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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-05-2007 ITEM VIII-A-1oa` ACITYOF WASHINGTON AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM Agenda Subject: Date: Ordinance No. 6077, amending Sections 16.06.240 and 19.02.070 of the January 29, 2007 Auburn City Code, related to certain fees. Department: Planning Attachments: Ordinance No. 6077 Budget Impact: None Administrative Recommendation: City Council introduce and adopt Ordinance No. 6077. Background Summary: In general, most fees charged by the City for various applications and services are established by Council Resolution, updated on an annual basis. The most recent fee changes took effect on January 1, 2007. A few fees are still established in Auburn City Code. For ease of maintenance and to ensure annual review of these fees, staff has recommended these fees be removed from Code and placed in the fee schedule adopted by resolution. Two fees are addressed in the attached ordinance: 1) the fee for filing an appeal of an environmental (SEPA) determination (ACC 16.06.240) and 2) the fee collected for the City's administration of school impact fees on behalf of area school districts. An adjustment to the former fee has already been included in the current fee schedule update, while and amendment to the fee schedule will be necessary to include the impact fee administrative charge. An amended resolution will be presented to Council concurrently with this ordinance. L0205-3 F4.3, A3.23.2 Reviewed by Council & Committees: Reviewed by Departments & Divisions: ❑ Arts Commission COUNCIL COMMITTEES: ❑ Building ❑ M&O ❑ Airport ❑ Finance ❑ Cemetery ❑ Mayor ❑ Hearing Examiner ❑ Municipal Serv. ❑ Finance ❑ Parks ® Planning ❑ Human Services ® Planning & CD Works ❑ Fire ❑ Legal ❑ Police ❑ Park Board ❑Public ❑ Planning Comm. ❑ Other ❑ Public Works ❑ Human Resources Action: Committee Approval: ❑Yes ❑No Council Approval: ❑Yes []No Call for Public Hearing Referred to until _/_!_ Tabled until Councilmember: Norman Staff: Davolio Meetin Date: February 5, 2007 Item Number: VIII.A.1 AUBURN* MORE THAN YOU IMAGINED ORDINANCE NO. 6077 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION 16.06.240 AND SECTION 19.02.070 OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE RELATED TO CERTAIN FEES WHEREAS, the City of Auburn has an adopted fee schedule, which is typically amended annually by Council resolution; and WHEREAS, the City has fees provided for in City Code for certain activities rather than in the adopted City fee schedule; and WHEREAS, incorporating the fees in the City fee schedule provides for more efficient use and reference by the public. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION ONE. AMENDMENT TO CITY CODE. That Section 16.06.240 of the Auburn City Code is amended to read as follows: 16.06.240 Fee to accompany notice of appeal. An appeal fee a"rovided for in the City's adopted fee schedule o€$4-00-.-00 shall accompany the written notice of appeal and be filed within the appeal period with the city clerk. No notice of appeal shall be accepted unless accompanied by full payment of the filing appeal fee. This fee shall be utilized to cover publication costs, mailing, and other costs directly associated with the appeal. SECTION TWO. AMENDMENT TO CITY CODE. That Section 19.02.070 of the Auburn City Code is 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 Ordinance No. 6077 January 22, 2007 Page 1 of 3 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 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.of $50.00- per, single -family dwelling unit and $�25�.00 for each multifamily dwelling unit 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. SECTION THREE. CONSTITUTIONALITY OR INVALIDITY. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance, is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any Court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. SECTION FOUR IMPLEMENTATION. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of this legislation. SECTION FIVE 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. Ordinance No. 6077 January 22, 2007 Page 2 of 3 INTRODUCED: PASSED: C• P PETER B. LEWIS MAYOR ATTEST: Danielle Daskam City Clerk City Attorney Published: Ordinance No. 6077 January 22, 2007 Page 3 of 3