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Chapter 17.151
IMPACT FEES – PUBLIC FACILITIES
17.151.050 Establishment of service areas.
17.151.115 Impact fee deferral system.
The ordinance codified in this chapter is enacted pursuant to this provisions of Chapter 82.02 RCW, and is intended to accomplish the following purposes:
(1) To ensure that adequate facilities are available to serve new growth and development;
(2) To promote orderly growth and development by requiring that new development pay a proportionate share of the cost of new facilities need to serve growth; and
(3) To ensure that impact fees are imposed through established procedures and criteria so that specific developments do not pay arbitrary fees or duplicate fees for the same impact. (Ord. 886 § 1, 1993).
(1) New residential and nonresidential development causes increased demands on public facilities, including streets, roads, parks, open space, recreational facilities, fire facilities and schools;
(2) Projections indicate that new development will continue and that it will place ever-increasing demands on the city to provide necessary public facilities;
(3) To the extent that new development places demands on the public facility infrastructure, those demands should be partially financed by shifting a proportionate share of the cost of such new facilities from the public at large to the developments actually creating the demand; and
(4) The imposition of impact fees upon residential and nonresidential development in order to finance specified public facilities, the demand for which is created by such development, is in the best interest of the general welfare of the city and its residents, is equitable, does not impose an unfair burden on such development by forcing developers and builders to pay more than their fair or proportionate share of the cost and is reasonably necessary to provide the necessary public facility infrastructure to serve new development as planned for in the city Comprehensive Plan and the city capital facilities plan. (Ord. 886 § 2, 1993).
There is imposed upon all new development activity within the city an impact fee which shall be calculated by adding the impact fee components as hereinafter provided for that are applicable to each such new development activity. (Ord. 886 § 4, 1993).
The city hereby establishes as the service area for development impact fees all areas in which development may occur that would impact the city’s transportation system, including all property located within the corporate limits of the city as now existing or may be amended by annexation or any surrounding properties within the city’s urban growth area that would normally use city transportation facilities. (Ord. 1350 § 3, 2013; Ord. 1167 § 2, 2005; Ord. 886 § 5, 1993).
(1) All development projects within the city shall be assessed a transportation impact fee based on average daily trips as computed in accordance with the most current edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers’ Trip Generation Manual as applied to the city’s transportation element of the adopted comprehensive plan.
It is hereby declared that such impact fees shall:
(a) Only be imposed for system improvements that are reasonably related to new development; and
(b) Not exceed a proportionate share of the cost of the system improvements, including the costs of previously constructed system improvements, reasonably related to new development; and
(c) Be used for system improvements that will reasonably benefit new development; and
(d) Not be imposed to make up for deficiencies in any previously constructed system improvements. Such impact fee is based upon the formula for calculating the proportionate share of the cost of the system improvements, including the costs of previously constructed system improvements, necessitated by new development to be borne by impact fees, which formulas are described in SMC 17.151.060, Calculation of transportation impact fee.
(2) A transportation impact fee and schedule, setting forth the amount of the transportation impact fees to be paid by new development, shall be adopted by resolution of the city council.
(3) For redevelopment of a site, a credit shall be given for trips generated by the previous use on the site.
(4) A credit, not to exceed the impact fee otherwise payable, shall be provided for the value of any dedication of land for, improvement to, or new construction of any system improvements provided by the developer, to facilities that are identified in the capital facilities plan and on the six-year capital improvement program and that are required by the city as a condition of approving the development activity. The determination of “value” shall be consistent with the assumptions and methodology used by the city in estimating the capital improvement costs.
(5) The city administrator or designee may adjust the amount of the impact fee otherwise imposed hereby with respect to specific projects requiring a building permit upon determining that:
(a) Unusual circumstances require such adjustment to ensure that such impact fees are imposed fairly consistent with the impact of the building and proportionality; and
(b) Studies and data submitted by the owner regarding the impacts of such owner’s proposed development activity require such adjustment. Impact fees shall not be adjusted unless such studies and data support a finding that the impact fees otherwise imposed hereby allocate to the specific project in question a share of the cost of the systems improvements that is greater than or substantially less than such project’s allocable proportionate share of such costs.
(6) Commercial Development Incentive. Commercial uses as defined in SMC 17.20.040, “C” definitions, shall be eligible for a 10 percent reduction in the transportation impact fee.
(7) Reuse of Existing Structures Incentive. The community development department shall not impose the transportation impact fee on commercial projects in the MB-I and MB-II zones that meet the criteria set forth below; provided, that this waiver shall not apply to new buildings or to new projects that include demolition of the existing building and shall not affect the imposition and collection of any other applicable city impact fees, hook-up fees, or application fees.
(e) The project must include improvement of any adjacent street frontage, including curb, gutter, sidewalks, and street trees to current code and/or standards, and must include a connecting walkway meeting ADA standards to the main entrance of the building. Any or a portion of these improvements may be waived or modified, if the community development director determines that existing conditions meet the current standards for these improvements.
(8) Historic Single-Family Lot Incentive. Individual single-family zoned lots and parcels created prior to the effective date of Chapter 58.17 RCW on July 1, 1969, shall be eligible for a 35 percent reduction in the transportation impact fee on application for a building permit. This incentive is limited to development of one single-family residence per lot or parcel existing prior to July 1, 1969. (Ord. 1350 § 4, 2013; Ord. 1216 § 2, 2007; Ord. 1167 § 3, 2005).
(1) The impact fee shall be based on the growth related transportation projects contained in the adopted six-year capital improvement program as presented in the capital facilities element of the city’s Comprehensive Plan.
(2) The actual impact fee shall be calculated based on the total cost of growth related system improvements divided by the total number of projected trips generated by new development as anticipated in the adopted future land use map (FLUM) for an adopted six-year capital improvement program period.
Actual Cost/Trip
Total cost per six-year growth related system improvements
(3) The actual impact fee shall be adjusted to provide a fee equal to 66.6 percent of the actual cost of the system improvements necessitated by new development as calculated in subsection (2) of this section.
(4) The impact fee may include system improvement costs previously incurred by the city to the extent that new growth and development will be served by the previously constructed improvements and to the extent not already funded; provided, that such fees shall not be imposed to make up for any existing system deficiencies.
(5) The city shall annually review the city’s capital facilities plan and transportation projects included in the adopted six-year capital improvement program, and shall:
(a) Identify each project in the comprehensive plan that is growth related and the proportion of each such project that is growth related;
(6) The following information shall be considered in updating the capital improvement program:
(a) The projects in the Comprehensive Plan that are growth related and that should be funded with forecasted public monies and the impact fees already paid;
(7) After the city council amends the capital improvement program, it may by resolution establish a new impact fee.
(8) Once a growth related project is placed on the capital improvement program, a fee shall be imposed on every development that impacts the project until the project is removed from the list by one of the following means:
(b) The council by ordinance may remove the project from the capital improvement program, in which case the fees already collected will be refunded if necessary to ensure that impact fees remain reasonably related to the traffic impacts of development that have paid an impact fee; provided, that a refund shall not be necessary if the council transfers the fees to the budget of another project that the council determines will mitigate essentially the same traffic impacts. (Ord. 1350 § 5, 2013; Ord. 1167 § 4, 2005; Ord. 1007, 1997; Ord. 886 § 6, 1993).
The impact fee component for parks and recreational facilities shall be calculated using the formula described below, however the resulting fee will be implemented at 50 percent:
C x S x U x A
(2) “C” means the average cost per acre for land appraisal and acquisition plus an average development cost of $320,075 per acre for neighborhood and community parks. Such cost may be adjusted periodically, but not more often than once every year. Park development costs shall be based on actual, recent comparable construction.
(3) “S” means the parks standard of 2.5 acres per 1,000 residents each for neighborhood parks and community parks (total of five acres) as established in the city comprehensive park and recreational plan..
(5) “U” means the average number of occupants per dwelling unit, or 2.77 occupants for a single-family/duplex dwelling unit, 2.17 occupants for any other multifamily dwelling unit.
(6) “A” means an adjustment of rate portion of anticipated tax revenues resulting from a development that is proratable to system improvements contained in the capital plan facilities. The adjustment for park impacts is determined to be 40 percent, so that “A” equals 60 percent. (Ord. 1445 § 1 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 1164 § 4, 2004; Ord. 886 § 7, 1993).
(a) Separate Account. Any cash made shall be deposited in the fund and administered as a separate account for fire capital expenditures and the account balance shall be applied only to completion of improvements or acquisition projects specified in the fire facilities capital improvement plan as approved or amended by the city council.
(b) Interest Earned. Interest and investment income earned by the fund shall be redeposited in the fund and allocated proportionally to each subaccount.
(1) The impact fee for nonresidential development shall be computed by applying the traffic impact fee component formula and the fire facility impact fee component formula and then totaling the results. The impact fee for each residential dwelling unit shall be computed by applying the traffic impact fee component formula, the park and open space impact fee component formula, the fire facility impact fee component formula and the school impact fee component formula, contained in Chapter 17.153 SMC, and then totaling the results.
(2) If the development for which approval is sought contains a mix of residential and nonresidential uses, then the impact fee must be separately calculated for each type of use.
(3) The city council shall have the authority to adjust the standard impact fee at the time the fee is imposed to consider unusual circumstances peculiar to specific development activity to ensure that impact fees are imposed fairly.
(4) Upon application by the developer of any particular development activity, the city council may consider studies and data submitted by the developer and if warranted, may adjust the amount of the impact fee. Such adjustment shall be deemed warranted if:
(a) The public facility improvements would not reasonably benefit the proposed development;
(b) The public facility improvements identified are not reasonably related to the proposed development;
(c) The formula set forth for calculating the impact fee components do not accurately reflect traffic, park and open space, fire facility or school impacts. (Ord. 886 § 9, 1993).
The impact fees imposed under this chapter, and under Chapter 17.153 SMC, may be paid at the time of preliminary plat approval for subdivisions and short subdivisions. When fees for subdivisions are not paid at preliminary plat approval they shall be due and payable prior to the issuance of a building permit. When paid the fee paid shall be the fee due as of the date of payment. For single lots or parcels all impact fees shall be paid prior to the issuance of a building permit or site plan approval. (Ord. 1350 § 6, 2013; Ord. 971, 1996; Ord. 886 § 10, 1993; Ord. 899 § 2, 1994).
The owner shall be entitled to a credit against the applicable impact fee component for the value of any dedication of land for, improvements to, or new construction of any system improvements to facilities that are identified in the capital facilities plan and that are required by the city as conditions of approval for the development. That portion of the open space network and related improvements used as a credit for required open space for a project is not eligible for this credit. The amount of the credit shall be determined upon recording of a final plat for a subdivision, recording of a short plat, issuance of a building permit, or upon site plan approval, whichever shall first occur. The amount of the credit shall be indicated on any final plat recorded for a subdivision and on any recorded short plat. In the event the amount of any credit exceeds the amount of the impact fee due, the city shall not be required to reimburse the difference to the developer. (Ord. 886 § 11, 1993).
(1) The city hereby establishes a deferral system by which an applicant for a building permit for a single-family detached or attached residence may request a deferral of the full impact fee payment to the time of final inspection.
(2) The city will withhold certification of final inspection until the impact fees have been paid in full.
(3) The term of an impact fee deferral under this section shall not exceed 18 months from the date of building permit issuance. If impact fees are not paid by the end of the 18 months, then city shall withhold future inspection until such time impact fees are paid in full.
(4) The community development department shall allow an applicant to defer payment of the impact fees when, prior to submission of a building permit application for deferment or prior to final inspection for deferment under subsection (1) of this section, the applicant:
(a) Submits a signed and notarized deferred impact fee application and acknowledgement form for the development for which the property owner wishes to defer payment of the impact fees; and
(b) With regard to deferred payment under subsection (1) of this section, records a lien for impact fees against the property in favor of the city in the total amount of all deferred impact fees for the development. The lien for impact fees shall:
(i) Be in a form approved by the city attorney;
(ii) Include the legal description, tax account number and address of the property;
(iii) Be signed by all owners of the property, with all signatures as required for a deed, and recorded in the county in which the property is located;
(iv) Be binding on all successors in title after the recordation; and
(v) Be junior and subordinate to one mortgage for the purpose of construction upon the same real property granted by the person who applied for the deferral of impact fees.
(5) In the event that the impact fees are not paid in accordance with subsection (1) of this section, the city shall institute foreclosure proceedings under the process set forth in Chapter 61.12 RCW, except as revised herein. In addition to any unpaid impact fees, the city shall be entitled to interest on the unpaid impact fees at the rate provided for in RCW 19.52.020 and the reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred by the city in the foreclosure process. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to commencement of foreclosure, the city shall give not less than 30 days’ written notice to the person or entity whose name appears on the assessment rolls of the county assessor as owner of the property and to the site address via certified mail with return receipt requested and regular mail advising of its intent to commence foreclosure proceedings. If the impact fees are paid in full to the city within the 30-day notice period, no attorney fees, costs and interest will be owed.
(6) In the event that the deferred impact fees are not paid in accordance with this section, and in addition to foreclosure proceedings provided in subsection (5) of this section, the city may initiate any other action(s) legally available to collect such impact fees.
(7) Upon receipt of final payment of all deferred impact fees for the development, the department shall execute a separate lien release for the property in a form approved by the city attorney. The property owner, at their expense, will be responsible for recording each lien release.
(8) Compliance with the requirements of the deferral option shall constitute compliance with the conditions pertaining to the timing of payment of the impact fees. (Ord. 1418 § 19, 2016).
Any person aggrieved by the amount of the impact fee calculated and imposed upon a particular development activity may appeal such determination to the hearing examiner by filing written notice of appeal with the planning director within 20 days of the issuance of the determination of the impact fee consistent with SMC 17.151.055. Pending completion of the appeal process as set forth herein, no building permits shall be issued for any development activity for which the impact fees about which appeal is being sought were imposed. Such appeal to the hearing examiner shall be conducted in accord with Chapters 17.80 and 17.87 SMC. (Ord. 1350 § 7, 2013; Ord. 886 § 12, 1993).
All impact fees collected shall be deposited in the Growth Management Act capital projects fund. The clerk-treasurer shall establish separate designated reserve accounts for public roads and streets, for fire facilities, for school facilities and for public park, open space and recreational facilities, and shall maintain records for each such account. All interest earned by the fund shall be allocated to the separate designated reserve accounts in the same proportion that the balance of each reserve account bears to the total fund balance. All interest shall be retained in the account and expended for the purposes for which the impact fees were imposed. The clerk-treasurer shall provide an annual report on each impact fee account showing the source and amount of the moneys collected, earned or received and system improvements that were financed in whole or in part by impact fees. (Ord. 1350 § 8, 2013; Ord. 886 § 13, 1993).
Impact fees for system developments shall be expended only in conformance with the capital facilities plan. Impact fees shall be expended or encumbered for a permissible use within six years of collection, unless there exists an extraordinary and compelling reason for fees to be held longer than six years. Such extraordinary or compelling reasons shall be identified in written findings by the city council. (Ord. 886 § 14, 1993).
(A) The current owner of property on which an impact fee has been paid may receive a refund of such fee if the city fails to expend or encumber the impact fees within six years of collection or such greater time as may be established in written findings by the city council documenting extraordinary or compelling reasons for extension beyond six years. In determining whether impact fees have been encumbered, impact fees shall be considered encumbered on a first-in, first-out basis. The current owner likewise may receive a proportionate refund when the public funding of applicable service area projects by the end of such six-year period has been insufficient to satisfy the ratio of public to private funding for such service area as established in the capital facilities plan. The city shall notify potential claimants by first class mail deposited with the United States Postal Service at the last known address of each claimant.
(B) The request for a refund must be submitted to the city council in writing within one year of the date the right to claim a refund arises or within one year of the date notice is given, whichever is later. Any impact fees that are not expended within these time limitations and for which no application for refund has been made as herein provided shall be retained and expended on the indicated capital facilities. Refunds of impact fees under this subsection shall include any interest earned on the impact fees.
(C) A developer may request and shall receive a refund, including any interest earned on the impact fees, when the developer does not proceed with the development activity and no impact has resulted. (Ord. 886 § 15, 1993).