Planning Commission PKT 06-15-2016City of Federal Way
PLANNING COMMISSION
June 15, 2016 City Hall
116:30 p.m. Council Chambers
Commissioners
Lawson Bronson, Chair
Hope Elder
Tim O'Neil
Diana Noble- Gulliford
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
May 4, 2016
4. AUDIENCE COMMENT
5. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
6. COMMISSION BUSINESS
• PUBLIC HEARING
Proposed Amendment — Impact Fee Deferral Program
7. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
8. ADJOURN
Tom Medhurst, Vice -Chair
Wayne Carlson
Sarady Long
Anthony Murrietta, Alternate
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Isaac Conlen, Planning Manager
Margaret Clark, Principal Planner
E. Tina Piety, Administrative Assistant
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CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
PLANNING COMMISSION
May 4, 2016 City Hall
6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers
MEETING MINUTES
Commissioners present: Lawson Bronson, Tom Medhurst, Wayne Carlson, Sarady Long, Tim O'Neil, and
Anthony Murrietta. Commissioners absent: Hope Elder and Diana Noble - Gulliford (excused). City Staff
present: Planning Manager Isaac Conlen, Associate Planner Leila Willoughby- Oakes, Parks Director John
Hutton, Assistant City Attorney Mark Orthmann, and Administrative Assistant Tina Piety.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Bronson called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of March 16, 2016, were approved as presented.
AUDIENCE COMMENT
None
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
Planning Manager Conlen informed the Commission of recent staff changes. Senior Planner Matt Herrera
has accepted a position with Renton. Planning Manager Conlen is in process of reviewing applications for
the position. Director Morales has been dismissed. This was not performance related and no decision has
been made about how the position will be filled.
Assistant City Attorney Orthmann informed the Commission that the Law Department has put a hold on
the sign code update because there are a lot of unanswered questions. Currently, no code in the country
meets the Supreme Court's changes. The Law Department is considering all options and waiting to learn
what other jurisdictions are doing.
COMMISSION BUSINESS
Study Session — Proposed Amendments to Open Space Requirements — FWRC Titles 18 and 19
Associate Planner Willoughby -Oakes delivered the staff report. The proposed amendments address new
residential developments. Specifically, should the city amend existing parks and open space (POS)
requirements for new single- and multi - family residential development? The proposed amendments also
include some housekeeping items. The purpose of the amendment is to establish a new methodology for
calculating POS set -aside requirements and the fee -in -lieu of POS. The proposal will ensure the POS
requirements are proportional to a development's impact on community needs. Associate Planner
Willoughby -Oakes explained why parks and open spaces are important and the current regulations. She
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went on to identify the issues with the current regulations. Specifically, they are unrelated, or have no
nexus to the impact of development. They are inconsistent from zone to zone. Capital costs are not
included in the fee -in -lieu costs. And, the usable open space standards are unclear. Associate Planner
Willoughby -Oakes went on to describe the proposed POS set -aside methodology and proposed fee -in-
lieu; to which a capital improvement fee will be added. It is expected that the proposed amendments will
result in a better system wherein useable open space standards will be established. The POS set -aside will
be directly related to the development impact and the fee -in -lieu will include capital costs. It is expected
that single - family POS set -aside will decrease and that of multi- family projects will increase.
Commissioner Carlson commented that he feels this is a good idea. He had worked on the city's 2013
Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan, but does not believe this is a conflict of interest. The
Commissioners agreed. He suggested the city consider a fee for multi - family that is calculated differently
based on the number of bedrooms in a unit. He also suggested the city consider handling assisted living
developments differently because they are likely to have fewer residents who use the city's parks and
open spaces.
Commissioner O'Neil asked if the fee -in -lieu is site specific. Planning Manger Conlen stated that it is not.
The fee -in -lieu will be used in the park planning zone that the project is located in, but will be off -site.
Commissioner Long inquired if the city considered a credit for existing level of service (i.e. there are
already parks in the area). Associate Planner Willoughby -Oakes commented that city staff did consider
this. She noted that the parks plan is updated every six years and that can lead to a change in the level of
service. The proposed amendments are intended to address the current level of service.
Chair Bronson asked the staff to include a clear definition of "usable" open space.
Commission Long noted that the proposed amendments address residential property, but what about
commercial projects? People in commercial buildings also use the city's parks and open spaces. Planning
Manager Conlen replied that the city has a high service level in commercial areas and therefore, does not
need to include them.
Chair Bronson asked what about our transient population. Planning Manager Conlen replied that staff can
research what other jurisdictions do in this regard.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
Planning Manager Conlen informed the Commission that our next likely meeting will be the second
meeting in June, June 151h. He stated that Chair Bronson had spoken to him about having a set meeting at
least once a quarter. Chair Bronson stated that the public cannot count on when the Commission will
meet, since it is based on when staff is ready to bring an item before the Commission. Chair Bronson
suggested that a meeting be held at least once a quarter so that the public and Commissions can expect
that meeting. It is his hope that having predictable meeting will bring in more public. This is the only city
commission that is required by state law, and it would be good to have more public in attendance.
Planning Manager Conlen stated that we need a balance between having a predictable schedule and not
meeting just to meet. He and Chair Bronson will work on developing a schedule.
ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
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Federal Way
PLANNING COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Lawson Bronson, Chair of the Federal Way Planning Commission
VIA: Scott Sproul, Acting Community Development Director
FROM: Jim Harris, Planner
Isaac Conlen, Planning Manager
DATE: June 8, 2016
SUBJECT: Zoning and Development Code Text Amendments Related to Impact Fee Payment
Deferral Program
HEARING DATE: June 15, 2016
A. POLICY QUESTION
Should the City revise the Federal Way Revised Code (FWRC) to allow a deferment of impact fee
collection until the time a new single - family residence receives final inspection?
B. MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATION
The Mayor recommends allowing the deferment of school and transportation impact fee collection to
the point of the final building permit inspection for new single - family residences.
C. ATTACHMENTS
• Exhibit A — Proposed Text Amendments to Federal Way Revised Code (FWRC) Title 19,
"Zoning and Development Code"
• Exhibit B — Jurisdictional Comparisons
• Exhibit C — May 27, 2016, Federal Way Public Schools Letter from Sally McLean, Assistant
Superintendent
D. SUMMARY
This code amendment is in response to state legislation adopted in 2015. The state legislature enacted
ESB 5923, requiring counties, cities, and towns to adopt a deferral system for the collection of impact
fees for new single - family detached and single - family attached residential construction. Under the
new state legislation, the City of Federal Way must adopt a deferral system for the collection of
impact fees (school and transportation) that, upon developer request, delays payment until the time of:
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1. Final inspection;
2. Issuance of the certificate of occupancy or equivalent certification; and/or
3. The closing of the first sale of the property.
Other provisions of the new law include
• The term of the deferral is not more than 18 months from issuance of the building permit.
• The amount of impact fees that may be deferred is determined by the fees in effect at the time
the applicant applies for a deferral.
• Deferral of impact fees can be limited to the first 20 single - family residential building permits
annually, per applicant.
• An applicant seeking deferral must grant and record a lien against the property in favor of the
municipality in the amount of the deferred impact fee.
• Municipalities may collect reasonable administrative fees from applicants seeking a deferral.
• To limit the "spin —off LLC" issue, "applicant" is defined to include, "an entity that controls
the applicant, is controlled by the applicant, or is under common control with the applicant."
• Limited grandfathering is authorized for an existing deferral system (in effect on or before
April 1, 2015); even if it does not fully match the new state requirements, as long as all
impact fees are deferred.
• Municipalities and school districts are authorized to institute foreclosure proceedings if
impact fees are not paid.
The Mayor's recommendation allows the deferment of impact fee collection to the point of the final
building permit inspection.
E. ANALYSIS OF RECOMMENDATION
Current Practice
School Impact Fee
FWRC 19.95.050 currently requires the collection of school impact fees at the time the building
permit is issued for a new single - family residence.
Transportation Impact Fee
FWRC 19.100.070(3) currently requires the collection of transportation impact fees as follows:
For new subdivisions, the payment of transportation impact fees must be paid prior to recording the
final plat; except FWRC 19.100.070(3)(b) allows deferring the payment (with specific conditions)
to a point no later than the closing of the sale of each individual house.
For existing single - family lots, the payment of transportation impact fees must be paid at the time
the building permit is issued for a new single- family residence; except FWRC 19.100.070(3)(b)
allows deferring the payment (with specific conditions) to a point no later than the closing of sale of
each individual house.
Proposed Changes
The purpose of this text amendment is to implement the state law mandate to allow deferral of
collection and payment of impact fees.
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The proposed amendments will result in consistent treatment of school and transportation impact fee
collection points and processes. The proposed amendments will result in a consistent default point for
collection of school and transportation impact fee payments (at the time of the issuance of a building
permit). The proposed amendments will result in a consistent school and transportation impact fee
deferral collection point of 18 months after the issuance of a building permit, or final building
inspection, whichever is sooner.
Staff has found that the current FWRC provision to allow deferral of the collection of transportation
impact fees to the point of house sale is problematic due to the following reasons:
• The city is not involved in purchase /sale of houses and has no knowledge or involvement when
houses sell;
• Sometimes there is a last minute request to the city to release /sign off before the sale closing.
Appropriate staff may not be available immediately, or are expected to prioritize such requests
at the expense of other important work;
• Collection at time of sale will require the city staff and school district to create and implement a
new and better process for tracking collections and deferrals;
• Some houses are not sold (retained by developer) and collection never occurs under the current
deferral system; and
• Collection could fall through the cracks and create a title cloud in future.
The proposed code amendments include procedures and requirements for deferring collection, so the
city and school district are assured these fees are paid within 18 months of deferral.
One last provision of the code amendments is a house keeping amendment in the transportation
mitigation section relating to suspension of impact fees for a change of use, to eliminate a paragraph
(FWRC 19.91.065) which is inapplicable as it has a sunset date of December 31, 2015.
F. PROCEDURAL SUMMARY
The proposed text amendments are procedural amendments to the zoning and development code and
therefore, exempt from an environmental threshold determination pursuant to State Environmental
Policy Act Rules 197- 11- 800(19)(a).
Public notice of the Planning Commission hearing was published in the Federal Way Mirror and
posted on the city's designated bulletin boards on May 27, 2016. This staff report was issued on June
8, 2016, and emailed to members of the Planning Commission.
G. BASIS FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
FWRC Title 19, "Zoning and Development Code," 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:
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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 H below).
3. To forward a recommendation to City Council regarding adoption of the proposed
development regulation amendment.
H. DECISIONAL CRITERIA
FWRC 19.80.130 provides 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:
1. The proposed amendment is consistent with the applicable provisions of the comprehensive
plan.
Staff Response — The proposed code amendment is consistent with the following goals and
policies:
L UG 2 — Develop an efficient and timely development review process based on a
public /private partnership.
LUP4 — Maximize efficiency of the development review process
L UP6 — Conduct regular reviews of development regulations to determine how to
improve upon the permit review process.
EDP2 — Periodically monitor local and regional trends to be able to adjust plans,
policies and programs.
2. The proposed amendment bears a substantial relation to public health, safety, or welfare.
Staff Response — The proposed code amendments bear a substantial relationship to public
welfare as they implement business friendly procedures and will address the financial burden of
paying fees at the early stages of the building process; before a development project is
generating any revenue for developers. The draft code amendments include provisions for
collection of fees within 18 months of permit issuance or sooner, and include procedures for
collection of deferred payment. Adoption of the code amendments is required by Washington
State law.
3. The proposed amendment is in the best interest of the residents of the city.
Staff Response — The proposed code amendments are in the best interest of the city as they
implement a legislative mandate to allow deferral of impact fee collection and address the
financial burden of paying all fees at the early stages of the building process.
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I. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
The Mayor recommends allowing deferral of the collection of transportation and school impact fees
until the point of final inspection for new single- family residences as shown in Exhibit A. Consistent
with the provisions of FWRC 19.80.240; the Planning Commission may take the following actions
regarding the proposed development regulation amendments:
1. Recommend to City Council adoption of the FWRC text amendments as proposed;
2. Modify the proposed FWRC text amendments and recommend to City Council
adoption of the FWRC text amendments as modified;
3. Recommend to City Council that the proposed FWRC text amendments not be
adopted; or
4. Forward the proposed FWRC text amendments to City Council without a
recommendation.
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Draft code language for Impact Fee Deferral
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Sections:
19.91.010 Title.
19.91.020 Purpose and intent.
19.91.030 Findings and authority.
19.91.040 Definitions.
19.91.050
Transportation impact fees methodology and applicability.
19.91.060
Assessment of impact fees.
19.91.130
19.91.065
Option for deferred payment of transportation impact fee.
19.91.070
Independent fee calculations.
19.91.080
Exemptions.
19.91.090
Credits.
19.91.100
Adjustments.
19.91.110
Establishment of impact fee account.
19.91.120
Authorization for interlocal agreement.
19.91.130
Administrative guidelines.
19.91.140
Refunds.
19.91.150
Use of funds.
19.91.160
Periodic adjustment of rates.
19.91.170
Administrative fees.
19.91.180 Review by director and appeals.
19.91.190 Existing authority unimpaired.
19.91.200 Relationship to State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). EXNIJIRIT
19.91.210 Relationship to concurrency management. PAGE-i-n
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19.91.010 Title.
This chapter shall be hereinafter known as the city of Federal Way transportation impact fee (TIF).
(Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
19.91.020 Purpose and intent.
The purpose and intent of this chapter is for the collection of impact fees for streets and roads, and providing
for certain other matters in connection therewith.
(Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
19.91 030 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 should 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 Transportation Impact Fees, City of Federal Way" dated February 2009 ( "rate study "), and
incorporates that rate study into this title by this reference. The rate study utilizes a methodology for calculating
impact fees that fulfills all of the requirements of RCW 82.02.060(1). A copy of the rate 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 fees for streets and roads. 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.
(Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
19.91.040 Definitions.
The following words 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.
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"Building permit" means an official document or certification which is issued by the 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 facilities element of the city's comprehensive plan adopted pursuant to
Chapter 36.70A RCW and such plan as amended.
"City code section" means the Federal Way Revised Code or, when followed by a numerical designation, a
provision of the FWRC.
"Council" means the city council of the city.
"Department" means the city's department of public works.
"Development activity" means any work, condition, or activity which requires a permit or approval under the
city's subdivision, zoning, or building code. Exempt permits are set forth in FWRC 19.91.080.
"Development approval" means any written authorization from the city authorizing the commencement of a
development activity or use.
"Director" means the director of the department of public works of the city of Federal Way or her /his designee.
"Encumbered" means to reserve, set aside, or otherwise earmark the impact fees in order to pay for
commitments, contractual obligations, or other liabilities incurred for public facilities.
"Hearing examiner" means the hearing examiner operating pursuant to the powers and duties set forth by
Chapter 2.95 FWRC.
"Impact fee" means a payment of money imposed by the city of Federal Way on development activity pursuant
to this title as a condition of granting development approval. "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.
"Independent fee calculation" means the street and road impact calculation, and /or economic documentation
prepared by an applicant, to support the assessment of an impact fee other than by the use of the rates listed
in the fee schedule, or the calculations prepared by the director where none of the fee categories or fee
amounts in the traffic impact fee in the fee schedule accurately describe or capture the impacts of the
development activity on public facilities.
"Interest" means the average interest rate earned in the last fiscal year by the city of Federal Way.
"ITE land use code" means the classification code number assigned to a type of land use by the Institute of
Transportation Engineers in the latest edition of Trip Generation.
`P.M. peak hour" means the highest volume of traffic for a continuous hour between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on
weekdays.
"P.M. peak hour trips" means the total vehicular trips entering and leaving a place of new development activity
on the adjacent public road or street during the p.m. peak hour.
"Project improvements" means site improvements and facilities that are planned and designed to provide
service for a particular development project and 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 project 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: public streets and roads.
"Rate study" means the Transportation Impact Fees Program, City of Federal Way, by Fehr & Peers /Mirai,
dated February 2009.
"RCW" means the Revised Code of Washington or, when followed by a numerical designation, a provision of
the Revised Code of Washington.
"Residential" or "residential development' means all types of construction intended for human habitation. This
shall include, but is not limited to, single - family, duplex, triplex, and other multifamily development.
"Square footage" means the square footage of the gross floor area of the development as defined in this Code.
"Street" or "road" means a public right -of -way and all related appurtenances which enables motor vehicles,
transit vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians to travel between destinations, and affords the principal means of
access to abutting property, including avenue, place, way, drive, lane, boulevard, highway, street, and other
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thoroughfare. For purposes of this chapter, public streets and roads are collectively referred to as
"transportation."
"System improvements" means public 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 service areas within the community at
large, in contrast to project improvements.
"Transportation" means public streets and roads and related appurtenances.
"Transportation impact fee account(s)" means the account(s) established for the transportation impact fees that
are collected. The account(s) shall be established pursuant to FWRC 19.91.110 and shall comply with the
requirements of RCW 82.02.070.
(Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
19.91.050 Transportation impact fees methodology and applicability.
The transportation impact fee rates are generated from the formula for calculating impact fees set forth in the
rate study, which is on file with the public works department. Except as otherwise provided for independent fee
calculations in FWRC 19.91.070, exemptions in FWRC 19.91.080, and credits in FWRC 19.91.090, all new
development activity in the city will be charged the transportation impact fee applicable to the type of
development as set forth in the traffic impact fee in the current fee schedule as adopted by council.
(Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
19.91.060 Assessment of impact fees.
(1) The city shall collect impact fees, based on the land use categories and rates on the current fee schedule,
from any applicant seeking development permits or plat approval from the Gity where 6uGh development aGtiVit�y
issuance of a building permit or approval for a change in
use, except for development exempt under FWRC 19.91.080. This shall include, but is not limited to, the
development of residential, commercial, retail, office, and industrial land, and includes the expansion of existing
uses that creates a demand for additional system improvements as well as a change in existing use that
creates a demand for additional system improvements. The public works department is authorized to determine
the appropriate land use category found in the rate schedule that applies to the application.
(2) All impact fees shall be due and payable pursuant to the guidelines established in FWRC 19.100.070(3).
(3) The public works department shall establish the traffic impact fee rate for a land use that is not listed in the
fee schedule. The applicant shall submit all information requested by the city for purposes of determining the
impact fee rate pursuant to FWRC 19.91.070
(4) For a change in use of an existing building or dwelling unit, including any alteration, expansion, replacement
or new accessory building that generates additional trips, the impact fee shall be the applicable impact fee for
the land use category of the new use, less any impact fee previously paid for the land use category of the prior
use. If no impact fee was paid for the prior use, the impact fee for the new use shall be reduced by an amount
equal to the current impact fee rate of the current use.
(5) For mixed use developments, impact fees shall be imposed for the proportionate share of each land use
based on the applicable measurement in the traffic impact fee rates set forth in the fee schedule
(6) The department of community development services shall not PeGGrd a Fe6ideRtial plat e issue the required
building permit until a covenant has been recorded pursuant to FWRC 19.100.075 et al, or the traffic impact
fees set forth in the fee schedule have been paid as set forth in the fee schedule or in the amounts that they
exceed any credits allowable under this chapter. For a change in use where a building permit is not required,
the applicant shall not occupy or permit a tenant to occupy the subject property unless and until the impact fee
has been paid.
(Ord. No. 10 -658, § 3, 5- 18 -10; Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
Gategery that results on a higheF fee. This seGtion shall Ret apply to a pFejeGt that expand6 the gress flooF aFea
of aR exiStiRg by"diRg; and provided, that thus SeGti0n applies GRIY to the use, renovation or rernodeliRg G
(Ord. No. 15 -783, § 1, 2 -3 -15; Ord. No. 11 -710, § 1, 12 -6 -11)
19.91.065 Option for deferred payment of transportation impact fee.
An applicant may request, at any time prior to building permit issuance, and consistent with the
requirements of this section, to defer to final building inspection the payment of a transportation impact
fee for a single- family residential dwelling unit pursuant to FWRC 19.100.075.
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19.91.070 Independent fee calculations.
(1) If, in the judgment of the director, none of the fee categories or fee amounts set forth in FWRC 19.91.060
accurately describes or captures the impacts of a new development on roads, the department may conduct
independent fee calculations and the director may impose alternative fees on a specific development based on
those calculations.
(2) The applicant may opt not to have the impact fees determined according to the fee structure in the traffic
impact fee schedule listed in the city fee schedule, in which case the applicant shall prepare and submit to the
director an independent fee calculation for the development activity for which a development permit is being
sought. The documentation submitted shall be prepared by a licensed traffic engineer and shall show the basis
upon which the independent fee calculation was made using procedures consistent with those established in
the Trip Generation Handbook, current edition, by the Institute of Transportation Engineers. An independent fee
calculation shall use the same methodology used to establish impact fees set forth in the traffic impact fee
schedule, shall be limited to adjustments in trip generation rates and lengths used in the rate study, and shall
not include travel demand forecasts, trip distribution, transportation service areas, costs of road projects, or
cost allocation procedures.
(3) The applicant submitting an independent fee calculation will be required to pay the city of Federal Way 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 charged on an hourly rate as adopted by the council at the
time of the submittal.
(4) There is a rebuttable presumption that the calculations set forth in the rate study and the fee set forth in the
traffic impact fee schedule are valid. The director shall consider the documentation submitted by the applicant,
but is not required to accept such documentation or analysis which the director reasonably deems to be
inapplicable, inaccurate or not reliable. The director may require the applicant to submit additional or different
documentation for consideration. The director is authorized to adjust the impact fees on a case -by -case basis
based on the independent fee calculation, the specific characteristics of the development, and /or principles of
fairness.
(5) Determinations made by the director pursuant to this section may be appealed as set forth in FWRC
19.91.180.
(Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
19.91.080 Exemptions.
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(1) Except as provided for below, the following shall be exempted from the payment of transportation impact
fees:
(a) Alteration or replacement of an existing nonresidential structure that does not expand the usable
space, add any residential units or generate any additional p.m. peak trips.
(b) Miscellaneous improvements which do not generate increased p.m. peak trips, including, but not
limited to, fences, walls, residential swimming pools, and signs.
(c) Demolition or moving of a structure when additional p.m. peak hour trips are not generated.
(d) A change of use that does not generate one or more p.m. peak hour trips.
(e) Miscellaneous permits such as electrical, fire protection system, mechanical, plumbing, right -of -way
use, shoreline and sign permits which do not generate any new trips.
(f) Rezones, comprehensive plan amendments, land surface modifications, commercial subdivisions,
boundary line adjustment and lot line eliminations, which do not generate any trips.
(g) Structures constructed by a regional transit authority as defined in RCW 82.02.09.
(h) Any development permit application that has been submitted to the city before 5:00 p.m. the business
day before the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter and subsequently determined to be
a complete land use application in conjunction with a concurrency application, based on the information
on file as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter.
(2) The director shall be authorized to determine whether a particular development activity falls within an
exemption identified in this section or under other applicable law. Determinations of the director shall be subject
to the appeals procedures set forth in FWRC 19.91.180.
(Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
19.91.090 Credits.
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(1) An applicant may request that a credit or credits for impact fees be awarded to him /her for the total value of
system improvements, including dedications of land, improvements and /or construction provided by the
applicant. Credits will be given only if the land, improvements, and /or the facility constructed are:
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(a) For one or more of the transportation projects listed in the rate study as the basis for calculating the
impact fee.
(2) The director shall determine if requests for credits meet the criteria in subsection (1) of this section or under
other applicable law. Determinations of the director shall be subject to the appeals procedure set forth in FWRC
19.91.180.
(3) Each request for a credit or credits shall include a legal description of the dedicated land, a detailed
description of improvements or construction provided, and a legal description or other adequate description of
the development to which the credit will be applied
(4) For each request for a credit or credits, the director shall determine the value of the dedicated land,
improvements, or construction on a case -by -case basis. In the event that the applicant disagrees with the
director's valuation, the applicant may submit an appraisal for the director's consideration, prepared by a state
certified MAI (Member of the American Institute of Appraisers) or licensed engineer and be licensed in good
standing pursuant to Chapter 18.40 RCW et seq., in the category for the property to be appraised, and shall not
have a fiduciary or personal interest in the property being appraised.
(5) The appraiser and /or licensed engineer shall be directed to determine the fair market value of the total value
of the dedicated land, improvements, and /or construction provided by the applicant. The applicant shall pay for
the actual costs for the appraisal
(6) After receiving and reviewing the appraisal, the director will determine the dollar amount of any credit, the
basis for the credit, the legal description of the real property dedicated where applicable, and the legal
description or other adequate description of the project or development to which the credit may be applied with
issuance of the building permit. If the total value of any such dedication, improvement or construction cost
exceeds the amount of the impact fee obligation, the developer will not be entitled to reimbursement of the
difference.
(7) No credit shall be given for project improvements or right -of -way dedications for direct access
improvements to and /or within the subject development above and beyond what is proposed in the capital
facilities plan.
(8) Any claim for credit must be made before payment of the impact fee and prior to the issuance of the building
permit or a permit for a change in use. The failure to timely file such a claim shall constitute a final bar to later
request any such credit.
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(9) Determinations made by the director pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the appeals procedures set
forth in FWRC 19.91.180.
(10) No impact fee for a specific development shall be increased or decreased once said fee has been paid.
(Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
19.91.100 Adjustments.
Pursuant to and consistent with the requirements of RCW 82.02.060, the rate study has provided adjustments
for future taxes to be paid by the development activity which are earmarked or pro - ratable to the same new
public facilities which will serve the new development. The traffic impact fee rates in the fee schedule have
been reasonably adjusted for taxes and other revenue sources which are anticipated to be available to fund
public improvements.
(Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
19.91.110 Establishment of impact fee account.
(1) Impact fee receipts shall be earmarked specifically and deposited in a special interest - bearing account.
(2) The city shall establish a separate impact fee account for the fees collected pursuant to this chapter:
transportation impact fee account. Funds withdrawn from the account 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
and expended for the purposes for which the impact fees were collected.
(3) On an annual basis, the finance director shall provide a report to the council on the transportation impact
fee account showing the source and amount of all moneys collected, earned, or received, and the public
improvements that were financed in whole or in part by impact fees
Impact fees shall be expended or encumbered within six years of receipt, unless the council identifies in written
findings extraordinary and compelling reasons for the city to hold the fees beyond the six -year period. Under
such circumstances, the council shall establish the period of time within which the impact fees shall be
expended or encumbered.
(Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
19.91.120 Authorization for interlocal agreement.
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The mayor is authorized to execute, on behalf of the city, an interlocal agreement with other agencies having
authority over transportation facilities to identify impacts and provide mitigation for those impacts. In no case
shall mitigation payments to the city be reduced to account for mitigation payments to other jurisdictions.
(Ord. No. 11 -684, § 15, 1- 18 -11; Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
19.91.130 Administrative guidelines.
The public works director is hereby authorized to adopt internal guidelines for the administration of
transportation impact fees, which may include the adoption of a procedures guide for transportation impact
fees.
(Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
19.91.140 Refunds.
(1) If the city fails to expend or encumber the impact fees within six years of when the fees were paid, or where
extraordinary or compelling reasons exist, such other time periods as established pursuant to FWRC
19.91.110, the current owner of the property on which impact fees have been paid may receive a refund of
such fees. In determining whether impact fees have been expended or encumbered, 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 deposited with the United States Postal Service at
the last known address of such claimants. A potential claimant or claimants must be the owner of record of the
real property against which the impact fee was assessed.
(3) Property owners seeking a refund of impact fees must submit a written request for a refund of the fees to
the 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 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 appropriate system improvements.
(5) Refunds of impact fees or offsets against subsequent impact fees under this section shall include any
interest earned on the impact fees by the city.
(6) When the city seeks to terminate any or all components of the impact fee program, all unexpended or
unencumbered funds from any terminated component 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
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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
claimants. All funds available for refund shall be retained for a period of one year after the second publication.
At the end of one year, any remaining funds shall be retained by the city, but must be expended for the
appropriate public facilities. This notice requirement shall not apply if there are no unexpended or
unencumbered balances within the account or accounts being terminated.
(7) The city shall also refund to the current owner of property for which impact fees have been paid all impact
fees paid, including interest earned on the impact fees, if the development activity for which the impact fees
were imposed did not occur; provided, however, that, if the city has expended or encumbered the impact fees
in good faith prior to the application for a refund, the director can decline to provide the refund. If within a period
of three years, the same or subsequent owner of the property proceeds with the same or substantially similar
development activity, the owner can petition the director for an offset in the amount of the fee originally paid
and not refunded. The petitioner must provide receipts of impact fees previously paid for a development activity
of the same or substantially similar nature on the same real property or some portion thereof. The director shall
determine whether to grant an offset, and the determinations of the director may be appealed pursuant to the
procedure in FWRC 19.91.180.
(Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
19.91.150 Use of funds.
(1) Pursuant to this title, transportation impact fees:
(a) Shall be used for system improvements that will reasonably benefit the new development activity;
(b) Shall not be imposed to make up for deficiencies in public facilities; and
(c) Shall not be used for maintenance or operation.
(2) Transportation impact fees may be spent for public improvements to streets and roads as herein defined
and including, but not limited to, transportation planning, engineering design studies, land survey, right -of -way
acquisition, site improvements, necessary off -site improvements, engineering, architectural, permitting,
financing, administrative expenses, construction of streets and roads and related facilities such as curbs,
gutters, sidewalks, bike lanes, storm drainage and installation of traffic signals, signs and street lights,
applicable impact fees or mitigation costs, and any other expenses which can be capitalized.
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(3) Transportation impact fees may also be used to recoup system improvement costs previously incurred by
the city to the extent that new growth and development will be served by the previously constructed
improvements or incurred costs.
(4) In the event that bonds or similar debt instruments are or have been issued for the advanced provision of
public improvements for which impact fees may be expended, impact fees may be used to pay debt service on
such bonds or similar debt instruments to the extent that the facilities or improvements provided are consistent
with the requirements of this section and are used to serve the new development.
(Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
19.91.160 Periodic adjustment of rates.
(1) The traffic impact fee in the fee schedule will be amended to reflect changes to the 20 -year transportation
project list as part of adoption of amendments to the capital facilities element of the city's comprehensive plan.
Amendment to the schedule for this purpose shall be adopted by the council.
(2) The traffic impact fee in the fee schedule shall be indexed to provide for an automatic fee increase each
January 1 st beginning in the year 2011. A three -year moving average of the Washington State Department of
Transportation Construction Cost Index will be used to determine the increase in fees for each year to reflect
increased project costs.
(3) A new rate study, which establishes the traffic impact fee in the fee schedule, shall be updated every three
years, unless the city determines that circumstances have not changed to warrant an update.
(Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
19.91.170 Administrative fees.
(1) There shall be a fee for the administration of the transportation impact fee program in an amount equal to
three percent of the amount of the total traffic impact fee determined from the fee schedules. The administrative
fee shall be deposited into an administrative fee account within the transportation impact fee funds.
Administrative fees shall be used to defray the cost incurred by the city in the administration and update of the
transportation impact fee program. The administrative fee is not creditable or refundable.
(2) The administrative fee, in addition to the impact fee, shall be paid by the applicant at the same time as the
impact fee.
(Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
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19.91.180 Review by director and appeals.
(1) The applicant may pay the impact fees imposed by this title under protest so that the building permit, or a
change in use when no building permit is required. No appeal shall be permitted until the impact 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 regarding impact fees with the 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 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 director shall issue his /her determination in writing.
(4) Determinations of the director with respect to the applicability of the impact fees to a given development
activity, the availability or value of a credit, or the director's decision concerning the independent fee calculation
which is authorized in FWRC 19.91.070, or any other determination which the 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 application or process I of this title if there is no underlying development permit,
substituting the director of public works for the director of community development. The appeal, in the form of a
letter of appeal, must be delivered to the department of community development within 14 calendar days after
issuance of the decision of the 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.
(Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
19.91.190 Existing authority unimpaired.
Nothing in this title shall preclude the city from requiring the applicant or the proponent of a development
activity to mitigate adverse environmental impacts of a specific development pursuant to the State
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Environmental Policy Act, Chapter 43.21 C RCW, based on the environmental documents accompanying the
underlying development approval process, and /or Chapter 58.17 RCW, governing plats and subdivisions, so
long as the exercise of such authority is consistent with the provisions of Chapters 43.21 C and 82.02 RCW.
(Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
19.91.200 Relationship to State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).
(1) All development shall be subject to the environmental review pursuant to SEPA and other applicable city
ordinances and regulations.
(2) Further mitigation in addition to the impact fee shall be required for identified adverse impacts appropriate
for mitigation pursuant to SEPA that are not mitigated by an impact fee program.
(Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
19.91.210 Relationship to concurrency management.
Neither compliance with this chapter nor the payment of any fee hereunder shall constitute a determination of
transportation concurrency under this chapter.
(Ord. No. 09 -627, § 3, 10- 20 -09)
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SCHOOL_ IMPACT Al
Sections:
19.95.010 Findings and authority.
19.95.020 Definitions.
19.95.030
Impact fee program elements.
19.95.040
Fee calculations.
19.95.050
Assessment of impact fees.
19.95.055
Option for deferred payment of impact fees
19.95.060
Exemptions and credits.
19.95.065 Impact fee adjustment.
19.95.070 Appeals and independent calculations.
19.95.080 The impact fee account — Uses of impact fees and refunds.
19.95.090 Interlocal agreement.
19.95.100 Submission of district capital facilities plan and data.
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19.95.110 Review.
19.95.010 Findings and authority.
The city council of the city of Federal Way (the "council ") hereby finds and determines that continuing growth
and development in the city of Federal Way will create additional demand and need for school facilities, and the
council finds that the Washington State Growth Management Act requires that new growth and development
should pay a proportionate share of the cost of new facilities needed to serve the new growth and development.
Therefore, pursuant to Chapter 82.02 RCW, the council adopts this title to assess school impact fees. The
provisions of this title shall be liberally construed in order to carry out the purposes of the council in establishing
the school impact fee program.
(Ord. No. 95 -249, § 1, 11- 21 -95. Code 2001 § 14 -209.)
19.95.020 Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. To
the extent they do not conflict with this section, the definitions in RCW 82.02.090 are adopted and apply
throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Terms not defined here or in RCW
82.02.090 are defined according to FWRC 1.05.020.
"Capital facilities plan" means the district's capital facilities plan adopted by the school board consisting of:
(1) A forecast of future needs for school facilities based on the district's enrollment projections;
(2) The long -range construction and capital improvements projects of the district;
(3) The schools under construction or expansion;
(4) The proposed locations and capacities of expanded or new school facilities;
(5) At least a six -year financing plan component, updated as necessary to maintain at least a six -year forecast
period, for financing needed school facilities within projected funding levels, and identifying sources of financing
for such purposes, including bond issues authorized by the voters and projected bond issues not yet authorized
by the voters;
(6) Any other long -range projects planned by the district; and
(7) A fee schedule indicating the standard impact fee amount per dwelling unit type.
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"Classrooms" means educational facilities of the district required to house students for its basic educational
program. Specialized facilities as identified by the district, including but not limited to gymnasiums, cafeterias,
libraries, administrative offices, and child care centers, are not classrooms.
"Construction cost per student" means the estimated cost of construction of a permanent school facility in the
district for the grade span of school to be provided, as a function of the district's design standard per grade
span and taking into account the requirements of students with special needs.
"Design standard" means the space required, by grade span and taking into account the requirements of
students with special needs, which is needed in order to fulfill the educational goals of the district as identified
in the district's capital facilities plan.
"Developer" means the person or entity who owns or holds purchase options or other development control over
property for which development activity is proposed.
"Development activity" means any residential construction or expansion of a building, structure or use, any
change in use of a building or structure, or any change in the use of land that creates additional demand for
school facilities.
"District" means the Federal Way School District No. 210, King County, Washington.
"Elderly" means a person aged 62 or older.
"Encumbered" means to reserve, set aside, or otherwise earmark the impact fees in order to pay for
commitments, contractual obligations, or other liabilities incurred for public facilities.
"Fee schedule" means the schedule set forth in the district's capital facilities plan adopted by reference by the
city indicating the standard fee amount per dwelling unit that shall be paid as a condition of residential
development within the city.
"Grade span" means the categories into which a district groups its grade of students, i.e., elementary school,
middle or junior high school, and high school.
"Interlocal agreement" means the interlocal agreement by and between the city and the district as authorized in
FWRC 19.95.090.
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"Permanent facilities" means the facilities of the district with a fixed foundation which are not relocatable
facilities.
"Relocatable facility" means any factory-built structure, transportable in one or more sections, that is designed
to be used as an education space and is needed to prevent the overbuilding of school facilities, to meet the
needs of service areas within the district, or to cover the gap between the time that families move into new
residential developments and the date that construction is completed on permanent school facilities.
"Relocatable facilities cost per student" means the estimated cost of purchasing and siting a relocatable facility
in the district for the grade span of school to be provided, as a function of the district's design standard per
grade span and taking into account the requirements of students with special needs.
"Site cost per student" means the estimated cost of a site in the district for the grade span of school to be
provided, as a function of the district's design standard per grade span and taking into account the
requirements of students with special needs.
"Standard of service" means the standard adopted by the district which identifies the program year, the class
size by grade span and taking into account the requirements of students with special needs, the number of
classrooms, the types of facilities the district believes will best serve its student population, and other factors as
identified by the district. The district's standard of service shall not be adjusted for any portion of the
classrooms housed in relocatable facilities which are used as transitional facilities or for any specialized
facilities housed in relocatable facilities. Except as otherwise defined by the school board pursuant to a board
resolution, "transitional facilities" shall mean those facilities that are used to cover the time required for the
construction of permanent facilities called for in the capital facilities plan, where the district has the necessary
financial commitments in place to complete the permanent facilities.
"Student factor" means the number derived by the district to describe how many students of each grade span
are expected to be generated by a dwelling unit. Student factors shall be based on district records of average
actual student generation rates for new developments constructed over a period of not more than five years
prior to the date of the fee calculation, unless such information is not available in the district, in which case data
from adjacent districts, districts with similar demographics, or county -wide averages may be used. Student
factors must be separately determined for single - family and multifamily dwelling units, and for grade spans.
(Ord. No. 09 -600, § 16, 1 -6 -09; Ord. No. 95 -249, § 1, 11- 21 -95. Code 2001 § 14 -210.)
19.95.030 Impact fee program elements.
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(1) Impact fees will be assessed on all residential development activity in the city based on the provisions of
FWRC 19.95.050.
(2) The impact fee imposed shall be reasonably related to the impact caused by the development and shall not
exceed a proportionate share of the cost of system improvements that are reasonably related to the
development
(3) The impact fee shall be based on a capital facilities plan developed by the district and approved by the
school board, and adopted by reference by the city as part of the capital facilities element of the city's
comprehensive plan.
(Ord. No. 95 -249, § 1, 11- 21 -95. Code 2001 § 14 -211.)
19.95.040 Fee calculations.
(1) The impact fees for the district shall be calculated based on the formula set forth in Exhibit A attached to the
ordinance codified in this chapter. A copy of the fee calculation formula shall be kept on file with this ordinance
in the office of the Federal Way city clerk. Such formula shall take into account the following: The capital
facilities needs of the district as identified in the capital facilities plan, the district's student generation rates for
single - family and multifamily dwelling units, the school site and school construction costs per student per grade
level, the district's standard of service, and the relocatable facilities cost per student per grade level.
(2) Separate fees shall be calculated for single - family and multifamily dwelling units, and separate student
generation rates must be determined by the district for each type of dwelling unit. For purposes of this chapter,
manufactured homes shall be treated as single - family dwelling units and duplexes shall be treated as
multifamily dwelling units.
(3) The fee calculations shall be made on a district -wide basis to assure maximum utilization of all school
facilities in the district currently used for instructional purposes. Impact fees shall be calculated annually and set
forth in a fee schedule adopted by city council pursuant to FWRC 19.95.100 and 19.95.110.
(4) The formula in Exhibit A provides a credit for the anticipated tax contributions that would be made by the
development based on historical levels of voter support for bond issue in the district, which historical levels
shall be determined by the district.
(5) The formula also provides for a credit for school sites or facilities actually provided by a developer which the
district finds to be acceptable as provided for in FWRC 19.95.060.
(Ord. No. 97 -293, § 1, 4- 15 -97; Ord. No. 95 -249, § 1, 11- 21 -95. Code 2001 § 14 -212.)
19.95.050 Assessment of impact fees.
(1) The city shall collect school impact fees, based on the fee schedule adopted by city council, from any
applicant seeking development approval from the city where such development activity requires the issuance of
a residential building permit or a manufactured home permit.
(2) The irnpaGt fees due on a plat or a PUD 6hall be assessed and GGIIeGted fFern the 10t GWRer at the tome
when the buildiRg permits for eaGh dwelleRg URit is issued, using the fee SGhedule then OR effeGt. RPs*dPntmRI
developmeRts proposed for shGrt plats shall not be goveFRed by this subseGt*GR, but shall be governed by
subSeGtion (3) of this SeGtion.
C37 (2) For existing IGtS or Io +c not revered by s bSeGtiOR (2) of this semi ien, all applications for single - family,
aad multifamily residential building permits, and manufactured home permits,
manufaGtured home parks proposed, the total amount of the impact fees shall be assessed and collected from
the applicant when the building permit is issued, using the fee schedule then in effect. Irrespective of the date
that the application for a building permit or manufactured home permit was submitted, no permit shall be issued
until the required school impact fees set forth in the fee schedule have been paid, except as authorized under
FWRC 19.95.055.
(Ord. No. 97 -293, § 2, 4- 15 -97; Ord. No. 95 -249, § 1, 11- 21 -95. Code 2001 § 14 -213.)
19.95.055 Option for deferred payment of school impact fee.
An applicant may request at any time prior to building permit issuance, and consistent with the
requirements of this section, to defer to final building inspection the payment of a school impact fee for
a single- family residential dwelling unit pursuant to FWRC 19.100.075.
19.95.060 Exemptions and credits.
(1) The following shall be exempt from the application of impact fees:
(a) Any form of housing exclusively for the elderly, including nursing homes and retirement centers, so
long as these uses are maintained in perpetuity and the necessary covenants or declarations of
restrictions are recorded on the property to ensure that no children will reside in the development; or
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(b) The replacement of a structure with a new structure of substantially the same size and use at the
same site or lot when such replacement occurs within 12 months of the demolition or destruction of the
prior structure; or
(c) Alterations or expansion or enlargement or remodeling or rehabilitation or conversion of an existing
dwelling unit where no additional units are created and the use is not changed;
(d) Accessory dwelling units ( "ADUs "), whether occupied as an ADU or not; provided, that as of
December 21, 1995, such ADU satisfied the definition of an ADU set forth in FWRC 19.05.010; and
provided further, that such ADU registered with the city during the one -year period commencing on
December 21, 1995, and terminating on December 20, 1996.
(2) Arrangement may be made for later payment with the approval of the district only if the district determines
that it will be unable to use or will not need the payment until a later time; provided, that sufficient security, as
defined by the district in its sole reasonable discretion, is provided to assure payment. Security shall be made
to and held by the district, which will be responsible for tracking and documenting the security interest.
(3) The developer shall receive a credit for any payment which has already been made for the lot or
development activity in question, either as a condition of development approval or pursuant to the terms of a
voluntary mitigation agreement. The fee amount due on the development activity shall be reduced by the
amount of the credit.
(4) The developer can request that a credit or credits be awarded for the value of dedicated land,
improvements, or construction provided by the developer. The district shall first determine the general suitability
of the land, improvements, and /or construction for district purposes. Second, the district shall determine
whether the land, improvements, and /or the facility constructed are included within the district's adopted capital
facilities plan or the board of directors for the district may make the finding that such land, improvements,
and /or facilities would serve the goals and objectives of the capital facilities plan of the district. The district shall
forward its determination to the city, including cases where the district determines that the dedicated land,
improvements, and /or construction are not suitable for district purposes.
(5) For each request for a credit or credits, if appropriate, the district shall select an appraiser from a list of
independent appraisers. The appraiser shall be directed to determine the value of the dedicated land,
improvements, or construction provided by the developer for the district. The developer shall pay for the cost of
the appraisal.
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(6) After receiving the appraisal, the district shall provide the developer 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 such letter or certificate indicating his /her agreement
to the terms of the letter or certificate, and return such signed document to the district before the city will award
the impact fee credit. The failure of the applicant to sign, date, and return such document within 60 calendar
days shall nullify the credit.
(7) Any claim for credit must be made no later than 20 calendar days after the submission of an application for
a building permit.
(8) In no event shall the credit exceed the amount of the impact fees due.
(Ord. No. 96 -265, § 1, 4 -2 -96; Ord. No. 95 -249, § 1, 11- 21 -95. Code 2001 § 14 -214.)
19.95.065 Impact fee adjustment.
(1) City center zone.
(a) The boundary of the city center zone is described as:
Bound on the South by S. 324th St. and S. 320th St.;
Bound on the West by Pacific Highway S.;
Bound on the North by S. 312th St. and S. 317th St; and
Bound on the East by 23rd Ave. S. north of S. 317th St.; roughly in alignment with 25th Ave. S. between
S. 320th St. and S. 317th St.; and by 23rd Ave. S. south of S. 320th St.
(As shown in the Comprehensive Plan Map VII -2A)
(b) The school impact fee assessed in the city center zone shall be reduced by 50 percent.
(Ord. No. 14 -757, § 1, 1- 7 -14.)
19.95.070 Appeals and independent calculations.
(1) The city may adjust the amount of the school impact fee assessed if one of the following circumstances
exist; provided, that the developer can demonstrate to the city's satisfaction that the discount included in the
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fee formula set forth in the district's capital facilities plan fails to adjust for the error in the calculation or fails to
ameliorate for the unfairness of the fee:
(a) The developer demonstrates to the city's satisfaction that an impact fee assessment was incorrectly
calculated; or
(b) Unusual and unique circumstances identified by the developer demonstrate that if the standard
impact fee amount were applied to the development, it would be unfair, unjust or unlawful.
(2) Requests for fee adjustments, and the administrative appeals process for the appeal of an impact fee, shall
follow the process for the appeal of the underlying development application
(3) A developer may provide studies and data to demonstrate that any particular factor used by the district may
not be appropriately applied to the development proposal, but the district's data shall be presumed valid unless
clearly demonstrated to be otherwise by the developer. The developer shall pay for the cost of the studies and
data, and must demonstrate to the city's satisfaction that the discount included in the fee formula set forth in the
district's capital facilities plan fails to adjust for the error in the factor or in the fee calculation.
(4) Any appeal of the decision of the city's hearing examiner with regard to fee amounts shall follow the appeals
process for the underlying development application and not be subject to a separate appeal process. Any
errors in the fee formula identified as a result of an appeal should be referred to the council for possible
modification.
(5) Impact fees may be paid under protest in order to obtain a permit or other development approval.
(Ord. No. 95 -249, § 1, 11- 21 -95. Code 2001 § 14 -215.)
19.95.080 The impact fee account — Uses of impact fees and refunds.
(1) Impact fee receipts shall be earmarked specifically and retained in a special interest - bearing account
established by the district solely for the district's school impact fees as provided for in FWRC 19.95.090. All
interest shall be retained in the account and expended for the purpose or purposes identified in subsection (2)
of this section. Annually, the city, based on the report submitted by the district pursuant to FWRC 19.95.100,
will forward a copy of the district's report to the state of Washington, Growth Management Section, pursuant to
RCW 82.02.070 which shows the source and amount of all monies collected, earned or received, and capital or
system improvements that were financed in whole or in part by impact fees.
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(2) Impact fees for the district's system improvements shall be expended by the district for capital
improvements including but not limited to school planning, land acquisition, site improvements, necessary off-
site improvements, construction, engineering, architectural, permitting, financing, and administrative expenses,
relocatable facilities, capital equipment pertaining to educational facilities, and any other expenses which could
be capitalized, and which are consistent with the district's capital facilities plan.
(3) In the event that bonds or similar debt instruments are issued for the advanced provision of capital facilities
for which impact fees may be expended and where consistent with the provisions of the bond covenants,
impact fees may be used to pay debt service on such bonds or similar debt instruments to the extent that the
facilities or improvements provided are consistent with the requirements of this section.
(4) School impact fees shall be expended or encumbered within six years of receipt, unless the council
identifies in written findings extraordinary and compelling reason or reasons for the district to hold the fees
beyond the six -year period. The district may petition the council for an extension of the six -year period and the
district set forth any such extraordinary or compelling reason or reasons in its petition. Where the council
identifies the reason or reasons in written findings, the council shall establish the period of time within which the
impact fees shall be expended or encumbered, after consultation with the district.
(5) The current owner of property on which an impact fee has been paid may receive a refund of such fees if
the impact fees have not been expended or encumbered within six years of receipt of the funds by the city,
except as provided for in subsection (4) of this section. In determining whether impact fees have been
encumbered, impact fees shall be considered encumbered on a first in, first out basis. The city shall notify
potential claimants by first -class mail deposited with the United States postal service addressed to the owner of
the property as shown in the city's tax records.
(6) An owner's request for a refund must be submitted to the council in writing within one year of the date the
right to claim the refund arises or the date that notice is given, whichever date is later. Any impact fees that are
not expended or encumbered within the limitations in subsection (4) of this section, and for which no application
for a refund has been made within this one -year period, shall be retained and expended consistent with the
provisions of this section. Refunds of impact fees shall include any interest earned on the impact fees.
(7) Should the city seek to terminate any or all school impact fee requirements, all unexpended or
unencumbered funds, including interest earned, shall be refunded to the current owner of the property for which
a school impact fee was paid. 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
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least two times and shall notify all potential claimants by first -class mail addressed to the owner of the property
as shown in the city's tax records. All funds available for refund shall be retained for a period of one year. At the
end of one year, any remaining funds shall be retained by the city, but must be expended for the district,
consistent with the provisions of this section. The notice requirement set forth above shall not apply if there are
no unexpended or unencumbered balances within the account or accounts being terminated.
(8) A developer may request and shall receive a refund, including interest earned on the impact fees, when
(a) The developer does not proceed to finalize the development activity as required by statute or city
code or the Uniform Building Code; and
(b) No impact on the district has resulted. "Impact" shall be deemed to include cases where the district
has expended or encumbered the impact fees in good faith prior to the application for a refund. In the
event that the district has expended or encumbered the fees in good faith, no refund shall be
forthcoming. However, if within a period of three years, the same or subsequent owner of the property
proceeds with the same or substantially similar development activity, the owner shall be eligible for a
credit. The owner must petition the city and provide receipts of impact fees paid by the owner for a
development of the same or substantially similar nature on the same property or some portion thereof.
The city shall determine whether to grant a credit, and such determinations may be appealed by
following the procedures set forth in FWRC 19.95.070.
(9) Interest due upon the refund of impact fees required by this section shall be calculated according to the
average rate received by the city or the district on invested funds throughout the period during which the fees
were retained.
(Ord. No. 95 -249, § 1, 11- 21 -95. Code 2001 § 14 -216.)
19.95.090 Interlocal agreement.
(1) The mayor is authorized to execute, on behalf of the city, an interlocal agreement for the collection,
expenditure, and reporting of school impact fees; provided, that such interlocal agreement complies with the
provisions of this section, be in form and content acceptable to the city attorney and be approved by the city
council.
(2) The district shall establish a school impact fee account with the office of the King County treasurer, who
serves as the treasurer for the district. The account shall be an interest - bearing account, and the school impact
fees received shall be prudently invested in a manner consistent with the investment policies of the district.
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(3) For administrative convenience while processing the fee payments, school impact fees may be temporarily
deposited in a city account. On a monthly basis, the city shall deposit the school impact fees collected for the
district in the district's school impact fee account.
(4) The district shall agree to indemnify and hold the city, its elected officials, officers, employees, agents, and
volunteers harmless from any and all claims, demands, losses, actions and liabilities (including costs and all
attorney fees) to or by any and all persons or entities, including, without limitation, their respective agents,
licensees, or representatives, arising from, resulting from, or connected with the collection of impact fees or any
other actions taken by the city pursuant to the terms of the ordinance codified in this chapter or pursuant to the
terms of the interlocal agreement.
(Ord. No. 10 -669, § 70, 9- 21 -10; Ord. No. 95 -249, § 1, 11- 21 -95. Code 2001 § 14 -217.)
19.95.100 Submission of district capital facilities plan and data.
On an annual basis, no later than May 1 st of each year, the district shall submit the following materials to the
city:
(1) The annual update of the district's capital facilities plan;
(2) An updated fee calculation, and a proposed revised fee schedule which reflect the update to the district's
capital facilities plan; and
(3) An annual report on the school impact fee account, showing the source and amount of all monies collected,
earned, or received, and the public improvements that were financed in whole or in part by impact fees.
(Ord. No. 97 -293, § 3, 4- 15 -97; Ord. No. 95 -249, § 1, 11- 21 -95. Code 2001 § 14 -218.)
19.95.110 Review.
The city council shall review on an annual basis the materials received from the district and required under
FWRC 19.95.100. The city council may make adjustments to the fee schedule as necessitated by its review, or
applicable law and if the city council deems appropriate, shall adopt the fee schedule by resolution. The review
and fee schedule adopted decision may occur in conjunction with the annual update of the capital facilities plan
element of the city's comprehensive plan.
(Ord. No. 97 -293, § 4, 4- 15 -97; Ord. No. 95 -249, § 1, 11- 21 -95. Code 2001 § 14 -219.)
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Sections:
19.100.010
Purpose.
19.100.020
Definition.
19.100.030
Determination of direct impact.
19.100.040
Costs.
19.100.050 Mitigation of direct impacts.
19.100.060 Methods of mitigation.
19.100.070 Timing of fee payments.
19.100.075 Option for deferred payment of transportation impact fees
19.100.010 Purpose.
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It is the purpose of this chapter to provide alternatives for prospective developers of land within the city to
mitigate the direct impacts that have been specifically identified by the city as a consequence of proposed
development, and to make provisions for, including, but not limited to, the public health, safety and general
welfare, for open spaces, drainageways, streets, alleys, other public ways, water supplies, sanitary wastes,
parks, playgrounds and sites for schools and school grounds.
(Ord. No. 90 -39, § 1(22.10), 2- 27 -90. Code 2001 § 19 -41.)
19.100.020 Definition.
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For purposes of this chapter, the term "development" shall include, but not be limited to, subdivisions, short
subdivisions, binding site plans and any other development activity defined by FWRC Title 19, Zoning and
Development Code.
(Ord. No. 90 -39, § 1(22.20), 2- 27 -90. Code 2001 § 19 -42.)
19.100.030 Determination of direct impact.
Before any development is given the required approval or is permitted to proceed, the official or body charged
with deciding whether such approval should be given shall determine direct impacts, if any, that are a
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consequence of the proposed development and which require mitigation, considering, but not limited to, the
following factors:
(1) Predevelopment versus postdevelopment need for services such as city streets, sewers, water supplies,
drainage and stormwater detention facilities, parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities, schools, police services,
fire services and other municipal facilities or services;
(2) Likelihood that a direct impact of a proposed development would require mitigation due to the cumulative
effect of such impact when aggregated with the similar impacts of future development in the immediate vicinity
of the proposed development;
(3) Size, number, condition and proximity of existing facilities to be affected by the proposed development;
(4) Nature and quantity of capital improvements reasonably necessary to mitigate specific direct impacts
identified as a consequence of the proposed development;
(5) Likelihood that the users of the proposed development will benefit from any mitigating capital improvements
or programs;
(6) Any significant adverse environmental impacts of the proposed development identified in the process of
complying with the environmental policy, FWRC Title 14, or the State Environmental Policy Act, RCW
43.21 C.010 et seq.;
(7) Consistency with the city's comprehensive plan and any of its subparts;
(8) Likelihood of city growth by annexation into areas immediately adjacent to the proposed development;
(9) Appropriateness of financing necessary capital improvements by means of local improvement districts;
(10) Whether the designated capital improvement furthers the public health, safety or general welfare; and
(11) Any other facts deemed by the city to be relevant.
(Ord. No. 10 -658, § 4, 5- 18 -10, Ord. No. 90 -39, § 1(22.30), 2- 27 -90. Code 2001 § 19 -43.)
19.100.040 Costs.
The cost of any investigations, analysis or reports necessary for a determination of direct impact shall be borne
by the applicant.
(Ord. No. 90 -39, § 1(22.40), 2- 27 -90. Code 2001 § 19 -44.)
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19.100.050 Mitigation of direct impacts.
The official or body charged with granting the necessary approval for a proposed development shall review an
applicant's proposal for mitigating any identified direct impacts and determine whether such proposal is an
acceptable mitigation measure considering the cost and land requirements of the required improvement and
the extent to which the necessity for the improvement is attributable to the direct impacts of the proposed
development. No official or body shall approve a development unless provisions have been made to mitigate
identified direct impacts that are consequences of such development.
(Ord. No. 90 -39, § 1(22.50), 2- 27 -90. Code 2001 § 19 -45.)
19.100.060 Methods of mitigation.
(1) The methods of mitigating identified direct impacts required as a condition of any development approval
may include, but are not limited to, dedication of land to any public body, off -site improvements, on -site
improvements, and other capital or noncapital methods that may effectively reduce direct impacts.
(2) In lieu of a dedication of land or to mitigate a direct impact that has been identified as a consequence of a
proposed development, the city may approve a voluntary payment agreement with the developer, provided no
such agreement shall be required as a condition of approval, and shall be subject to the following provisions:
(a) The official or body approving development must find that the money offered will mitigate or is a
satisfactory alternative to mitigate the identified direct impact.
(b) The payment shall be held in a reserve account and may only be expended to fund a capital
improvement or program agreed upon by the parties to mitigate the identified direct impact.
(c) The payment shall be expended in all cases within applicable time limitations of Chapter 82.02 RCW,
unless otherwise agreed to by the developer.
(d) Unless the property owner elects to defer payments authorized in FWRC
19.100.075, any payment not expended within applicable time limitations shall be refunded to the
property owners of record at the time of the refund with interest at the rate earned in the city's reserve
account applicable at the time of refund. If the payment is not expended within the applicable time
limitations due to delay attributable to the developer, the payment shall be refunded without interest.
(e) Property owners entitled to a refund and /or interest under the provisions of this chapter may
voluntarily and in writing waive their right to a refund for a specified period of time in the interest of
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providing the designated capital improvement or other capital improvement or program identified by the
property owner and acceptable to the city.
(f) The developer may voluntarily and in writing waive on behalf of the developer and subsequent
purchasers the right to interest and /or a refund in order to facilitate completion of an improvement. Under
no condition shall such a waiver be required as a condition of approval. Such waiver shall be recorded
with the county where the property is situated and shall be binding on subsequent owners.
(Ord. No. 10 -658, § 5, 5- 18 -10; Ord. No. 90 -39, § 1(22.60.10 — 22.60.30), 2- 27 -90. Code 2001 § 19 -46.)
19.100.070 Timing of fee payments.
Various sections of this Code require payment of fees to mitigate direct impacts of the development approval.
Notwithstanding those fees eligible for deferment pursuant to subsections (1)(b), (1)(c), and (3)(b) of this
section, the following describes when such fees shall be calculated and paid:
(1) Open space fee -in -lieu.
(a) As provided in FWRC 18.55.060 and 19.115.115, a fee in lieu of open space may be made to satisfy
open space requirements at the discretion of the parks director and shall be calculated and paid at the
time of plat recording for residential land divisions, or prior to building permit issuance for multifamily
developments in the city center core and city center frame zoning districts, unless deferred as noted
below. The fee shall be calculated based upon the square footage of open space which otherwise would
have been required to be provided multiplied by the subject property's assessed or appraised value.
(b) For those residential land divisions vested prior to July 2, 2015, open space fees -in -lieu may be
deferred, but shall be paid no later than the closing of sale of each individual house or five years from
deferment of the fee, whichever is earlier. Covenants prepared by the city shall be recorded at the
applicant's expense on each lot at the time of plat recording to enforce payment of deferred fees. The
fee shall be calculated at the time of plat recording and divided equally among all newly created lots. The
fee shall be calculated based upon the square footage of open space which otherwise would have been
required to be provided multiplied by the subject property's assessed or appraised value. As
consideration for the ability to defer open space fee -in -lieu payments beyond plat recording, the
applicant agrees to waive the right to interest and /or a refund if payment is not expended within five
years of collection.
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(c) For multifamily developments in the city center core and city center frame, open space fees -in -lieu
may be deferred, but shall be paid no later than the completion of construction and prior to receipt of
certificate of occupancy /approval to occupy for each floor or each building if phased, or five years from
the recording of the deferment covenants, whichever is earlier. Covenants prepared by the city shall be
recorded at the applicant's expense, prior to building permit issuance, to enforce payment of deferred
fees. The fee shall be calculated at the time of recording of the covenants and shall be divided equally
among all residential units within the project. The fee shall be calculated based upon the square footage
of open space that otherwise would have been required to be provided multiplied by the subject
property's assessed or appraised value. As consideration for the ability to defer open space fee -in -lieu
payments beyond building permit issuance, the applicant agrees to waive the right to interest and /or a
refund if payment is not expended within five years of collection.
(2) Regional stormwater facility fee -in -lieu. Developments may be able to utilize stormwater detention in one of
the city's regional stormwater facilities based on an area fee -in -lieu established by the city. Fees are used for
construction cost recovery and shall be paid at the time of plat recording for residential land divisions and prior
to building permit issuance for commercial and multifamily developments.
(3) Transportation impact fee. Unless the use of an independent fee calculation has been approved, or unless a
development agreement entered into pursuant to RCW 36.706.170 provided otherwise, the fee shall be
calculated and paid per the following:
(a) , For
IRplatted SiRgle _fam8„ residential lots and commercial and multifamily developments, fees shall be
calculated based on the impact fee schedule in effect at the time a completed building permit application
is filed and paid prior to permit issuance. For a change in use for which no building permit is required,
the fee shall be calculated and paid based on the impact fee schedule in effect on the date of an
approved change of use.
(Ord. No. 12 -727, § 6, 9- 18 -12; Ord. No. 10 -658, § 6, 5- 18 -10.)
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(b) The city shall collect transportation impact fees based on the fee schedule adopted by city council,
from any applicant seeking development approval from the city where such development activity
reauires the issuance of a residential buildina permit or a manufactured home permit
(c) For all applications for single- family, multifamily residential building permits, and manufactured
home permits, the total amount of the impact fees shall be assessed and collected from the applicant
when the building permit is issued using the fee schedule then in effect. Irrespective of the date that
the application for a building permit or manufactured home permit was submitted, no permit shall be
issued until the required transportation impact fees set forth in the fee schedule have been paid,
except as authorized under FWRC 19.95.055.
(d) Where a building permit is not required for the development activity, the transportation impact fees
shall be paid prior to issuance of the permit that authorizes the activity.
19.100.075 Option for deferred payment of transportation and school impact fee.
An applicant may request at any time prior to building permit issuance, and consistent with the requirements of
this section, to defer to final building inspection the payment of a transportation impact fee and /or a school
impact fee for a single- family residential dwelling unit. The following shall apply to any request to defer payment
of an impact fee:
(1) The applicant shall submit to the city a written request to defer the payment of an impact fee for a
specifically identified building permit. The applicant's request shall identify, as applicable, the applicant's
corporate identity and contractor registration number, the full names of all legal owners of the property upon
which the development activity allowed by the building permit is to occur, the legal description of the property
upon which the development activity allowed by the building permit is to occur, the tax parcel identification
number of the property upon which the development activity allowed by the building permit is to occur, and the
address of the property upon which the development activity allowed by the building permit is to occur. All
applications shall be accompanied by an administrative fee as provided for in the city's adopted permit and
impact fee schedule.
(2) The impact fee amount due under any request to defer payment of impact fees shall be based on the
schedule in effect at the time the applicant provides the city with the information required in subsection (1) of
this section.
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(3) Prior to the issuance of a building permit that is the subject of a request for a deferred payment of impact
fee all legal owners of the property upon which the development activity allowed by the building permit is to
occur must sign a deferred impact fee payment lien in a form acceptable to the city attorney. The deferred
impact fee payment lien shall be recorded against the property subject to the building permit and be granted in
favor of the city in the amount of the deferred impact fee. Any such lien shall be junior and subordinate only to
one mortgage for the purpose of construction upon the same real property subject to the building permit. In
addition to the administrative fee required in subsection (1) of this section the applicant shall pay to the city the
fees necessary for recording the lien agreement with the King County recorder.
(4) The city shall not approve a final inspection until the impact fees identified in the deferred impact fee
payment lien and the administrative deferral fee are paid in full.
(5) In no case shall payment of the impact fee be deferred for a period of more than 18 months from the date of
building permit issuance. 18 months after buildinq permit issuance the impact fee shall be paid regardless of
status of building permit, unless the building permit has been canceled by the citV.
(6) Upon receipt of final payment of the deferred impact fee as identified in the deferred impact fee payment
lien, the city shall execute a release of lien for the property. The property owner may, at his or her own
expense, record the lien release.
(7) In the event that the deferred impact fee is not paid within the time provided in this section, the city may
institute foreclosure proceedings under the process set forth in Chapter 61.12 RCW. The District may also
institute foreclosure proceedings as set forth in RCW 82.02.050(3).
(8) An applicant is entitled to defer impact fees pursuant to this section for no more than 20 single- family
dwelling unit building permits per year in the city. For purposes of this section, an "applicant' includes an entity
that controls the applicant is controlled by the applicant or is under common control with the applicant.
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Jurisdictional Comparisons
City
School Fee
Deferral Timing
Transportation Fee
Deferral Timing
Federal Way
Final Inspection*
Proposed
Final Inspection*
Proposed
Auburn
Closing of sale
Closing of sale
Des Moines
na
na
Burien
na
na
Kent
Closing of sale
Closing of sale
Renton
Closing of sale
Closing of sale
Sea -Tac
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Planning Commission Staff Report June 8, 2016
Deferral System for Collection of Impact Fees - Text Amendment / Exhibit B Page 1
Federal Way
Public Schools
May 27, 2016
Isaac Conlen, Planning Manager
City of Federal Way
33325 8" Ave S
Federal Way WA 98003
RE: School Impact Fee Deferral
Dear Mr. Conlen,
RECEIVED BY
COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
JUN 2 2016
Business Office
Washington State Legislature passed Engrossed Senate Bill 5923 during the 2015 Legislative Session. This
legislation requires that cities and other jurisdictions adopt and maintain a system for the temporary deferral of
all impact fees for single - family detached and attached residential construction by September 1, 2016.
Given the deferral options offered by the statute, Federal Way Public Schools would be in support of deferral of
school impact fees for the first 20 units per developer within the City of Federal Way jurisdiction until final
inspection or certificate of occupancy. This support is based on the understanding that the deferred impact fees
will be collected from the developer within 18 months from the issuance of the building permit.
This District appreciates the opportunity to comment on development of this program.
S' cerely,
Sally D. McLean
Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations
cc: Dr. Tammy Campbell, Superintendent
Cindy Wendland, Director of Support Services
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