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ORDINANCE NO. 20-901
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Federal Way, Washington, relating
to Transportation Impact Fees; amending FWRC 19.91.030 through
19.91.110 and 19.91.140 through 19.91.170. (Amending Ordinance
Nos. 09-627, 10-658, and 16-822)
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WHEREAS, the City recognizes the need to periodically modify Title 19 of the Federal
Way Revised Code (“FWRC”), “Zoning and Development Code,” in order to conform to state
and federal law, codify administrative practices, clarify and update zoning regulations as deemed
necessary, and improve the efficiency of the regulations and the development review process;
and
WHEREAS, the amendments to development regulations and the text of Title 19 FWRC
in this ordinance:
(a) Relate solely to governmental procedures, and contain no substantive standards
respecting use or modification of the environment.
(b) Are text amendments resulting in no substantive changes respecting use or
modification of the environment.
(c) Are categorically exempt from threshold determination and EIS requirements
pursuant to Washington Administrative Code 197-11-800(19); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to FWRC 19.91.160, 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; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest for the City Council to adopt modified code
language for FWRC Chapter 19.91, which establishes transportation impact fees within the City
of Federal Way; and