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Home My WebLink AboutITEM V-D Memorandum To: Planning and Community Development Committee From: Kevin Snyder, AICP, Assistant Director Elizabeth Chamberlain, AICP, Principal Planner CC: Cindy Baker, AICP, Planning, Building, and Community Director Date: November 17, 2009 Re:DISCUSSION/INFORMATION: Draft Ordinance No. 6279 – School Impact Fees Background: Title 19 (Impact Fees) of the Auburn City Code contains standards and regulations pertaining to the imposition of impact fees in the City of Auburn. Chapter 19.02 (School Impact Fees) addresses the establishment, calculation, collection and amendment of school impact fees within the municipal boundaries of the City of Auburn. Pursuant to Section 19.02.060 (Annual Council Review) of the Auburn City Code, on at least an annual basis, the Auburn City Council shall review the information submitted by the Districts pursuant to ACC 19.02.050. The review shall be in conjunction with any update of the capital facilities plan element of the city's comprehensive plan. The City Council may also at this time determine if an adjustment to the amount of the impact fees is necessary. The City of Auburn annual Comprehensive Plan Amendment process for 2009 includes requests for City approval of updated capital facilities plans for the Auburn School District, Kent School District, Dieringer School District and Federal Way School District. These requests were submitted in accordance with the provisions of Section 19.02.050 (Submission of District Capital Facilities Plan and Data) of the Auburn City Code. Specifically, the City of Auburn has received requests from these Districts for the City Council’s consideration of the following: 2009-2015 Auburn School District Capital Facilities Plan; 2010-2015 Dieringer School District Capital Facilities Plan; 2010-2015 Federal Way School District Capital Facilities Plan; and, 2000-2010 to 2014-2015 Kent School District Capital Facilities Page 1 of 2 Requested School Impact Fees: The following table is a brief summary of the current and proposed school impact fees for each of the Districts: School District Current SF Proposed SF Current MF Proposed MF Unit Fee Unit Fee Unit Fee Unit Fee Auburn$5,374.64***$5,432.70$877.02***$1,184,71 Dieringer$3,500***$10,640.00$0.00***$908.00 Federal Way $4,017.00($3,832.00)$1,733.00***$2,114.00 Kent$5,304.00***$5,394.00$3,266.00***$3,322.00 *** = Increase ( ) = Decrease Discussion Item (s): In past years, the Auburn City Council has reduced the proposed school impact fees for the Dieringer School District to be more consistent with the other Districts. During the September 9, 1 2009 public hearing for the Dieringer School District , the Planning Commission recommended that the Auburn City Council consider reducing the school impact fees, but did not identify specific amounts. At the Committee’s November 23, 2009, staff seeks Committee input and direction on any potential adjustments to the proposed school impact fees for the Dieringer School District. 1 Please note that the Dieringer School District did not send a representative to the September 9, 2009 Auburn Planning Commission public hearing to present on the District’s proposed capital facilities plan. Page 2 of 2 ORDINANCE NO.6279 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTIONS 19.02.115, 19.02.120, 19.02.130 AND 19.02.140 OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES. WHEREAS, the City of Auburn has adopted a school impact fee ordinance and collects school impact fees on behalf of certain school districts; and WHEREAS, the Auburn School District, Kent School District, Dieringer School District and Federal Way School District provided the City of Auburn with updated capital facilities plans to be considered during the City’s annual comprehensive plan amendment process that address among other things the appropriate school impact fee for single-family residential development and multi- family development for each District; and WHEREAS, the Auburn School District issued a Determination of Non- Significance for the 2009-2015 Auburn School District Capital Facilities Plan in April 2009; the Federal Way School District issued a Determination of Non- Significance for the 2010-2015 Federal Way School District Capital Facilities Plan in May 2009 and the Kent School District issued a Determination of Non- Significance for the 2000-2010 to 2014-2015 Kent School District Capital Facilities Plan in June 2009; and, WHEREAS, the City of Auburn issued a Determination of Non- Significance on August 6, 2009 for the City of Auburn Year 2009 City Initiated Comprehensive Map and Policy/Text Amendments that incorporated by -------------------------- Ordinance No. 6279 November 16, 2009 Page 1 reference the previous threshold determinations by the Auburn School District, the Federal Way School District and the Kent School District, and that further analyzed the capital facilities plan proposal from the Dieringer School District.; and, WHEREAS, the Auburn Planning Commission conducted public hearings on September 9, 2009 for the 2009-2015 Auburn School District Capital Facilities Plan; 2010-2015 Dieringer School District Capital Facilities Plan; 2010-2015 Federal Way School District Capital Facilities Plan; and 2000-2010 to 2014-2015 Kent School District Capital Facilities Plan; and, WHEREAS, following the conclusions of the public hearings on September 9, 2009 and subsequent deliberations, the Auburn Planning Commission, following individual positive motions, made separate recommendations to the Auburn City Council recommending the approval of the 2009-2015 Auburn School District Capital Facilities Plan; the 2010-2015 Dieringer School District Capital Facilities Plan; the 2010-2015 Federal Way School District Capital Facilities Plan; and, the 2000-2010 to 2014-2015 Kent School District Capital Facilities Plan; and, WHEREAS, the Auburn City Council considered the recommendations of the Auburn Planning Commission at a regularly scheduled meeting on ________, 2009 and on a positive motion action approved the 2009-2015 Auburn School District Capital Facilities Plan; the 2010-2015 Dieringer School District Capital -------------------------- Ordinance No. 6279 November 16, 2009 Page 2 Facilities Plan; the 2010-2015 Federal Way School District Capital Facilities Plan; and, the 2000-2010 to 2014-2015 Kent School District Capital Facilities Plan WHEREAS, the City of Auburn Planning and Community Development Committee at a regularly scheduled meeting on ______, 2009 recommended to the Auburn City Council the approval of amendments to Title 19 (Impact Fees) and more specifically, Chapter 19.02 (School Impact Fees) pertaining to school impact fees for single-family residential dwelling units and multi-family residential dwelling units to be applied in the City of Auburn for the Auburn School District, Dieringer School District, Federal Way School District and Kent School District, respectively, based on the aforementioned capital facilities plans for each of these Districts; and WHEREAS, the Auburn City Code provides for adjustments to school impacts fees based on a review of the capital facilities plans; and, WHEREAS, the Auburn City Council considered the recommendation of the Planning and Community Development Committee at a regularly scheduled meeting on ______, 2009. NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Amendment to the City Code. Section 19.02.115 is hereby amended as follows. 19.02.115 Impact fee calculation and schedule for the Dieringer School District. -------------------------- Ordinance No. 6279 November 16, 2009 Page 3 The impact fee calculation and schedule below is based upon a review of the impact fee calculation for single-family residences and for multifamily residences set forth in the most recent version of the Dieringer School District Capital Facilities Plan adopted by the Auburn city council as an element of the Auburn comprehensive plan. The calculation is the determination of the appropriate proportionate share of the costs of public school capital facilities needed to serve new growth and the development to be funded by school impact fees based on the factors defined in ACC 19.02.020. Effective January 1, 20092010, the school impact fee shall be as follows: Per Single-Family Dwelling Unit $3,500.00$10,640.00 Per Multifamily Dwelling Unit $0.00$ 908.00 Section 2.Amendment to the City Code. Section 19.02.120 is hereby amended as follows. 19.02.120 Impact fee calculation and schedule for the Auburn School District. The impact fee calculation and schedule is based upon a review of the impact fee calculation for single-family residences and for multifamily residences set forth in the most recent version of the Auburn School District’s capital Facilities Plan adopted by the Auburn city council as an element of the Auburn comprehensive plan. The calculation is the determination of the appropriate proportionate share of the costs of public school capital facilities needed to serve new growth and development to be funded by school impact fees based on the factors defined in ACC 19.02.020. Effective January 1, 200 92010 the school impact fee shall be as follows: Per single-Family Dwelling Unit $5,374.64$5,432.70 Per Multifamily Dwelling Unit $877.02$1,184.71 Section 3.Amendment to the City Code. Section 19.02.130 is hereby amended as follows: 19.02.130 Impact fee calculation and schedule for the Kent School District. The impact fee calculation and schedule is based upon a review of the impact fee calculation for single-family residences and for multifamily residences set forth in the most recent version of the Kent School District’s Capital Facilities Plan adopted by the Auburn city council as an element of the Auburn comprehensive plan. The calculation is the determination of the appropriate proportionate share of the costs of public school capital facilities needed to serve -------------------------- Ordinance No. 6279 November 16, 2009 Page 4 new growth and development to be funded by school impact fees based on the factors defined in ACC 19.02.020. Effective January 1, 20092010 the school impact fee shall be as follows: Per single-Family Dwelling Unit $5,304.00$5,394.00 Per Multifamily Dwelling Unit $3,266.00$3,322.00 Section 4.Amendment to the City Code. Section 19.02.130 is hereby amended as follows: 19.02.140 Impact fee calculation and schedule for the Federal Way School District. The impact fee calculation and schedule is based upon a review of the impact fee calculation for single-family residences and for multifamily residences set forth in the most recent version of the Federal Way School District’s Capital Facilities Plan adopted by the Auburn city council as an element of the Auburn comprehensive plan. The calculation is the determination of the appropriate proportionate share of the costs of public school capital facilities needed to serve new growth and development to be funded by school impact fees based on the factors defined in ACC 19.02.020. Effective January 1, 20092010 the school impact fee shall be as follows: Per single-Family Dwelling Unit $ 4,017.00$3,832.00 Per Multifamily Dwelling Unit $1, 733.00$2,114.00. Section 5.Constitutionality and 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. Implementation. Section 6. The Mayor is authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carryout the directions of this legislation. -------------------------- Ordinance No. 6279 November 16, 2009 Page 5 INTRODUCED: PASSED: APPROVED: Peter B. Lewis MAYOR ATTEST: __________________________ Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: __________________________ Daniel B. Heid, City Attorney Published: ______________________ -------------------------- Ordinance No. 6279 November 16, 2009 Page 6