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ORDINANCE NO.•6 4 5 5
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTIONS
13 41 040, 19 02 070, 19 04 040, 19 06 040 AND 19 08 030
OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE RELATED TO DEFERRAL
OF PAYMENT OF IMPACT FEES AND SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
WHEREAS, RCW 82 02 authorizes the City Council to establish and implement
impact fees for parks, transportation, school and fire to ensure that new development
bears a proportionate share of the cost of capital expenditures necessary to meet the
demands for park, transportation, schools and fire services associated with new growth
and development; and
WHEREAS, RCW 35 92 025 authorizes, and the City Council has previously
determined through ordinance action, that it is reasonable and in the public interest to
enact and impose a utility systems development charge for the purpose of recovering a
fair share of the costs of providing existing utility system infrastructure to serve new
customers or revised uses of existing customers for the purpose of reimbursing the
city's utility for the cost of construction of available capacity sanitary sewer, water and
storm drainage facilities from those properties, which as part of their development and
use create direct or indirect needs for those facilities, and
WHEREAS, on March 21, 2011, the City Council adopted Ordinance 6341, which
deferred payment of certain impact fees until either a certificate of occupancy was
issued, or a sale on a property closed, in order to address the downtown in the local
economy, a diminishing number of residential units are being built, a diminishing
number of new non-residential projects are being built and a diminishing number of
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expansions of existing non-residential development are occurring, all of which adversely
impacted the City's residential and non-residential development inventory, employment
opportunities and revenue for government services, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that Ordinance 6431, which created a two-
year trial period, provided flexibility to applicants for residential and non-residential
development on the timing of payment of impact fees and system development charges
and that the provisions of that Ordinance should be made permanent, subject to
continued reporting its effectiveness, and
WHEREAS, the ordinance amendments are procedural in nature and therefore
exempt from State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed amendments to the Auburn
City Code to be consistent with and to implement the intent of the City's Comprehensive
Plan, and
WHEREAS, the Auburn City Council finds that it is in the interest of the public
health, safety and welfare to adopt this ordinance to promote continued economic
development in the City
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN as follows
Section 1. Amendment to City Code. That Section 13 41 040 of the Auburn
City Code, entitled 'Utility Systems Development Charge -- Collection,' is hereby
amended to read as follows
13.41.040 Collection.
The water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage utilities systems development charges
are immediately due and payable upon obtaining a permit for connection to the city
utility Systems development charges for parcels that will utilize infiltration for storm
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water disposal are immediately due and payable upon obtaining a building permit to
develop the parcel
A. For residential development for new development, redevelopment or a change in
use, dUFORg—theefferative peFiod of April '' 2011, through ApFil 4, 2043;and prior to
issuance of a permit application, the applicant may elect to record a covenant against
title to the property on forms prepared and provided by the city that requires payment of
water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage development charges due and owing, less
any credits awarded, by providing for automatic payment through escrow of these
development charges due and owing to be paid no later than at time of closing of the
sale of the unit or at final inspection or issuance of certificate of occupancy or 18
months from the date of issuance of the original building permit, whichever comes first.
Failure to pay shall result in the following
1 If 30 days after the city has sent the responsible party written notification of its
obligation to pay the charges established in this chapter the full amount remains unpaid,
the responsible party shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of ACC 1 25 030
and 1 25 065 Written notification shall be by regular and certified mail and to the most
current available contact information on file with the city For the purposes of applying
ACC 1 25 030 and 1.25 065, the responsible party shall constitute a property owner, the
property(ies) for which a permit(s) has been issued shall constitute the property(ies) on
which the violation is occurring, and the impact fee amount remaining unpaid shall
constitute a violation occurring on the permitted property(ies) under these sections
2 Any unpaid charges adopted by this chapter that are outstanding 30 days from
the date the charges are due shall constitute a lien against the property(ies) for which a
permit(s) has been issued in the amount of the unpaid charges In addition to the
actions authorized in subsection (A)(1) of this section, the city may record a lien against
the permitted property(ies) in the amount of the unpaid charges and may immediately
suspend any permits previously issued for the lot or unit associated with the current
development activity and shall limit the granting of any future permits for the lot or unit
until such time that all outstanding water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage
development charges are paid in full
3 The appeals process authorized in ACC 13 41 070 shall not apply to
determinations made pursuant to this section
B For nonresidential development composed of new development, redevelopment
or a change in use and inclusive of commercial office and retail uses, light and heavy
manufacturing uses, but excluding warehousing and distribution uses, and institutional
development including but not limited to public and private schools and colleges and
hospitals, , and prior to
the issuance of any permit application and following the execution of a payment
agreement on forms prepared and provided by the city, the applicant may elect to pay
water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage development charges due and owing, less
any credits awarded, no later than prior to issuance of certificate of occupancy or 18
months from the date of issuance of the original building permit, whichever comes first.
Failure to pay shall result in the following
1 If 30 days after the city has sent the responsible party written notification of its
obligation to pay the charges established in this chapter the full amount remains unpaid,
the responsible party shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of ACC 1 25 030
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and 1.25 065 Written notification shall be by regular and certified mail and to the most
current available contact information on file with the city For the purposes of applying
ACC 1 25 030 and 1 25 065, the responsible party shall constitute a property owner, the
property(ies) for which a permit(s) has been issued shall constitute the property(ies) on
which the violation is occurring, and the impact fee amount remaining unpaid shall
constitute a violation occurring on the permitted property(ies) under these sections
2 Any unpaid charges adopted by this chapter that are outstanding 30 days from
the date the charges are due shall constitute a lien against the property(ies) for which a
permit(s) has been issued in the amount of the unpaid charges In addition to the
actions authorized in subsection (13)(1) of this section, the city may record a lien against
the permitted property(ies) in the amount of the unpaid charges and may immediately
suspend any permits previously issued for the lot or unit associated with the current
development activity and shall limit the granting of any future permits for the lot or unit
until such time that all outstanding water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage
development charges are paid in full
3 The appeals process authorized in ACC 13 41 070 shall not apply to
determinations made pursuant to this section (Ord 6391 § 1, 2011, Ord 6341 § 1,
2011, Ord 5801 § 1, 2003, Ord 4830 § 1, 1996, Ord 4479 § 2, 1990, Ord 3610 § 2,
1981, Ord 3510 § 4, 1980 )
Section 2. Amendment to City Code. That Section 19 02 070 of the Auburn
City Code, entitled 'School Impact Fees — Fee Collection,' is hereby amended to read
as follows
19.02.070 Fee collection.
The school impact fee shall be imposed, based on the impact fee schedule, at the
time of application to the city for a development activity permit. The school impact fee
shall be imposed based on the impact fee schedule adopted for the applicable school
district. The impact fee and the application fee shall be collected by the city and
maintained in separate accounts All school impact fees shall be paid to the district from
the school impact fee account monthly The city shall retain all application fees
associated with the city's administration of the impact fee program
A. Impact fees shall be imposed upon development activity in the city concurrent
with the issuance of a building permit. The fees are based upon the adopted fee
schedule and collected by the city from any applicant where such development activity
requires issuance of a residential building permit or a building permit for a manufactured
or mobile home located on platted lots within manufactured/mobile home parks, and the
fee has not been previously paid Impact fees are only collected and disbursed within
the boundaries of a school district that has executed an interlocal agreement with the
city of Auburn
B Applicants for single-family and multifamily residential building permits and for
manufactured/mobile home building permits shall pay the total amount of the impact
fees assessed before the building permit is issued, using the impact fee schedules then
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in effect. The owner of the manufactured/mobile home park shall be responsible to pay
the fee
C The city shall not issue the required building permit or manufactured/mobile home
building permit unless and until the impact fees set forth in the impact fee schedule
have been paid
D The city will impose an application fee, as provided for in the city's adopted fee
schedule, per dwelling unit which is subject to and not otherwise exempt from this
chapter to cover the reasonable cost of administration of the impact fee program The
fee is not refundable and is collected from the applicant of the development activity
permit at the time of permit issuance
E For complete single-family building permit applications for new development,
redevelopment or a change in use, , 2011, through
Apr"! ^, 201 , and prior to or at the time of issuance of any single-family residential
building permit for a dwelling unit that is being constructed, the applicant may elect to
record a covenant against title to the property on forms prepared and provided by the
city that requires payment of school impact fees due and owing by providing for
automatic payment through escrow of these school impact fees due and owing to be
paid no later than at time of closing of the sale of the unit or at final inspection or
issuance of certificate of occupancy or 18 months from the date of issuance of the
original building permit, whichever comes first. Failure to pay shall result in the
following
1 If 30 days after the city has sent the responsible party written notification of its
obligation to pay the charges established in this chapter the full amount remains unpaid,
the responsible party shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of ACC 1 25 030
and 1.25 065 Written notification shall be by regular and certified mail and to the most
current available contact information on file with the city For the purposes of applying
ACC 1 25 030 and 1.25 065, the responsible party shall constitute a property owner, the
property(ies) for which a permit(s) has been issued shall constitute the property(ies) on
which the violation is occurring, and the impact fee amount remaining unpaid shall
constitute a violation occurring on the permitted property(ies) under these sections
2 Any unpaid charges adopted by this chapter that are outstanding 30 days from
the date the charges are due shall constitute a lien against the property(ies) for which a
permit(s) have been issued in the amount of the unpaid charges In addition to the
actions authorized in subsection (E)(1) of this section, the city may record a lien against
the permitted property(ies) in the amount of the unpaid charges and may immediately
suspend any permits previously issued for the lot or unit associated with the current
development activity and shall limit the granting of any future permits for the lot or unit
until such time that all outstanding water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage
development charges are paid in full
F For complete multifamily building permit applications for new development,
redevelopment or a change in use, dUFORg the-effes*ep ried of ApFil 4,2011, through
^^l^- , 20-1-3—, and prior to or at the time of issuance of any multifamily residential
building permit that is being constructed, the applicant may elect to record a covenant
against title to the property on forms prepared and provided by the city that requires
payment of school impact fees due and owing by providing for automatic payment
through escrow of these school impact fees due and owing to be paid no later than at
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February 5, 2013
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time of closing of the sale of the unit or at final inspection or issuance of certificate of
occupancy or 18 months from the date of issuance of the original building permit,
whichever comes first. Failure to pay shall result in the following
1 If 30 days after the city has sent the responsible party written notification of its
obligation to pay the charges established in this chapter the full amount remains unpaid,
the responsible party shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of ACC 1 25 030
and 1 25 065 Written notification shall be by regular and certified mail and to the most
current available contact information on file with the city For the purposes of applying
ACC 1 25 030 and 1 25 065, the responsible party shall constitute a property owner, the
property(ies) for which a permit(s) has been issued shall constitute the property(ies) on
which the violation is occurring, and the impact fee amount remaining unpaid shall
constitute a violation occurring on the permitted property(ies) under these sections
2 Any unpaid charges adopted by this chapter that are outstanding 30 days from
the date the charges are due shall constitute a lien against the property(ies) for which a
permit(s) have been issued in the amount of the unpaid charges In addition to the
actions authorized in subsection (F)(1) of this section, the city may record a lien against
the permitted property(ies) in the amount of the unpaid charges and may immediately
suspend any permits previously issued for the lot or unit associated with the current
development activity and shall limit the granting of any future permits for the lot or unit
until such time that all outstanding water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage
development charges are paid in full (Ord 6341 § 2, 2011, Ord 6077 § 2, 2007, Ord
5261 § 1 (Exh A), 1999, Ord 5078 § 1, 1998 )
Section 3. Amendment to City Code. That Section 19 04 040 of the Auburn
City Code, entitled `Transportation Impact Fees — Assessment of Impact Fees,' is
hereby amended to read as follows
19.04.040 Assessment of impact fees.
A. Effective July 1, 2001, the city shall collect impact fees, based on the fee
schedule of the city of Auburn, from any applicant seeking a building permit from the city
for any development activity within the city
B Effective May 19, 2003, where a change in use increases the trip generation by
more than one whole PM peak hour trip, the director shall calculate a transportation
impact fee based on the increases in the trip generation rate
C The director shall apply a heavy truck adjustment factor to the transportation
impact fees for industrial land uses, addressing the percentage of vehicle trips for such
uses made by trucks of three or more axles and the street capacity used by such trucks
in comparison to other vehicles
D 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 ACC
19 04 050, and adjusted for any credits pursuant to ACC 19 04 060
E 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
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payment of transportation impact fees due and owing by providing for automatic
payment through escrow of these transportation impact fees due and owing to be paid
no later than at time of closing of the sale of the unit or at final inspection or issuance of
certificate of occupancy or 18 months from the date of issuance of the original building
permit, whichever comes first. Failure to pay shall result in the following
1 If 30 days after the city has sent the responsible party written notification of its
obligation to pay the charges established in this chapter the full amount remains unpaid,
the responsible party shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of ACC 1 25 030
and 1.25 065 Written notification shall be by regular and certified mail and to the most
current available contact information on file with the city For the purposes of applying
ACC 1 25 030 and 1 25 065, the responsible party shall constitute a property owner, the
property(ies) for which a permit(s) has been issued shall constitute the property(ies) on
which the violation is occurring, and the impact fee amount remaining unpaid shall
constitute a violation occurring on the permitted property(ies) under these sections
2 Any unpaid charges adopted by this chapter that are outstanding 30 days from
the date the charges are due shall constitute a lien against the property(ies) for which a
permit(s) have been issued in the amount of the unpaid charges In addition to the
actions authorized in subsection (1)(1) of this section, the city may record a lien against
the permitted property(ies) in the amount of the unpaid charges and may immediately
suspend any permits previously issued for the lot or unit associated with the current
development activity and shall limit the granting of any future permits for the lot or unit
until such time that all outstanding water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage
development charges are paid in full
3 The appeals process authorized in ACC 19 04 080 shall not apply to
determinations made pursuant to this section
J For nonresidential development composed of new development, redevelopment
or a change in use and inclusive of commercial office and retail uses, light and heavy
manufacturing uses, but excluding warehousing and distribution uses, and institutional
development including but not limited to public and private schools and colleges and
hospitals, duFing the offeGtiye peried of ApFil it 2011 through ApFil 4 2013, and prior to
the issuance of any permit application and following the execution of a payment
agreement on forms prepared and provided by the city, the applicant may elect to pay
transportation impact fees due and owing, less any credits awarded, no later than prior
to issuance of certificate of occupancy or 18 months from the date of issuance of the
original building permit, whichever comes first. Failure to pay shall result in the
following
1 If 30 days after the city has sent the responsible party written notification of its
obligation to pay the charges established in this chapter the full amount remains unpaid,
the responsible party shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of ACC 1 25 030
and 1.25 065 Written notification shall be by regular and certified mail and to the most
current available contact information on file with the city For the purposes of applying
ACC 1 25 030 and 1.25 065, the responsible party shall constitute a property owner, the
property(ies) for which a permit(s) has been issued shall constitute the property(ies) on
which the violation is occurring, and the impact fee amount remaining unpaid shall
constitute a violation occurring on the permitted property(ies) under these sections
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2 Any unpaid charges adopted by this chapter that are outstanding 30 days from
the date the charges are due shall constitute a lien against the property(ies) for which a
permit(s) have been issued in the amount of the unpaid charges In addition to the
actions authorized in subsection (J)(1) of this section, the city may record a lien against
the permitted property(ies) in the amount of the unpaid charges and may immediately
suspend any permits previously issued for the lot or unit associated with the current
development activity and shall limit the granting of any future permits for the lot or unit
until such time that all outstanding water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage
development charges are paid in full
3 The appeals process authorized in ACC 19 04 080 shall not apply to
determinations made pursuant to this section (Ord 6341 § 3, 2011, Ord 6005 § 1,
2006, Ord 5763 § 1, 2003, Ord 5506 § 1, 2001 )
Section 4. Amendment to City Code. That Section 19 06 040 of the Auburn
City Code, entitled `Fire Impact Fee - Assessment of Impact Fee,' is hereby amended to
read as follows
19.06.040 Assessment of impact fees.
A. Effective January 1, 2006, the city shall collect impact fees, based on the fee '
schedule of the city of Auburn, from any applicant seeking development approval from
the city for any development activity within the city
B 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 ACC
19 06 050, and adjusted for any credits pursuant to ACC 19 06 060
C Payment of impact fees shall be made by the feepayer at the time the building
permit is issued for each unit in the development. 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
D Applicants that have been awarded credits prior to the submittal of the complete
building permit application pursuant to ACC 19 06 060 shall submit, along with the
complete building permit application, a copy of the letter or certificate prepared by the
director pursuant to ACC 19 06 060 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
E The department shall not issue a building permit unless and until the impact fees
have been paid or credit(s) awarded
F For complete single-family building permit applications for new development,
redevelopment or a change in use, during the eff8Gt,ve period of nn.,l ^ 2011,Through
April ^ 204-3—, and prior to or at the time of issuance of any single-family residential
building permit for a dwelling unit that is being constructed, the applicant may elect to
record a covenant against title to the property on forms prepared and provided by the
city that requires payment of fire impact fees due and owing by providing for automatic
payment through escrow of these fire impact fees due and owing to be paid no later
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than at time of closing of the sale of the unit or at final inspection or issuance of
certificate of occupancy or 18 months from the date of issuance of the original building
permit, whichever comes first. Failure to pay shall result in the following
1 If 30 days after the city has sent the responsible party written notification of its
obligation to pay the charges established in this chapter the full amount remains unpaid,
the responsible party shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of ACC 1 25 030
and 1 25 065 Written notification shall be by regular and certified mail and to the most
current available contact information on file with the city For the purposes of applying
ACC 1 25 030 and 1.25 065, the responsible party shall constitute a property owner, the
property(ies) for which a permit(s) has been issued shall constitute the property(ies) on
which the violation is occurring, and the impact fee amount remaining unpaid shall
constitute a violation occurring on the permitted property(ies) under these sections
2 Any unpaid charges adopted by this chapter that are outstanding 30 days from
the date the charges are due shall constitute a lien against the property(ies) for which a
permit(s) have been issued in the amount of the unpaid charges In addition to the
actions authorized in subsection (F)(1) of this section, the city may record a lien against
the permitted property(ies) in the amount of the unpaid charges and may immediately
suspend any permits previously issued for the lot or unit associated with the current
development activity and shall limit the granting of any future permits for the lot or unit
until such time that all outstanding water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage
development charges are paid in full
3 The appeals process authorized in ACC 19 06 080 shall not apply to
determinations made pursuant to this section
G For complete multifamily building permit applications for new development,
redevelopment or a change in use, during-the-e#est+ve Fled of April 4, 201-1 through
April 4— 204-3—, and prior to or at the time of issuance of any multifamily residential
building permit that is being constructed, the applicant may elect to record a covenant
against title to the property on forms prepared and provided by the city that requires
payment of fire impact fees due and owing by providing for automatic payment through
escrow of these fire impact fees due and owing to be paid no later than at time of
closing of the sale of the unit, or at final inspection or issuance of certificate of
occupancy or 18 months from the date of issuance of the original building permit,
whichever comes first. Failure to pay shall result in the following
1 If 30 days after the city has sent the responsible party written notification of its
obligation to pay the charges established in this chapter the full amount remains unpaid,
the responsible party shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of ACC 1 25 030
and 1 25 065 Written notification shall be by regular and certified mail and to the most
current available contact information on file with the city For the purposes of applying
ACC 1 25 030 and 1 25 065, the responsible party shall constitute a property owner, the
property(ies) for which a permit(s) has been issued shall constitute the property(ies) on
which the violation is occurring, and the impact fee amount remaining unpaid shall
constitute a violation occurring on the permitted property(ies) under these sections
2 Any unpaid charges adopted by this chapter that are outstanding 30 days from
the date the charges are due shall constitute a lien against the property(ies) for which a
permit(s) have been issued in the amount of the unpaid charges In addition to the
actions authorized in subsection (G)(1) of this section, the city may record a lien against
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the permitted property(ies) in the amount of the unpaid charges and may immediately
suspend any permits previously issued for the lot or unit associated with the current
development activity and shall limit the granting of any future permits for the lot or unit
until such time that all outstanding water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage
development charges are paid in full
3 The appeals process authorized in ACC 19 06 080 shall not apply to
determinations made pursuant to this section
H For nonresidential development composed of new development, redevelopment
or a change in use and inclusive of commercial office and retail uses, light and heavy
manufacturing uses, but excluding warehousing and distribution uses, and institutional
development including but not limited to public and private schools and colleges and
hospitals, , and prior to
the issuance of any permit application and following the execution of a payment
agreement on forms prepared and provided by the city, the applicant may elect to pay
fire impact fees due and owing, less any credits awarded, no later than prior to issuance
of certificate of occupancy or 18 months from the date of issuance of the original
building permit, whichever comes first. Failure to pay shall result in the following
1 If 30 days after the city has sent the responsible party written notification of its
obligation to pay the charges established in this chapter the full amount remains unpaid,
the responsible party shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of ACC 1 25 030
and 1.25 065 Written notification shall be by regular and certified mail and to the most
current available contact information on file with the city For the purposes of applying
ACC 1 25 030 and 1.25 065, the responsible party shall constitute a property owner, the
property(ies) for which a permit(s) has been issued shall constitute the property(ies) on
which the violation is occurring, and the impact fee amount remaining unpaid shall
constitute a violation occurring on the permitted property(ies) under these sections
2 Any unpaid charges adopted by this chapter that are outstanding 30 days from
the date the charges are due shall constitute a lien against the property(ies) for which a
permit(s) have been issued in the amount of the unpaid charges In addition to the
actions authorized in subsection (H)(1) of this section, the city may record a lien against
the permitted property(ies) in the amount of the unpaid charges and may immediately
suspend any permits previously issued for the lot or unit associated with the current
development activity and shall limit the granting of any future permits for the lot or unit
until such time that all outstanding water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage
development charges are paid in full
3 The appeals process authorized in ACC 19 06 080 shall not apply to
determinations made pursuant to this section (Ord 6341 § 4, 2011, Ord 5977 § 1,
2005 )
Section 5. Amendment to City Code. That Section 19 08 030 of the Auburn
City Code, entitled 'Parks Impact Fees — Assessment of Impact Fees,' is hereby
amended to read as follows
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19.08.030 Assessment of impact fees.
A. Effective January 1, 2007, the city shall collect park impact fees, based on the fee
schedule of the city of Auburn, from any applicant seeking development approval from
the city for any development activity that includes dwelling units within the city The park
impact fees established hereby shall be listed on the city of Auburn fee schedule
B Effective January 1, 2007, where a change in use increases housing capacity by
more than or equal to one dwelling unit, the director shall calculate a parks and
recreation impact fee based on the increase in the housing capacity
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 ACC
19 08 040, and adjusted for any credits pursuant to ACC 19 08 050
D Payment of impact fees shall be made by the feepayer at the time the building
permit is issued for each unit in the development. 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 ACC 19 08 050 shall submit, along with the
complete building permit application, a copy of the letter or certificate prepared by the
director pursuant to ACC 19 08 050 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
G For complete single-family building permit applications for new development,
redevelopment or a change in use, dur„ng the-e#es ' e peFied of Apr'! 4, 2011, through
pFil ^, 204-3—, and prior to or at the time of issuance of any single-family residential
building permit for a dwelling unit that is being constructed, the applicant may elect to
record a covenant against title to the property on forms prepared and provided by the
city that requires payment of parks impact fees due and owing, less any credits
awarded, by providing for automatic payment through escrow of these development
charges due and owing to be paid no later than at time of closing of the sale of the unit
or at final inspection or issuance of certificate of occupancy or 18 months from the date
of issuance of the original building permit, whichever comes first. Failure to pay shall
result in the following
1 If 30 days after the city has sent the responsible party written notification of its
obligation to pay the charges established in this chapter the full amount remains unpaid,
the responsible party shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of ACC 1 25 030
and 1.25 065 Written notification shall be by regular and certified mail and to the most
current available contact information on file with the city For the purposes of applying
ACC 1 25 030 and 1 25 065, the responsible party shall constitute a property owner, the
property(ies) for which a permit(s) has been issued shall constitute the property(ies) on
which the violation is occurring, and the impact fee amount remaining unpaid shall
constitute a violation occurring on the permitted property(ies) under these sections
2 Any unpaid charges adopted by this chapter that are outstanding 30 days from
the date the charges are due shall constitute a lien against the property(ies) for which a
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permit(s) have been issued in the amount of the unpaid charges In addition to the
actions authorized in subsection (G)(1) of this section, the city may record a lien against
the permitted property(ies) in the amount of the unpaid charges and may immediately
suspend any permits previously issued for the lot or unit associated with the current
development activity and shall limit the granting of any future permits for the lot or unit
until such time that all outstanding water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage
development charges are paid in full
3 The appeals process authorized in ACC 19 08 070 shall not apply to
determinations made pursuant to this section
H For complete multifamily building permit applications for new development,
redevelopment or a change in use, dung +-;e 8ffeGtive peried of ApFil 4; 2911, thFough
April 4, 20443--, and prior to or at the time of issuance of any multifamily residential
building permit that is being constructed, the applicant may elect to record a covenant
against title to the property on forms prepared and provided by the city that requires
payment of parks impact fees due and owing, less any credits awarded, by providing for
automatic payment through escrow of these development charges due and owing to be
paid no later than at time of closing of the sale of the unit or at final inspection or
issuance of certificate of occupancy or 18 months from the date of issuance of the
original building permit, whichever comes first. Failure to pay shall result in the
following
1 If 30 days after the city has sent the responsible party written notification of its
obligation to pay the charges established in this chapter the full amount remains unpaid,
the responsible party shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of ACC 1 25 030
and 1.25 065 Written notification shall be by regular and certified mail and to the most
current available contact information on file with the city For the purposes of applying
ACC 1 25 030 and 1 25 065, the responsible party shall constitute a property owner, the
property(ies) for which a permit(s) has been issued shall constitute the property(ies) on
which the violation is occurring, and the impact fee amount remaining unpaid shall
constitute a violation occurring on the permitted property(ies) under these sections
2 Any unpaid charges adopted by this chapter that are outstanding 30 days from
the date the charges are due shall constitute a lien against the property(ies) for which a
permit(s) have been issued in the amount of the unpaid charges In addition to the
actions authorized in subsection (H)(1) of this section, the city may record a lien against
the permitted property(ies) in the amount of the unpaid charges and may immediately
suspend any permits previously issued for the lot or unit associated with the current
development activity and shall limit the granting of any future permits for the lot or unit
until such time that all outstanding water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage
development charges are paid in full
3 The appeals process authorized in ACC 19 08 070 shall not apply to
determinations made pursuant to this section (Ord 6341 § 5, 2011, Ord 6063 § 1,
2006 )
Section 6. Reporting. The Mayor or the Mayor's designee shall provide a
report on the Fee Deferral Program to the City Council every two years
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Section 7, Implementation. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement
such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of this
legislation
Section 8. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are declared
to be separate and severable The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph,
subdivision, section or portion of this ordinance, or the invalidity of the application
thereof to any person or circumstance shall not affect the validity of the remainder of
this ordinance, or the validity of its a pp lication to other persons or circumstances
Section 9. Effective date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force
five days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law
INTRODUCED a- \c� acA 3
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PETER B LEWIS
MAYOR
ATTEST
Danielle E Daskam, City Clerk
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