas/install picnic shelters (2)2033 167,000 17.05%28,474
Alderbrook Park Playground Replacement 2023 150,000 17.05%25,575
Alderdale park Playground Replacement 2027 150,000 17.05%25,575
BPA Add a fitness trail and equipment 2026 143,000 17.05%24,382
BPA Repair asphalt trail 2030-2040 - 0.00%-
BPA Install monument sign 2028 7,000 17.05%1,194
BPA Install directional signage/wayfinding 2030 12,000 17.05%2,046
Brooklake Demo Hall & Green Storage Buildings 2023 8,000$ 0.00%-$
Brooklake Electrical upgrades 2023 20,000 17.05%3,410
Brooklake Facility/Feasibility Assessment - Master Plan 2023 4,000 17.05%682
Cedar Grove Park Playground Replacement 2031 175,000 17.05%29,838
Celebration Convert To Artificial Turf 2032 11,500,000 17.05%1,960,783
Celebration Sand based turf replacement 2026 500,000 17.05%85,251
Celebration Replace field fence 2035 119,000 0.00%-
Celebration park Playground Replacement 2024 450,000 17.05%76,726
City Hall add ADA door control @ Court Entry 2023 60,000 17.05%10,230
City Hall Card control replacement/upgrade 2027 125,000 17.05%21,313
City Hall Carpet replacement 2027 250,000 0.00%-
City Hall City Hall Water Heaters (5)2028 75,000 0.00%-
City Hall Court bench refurbish 2025 8,500 0.00%-
City Hall Elevator 2024 185,000 0.00%-
City Hall HVAC 2025 400,000 0.00%-
City Hall Reception Counters - replace Formica 2026 10,000 0.00%-
City Hall Roof replacement 2026 500,000 0.00%-
City Hall Security Fence Around Entire P/E Parcel/Lot 2024 75,000 17.05%12,788
City Hall Sidewalk ADA upgrades 2023-2027 240,000 0.00%-
Coronado Park Playground Replacement 2028 150,000 17.05%25,575
Fisher Pond Prepare master plan 2028 12,000 17.05%2,046
Fisher Pond Install picnic shelter 2030 83,000 17.05%14,152
Fisher Pond Decommission on-site well 2030 12,000 0.00%-
French Lake Develop/Install Shelter 2028 60,000 17.05%10,230
FWCC Exercise Equipment (full replace)2026 150,000 0.00%-
FWCC Locker Rooms/Cabanas Restoration 2023 250,000 0.00%-
FWCC Replace Pool Water Slide/Play Equipment 2023 1,200,000 0.00%-
FWCC Re-plaster Lap Pool 2027 400,000 0.00%-
FWCC Pool/slide repairs 2023 298,000 0.00%-
FWCC Replace pool and play equipment 2023 60,000 0.00%-
FWCC Outdoor areas 2033 119,000 17.05%20,290
Heritage Woods park Playground Replacement 2029 175,000 17.05%29,838
Lake Grove Park Playground Replacement 2032 200,000 17.05%34,101
Lakota Parking Lot Replacement 2023 170,000 0.00%-
Lakota Upgrade soccer field to artificial turf 2021 1,489,000 17.05%253,879
Lakota Upgrade running track to rubber 2021 238,000 17.05%40,580
Lakota Upgrade field lighting 2032 893,000 17.05%152,259
Lakota Upgrade restrooms and increase parking 2032 953,000 17.05%162,489
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Location Type Year Cost PIF Eligibility
PIF-Eligible
Cost
Laurelwood Prepare master plan 2025 36,000 17.05%6,138
Laurelwood Perform master plan improvements 2027-2037 - 17.05%-
Laurelwood Install 1/2 basketball court 2030 60,000 17.05%10,230
Madrona Park Playground Replacement 2030 175,000 17.05%29,838
Mirror Lake Replace and improve playground 2020 143,000 17.05%24,382
Monument Signs Complete sign implementation program 2023-2033 48,000 17.05%8,184
Olympic View Formalize Joe's Creek social trail 2035 - 17.05%-
Olympic View Improve neighborhood entrances (6)2035 36,000 17.05%6,138
Olympic View Install 1/2 basketball court 2030 60,000 17.05%10,230
Olympic View Park Playground Replacement 2025 125,000 17.05%21,313
Palisades Repair/replace asphalt basketball court 2028 6,000 0.00%-
Palisades Install picnic shelter 2030 83,000 17.05%14,152
Palisades Park Playground Replacement 2026 200,000 17.05%34,101
Sacajawea Artificial turf replacement - SAC 2026 700,000 0.00%-
Sacajawea Natural Turf Replacement (ballfields)2023 300,000 0.00%-
Sacajawea Renovate Ballfield Drainage 2024 50,000 0.00%-
Sacajawea Replace Rubber running track 2024 340,000 0.00%-
Sacajawea Tennis Court Replacement 2025 200,000 0.00%-
Sacajawea Wood Pole Replacement 2029 150,000 0.00%-
Sacajawea Replace water service line 2028 18,000 0.00%-
Sacajawea New restroom - sewer lift station 2035 89,000 17.05%15,175
Sacajawea Install picnic shelter 2030 83,000 17.05%14,152
Safety & Security Parking lot lighting improvements (LED) at Sacajawea Park, Saghalie Park, Steel Lake Park, and Steel Lake Annex2028- 17.05%-
Safety & Security Install security cameras in parking lots at Scajawea Park, Saghalie Park, Steel Lake Park, and Steel Lake Annex2028- 17.05%-
Saghalie Artificial turf replacement - Soccer Field 2032 600,000 0.00%-
Saghalie Tennis Court Renovation/Resurface 2025 40,000 0.00%-
Saghalie Replace Rubber running track 2023-2032 505,000 17.05%86,104
Saghalie Install artificial turf on football field 2035 1,429,000 17.05%243,649
Saghalie Renovate basketball courts 2026 71,000 0.00%-
Saghalie Overlay parking lot 2028 48,000 0.00%-
Steel Lake Develop a master plan 2033 149,000 17.05%25,405
Steel Lake Instal new shelters (Sites 2-5)2028-2033 292,000 17.05%49,787
Steel Lake Re-pipe annex and beach house restrooms 2026 238,000 0.00%-
Steel Lake Annex Artificial Turf Replacement - Karl Grosch 2032 700,000 0.00%-
Steel Lake Annex Parking Lot Repairs 2024 10,000 0.00%-
Steel Lake Park Artificial turf - Site #5 2032 1,300,000 17.05%221,654
Steel Lake Park Dock Replacement 2027 1,250,000 0.00%-
Steel Lake Shop New Maintenance Shop (Parks Share, 33%)2032 11,666,667 17.05%1,989,200
Steel Lake Shop Shop - Backup power generator 2025 40,000 17.05%6,820
Steel Lake Shop Shop - Electrical Service - new panel 2024 7,500 17.05%1,279
Steel Lake Shop Shop Roof 2026 75,000 17.05%12,788
Steel Lake Shop Storage House - New Garage Doors 2024 7,000 17.05%1,194
Steel Lake Shop Storage House Roof 2024 20,000 17.05%3,410
Town Square Install shade covers 2025 89,000 17.05%15,175
Town Square Install 2nd shelter 2030 83,000 17.05%14,152
Town Square Band shell 2028 - 17.05%-
Town Square Veteran memorial 2025 - 17.05%-
Wayfinding Signs Implementation of wayfinding signage program 2030-2040 - 17.05%-
Wedgewood Replace and improve playground 2019 167,000 17.05%28,474
West Hylebos Renovate caretaker access road 2033 12,000 0.00%-
West Hylebos Make parking lots repairs 2025 48,000 0.00%-
West Hylebos Expand parking lot 2033 149,000 17.05%25,405
West Hylebos Replace maintenance garage 2030 89,000 0.00%-
Wildwood Repair asphalt trail 2026 12,000 0.00%-
Wildwood Upgrade park fixture 2035 12,000 17.05%2,046
Total 44,256,667$ 5,974,278$
Source: 2019 PROS Plan Table 7.2, City staff
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M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: March 15, 2023
TO: Federal Way Planning Commission
FROM: John Hutton, Parks Director & Jason H. Gerwen, Deputy Parks Director
SUBJECT: Parks Impact Fee Background
Background:
Unlike the majority of cities in King County, Federal Way does not currently have a
parks impact fee; a funding mechanism that state law allows cities to adopt to help pay
for new or expanded parks capital facilities.
According to the Municipal Research Services Center (MRSC), park impact fees must
be used for “publicly owned parks, open space, and recreation facilities” that are
addressed by a capital facility plan element of a comprehensive plan adopted under the
Growth Management Act (GMA). See RCW 82.02.050(4) and RCW 82.02.090(7). Read
the following MRSC article for additional background on impact fees:
https://mrsc.org/explore-topics/planning/land-use-administration/impact-fees.
The Federal Way Parks Department has sought a parks impact fee for more than a
decade. Given both existing parks capital facilities and increased demand related to
Federal Way’s new growth targets of appx. 11,000 new households and 20,000 new jobs
by 2044, a parks impact fee is an important funding mechanism to establish right now on
the front-end of this growth to ensure that park improvements that serve this growth are
reliably funded.
Federal Way’s Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) plan, which is currently
adopted by reference as part of the Comprehensive Plan’s Capital Facilities Chapter,
includes a policy to, “Prepare an impact fee analysis to determine the feasibility of using
an impact fee system for park development and facilities improvements.” Consistent with
this PROS Plan Policy D.2, on 8/15/2022 the Parks Department entered into a
Professional Services Agreement with the Financial Consulting Solutions Group (FCS
Group) to study and provide policy analysis, technical analysis, and policy solutions for
the potential of applying park impact fees to residential and non-residential
developments. The FCS Group is still working on initial parks impact fee amounts and
revenue projections.
At this time the City is looking at adopting park impact fees for both residential and
commercial developments since both residents and employees can directly benefit from
nearby parks and recreational facilities.
33325 8th Avenue South Federal
Way, WA 98003-6325
253-835-7000
www.cityoffederalway.com
Jim Ferrell, Mayor
Page 31 of 39
King County Cities PIF?PIF Codes PIF amount (from code or fee schedules)Amount
Algona Yes Ch. 15.24 Park Impact Fees | Algona Municipal Code https://algona.municipal.codes/Code/2.50.120 $1,000/res unit
Auburn Yes https://auburn.municipal.codes/ACC/19.08 https://www.auburnwa.gov/city_hall/documents $3,500/res unit
Beaux Arts Village Apparently no
Bellevue Apparently no
Black Diamond Apparently no
Bothell Yes Ch. 21.08 Park Impact Fees | Bothell Municipal Code SF building permit checklist (bothell.wa.us)
Parks & open space fee ranges
from $1,557-$4,009/unit; non-res
= $1.09/unit
Burien Apparently no
Carnation Yes
https://library.municode.com/wa/carnation/codes/code_
of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT3REFI_CH3.70PAIMFEPR
Clyde Hill Apparently no
Covington Yes https://covington.municipal.codes/CMC/19.60
https://www.covingtonwa.gov/city_departments/comm
unitydevelopment/permitservices/fees.php
SF residential = $3,922/unit; MF
residential = $2,760/unit
Des Moines Apparently no
Duvall Yes
https://library.municode.com/wa/duvall/codes/code_of_
ordinances?nodeId=CO_TIT14UNDERE_CH14.58IMFEASA
RROSC_14.58.050ASIMFE
https://www.duvallwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8842
/2023-Impact-and-Land-Use
SF residential = $8938/unit; MF
residential = $7924/unit
Enumclaw Yes
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Enumclaw/#!/Enu
mclaw19/Enumclaw1924.html#19.24.080
Res-1766---Fee-Amendment-Schedule
(cityofenumclaw.net)
SF residential = $1209/unit; MF
residential = $801/unit
Federal Way No
Hunts Point Apparently no
Issaquah Yes Chapter 3.72 PARK IMPACT FEES (codepublishing.com)
Impact Fees | Issaquah, WA - Official Website
(issaquahwa.gov)
SF residential = $10,533/unit; MF
residential = $6466/unit
Kenmore Yes
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Kenmore/#!/Ken
more20/Kenmore2047.html#20.47.130
https://www.kenmorewa.gov/home/showpublisheddocu
ment/2367/638047301640130000
SF residential = $4522/unit; MF
residential = $3468/unit; mobile
home = $2,260
Kent Yes
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Kent/html/Kent12
/Kent1216.html
Kirkland Yes https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Kirkland/
https://www.kirklandwa.gov/files/sharedassets/public/pl
anning-amp-building/planning-applications-and-
forms/2023-traffic-park-school-and-fire-impact-fee-
schedule.pdf
SF residential = $6822/unit; MF
residential = $5186/unit; non-res
ranges from $0.12-$3.67/sq. ft.
Lake Forest Park Apparently no
Maple Valley Yes
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/MapleValley/#!/ht
ml/MapleValley16/MapleValley1645.html
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/MapleValley/#!/
MapleValley16/MapleValley1645.html#16.45.160 $2754/res unit
Medina No
Park Impact Fees (PIF) by King County cities - still being vetted by staff. Those left blank appear to not have a PIF but staff is double checking. Page 32 of 39
King County Cities PIF?PIF Codes PIF amount (from code or fee schedules)Amount
Park Impact Fees (PIF) by King County cities - still being vetted by staff. Those left blank appear to not have a PIF but staff is double checking.
Mercer Island Yes
https://library.municode.com/wa/mercer_island/codes/c
ity_code?nodeId=CICOOR_TIT19UNLADECO_CH19.18PAI
MFE https://www.mercerisland.gov/cpd/page/permit-fees
SF residential = $6073/unit; MF
residential = $3782/unit
Milton (partial) Yes
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Milton/#!/html/M
ilton13/Milton1345.html
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Milton/#!/Milton
13/Milton1345.html#13.45.030 $1876/res unit
Newcastle Yes
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Newcastle/#!/Ne
wcastle16/Newcastle1620.html
https://newcastle.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/2863
3/$7134/res unit
Normandy Park Apparently no
North Bend Yes
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/NorthBend/#!/ht
ml/NorthBend17/NorthBend1736.html
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/NorthBend/#!/No
rthBend17/NorthBend1736.html#17.36.080
SF residential = $5060/unit;
Cottage = $4280/unit; Hotel/motel
$1,950/room
Pacific (partial) Yes
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Pacific/#!/html/Pa
cific22/Pacific2205.html
Redmond Yes https://redmond.municipal.codes/RMC/3.10.010
https://www.redmond.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2680
7/COR-Impact-Fees-Schedule-2023
Range of $2220-$5884/unit for
residential and $707-$1593/1K sq
ft for commercial
Renton Yes
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Renton/#!/Renton
04/Renton0401/Renton0401190.html https://www.rentonwa.gov/city_hall/finance/budget
SF residential = $3276/unit; MF =
$2222-2659/unit; mobile home =
2325/unit
Sammamish Yes
SMC 21.08.040
https://online.flippingbook.com/view/635351213/594/
https://www.sammamish.us/media/tzkdjblw/2023-
development-fee-schedule.pdf
SF residential = $6,739/unit; MF
residential = $4362/unit
SeaTac Apparently no
Seattle Apparently no
Shoreline Yes
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Shoreline/#!/html
/Shoreline03/Shoreline0370.html
https://www.shorelinewa.gov/government/departments
/planning-community-development/fees/park-impact-
fees
SF residential = $5227/unit; MF
residential = $3428/unit
Skykomish Apparently no
Snoqualmie Apparently no
Tukwila Yes
https://www.tukwilawa.gov/departments/permit-
center/
SF residential = $3006/unit; MF
residential = $2618/unit;
commercial ranges from $687-
1,239 per 1K sq. ft
Woodinville Yes
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Woodinville/#!/W
oodinville03/Woodinville0336.html
https://www.ci.woodinville.wa.us/DocumentCenter/Vie
w/1741/2023-Development-Services-Fees-
PDF#:~:text=City%20of%20Woodinville%202023%20Fee
%20Schedule%20City%20of,Exemption%20%28See%20C
hapter%203.43%20WMC%29%20Application%20fee%20
%24400 $3175/res unit
Yarrow Point Apparently no Page 33 of 39
Pierce County Cites PIF?PIF Codes PIF amount (from code or fee schedules)Amount
Bonney Lake Yes Chapter 19.06 PARKS IMPACT FEES (codepublishing.com)Impact Fees - City of Bonney Lake (bonney-lake.wa.us)$5227/unit
Buckley Yes
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Buckley/#!/Buckley0
3/Buckley0350.html#3.50.040
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Buckley/#!/Buckley
03/Buckley0350.html#3.50.040 SF = $1624/unit; MF = $1331/unit
Carbonado Apparently no
DuPont Apparently no
Eatonville Apparently no
Edgewood Yes
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Edgewood/#!/html/E
dgewood04/Edgewood0420.html
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Edgewood/#!/Edge
wood04/Edgewood0420.html#4.20.030
SF = $2940/unit; MF or ADU = $1742-
$2178/unit; mobile homes =
$2178/unit
Fife Yes
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Fife/#!/html/Fife20/F
ife2020.html
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Fife/#!/html/Fife20/
Fife2020.html
SF = $1700/unit; MF = $1300-
$1450/unit; mobile homes =
$1400/unit
Fircrest Apparently no
Gig Harbor Yes https://gigharbor.municipal.codes/GHMC/19.12.010 https://www.cityofgigharbor.net/264/Impact-Fees $1500/unit
Lakewood Apparently no
Orting Yes
https://www.cityoforting.org/home/showpublisheddocum
ent/3566/637775954369570000
$1492 (presumably per unit); see pg.
10
Puyallup Yes
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Puyallup/#!/Puyallup
21/Puyallup2120.html#21.20.070
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Puyallup/#!/Puyallu
p21/Puyallup2120.html#21.20.120
Residential ranges from $1560-
$4017/unit; commercial = $0.87/sq ft
Roy Yes
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Roy/#!/html/Roy03/R
oy0305.html https://www.cityofroywa.us/forms---documents.html
$903 (presumably per unit); See PDF
w/in for fee schedule;
Ruston Apparently no
South Prairie Apparently no
Steilacoom Apparently no
Sumner Yes
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Sumner/#!/html/Sum
ner12/Sumner1238.html
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Sumner/#!/Sumner
12/Sumner1238.html#12.38.100
sf residential = $2580/unit; mf
residential = $2214/unit; commercial
= 1294/1K sf; industrial = $606/1K sf
Tacoma Apparently no
University Place Yes
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/UniversityPlace/#!/ht
ml/UniversityPlace04/UniversityPlace0455.html
https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/UniversityPlace/#!/
UniversityPlace04/UniversityPlace0455.html#4.55.190
sf residential = $3644/unit; mf
residential = $2660/unit
Wilkeson Apparently no
Park Impact Fees (PIF) by Pierce County City - still being vetted by staff. Those left blank appear to not have a PIF but staff is double checking. Page 34 of 39
Memo | 1
33325 8th Avenue South
Federal Way, WA 98003-6325
253-835-7000
www.cityoffederalway.com
Jim Ferrell, Mayor
MEMORANDUM
DATE: 23 March 2023
TO: Federal Way Planning Commission
FROM: Keith Niven, Director
SUBJECT: Changes to Planning Commission Rules of Procedure
BACKGROUND
Attached are the Rules of Procedure for the Planning Commission. You will see there are a number of
proposed edits in the document. These edits represent:
1. The change to the adopted meeting time, moving it to 5:00 pm; and,
2. Changes to reflect the recently-adopted code amendments regarding allowing Alternates to
temporarily act as full members for the purposes of meeting quorum requirements.
Although the first proposed edit clearly represents an action taken by the Commission to move the meeting
time to 5:00, the second should be discussed before action is taken. The method by which the Planning
Commission “raises” an alternate has been drafted as “at the discretion” of the Chair. This is intended solely
as a place to start a conversation.
The Commission could use other measures for determining which Alternate is elevated to full member such
as: Alternate in attendance at most meetings, Alternate that participates most in Commission meetings, etc.
Page 35 of 39
City of Federal Way
Planning Commission
RULES OF PROCEDURE
I. NAME
A. The official name of the organization shall be the “City of Federal Way Planning Commission,”
hereinafter referred to as “the Commission.”
II. MEETINGS
A. The Commission shall consist of seven members and alternate member(s) as appointed by the
City Council.
B. All meetings will be held at Federal Way City Hall, except on such occasions as the Commission
may otherwise direct by majority vote. Assigned senior staff will be responsible for ensuring that
proper public notice has been given.
C. Regular meetings shall be held on the first and third Wednesday of each month; study sessions
may be held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. All meetings shall convene at
6:005:00 p.m. and adjourn by 10:009:00 p.m. Continuation of any meeting past 10:009:00 p.m.
will require approval by motion and affirmative majority vote of the commissioners’ present.
D. Not less that 24 hours notice shall be give for the posting, publication, or cancellation of any
meeting of the Commission.
E. Except as provided by these rules and procedures, Roberts Rules of Order (as amended) shall
govern the conduct of all commission meetings.
III. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
A. Officers of the Commission shall be elected from its membership; such offices shall be chair,
vice-chair, and other offices that the Commission may choose to approve and appoint by
majority vote.
B. The election of officers will take place once each year, at the first regularly scheduled meeting of
the year. The term of office for all positions shall continue until the subsequent election.
C. A vacancy of any office due to resignation or removal of a member holding that office will be
filled by special election of the Commission. In the event the office of chair is vacated, the vice-
chair shall serve in that capacity until the required special election of the Commission is held.
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IV. CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR
A. The chair shall preside over all meetings of the Commission in accordance with Roberts Rules of
Order.
B. In the absence of the chair, the vice-chair shall perform all duties incumbent of that position.
C. In the event of the absence of both the chair and vice-chair, a temporary chairperson shall be
appointed by majority vote of the members present in order to perform such duties incumbent of
the position of chair.
V. CLERK OF THE COMMISSION
A. The Director of Community Development shall designate a Clerk of the Commission who shall
provide for a recording of all commission meetings and shall ensure that summary minutes of
each meeting are prepared.
B. Such summary minutes will be accepted as the official minutes of meetings upon approval of the
Commission.
C. The Clerk of the Commission will conduct and record roll call of the Commission membership
as the first order of business at regular and special meetings.
VI. QUORUM
A. A quorum of the Commission will consist of not less than four members present at regular
meetings and public hearings. A simple majority vote of the quorum present shall be sufficient
to: 1) conduct routine commission business; and 2) recommend denial of an item referred to the
Commission for review. A majority vote of the entire membership will be necessary to
recommend approval of an item referred to the Commission for review.
B. In the absence of a quorum of regular members, the chair shall select an alternate (or alternates,
if necessary) to serve as temporary regular members. The Chair shall, at his or her discretion,
select which alternate or alternates will be elevated temporarily to regular members.
C. In the absence of a quorum, all agenda items not disposed of in accordance with these rules and
procedures shall be continued to the next regular commission meeting.
VII. ABSENCES
A. A commissioner may be excused from a meeting by providing advance notice to the Clerk of the
Commission or the Commission chair.
B. In the event any commissioner has unexcused absences from three or more meetings held during
any calendar year, the Commission may request that the City Council appoint a replacement for
that member.
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VIII. AGENDAS
A. The City’s Director of Community Development, or designee, shall coordinate agenda
preparation with the Commission chair and shall be responsible for agenda publication and
posting.
B. Copies of an agenda shall be made available to commissioners not less than 48 hours prior to a
scheduled meeting. Copies of pertinent data for the meeting will be attached to the agenda.
C. The Commission chair and assigned senior staff should structure the agenda so that sufficient
time is available for the Commission to act on all action items. Discussion of action items not
completed will be continued to a subsequent meeting as directed by the Commission.
D. The agenda will indicate whether or not the Commission should take formal action on a
particular matter.
IX. PUBLIC MEETING PROCEDURES
A. Chair calls meeting to order.
B. Clerk conducts and records roll call.
C. Chair asks for approval or amendment of previous meeting minutes.
D. Chair invites audience comment.
E. Commission hears administrative comments (both commission and staff).
F. Commission addresses old business.
G. Commission addresses new business.
H. Chair invites audience comment.
I. Meeting is adjourned.
X. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Chair calls meeting to order.
B. Clerk conducts and records roll call.
C. Chair opens the public hearing.
D. Staff report is provided.
E. Public testimony regarding the application is given.
F. Discussion and questions are addressed by the commissioners.
G. Chair asks for final comments.
H. Commission has final discussions.
I. Decision is made by the Commission to approve, disapprove, continue, or return the topic to
staff. Any member subject to Articles XI and XII of these Rules will disclose compliance with
these requirements prior to casting a vote.
J. Chair closes or continues the public hearing.
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XI. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
A. Any commissioner having a direct or indirect interest in, or who would benefit from any matter,
shall disclose this interest and shall, if deemed appropriate by that commissioner or required by
law, refrain from participating or voting on the matter at hand. (form provided at the beginning
of each calendar year)
B. No member may participate or vote on a matter at hand unless the member has attended all
public hearings regarding such matter or has listened to the recording of the public hearing and
reviewed the written record of the matter in question.
XII. APPEARANCE OF FAIRNESS
A. The Commission shall adhere to the applicable requirements of the appearance of fairness
doctrine.
XIII. CITY OF FEDERAL WAY CODE OF ETHICS
A. All members of the Commission must abide by the City of Federal Way Code of Ethics
established in Resolution No. 91-54.
XIV. AMENDMENT
A. These rules and procedures may be amended at any regular or special meeting of the
Commission if included as an item on the published and posted notice.
B. Any proposed amendment to these rules and procedures shall be in writing and will be provided
to the members not less than seven calendar days in advance of the meeting at which such
amendment will be discussed.
C. Adoption of any amendment to these rules and procedures shall be by simple majority vote of
the members present at the meeting at which the proposed amendment is discussed.
Adopted – 8/22/90
Revised – 10/17/90
Revised – 10/2/96
Revised – 1/6/10
Revised – 11/2/22
Revised – 4/5/23
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