HomeMy WebLinkAbout5506ORDINANCE NO. 5 5 0 6
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 19.04 OF THE AUBURN CITY
CODE ENTITLED 'TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES," AUTHORIZING THE
COLLECTION OF TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES; PROVIDING
FINDINGS AND DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF
CONCURRENCY; PROVIDING FOR THE TIME OF PAYMENT; PROVIDING
FOR THE APPEALS OF FEES AND OTHER DETERMINATIONS; PROVIDING
FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN IMPACT FEE ACCOUNT, REFUNDS,
AND THE USE OF FUNDS; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF
ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES; PROVIDING FOR ANNUAL OR OTHER
PERIODIC REVIEWS OF THE FEE SCHEDULE; PROVIDING THE
SCHEDULE FOR THE IMPACT FEES AND AUTHORIZING INDEPENDENT
FEE CALCULATIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS
IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Auburn (the "Council') finds
that development activity in the City of Auburn will create additional demand
and need for transportation facilities; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Auburn is authorized by the Growth Management
ACT ("GMA"), as codified in Chapter 82.02 RCW, to require new growth and
development within the City of Auburn to pay a proportionate share of the cost
of new facilities to serve such new growth and development through the
assessment of impact fees; and
WHEREAS, impact fees assessed pursuant to Chapter 82.02 RCW must
be based upon showing that new development activity creates additional
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demand and need for transportation facilities, that the impact fees do not
exceed a proportionate share of the costs of such additional transportation
facilities, and that the fees are spent for facilities reasonably related to the new
development; and
WHEREAS, the City of Auburn is authorized by Chapter 82.02 RCW to
impose impact fees for system improvement costs previously incurred by the
City of Auburn to the extent that new growth and development will be served by
the previously constructed improvements; and
WHEREAS, impact fees may be collected and spent for transportation
facilities that are included within the City of Auburn's comprehensive plan
adopted pursuant to the Growth Management Act; and
WHEREAS, RCW 58.17.110 and RCW 58.17.060 require the Council
and administrative personnel to make written findings that public facilities such
as roads are adequate before approving proposed subdivisions, dedications,
short plats, and short subdivisions; and
WHEREAS, with respect to transportation impact fees, a feepayer can
request a credit; and
WHEREAS, the City of Auburn has conducted an extensive study
documenting the procedures for measuring the impact of new developments on
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transportation facilities, and has prepared a technical report which serves as
the basis for the actions taken by the Council; and
WHEREAS, RCW 82.02.050(4) as amended provides that "[a]fter the
date a county, city, or town is required to adopt its development regulations
under Chapter 36.70A RCW, continued authorization to collect and expend
impact fees shall be contingent on the county, city, or town adopting or revising
a comprehensive plan in compliance with RCW 36.70A.070," and in the capital
facilities plan identifying deficiencies and how such deficiencies will be
eliminated, additional demands due to new development, and additional public
facility improvements required to serve new development; and
WHEREAS, the City of Auburn adopted its Comprehensive Plan
modifying its capital facilities plan on July 6, 1999 and has complied with the
requirements of RCW 82.02.050(4) for the continued assessment of impact
fees.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. A new Chapter 19.04 of the Auburn City Code entitled
"Transportation Impact Fees" is hereby adopted as shown in "Exhibit A",
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The above-cited
Findings of Fact are herewith approved and incorporated in this Ordinance.
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Section 2. If any provision of this Ordinance or its application to any
person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance or the
application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be
affected.
Section 3. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such
administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of
this legislation.
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Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days
from and after its passage, approval and publication, as provided by law.
INTRODUCED: April 2, 2001
PASSED: April 2, 2001
APPROVED: April 2, 2001
A. 60A
CHARLES A. BOOTH
MAYOR
ATTEST:
Danielle E. Daskam,
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Michael J. Reynolds,
City Attorney
Published: 7 sa�o/
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Chapter 19.04
Transportation Impact Fees
Sections:
19.04.010
Findings and authority.
19.04.020
Definitions.
19.04.030
Reserved
19.04.040
Assessment of impact fees.
19.04.050
Independent fee calculations.
19.04.060
Credits and adjustments.
19.04.070
Exemptions.
19.04.080
Appeals.
19.04.090
Establishment of an impact fee account for transportation.
19.04.100
Refunds
19.04.110
Use of funds.
19.04.120
Review and update of impact fees.
19.04.130
Miscellaneous provisions.
19.04.010 Findings and Authority.
The Council of the City of Auburn (the "Council") hereby finds and determines that
new growth and development, including but not limited to new residential, commercial,
retail, office, and industrial development, in the City of Auburn will create additional
demand and need for transportation facilities in the City of Auburn, and the Council
finds that new growth and development should pay a proportionate share of the cost of
transportation facilities needed to serve the new growth and development. The City of
Auburn has conducted extensive studies documenting the procedures for measuring the
impact of new developments on transportation facilities. These studies have contributed
to the rates as established in Attachment A. Therefore, pursuant to Chapter 82.02
RCW, the Council adopts this chapter to assess impact fees for transportation facilities.
The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed in order to carry out the
purposes of the Council in establishing the transportation impact fee program.
19.04.020 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.
A. "Act" means the Growth Management Act, RCW 36.70A, as now in existence or as
hereafter amended.
Exhibit `A'
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B. "Building Permit," for the purposes of this chapter only, means an official document
or certification which is issued by the City and which authorizes the construction,
alteration, enlargement, conversion, reconstruction, remodeling, rehabilitation,
erection, demolition, moving or repair of a building or structure. In the case of
increased impacts on transportation facilities caused by a change in use or
occupancy of an existing building or structure, and where no building permit is
required, the term "building permit" shall specifically include business registrations.
C. "Capital Facilities Plan" means the capital facilities plan element of the City's
comprehensive plan adopted pursuant to Chapter 36.70A RCW, and such plan as
amended.
D. "City" means the City of Auburn.
E. "Council" means the City Council of the City of Auburn.
F. "Department" means the Department of Public Works.
G. "Development Activity" means any 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 and need for transportation facilities.
H. "Director" means the Director of the Department of Public Works or the Director's
designee.
I. "Dwelling Unit" means a building, or portion thereof, designed for residential
occupancy, consisting of one or more rooms which are arranged, designed or used
as living quarters for one family only.
J. "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.
K. "Feepayer" is a person, corporation, partnership, an incorporated association, or any
other similar entity, or department or bureau of any governmental entity
commencing a land development activity or land use change which creates the
demand for additional transportation facilities, and which requires the issuance of a
building permit. "Feepayer" includes an applicant for an impact fee credit.
L. "Gross Floor Area" (GFA) means the total square footage of any building, structure,
or use, including accessory uses.
M. "Gross Leasable Area" (GLA) means the total floor area designed for tenant
occupancy and exclusive use. For the purposes of the trip generation calculation,
the floor area of any parking garages within the building shall not be included
within the GLA of the entire building. GLA is the area for which tenants pay rent; it
is the area that produces income.
N. "Hearing Examiner" means the Examiner who acts on behalf of the Council in
considering and applying land use regulatory codes as provided under Section 18.66
of the Auburn City Code. Where appropriate, "Hearing Examiner" also refers to the
office of the Hearing Examiner.
Exhibit 'A'
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O. "Impact fee" means a payment of money imposed by the City of Auburn on
development activity pursuant to this chapter as a condition of granting
development approval in order to pay for the transportation facilities needed to serve
new growth and development.
P. "Impact Fee Account" or "Account" means the account established for the
transportation impact fees collected. The account shall be established pursuant to
Section 19.04.090 of this chapter, and comply with the requirements of RCW
82.02.070.
Q. "Independent Fee Calculation" means the transportation impact calculation prepared
by a feepayer to support the assessment of an impact fee other than by the use of the
attached schedules.
R. "Interest" means the interest rate earned by local jurisdictions in the State of
Washington Local Government Investment Pool, if not otherwise defined.
S. "Multiple Family Dwelling" means a building designed exclusively for occupancy
by three or more families living independently of each other, and containing three or
more dwelling units.
T. "Owner" means the owner of record of real property, provided that, if the real
property is being purchased under a recorded real estate contract, the purchaser shall
be considered the owner of the real property.
U. "PM Peak Hour" means the hour of the highest transportation demand between
noon and midnight, typically 5 PM to 6 PM.
V. "Transportation Project Improvements" mean site improvements and facilities that
are planned and designed to provide service for a particular development or users of
the project, and are not transportation system improvements. No transportation
improvement or facility included in a capital facilities plan approved by the Council
shall be considered a transportation project improvement.
W. "Single Family Dwelling" means a detached building designed exclusively for
occupancy by one family and containing one dwelling unit. A manufactured home
may be considered a one -family dwelling, if sited per ACC 18.48.050.
X. "Square Footage" means the square footage of the gross floor area or gross floor
leasable area of the development.
Y. "State" means the State of Washington.
Z. "Transportation System Improvements" means transportation facilities that are
included in the City of Auburn's capital facilities plan and are designed to provide
service to service areas within the community at large, in contrast to transportation
project improvements.
Exhibit 'A'
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19.04.030 Reserved
19.04.040 Assessment of Impact Fees.
A. Effective July 1, 2001, the City shall collect impact fees, based on the rate schedule,
Attachment A, from any applicant seeking a building permit from the City for any
development activity within the City.
B. Effective July 1, 2001, where a change in use increases the trip generation by more
than 10 PM peak hour trips, the Director shall calculate a transportation impact fee
based on the increases in the trip generation rate.
C. The amount of impact fees shall be determined at the time an applicant submits a
complete application for a building permit, using the impact fee schedules then in
effect, or pursuant to an independent fee calculation accepted by the Director
pursuant to Section 19.04.050, and adjusted for any credits pursuant to Section
19.04.060.
D. Payment of impact fees shall be made by the feepayer at the time the building
permit is issued. The amount to be paid shall not be increased for any applicant that
submitted a complete application for the building permit before the City established
the impact fee rates.
E. Applicants that have been awarded credits prior to the submittal of the complete
building permit application pursuant to Section 19.04.060 shall submit, along with
the complete building permit application, a copy of the letter or certificate prepared
by the Director pursuant to Section 19.04.060 setting forth the dollar amount of the
credit awarded. Impact fees, as determined after the application of appropriate
credits, shall be collected from the feepayer at the time the building permit is issued.
F. The Department shall not issue a building permit unless and until the impact fees
have been paid or credit(s) awarded.
19.04.050 Independent Fee Calculations.
A. If in the judgment of the Director, none of the fee categories set forth in the attached
schedule accurately describes or captures the impacts of the new development, the
applicant shall conduct an independent fee calculation and the Director may impose
alternative fees on a specific development based on those calculations, once
accepted by the City.
B. Feepayers may opt not to have the impact fees determined according to the attached
schedule. Such feepayers shall prepare and submit to the Director an independent
fee calculation for the development activity for which a building permit is sought.
C. The documentation submitted and supporting an independent fee calculation shall
clearly show PM peak hour trip generation characteristics of the proposed
development based on industry -accepted standards as articulated in the ITE Trip
Exhibit `A'
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Generation Manual. The modified fee shall be based on the average cost per trip
established in Attachment A, and shall consider the alternative trip generation data.
D. An administrative fee shall be charged for each independent fee calculation. The
fee shall be deposited with the City to pay for City -review of the independent fee
calculation. The City may adjust the amount of the deposit at any time, as
necessary, to pay for the appropriate review of the independent fee calculation.
These fees shall be based on the City's actual expended direct and indirect labor and
transportation. The application deposit will be $500. The deposit will be applied
against the City review costs from the time of the application to completion of the
review process. The application deposit will be credited toward the total cash
deposit as described above. The Cash Deposit accrues no interest. If the deposit is
expended, the City will require additional deposit(s) before further work is done by
City staff, or bill the account. Statements do not include invoice documentation and
are mailed on the 15th of each month. Payment is due by the 1 st of the following
month as shown on the billing statement. A monthly finance charge of 1 % of the
ending balance will be accessed on all unpaid balances. If no payment is made
within 60 days the account will be considered past due and all further City staff
work on the project may be suspended. After 90 days past due, the City may take
whatever action is necessary to collect including referral to the City Attorney and/or
a collection agency. The fee payer shall also pay reasonable fees to the City, in
addition to the amount identified, if the City is required to perform additional work
relating to the application, which may include, but is not limited to, the following:
Additional support services which shall include, but are not limited to, traffic
analysis.
2. Acts by the applicant which require that the City staff spend extraordinary time
on related issues.
3. The City's need to obtain consulting support services to assist the City when the
scope of the application is beyond the City's normal area of expertise or the
City's ability to review within a reasonable time. Authorization from the Owner
shall be required before the City enlists project consulting support services.
After the City completes its review, the actual fees and expenses will be determined and
the cash deposit shall be adjusted to provide for a refund by the City or additional
payment by the fee payer.
Exhibit 'A'
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E. While there is a presumption that the calculations set forth in the attached schedule
are valid, the Director shall consider the documentation submitted by the feepayer,
but is not required to accept such documentation which the Director reasonably
deems to be inaccurate or not reliable, and may, in the alternative, require the
feepayer 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.
F. Determinations made by the Director pursuant to this Section may be appealed to
the Office of the Hearing Examiner subject to the procedures set forth in Section
19.04.080.
19.04.060 Credits and Adjustments.
A. A feepayer can request that a credit or credits for transportation impact fees be
awarded to him/her for transportation project improvements provided by the
feepayer if the land, improvements, and/or the facility constructed are identified as
transportation system improvements that provide capacity to serve new growth in
the capital facilities plan, or the Director, at his/her discretion, makes the finding
that such land, improvements, and/or facilities would serve the transportation goals
and objectives of the capital facilities plan.
B. For each request for a credit or credits, the Director shall determine the value of
dedicated land by using available documentation or selecting an appraiser from a list
of independent appraisers maintained by the Department to determine the value of
the land being dedicated. The value of the improvements will be determined
through documentation submitted by the feepayer.
C. The feepayer shall pay the cost of the appraisal and shall deposit on account the
estimated cost of the appraisal as determined by the City at the time the feepayer
requests consideration for a credit.
D. After receiving the appraisal, the Director shall provide the applicant with a letter or
certificate setting forth the dollar amount of the credit, the reason for the credit,
where applicable, the legal description of the site donated, and the legal description
or other adequate description of the project or development to which the credit may
be applied. The applicant must sign and date a duplicate copy of such letter or
certificate indicating his/her agreement to the terms of the letter or certificate, and
return such signed document to the Director before the impact fee credit will be
awarded. The failure of the applicant to sign, date, and return such document within
sixty (60) days shall nullify the credit.
E. Any claim for credit must be made no later than the time of application for a
building permit. Any claim not so made shall be deemed waived.
Exhibit `A'
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F. No credit shall be given for transportation project improvements or right-of-way
dedications for direct access improvements to and/or within the development in
question.
G. Determinations made by the Director pursuant to this Section shall be subject to the
appeals procedures set forth in Section 19.04.080 below.
H. Pursuant to and consistent with the requirements of RCW 82.02.060, the fee rate
schedule, Attachment A, has been reasonably adjusted for other revenue sources
which are earmarked for, or proratable to, funding transportation facilities.
19.04.070 Exemptions.
A. The following shall be exempted from the payment of transportation impact fees:
1. Replacement of a structure with a new structure of the same PM peak hour trip
generation and use at the same site or lot when such replacement occurs within
twelve (12) months of the demolition or destruction of the prior structure.
2. Alterations or expansion or enlargement or remodeling or rehabilitation or
conversion of an existing dwelling unit where no additional dwelling units are
created and the use is not changed.
3. Alterations of an existing non-residential structure that does not expand the
useable space.
4. Miscellaneous improvements, including but not limited to fences, walls,
swimming pools, and signs.
5. A change in use where the increase in PM peak hour trip generation is less than
the threshold stated in 19.04.040(b).
6. Demolition, or moving of a structure out of the city.
7. Any building permit application that has been submitted to the Department
before 5:00 p.m. the business day before the first effective date of the
transportation impact fee rate schedule and subsequently determined to be a
complete application by the City.
B. The Director shall be authorized to determine whether a particular development
activity falls within an exemption identified in this Section. Determinations of the
Director shall be subject to the appeals procedures set forth in Section 19.04.080
below.
19.04.080 Appeals.
A. Any feepayer may pay the impact fees imposed by this chapter under protest in
order to obtain a building permit. Appeals regarding the impact fees imposed on
any development activity may only be made by the feepayer of the property where
such development activity will occur. No appeal shall be permitted unless and until
the impact fees at issue have been paid.
Exhibit `A'
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Page 7
B. 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 with respect to the independent fee calculation, or any other determination
which the Director is authorized to make pursuant to this chapter, can be appealed to
the Hearing Examiner.
C. Appeals shall be taken within ten (10) days of the Director's issuance of a written
determination by filing with the Office of the Hearing Examiner a notice of appeal
specifying the grounds thereof, and depositing the necessary fee, which is set forth
in the existing fee schedules for appeals of administrative decisions. The Director
shall transmit to the Office of the Hearing Examiner all papers constituting the
record for the determination, including where appropriate, the independent fee
calculation.
D. The Hearing Examiner shall fix a time for the hearing of the appeal, give notice to
the parties in interest, and decide the same as provided in Chapter 18.66 of the City
of Auburn's Municipal Code. At the hearing, any party may appear in person or by
agent or attorney.
E. The Hearing Examiner is authorized to make findings of fact regarding the
applicability of the impact fees to a given development activity, the availability or
amount of the credit, or the accuracy or applicability of an independent fee
calculation. The decision of the Hearing examiner shall be final, except as provided
in subsection (G) below.
F. The Hearing Examiner may, so long as such action is in conformance with the
provisions of this chapter, reverse or affirm, in whole or in part, or may modify the
determinations of the Director with respect to the amount of the impact fees
imposed or the credit awarded upon a determination that it is proper to do so based
on principles of fairness, and may make such order, requirements, decision or
determination as ought to be made, and to that end shall have the powers which
have been granted to the Director by this chapter.
G. Any feepayer aggrieved by any decision of the Office of the Hearing Examiner may
appeal the Hearing Examiner's final decision as provided in Chapter 18.66 of the
City of Auburn's Municipal Code.
19.04.090 Establishment of An Impact Fee Account for Transportation.
A. Impact fee receipts shall be earmarked specifically and deposited in special interest-
bearing accounts. The fees received shall be prudently invested in a manner
consistent with the investment policies of the City.
B. There is hereby established a separate impact fee account for the fees collected
pursuant to this Chapter: the Transportation Impact Account. Funds withdrawn
from this account must be used in accordance with the provisions of section
Exhibit 'A'
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19.04.110 of this Chapter. Interest earned on the fees shall be retained in the
account and expended for the purposes for which the impact fees were collected.
C. On an annual basis, the Financial Director shall provide a report to the Council on
the Transportation Impact Account showing the source and amount of all moneys
collected, earned, or received, and the transportation improvements that were
financed in whole or in part by impact fees.
D. Impact fees shall be expended or encumbered within six (6) years of receipt, unless
the Council identifies in written findings extraordinary and compelling reason or
reasons for the delay.
19.04.100 Refunds.
A. If the City fails to expend or encumber the impact fees within six (6) years of when
the fees were paid, or where extraordinary or compelling reasons exist, such other
time periods as established pursuant to Section 19.04.090, 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.
B. 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 claimant must be the owner of the property,
C. Owners seeking a refund of impact fees must submit a written request for a refund
of the fees to the Director within one (1) year of the date the right to claim the
refund arises or the date that notice is given, whichever is later.
D. 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 appropriate
transportation system improvements.
E. Refunds of impact fees under this Section shall include any interest earned on the
impact fees by the City.
F. If and when the City seeks to terminate any or all components of the transportation
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 City shall place notice of such termination and the availability of refunds in a
newspaper of general circulation at least two (2) times and shall notify all potential
claimants by first class mail to the last known address of the claimants. All funds
available for refund shall be retained for a period of one (1) year. At the end of one
(1) year, any remaining funds shall be retained by the City, but must be expended
for appropriate transportation system improvements. This notice requirement shall
not apply if there are no unexpended or unencumbered balances within an account
or accounts being terminated.
Exhibit `A'
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G. The City shall also refund to the developer 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.
19.04.110 Use of Funds.
A. Pursuant to this chapter, transportation impact fees:
1. Shall be used for transportation improvements that will reasonably benefit the
new development, and
2. Shall not be imposed to make up for deficiencies in transportation facilities
serving existing developments; and
3. Shall not be used for maintenance or operations.
B. As a general guideline, transportation impact fees may be used for any
transportation improvements which could otherwise be funded by a bond issue of
the City.
C. Transportation impact fees may be spent for transportation improvements, including
but not limited to planning, land acquisition, right-of-way acquisition, site
improvements, necessary off-site improvements including mitigation, construction,
engineering, architectural, permitting, financing, and administrative expenses,
applicable impact fees or mitigation costs, and any other expenses which can be
capitalized.
D. Impact fees may be used to recoup transportation 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.
E. In the event that bonds or similar debt instruments are or have been issued for the
advanced provision of transportation 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.
19.04.120 Review and Update of Impact Fees.
A. The fee rate schedule set forth in Attachment A shall be reviewed by the Council no
later than 2 years after the effective date of the attached fee rate schedule, and no
more than every 2 years thereafter.
B. The fee rate schedule set forth in Attachment A shall be reviewed by the Council as
it may deem necessary and appropriate in conjunction with the annual update of the
capital facilities plan element of the City's comprehensive plan.
Exhibit 'A'
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19.04.130 Miscellaneous Provisions.
A. Existing Authority Unimpaired.
Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the City from requiring the feepayer or the
proponent of a development activity to mitigate adverse environmental impacts of a
specific development pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act, Chapter 43.21
C RCW, based on the environmental documents accompanying the underlying
development approval process, and/or Chapter 58.17 RCW, governing plats and
subdivisions, provided that the exercise of this authority is consistent with the
provisions of RCW 82.02.050(1) (c).
B. Captions.
The Chapter and Section captions used in this chapter are for convenience only and
shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions of
this chapter.
C. Severability.
If any portion of this chapter is found to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason,
such finding shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other Section of
this chapter.
D. Short Title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "The City of Auburn
Transportation Impact Fee Ordinance."
Exhibit `A'
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Page 11
Attachment A
Transportation Impact Fee Rate Schedule
Effective July 1, 2001
Land Use
Unit of
Basic Top
Impact Fee
Measure
Rate
Rate
Residential
Shopping Center
SF Residential
dwelling
1.01
$677.71
MF Residential
dwelling
0.62
$440.91
Mobile Home in MH Park
dwelling
0.49
$261.35
Retirement Community
dwelling
0.27
$144.01
Hotel
room
0.61
$468.78
Motel
room
0.47
$361.19
Commercial - Services
4.10
$1.15
Dove -in Bank
lane
63.33
$10,895.93
Walk-in Bank
sf/GFA
33.15
$7.61
Day Care Center
sf/GFA
13.20
' $ 2.50
Library
sf/GFA
7.09
$1.74
Post Office
sf/GFA
10.79
$2.65
Service Station
VFP 2
14.56
$1,903.84
Service Station w/minimart
sf/GFA
96.37
$9.45
Auto Care Center
sf/GLA
3.38
$0.99
Movie Theater
sf/GFA
3.80
$1.43
Health Club
sf/GFA
4.30
$1.91
Commercial - Institutional
Elementary School
sf/GFA
1.20
$0.69
Middle School/Jr. High
sf/GFA
1.20
$0.69
High School
sf/GFA
1.02
$0.66
Church
sf/GFA
0.66
$0.47
Hospital
sf/GFA
0.92
$0.71
Commercial - Restaurant
Light Industry/Manufacturing
sf/GFA
0.98
Restaurant
sf/GFA
7.49
$3.89
High Turnover Restaurant
sf/GFA
10.86
$3.84
Fast Food Restaurant
sf/GFA
33.48
$6.43
Land Use
Unit of
Basic Trip
Impact
Measure
Rate
Fee Rate
Commercial - Retail Shopping
Shopping Center
up to 9,999 sq ft
sf/GLA
13.70
$1.69
10,000 to 49,999 sq It
sf/GLA
9.46
$1.49
50,000 to 99,999 sq ft
sf/GLA
6.92
$1.09
100,000 to 199,999 sq ft
sf/GLA
5.47
$1.08
200,000 to 299,999 sq It
sf/GLA
4.60
$0.98
300,000 to 399,999 sq ft
sf/GLA
4.10
$1.15
over 400,000 sq ft
sf/GLA
3.77
$1.30
Supermarket
sf/GFA
11.51
$3.47
Convenience Market
sf/GFA
53.73
$5.97
Free Standing Discount Store
sf/GFA
4.24
$0.97
Hardware/Paint Store
sf/GFA
4.42
$0.58
Specialty Retail Center
sf/GFA
2.59
$0.43
Furniture Store
sf/GFA
0.45
$0.09
Car Sales -New
sf/GFA
2.80
$1.98
Car Sales -Used
space ]
0.28
$197.84
Commercial - office
up to 49,999 sq ft
sf/GFA
3.76
$1.12
50,000 to 99,999 sq ft
sf/GFA
2.18
$1.92
100,000 to 199,999 sq ft
sf/GFA
1.65
$1.45
200,000 to 299,999 sq It
sf/GFA
1.44
$1.27
over 300,000 sq ft
sf/GFA
1.35
$1.19
Medical Office
sf/GFA
3.66
$2.52
Industrial
Light Industry/Manufacturing
sf/GFA
0.98
$0.96
Heavy Industry
sf/GFA
0.68
$0.67
Industrial Park
sf/GFA
0.92
$0.90
Mini-Warehouse/Storage
sf/GFA
0.26
$0.26
Warehousing
sf/GFA
0.51
$0.50
Notes:
A. Basic top rates are based on the ITE Trip Generation Manual, 6th Edition.
B. Impact fee rate calculation is based upon the following methodology:
Basic Trip Rate = PM Peak Hour Trip Generation (per unit of measure)
- Basic Trip Rate x Percent of New Trips x Trip Length Adjustment x Per Trip Fee /
(divide by) 1,000 for rate per square foot (where applicable) = Impact Fee Rate (per unit of measure)
C. For land uses not specifically Identified here trip generation rates could be derived from ITE or a special study
by the applicant.
p. Per trip fee is $ 573.50
E. sf = square foot = sq ft
Footnotes:
1. Impact fee rate was $ 3.80/sf. For the economic welfare of the citizens of Auburn rate has been reduced to $2.50/sf.
2. VFP = Vehicle fueling position
3. Space is individual vehicle sales space. 70 vehicles for sale = 70 vehicle spaces.
Exhibit'A'
Ord. 5506
March 29, 2001
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