PLanning Commission PKT 10-02-2019I
City of Federal Way
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PLANNING COMMISSION
October 2, 2019 City Hall
6:30 p.m. Council Chambers
Commissioners
Wayne Carlson, Chair Tom Medhurst, Vice -Chair
Lawson Bronson Hope Elder
Dawn Meader McCausland Tim O'Neil
Diana Noble-Gulliford Dale Couture, Alternate
Eric Olsen, Alternate ' , -
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City Staff
Robert "Doc" Hansen, Planning Manager
Margaret Clark, Principal Planner
E. Tina Piety, Administrative Assistant
253-835-2601
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AGENDA
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CALL TO ORDER
2.
ROLL CALL
3.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
September 18, 2019, Public Hearing
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AUDIENCE COMMENT — UNRELATED TO COMMISSION BUSINESS -
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ADMINISTRATIVE -REPORT r
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COMMISSION'BUSINESS
• Update: Sound Transit Link Extension Projects
• Study Session: Code Text Amendment of Title 19, Division III,
_ Mitigation and Fees
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ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
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ADJOURN
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Commissioners
Wayne Carlson, Chair Tom Medhurst, Vice -Chair
Lawson Bronson Hope Elder
Dawn Meader McCausland Tim O'Neil
Diana Noble-Gulliford Dale Couture, Alternate
Eric Olsen, Alternate ' , -
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City Staff
Robert "Doc" Hansen, Planning Manager
Margaret Clark, Principal Planner
E. Tina Piety, Administrative Assistant
253-835-2601
www.ciWQffederalway.com
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CITY OF
Federal W, ay
PLANNING COMMISSION
INFORMATION REPORT
DATE: October 2, 2019
To: Wayne Carlson, Planning Commission Chair
FROM: EJ Walsh, Public Works Development Director
Theresa Thurlow, Surface Water Division Manager
Information on Proposed Text Amendments to Federal Way
SUBJECT: Revised Code (FWRC), Surface and Storm Water Utility System
Development Charge
PUBLIC HEARING DATE October 16, 2019
1. BACKGROUND
The City of Federal Way (City) will be proposing a text amendment to Federal Way Revised
Code (FWRC) Title 19, Division III, Mitigation and Fees, at the October 16, 2019 Planning
Commission meeting. The proposed text amendment relates to the collection of system
development charges (SDCs) for connecting to the City's stormwater conveyance system.
During the financial analysis of the Surface and Stormwater Utility's rate and rate structure, the
Consultant recommended the City consider assessing a system development charge on
development that creates additional demand and need for public facilities. Many jurisdictions
within the region have SDCs for new and redevelopment to mitigate impacts to their stormwater
drainage systems.
The proposed text amendment to FWRC Title 19 would add the requirement for a System
Development Charge (SDC) to be assessed when new development or re -development creates a
need for a change in the City's drainage system.
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The City's stormwater drainage system is a series of catch basins, pipes, ponds, and vaults. The
size and type of this infrastructure is based on the amount of runoff calculated at the time of
development. If there is a change in the amount of rainfall runoff into the public drainage system
as a result of new or altered hard surfaces, the public system may not be adequate to handle the
new demands. The purpose of the SDC is to share the "...cost of public facility improvements
Planning Commission Information Report October 2, 2019
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that are reasonably related to the service demands and needs of new development." (RCW
82.02.090)
The purpose of the proposed amendment is to more fairly distribute the costs associated with a
growing demand on the City's stormwater system by charging a fee to new development or re-
development before they are permitted to connect their private stormwater infrastructure to the
City's stormwater system.
SDCc shall be assessed at the time of development, as defined by FWRC 19.05.040, to recover a
share of the cost of this impact. SDCs shall serve two primary purposes: (1) provide equity
between existing and new customers; and (2) provide a source of capital funding in support of
system costs. The SDC charge shall be an upfront charge imposed on system growth and is
primarily a charge on new development, although it will also be applicable to expansion or
densification of development when such actions increase the development's requirements for
utility system capacity. The proposed amendment will affect new development within the City of
Federal Way, beginning in 2020.-
The fee will be assessed based on contribution to increased runoff and will be based on
impervious surface area. SDCs shall be included within the 2020 City of Federal Way Fee
Schedule and will calculated as a dollar amount per ESU. For the purposes of assessing an SDC,
ESUs will based on the total impervious surface -area included within the City Approved Develop
Plans. Assessed SDCs shall be paid to the Surface Water Utility revenue account prior to
connection of private stormwater infrastructure to the City's public system. SDCs/ESU for 2020
shall be $1,123 and will be set each year thereafter within the City of Federal Way Fee Schedule.
Below is a comparison of SDCs within the region.
Bothell - Downtown $15,388
Redmond - Overlake $12,271
Redmond - Downtown $7,321 j
Sumner
- $2,592
Kent $2,3111 1 1 1
Renton $1,800
Des Moines
$1,705
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Redmond ® $1,342
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\ Bothell - $1,333 � �
Auburn $1,320 _
Olympia $1,309 I
Federal Way - Full UP $1,123 j
Edmonds
$0 $2,000 $4,000 $6,000 $8,000, $10,000 $12,000 $14,000 $16,000 $18,000
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that are reasonably related to the service demands and needs of new development." (RCW
82.02.090)
The purpose of the proposed amendment is to more fairly distribute the costs associated with a
growing demand on the City's stormwater system by charging a fee to new development or re-
development before they are permitted to connect their private stormwater infrastructure to the
City's stormwater system.
SDCc shall be assessed at the time of development, as defined by FWRC 19.05.040, to recover a
share of the cost of this impact. SDCs shall serve two primary purposes: (1) provide equity
between existing and new customers; and (2) provide a source of capital funding in support of
system costs. The SDC charge shall be an upfront charge imposed on system growth and is
primarily a charge on new development, although it will also be applicable to expansion or
densification of development when such actions increase the development's requirements for
utility system capacity. The proposed amendment will affect new development within the City of
Federal Way, beginning in 2020.-
The fee will be assessed based on contribution to increased runoff and will be based on
impervious surface area. SDCs shall be included within the 2020 City of Federal Way Fee
Schedule and will calculated as a dollar amount per ESU. For the purposes of assessing an SDC,
ESUs will based on the total impervious surface -area included within the City Approved Develop
Plans. Assessed SDCs shall be paid to the Surface Water Utility revenue account prior to
connection of private stormwater infrastructure to the City's public system. SDCs/ESU for 2020
shall be $1,123 and will be set each year thereafter within the City of Federal Way Fee Schedule.
Below is a comparison of SDCs within the region.
Bothell - Downtown $15,388
Redmond - Overlake $12,271
Redmond - Downtown $7,321 j
Sumner
- $2,592
Kent $2,3111 1 1 1
Renton $1,800
Des Moines
$1,705
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Redmond ® $1,342
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\ Bothell - $1,333 � �
Auburn $1,320 _
Olympia $1,309 I
Federal Way - Full UP $1,123 j
Edmonds
$0 $2,000 $4,000 $6,000 $8,000, $10,000 $12,000 $14,000 $16,000 $18,000
Planning Commission Information Report October 2, 2019
Proposed Text Amendments to Federal Way Revised Code (FWRC), Surface Water Service Development Charge
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