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I .C A L L TO O R D E R
A .Roll Call
I I .A NNO UNC E ME NT S , R E P O RT S , A ND P R E S E NTAT I O NS
A .Community Court Presentation (Martinson) (20 Minutes)
I I I .A G E ND A I T E MS F O R C O UNC I L D I S C US S I O N
A .Resolution No. 5388 (Gross) (5 Minutes)
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of A uburn, Washington, amending the City
of Auburn fee schedule to adjust for 2019 fees
B .Ordinance No. 6702 (Coleman) (10 Minutes)
A n Ordinance of the City Council of the City Of Auburn, Washington, establishing the
levy for regular property taxes by the City Of A uburn for collection in 2018 for general
City operational purposes in the amount of $21,948,599.00
C.Ordinance No. 6704 (Gaub) (10 Minutes)
City of Auburn, Washington, amending sections 13.20.010, 13.20.040, 13.20.080,
13.20.090, 13.20.095, 13.20.120, 13.20.182, 13.20.200 and 13.20.230 of the A uburn
City Code relating to maintenance and repair responsibilities for public and private
portions of the sewage collection system; and removing inapplicable code
requirements
D.Ordinance No. 6705 (Gaub) (15 Minutes)
A n Ordinance of the City Council of the City of A uburn, Washington amending Chapter
12.64A of the Auburn City Code related to P ublic Right-Of-Way I mprovements
E .Ordinance No. 6701 (Tate) (5 Minutes)
A n Ordinance of the City Council of the City of A uburn, Washington, approving the
rezone of Parcel No. 1921059037 from R-7, Residential Z one – seven dwelling units
per acre to P -1, Public Use District
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F.Ordinance No. 6688 (Tate) (15 Minutes)
A n Ordinance of the City Council of the City of A uburn, Washington, amending Chapter
18.04 and amending sections Table 18.23.030, and 18.57.040, of the City Code,
creating a new definition for Youth Community S upport F acilities , adding Youth
Community Support Facilities as a permitted use in the C-1, L ight Commercial Zoning
District, and adding an additional Specific L and Use S tandard for the siting of Youth
Community Support Facilities
G.Ordinance No. 6706 (Gross) (5 Minutes)
A n Ordinance of the City Council of the City of A uburn, Washington related to
insufficient check fees; making those fees consistent with the City’s adopted fee
schedule and amending sections 6.01.210, 13.06.511, and 13.52.040 of the A uburn
City Code
I V.MUNI C I PA L S E RV I C E S D I S C US S I O N I T E MS
A .A uburn Avenue Theater Update (Faber) (15 Minutes)
B .P ark Rules (F aber) (15 Minutes)
P resentation related to P arks Rules and Signage
C.Fireworks S eason Review (Pierson) (15 Minutes)
A nalysis of the fireworks season including the 4th of J uly.
V.O T HE R D I S C US S I O N I T E MS
V I .NE W B US I NE S S
V I I .MAT R I X
A .Matrix
V I I I .A D J O UR NME NT
Agendas and minutes are available to the public at the City Clerk's Office, on the City website
(http://www.auburnwa.gov), and via e-mail. Complete agenda packets are available for review
at the City Clerk's Office.
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AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
Agenda Subject:
Community Court Presentation (Martinson) (20 Minutes)
Date:
November 8, 2018
Department:
Human Resources
Attachments:
Community Court Presentation
Budget Impact:
Current Budget: $0
Proposed Revision: $0
Revised Budget: $0
Administrativ e Recommendation:
Background Summary:
Rev iewed by Council Committees:
Councilmember:Staff:Martinson
Meeting Date:November 13, 2018 Item Number:
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AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
Agenda Subject:
Resolution No. 5388 (Gross) (5 Minutes)
Date:
November 7, 2018
Department:
City Attorney
Attachments:
2019 Mas ter Fee Schedule
Res No. 5388 Fee Schedule
Budget Impact:
Current Budget: $0
Proposed Revision: $0
Revised Budget: $0
Administrativ e Recommendation:
Staff is recommending an increase in the 2019 SDCs of 7.4%
Background Summary:
Consistent with the city's process of reviewing, setting, and identifying fees associated with
city services, a review of the current fees has been completed with the intention of identifying
the amounts of such fees as consistent with the cost of the city (so that the fees cover city
expenses).
Amendments of the fee schedule have, thus, then included in the attachment to Resolution
number 5319, to be effective in 2018. Each of the departments within the city, which has fees
for which the department is responsible has participated in the evaluation of fee levels and
recommendations set forth in the resolution.
In accordance with Auburn Municipal Code ACC 13.41.030 (C), the City Council reviews the
System Development Charges (SDCs) annually as part of the fee schedule update. In 2015,
the City Council directed that future annual SDC changes will, at a minimum, reflect changes
in the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index (ENR-CCI) for Seattle, WA, but not
be less than 0%. In 2018, the ENR-CCI for Seattle increased by 7.4%, which reflects the
higher cost of constructing public works projects in the Puget Sound area compared to the
national average CCI increase of 3.1%. Therefore, staff is recommending an increase in the
2019 SDCs of 7.4%.
Rev iewed by Council Committees:
Councilmember:Staff:Gross
Meeting Date:November 13, 2018 Item Number:
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CITY OF AUBURN FEE SCHEDULE
FEES FOR CITY PERMITS, LICENSES, PUBLICATIONS, AND ACTIONS
Effective January 1, 20182019
A. PLANNING FEES (Per Ordinance No. 5707, Ordinance No. 5715, Ordinance No. 5819,
Resolution No. 3797, Resolution No. 3953, Resolution No. 4070, Resolution No. 4117,
Resolution No. 4143, Ordinance No. 6077, Resolution No. 4272, Resolution No. 4424,
Ordinance No. 6276, Resolution No. 4552, Ordinance No. 6295, Resolution No. 4868,
Resolution No. 4880, Resolution 4964, Ordinance 6477, Resolution No. 5016, Resolution
5114, Resolution No. 5181, Resolution No. 5213, Resolution No. 5228, Resolution No. 5255,
Resolution No. 5312, and Resolution No. 5319, and Resolution No. 5388.)
1. Application Fees: Applications for any action identified below shall not be accepted for filing,
unless otherwise noted, until the fees per the below schedule have been paid to the City.1
Additional Meeting Fee (beyond the specified number) $275283.00 per meeting
Additional Re-submittal Fee (applied after 3 city reviews of the
application)
$6769.00 per
re-submittal
Administrative Use Permits (covers 1 meeting with staff after which
additional meeting fees apply)
$933961.00
Appeal of Administrative Decisions issued under Chapter 1.25, Title
15, Title 16, Title 17 or Title 18 to Hearing Examiner1. Hearing
Examiner costs are included within the appeal fee and are therefore
not billed separately.
$1,0611,093.00
Binding Site Plan 2 (covers 2 meetings with staff after which
additional meeting fees apply)
$1,2081,244.00 + $66.00/lot
Boundary Line Adjustment1:
Residential
Non-Residential (includes mixed use projects)
$550567.00
$906933.00
Boundary Line Elimination1 $530546.00
Comprehensive Plan Map Amendments 3 (covers 2 meetings with
staff after which additional meeting fees apply)
$2,1962,622.00 (includes
rezone application fee)
Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments3 (covers 2 meetings with
staff after which additional meeting fees apply)
$1,0611,093.00
Conditional Use Permits1, 6 (covers 2 meetings with staff after which
additional meeting fees apply)
Residential
All Other (includes mixed use projects)
$1,0611,093.00 + Hearing
Examiner expenses.
$2,1222,186.00 + Hearing
Examiner expenses.
1 Please note that the City of Auburn may collect a review fee on behalf of the Valley Regional Fire Authority for certain
land use and/or environmental reviews which fee is collected in addition to the City’s required fees.
2 Per Auburn City Code, a modification to an approved binding site plan shall be processed in the same manner as the
original binding site plan approval. Therefore, the specified fee shall apply to a new or modified binding site plan
approval request.
3 Fees for amendments to text or maps of the Comprehensive Plan apply only where an applicant seeks an amendment
affecting specific properties rather than the City generally or property within the City generally.
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Conditional Use Permits 4 – Minor Adjustment (covers 1 meeting
with staff after which additional meeting fees apply)
Residential
All Other (includes mixed use projects)
$439452.00
$588606.00
Critical Areas Review:
Required on-site mitigation, monitoring & reporting 5
Critical Areas Reasonable Use Determination
City review of environmental studies, plans or reports (whether
submitted with another city application or not and includes one
re-submittal)
Critical Areas Variance – administrative
Critical Areas Variance – hearing examiner1, 6
$318328.00 + actual costs
for inspection and report
preparation by contracted
professional.
$275283.00
$275283.00/study, plan or
report
$275283.00
$1,0301,061.00 + total hourly
charge for Hearing Examiner
+ associated expenses to be
paid by applicant prior to
issuance of final decision.
Current Use Taxation (covers 1 meeting with staff after which
additional meeting fees apply)
$849874.00
Development Agreement – Amendment $2,3342,404.00 + $64.00/lot
or dwelling unit
Downtown Urban Center Design Review and/or Major Modifications
to Already Issued Design Review Decisions (covers 1 meeting with
staff after which additional meeting fees apply)
$1,2081,244.00
Downtown Urban Center Design Review Minor Modification
(applies to already issued design review decisions)
$196202.00
Environmental Review (covers 1 meeting with staff after which
additional meeting fees apply)
SEPA Checklist review1 (includes City issuance of DNS,
MDNS, or DS as appropriate)
Revised or Supplemental SEPA Checklist review1 (includes
City issuance of Addendum, if appropriate)
SEPA 3rd Party Review
$8511,152.00 + $275283.00
/required study
$371382.00 + $275283.00
/required study
Actual costs
Environmental Impact Statement $8511,152.00 + actual costs
for preparation of draft & final
statements including labor,
materials, mailing & other
4 Per Auburn City Code, a major adjustment to an approved conditional use permit shall be processed in the same
manner as the original conditional use permit approval. Therefore, the specified fee shall apply to a new request for
conditional use permit approval or a request for a major adjustment to a previously approved conditional use permit
approval.
5 For monitoring required over multiple years, the total monitoring fee for the required monitoring period shall be paid
prior to final plat approval or issuance of Certificate of Occupancy or release of required financial security.
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actual costs relating to the
drafting & circulating of the
EIS.
Final Plats – Subdivisions (covers 2 meetings with staff after which
additional meeting fees apply and 1 re-submittal)
$1,6111,659.00 + $56.00/lot
Final Plats – Short Plats (covers 1 meeting with staff after which
additional meeting fees apply and 1 re-submittal)
$796820.00 + $27.00/lot
Flexible Development Alternatives Application Review (covers 1
meeting with staff after which additional meeting fees apply and 1
re-submittal)
$1,2081,244.00
Hearing Examiner – Conduct of Hearing and Preparation of
Decision 6
Total hourly charge for
hearing examiner plus
associated expenses to be
paid by applicant prior to
issuance of final decision
Floodplain Development Permit: Level One $275283.00
Floodplain Development Permit: Level Two – Habitat impact
Assessment
$540556.00
Floodplain Development Permit: Level Three – Habitat Impact
Assessment & Hydraulic Analysis (Hydraulic Analysis to be
Conducted by Outside Third Party Consultant)
$540556.00 + Third Party
Review Fees
Mitigation Plan Review Associated with a Floodplain Development
Permit
$275283.00
City Acknowledgement Review of FEMA Flood Map Revision
Application
$106109.00
Landscape Plan Revision after initial implementation and after city
acceptance of initial maintenance period.
$109.00
Mining Permits (covers 3 meetings with staff after which additional
meeting fees apply)
$3,8443,959.00
Miscellaneous Administrative Decisions (i.eg. sign area deviation,
written code interpretations, etc.)
$530546.00
Multi-Family/Mixed Use Design Standards Compliance Review
(application covers 1 meeting with staff after which additional fees
apply)
$1,2081,373.00
Plat Alteration or Vacation6 (application covers 1 meeting with staff
after which additional fees apply)
$1,0601,092.00/request +
Hearing Examiner expenses.
Plat Modification (application covers 1 meeting with staff after which
additional fees apply)
$1,0601,092.00/request
Preliminary Plats – Subdivisions1, 6 (application covers 3 meetings
with staff after which additional fees apply)
$3,1836,121.00 + $128.00/lot
+ Hearing Examiner
expenses.
Preliminary Plats – Short Plats1 (application covers 1 meeting with
staff after which additional fees apply)
$1,5371,583.00 + $64.00/lot
Preliminary Site Plan Review (non-PUD) (application covers 1
meeting with staff after which additional fees apply)
$1,0981,131.00
6 The total expense cost for the Hearing Examiner is the responsibility of the applicant and is in addition to the relevant
application fee for applications requiring a public hearing before the Hearing Examiner (e.g. conditional use permit).
The applicant will be billed expense separately for Hearing Examiner services fees will be determined after the Hearing
Examiner has provided an invoice to the City that itemizes expenses incurred and this will be entered in the electronic
permit tracking system as a payment due the city from the Applicant prior to final project approval. as a result of their
services.
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Pre-application Meeting (application covers 1 meeting with staff
after which additional fees apply)
$275283.00 – fee will be
applied towards any related
application made within one
year of the date the pre-
application meeting was held
PUD – Major Adjustment7 (application covers 2 meetings with staff
after which additional fees apply)
$2,7142,795.00
Public Notice Boards:
2’ x 4’ public notice board
4’ x 4’ public notice board
$8588.00
$144148.00
Rezone – zoning map amendment (application covers 2 meetings
with staff after which additional fees apply)
$1,8672,334.00
School Impact Fee Collection:8
Per Single Family Dwelling Unit
Per Multi-Family Dwelling Unit
$5658.00
$2829.00
SEPA – see Environmental Review
Shoreline (application covers 1 meeting with staff after which
additional fees apply):
Shoreline Exemption Determination
Shoreline Conditional Use Permit6
Shoreline Substantial Development Permit6
Shoreline Variance6
$228235.00
$1,2081,243.00 + Hearing
Examiner expenses.
$1,2081,243.00 + Hearing
Examiner expenses.
$1,2081,243.00 + Hearing
Examiner expenses.
Short Plat Modification (application covers 1 meeting with staff after
which additional fees apply)
$275283.00/requested
modification
Site Plan Approval – PUD, Residential9 (application covers 1
meeting with staff after which additional fees apply)
$1,2081,244.00 + $66.00/lot
or unit
Site Plan Approval - PUD, Non-residential9 (application covers 1
meeting with staff after which additional fees apply)
$1,2081,244.00 + $66.00/lot
or unit
Special Exception 1 6
Single Family Residential; for a single lot request (to Hearing
Examiner)
All Other Instances
$283.00 + Hearing Examiner
expenses
$1,061.00 + Hearing
Examiner expenses
Special Home Occupation Permits $275283.00
Third Party Review of Reports $172177.00 + Actual Costs
of Consultant
Three-Party Outside Utility Extension Agreement - Site Specific
Review (application covers 1 meeting with staff after which
additional fees apply)
$1,0981,131.00 + plus the
City’s actual costs in
performing under the terms
of the agreement as
negotiated between the
parties
7 A prior City Code amendment eliminated Planned Unit Developments (PUD). The PUD fees included herein are
applicable only to the existing previously approved PUDs.
8 The City collects an application fee to cover the reasonable cost of administration of the school impact fee program.
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Type I Temporary Use Permit1 $102105.00 +
$52.00 per extension request
Type II Temporary Use Permit1 $153158.00 +
$52.00 per extension request
Variance1 (inclusive of Special Exceptions):
Per each residence on a single family lot
Administrative
Variance before Hearing Examiner
Variance1
Administrative
Single Family Residential for a single lot request (to Hearing
Examiner)
All other instances (includes mixed use residential)(to Hearing
Examiner)
$275283.00
$610628.00
$1,0301,061.00
$628.00
$283.00+ Hearing Examiner
expenses
$1,061.00 + Hearing
Examiner expenses
Water/Sewer Certificate1 (outside of city limits for other than one
single-family residence)
$330340.00
Zoning Certification Letter:
Residential
Non-Residential (includes mixed use development)
$5658.00
$110115.00
Zoning Code Text Amendment (application covers 1 meeting with
staff after which additional fees apply)
$1,0981,131.00
2. BOOKS, MAPS, MATERIALS:9(pursuant to Resolution No. 3953)
Comprehensive Plan Cost of Production
Downtown Plan Cost of Production
Downtown Plan Appendices Cost of Production
Copies of Codes and Ordinances Cost of Production
Maps Cost of Production
3. LAND CLEARING, GRADING AND FILLING FEES (Per Ordinance No. 6146, Resolution No.
4272 Resolution No. 4424, Resolution No. 5255, and Resolution No. 5319, and Resolution No.
5388.)
Land Clearing:
Base Fee (for up to 1 acre)
1 to 5 acres
Over 5 acres
$330340.00
Base Fee + $121.00/acre
Base Fee + $89.00/acre
Grading and Filling Fees:
Base Fee without FAC (for up to 500 cubic yards)
Base Fee with FAC (for up to 500 cubic yards)
500 to 250,000 cubic yards
Over 250,000 cubic yards
$5522,509.00
$330340.00
Base Fee + $0.1238/cubic yard
Base Fee + $0.0207/cubic yard
9 Prices for printed materials do not include any taxes.
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4. BUILDING FEES (per Ordinance 5715, Ordinance 5819, Resolution No. 3773, Resolution No.
3797, Resolution No. 3818, Resolution No. 3953, Resolution No. 4143, Ordinance No. 6146,
Resolution No. 4272, Resolution No. 4424, Resolution No. 5134, Resolution No. 5255, and
Resolution No. 5319, and Resolution No. 5388.)
a. Building Permit Fees: Building permit fees are based upon a project’s construction valuation
as set forth by the International Code Council (ICC). ICC’s construction valuation table is
hereby incorporated into the City of Auburn’s fees schedule. Construction valuations will be
updated on January 1st of each year. The fee for each International Building Code,
International Residential Code, Washington State Energy Code or Washington State Indoor Air
Quality Code building permit shall be as set forth in Table 1-A, below.10
Table 1-A BUILDING PERMIT FEES
TOTAL VALUATION FEE
$1.00 to $500.00 $32.00
$500.011.00 to $2,000.00 $32.00 for the first $500.00 plus $6.00 for each additional $100.00, or fraction thereof, to and including
$2,000.00
$2,0010.001 to $25,000.00 $122.00 for the first $2,000.00 plus $18.60 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and
including $25,000.00
$25,0001.010 to $50,000.00 $549.80 for the first $25,000.00 plus $14.00 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and
including $50,000.00
$50,0001.010 to $100,000.00 $899.80 for the first $50,000.00 plus $10.00 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and
including $100,000.00
$100,0010.010 to $500,000.00 $1,399.80 for the first $100,000.00 plus $9.00 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and
including $500,000.00
$500,0001.001 to $1,000,000.00 $4,999.80 for the first $500,000.00 plus $8.00 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and
including $1,000,000.00
$1,000,000.010 and up $8,999.80 for the first $1,000,000.00 plus $6.00 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof
Other Inspections and Fees:
1. Inspections outside of normal business hours .................................................................................................................... $6567.00 per hour1
(minimum charge – two hours)
2. Reinspection fees assessed under provisions of Section 109.4.13 ..................................................................................... $6567.00 per hour1
3. Inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated ....................................................................................................... $6567.00 per hour1
(minimum charge – one half hour)
4. Additional plan review required by changes, additions or revisions to plans .................................................................... $6567.00 per hour1
(minimum charge – one half hour)
5. For use of outside consultants for plan checking and inspections, or both ................................................................................. Actual costs2
FOOTNOTES:
1 Or the total hourly cost to the jurisdiction, whichever is the greatest. This cost shall include supervision, overhead, equipment, hourly wages and
fringe benefits of the employees involved.
2 Actual costs include administrative and overhead costs.
10 Please note that the City of Auburn may collect a review fee for the Valley Regional Fire Authority for certain permit
applications that is collected in addition to the City’s required fees.
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b. Mechanical Permit Fees: The fee for each permit issued under provisions of the International
Mechanical Code, International Fuel Gas Code, NFPA 54 (National Fuel Gas Code), NFPA 58
(Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code), or the mechanical device provisions of the International
Residential Code shall be as set forth in Table 2-A, below. For new single-family dwellings a flat
rate permit fee of $19685.00 may be charged in lieu of fees as prescribed in Table 2-A. For
new multi-family dwellings, a flat rate permit fee of $13329.00 may be charged in lieu of fees
prescribed in Table 2-A.
Table 2-A MECHANICAL PERMIT FEES
Permit Issuance and Heaters:
1. For the issuance of each mechanical permit ......................................................................................................................................... $2627.00
2. In addition to the base mechanical permit fee, each mechanical fixture shall include a charge of…………………………………… $1213.00
Other Inspections and Fees:
1. Inspections outside of normal business hours, per hour (minimum charge -- two hours) ................................................................... $6567.00
2. Reinspection fees assessed under provisions of Section 109.4.13 .............................................................................................. $61.00367.00.
3. Inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated, per hour (minimum charge -- one-half hour) ................................................ $6567.00
4. Additional plan review required by changes, additions or revisions to plans or to plans for which
an initial review has been completed (minimum charge -- one-half hour) ......................................................................................... $6567.00
* Or the total cost to the jurisdiction, whichever is greatest. This cost shall include supervision, overhead, equipment, hourly wages and fringe benefits
of the employees involved.
c. Plumbing Code Permit Fees: For new single-family dwellings a flat rate permit fee of
$191196.00 may be charged in lieu of fees as prescribed in Table 3-A. For new multi-family
dwellings, a flat rate permit fee of $12513329.00 may be charged in lieu of fees prescribed in
Table 3-A.
Table 3-A PLUMBING PERMIT FEES
Permit Issuance:
1. For issuing each permit ................................................................................................................................................................. $2627.00
2. In addition to the base mechanical permit fee, each mechanical fixture shall include a charge of……………………………………$103.00
Other Inspections and Fees:
1. Inspections outside of normal business hours ................................................................................................................................ $6567.00
2. Reinspection fee ............................................................................................................................................................................ $6567.00
3. Inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated ................................................................................................................... $6567.00
4. Additional plan review required by changes, additions or revisions to approved plans (minimum charge - one-half hour) ............ $6567.00
*Per hour for each hour worked or the total hourly cost to the jurisdiction, whichever is greater. This cost shall include supervision, overhead,
equipment, hourly wages and fringe benefits of all the employees involved.
d. Demolition Permit Fees: Demolition permits shall be charged a base fee of $130134.00.
Fees: Permit fees shall be assessed in accordance with this section. Fees specified shall be
adjusted for inflation each year based upon the Seattle Consumer Price Index. Fees shall be
rounded down to nearest whole dollar.
Appeal Fees: The fee for appeals of codes adopted pursuant to ACC Chapter 15 shall be
$113116.00 plus total hearing examiner costs.
Plan Review Fees: When submitted documents are required by Section 106.3 of the Construction
Administrative Code, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting the submittal
documents for plan review. Said plan review fee shall be 65 percent of the building permit fee as
shown in Table 1-A. The plan review fees specified in this section are separate fees from the permit
fees and in addition to permit fees.
Temporary Certificate of Occupancy Fees: There shall be a fee equal to $260268.00 for
issuance of a temporary certificate of occupancy and a fee of $130134.00 for any subsequent
extensions requested.
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5. FIRE IMPACT FEES. Impact Fees By Land Use – Revenue Credit = 20% (Per Ordinance
No. 5977, Resolution 3953, and Resolution No. 4022)
Land Use Total Fire & EMS
Cost per Unit of
Development
Adjustment
(Revenue Credit)
at 20%
Fire and EMS
Impact Fee per
Unit of
Development
Residential – All calculations below are per dwelling unit – Total x Number of Units
Single Family, Duplex, Mobile
Home $362.66 $72.53 $290.13
Multi-Family $383.09 $76.62 $306.47
Non-Residential – All calculations below are per square foot - Total x Square Feet
Hotel/Motel $0.53 $0.11 $0.42
Hospital/Clinic $1.05 $0.21 $0.84
Group Living $2.63 $0.53 $2.10
Office $0.29 $0.06 $0.23
Retail $0.62 $0.12 $0.50
Restaurant/Bar/Lounge $1.62 $0.32 $1.30
Industrial/Manufacturing $0.11 $0.02 $0.09
Leisure/Outdoors $1.08 $0.22 $0.86
Agriculture $0.71 $0.14 $0.57
Church $0.38 $0.08 $0.30
Schools/Colleges $1.07 $0.21 $0.86
Government/Public Buildings $1.81 $0.36 $0.86
Casino $3.78 $0.77 $3.01
Jails $21.99 $4.40 $17.59 6. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND MISCELLANEOUS INSPECTIONS: In addition to
any other fees specified in this chapter, there shall be a fee schedule for certain administrative
procedures not otherwise included as set forth in the following schedule of fees:
Adult Family Home Inspection $165170.00
Demolition, permit and inspections Per Table 1-A
Relocation (pre-inspection) Per Table 1-A
Housing Inspection Actual City Cost, minimum $21.00
Change of Use Per Table 1-A$195.00
Sign Permits Unless except by Ch. 18.56 ACC, the
fee shall accompany each application
for a sign permit. The amount of the
fee shall be based upon the value of
the sign pursuant to Table 1-A.
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7. BUSINESS LICENSE FEES
a. The annual fee for a General Business License as
defined in Chapter 5.10 of the Auburn City Code.
$50100.00
b. Contractors who are based outside of Auburn but that
are performng work inside of Auburn.
$50.00
a.c. Replacement fee for commercial vehicle parking permit
issued in accordance with ACC 10.36.190.B
$10.00
68. RENTAL HOUSING BUSINESS LICENSE FEES (Per Resolution No. 4601, Ordinance No.
5882, Resolution No. 4272, Resolution No. 4424 and Ordinance 6477):
a. The fee for a license to operate rental housing
businesses in the City, as defined in Chapter 5.22 of
the Auburn City Code (ACC) shall be based on the total
number of units as follows:
One to four dwelling units
Five to 24 dwelling units
Twenty-five or more dwelling units
Communal residence
$53.00/year
$106.00/year
$212.00/year
$150.00/year
b. The fee for a license to operate rental housing businesses in the city shall be for the license
year from January 1 to December 31, and each applicant must pay the full fee for the current
license year or any portion thereof during which the applicant has engaged in the operation of
rental housing businesses.
c. The rental housing business license fee required by this chapter is in lieu of, and not in addition
to, the general business license fee required by Chapters 5.05 and 5.10 of the Auburn City
Code (ACC); provided, however, that any person required to obtain a rental housing business
license must also obtain a general business license, at no cost, pursuant to Chapters 5.05 and
5.10 of the Auburn City Code (ACC).
d. Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (1) of this section, the fee for operating rental
housing facilities for any single individual, partnership, corporation or entity shall not exceed
$424.00 per license period.
Rental housing business license renewals shall be for the period January 1 through December 31 of
each year.
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B. ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS FEES
1. Transportation Impact Fee Rate Schedule: (Per Ordinance No. 5763 as amended by
Resolution No. 3953, Ordinance No. 6005, Resolution No. 4103, Resolution No. 4424, Resolution
4964, Resolution No. 5114, Resolution No. 5181, Resolution No. 5255, and Resolution No. 5319, and
Resolution No. 5388.)
Land Use ITE
Land
Use
Code
Independent
Variable
Trip
Rate
Non-Downtown
Fee Rate
Downtown Fee
Rate
Industrial
General Light
Industrial
110 sf/gfa 0.970.
63
$8.02$5.68 -
General Heavy
Industrial
120 sf/gfa 0.68 $6.30 -
Industrial Park 130 sf/gfa 0.850.
40
$7.03$3.60 -
Manufacturing 140 sf/gfa 0.730.
67
$3.62$2.72 -
Warehousing 150 sf/gfa 0.320.
19
$3.70$2.65 -
Mini-
Warehouse/Storage
151 sf/gfa 0.260.
17
$1.98$1.41 -
Residential
Single-Family
(detached)
210 du 0.991.
00
$4,895.23$4,537.8
9
$3,965.14$3,675.
69
Accessory Dwelling
Unit
N/A du 0.51 $2,545.52 $2,061.87
Multi-Family without
commercial
220-
233221
du 0.620.
50
$2,613.62$2,974.2
6
$2,117.03$2,409.
15
Multi-Family with
commercial
231 du 0.36 $1,881.80 $1,524.26
Mobile Home 240 du 0.460.
59
$1,819.64$2,141.8
8
-
Senior Housing 251, 252 du 0.280.
27
$1,107.61$980.18 $897.16$793.95
Congregate Care
Facility
253 du 0.17 $672.78 $544.71
Lodging
Hotel 310 room 0.60 $3,390.64$3,111.6
9
$2,746.42$2,520.
47
Motel 320 room 0.470.
38
$2,147.40$2,437.4
9
-
Recreational
Movie Theater 444, 445 seat 0.08 $220.96$202.78 $163.51$150.06
Health Club 492, 493 sf/gfa 3.534.
87
$16.00$10.64 $11.84$7.88
Institutional
Elementary School 520 student 0.170
.15
$326.63$264.49 $241.71$195.73
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Land Use ITE
Land
Use
Code
Independent
Variable
Trip
Rate
Non-Downtown
Fee Rate
Downtown Fee
Rate
Middle School/Jr.
High
522 student 0.170
.16
$518.77$448.08 $383.89$331.58
High School 530 student 0.140
.13
$585.45$498.91 $433.23$369.19
Church 560 sf/gfa 0.490
.55
$2.56$2.64 $1.90$1.95
Day Care Center 565 sf/gfa 11.12
12.34
$31.42$24.00 $23.25$17.76
Library 590 sf/gfa 8.167
.30
$14.70$12.07 $10.88$8.93
Medical
Hospital 610 sf/gfa 0.970
.93
$5.48$4.82 $4.44$3.91
Asst. Living, Nursing
Home
254, 620 bed 0.240
.22
$949.38$798.67 -
Office
General Office 710,
715, 750
sf/gfa 1.491
.24
$8.04$8.87 $5.47$6.03
Small Office 712 sf/gfa 2.45 $15.89 $10.80
Medical Office 720 sf/gfa 3.573
.46
$17.60$16.66 $11.97$11.33
Post Office 732 sf/gfa 11.22
11.21
$20.19$18.55 $13.73$12.61
Retail
Free Standing
Discount Superstore
813 sf/gla 4.334
.35
$9.12$8.53 $6.75$6.31
Free Standing
Discount Store
815 sf/gla 4.834
.98
$11.89$11.26 $8.80$8.33
Hardware/Paint Store 816 sf/gla 2.684
.84
$4.76$7.90 $3.53$5.84
Shopping Center 820 sf/gla 3.813
.71
$7.46$6.67 $5.52$4.93
Car Sales – New 841840 sf/gla 5.132
.59
$26.67$12.36 $19.74$9.14
Car Sales – Used N/A841 Spacesf/gla 3.750
.28
$19.50$1,355.95 $14.43$988.61
Automobile Parts
Sales
843 sf/gla 4.915
.98
$6.72$7.51 $4.97$5.56
Tire Store 848 sf/gla 3.984
.15
$8.91$8.52 $6.59$6.31
Supermarket 850 sf/gla 10.94
9.48
$20.77$16.52 $15.37$12.22
Convenience Market 851 sf/gla 49.11
52.41
$44.20$34.45 $32.71$25.49
Home Improvement
Store
862 sf/gla 2.33 $4.01$3.30 $2.97$2.44
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Land Use ITE
Land
Use
Code
Independent
Variable
Trip
Rate
Non-Downtown
Fee Rate
Downtown Fee
Rate
Drugstore w/o Drive-
Through
880 sf/gla 8.518
.40
$9.61$8.70 $7.11$6.44
Drugstore w/ Drive-
Through
881 sf/gla 10.29
9.91
$12.60$11.14 $9.33$8.24
Marijuana Dispensary 882 sf/gla 21.83 $113.49 $83.99
Furniture Store 890 sf/gla 0.520
.45
$0.59$0.47 $0.43$0.35
Services
Drive-in Bank 912 sf/gfa 20.452
4.30
$28.17$25.05 $20.85$18.54
Quality Restaurant 931 sf/gfa 7.807.
49
$20.98$18.49 $15.53$13.68
High Turnover
Restaurant
932 sf/gfa 9.779.
85
$18.10$16.74 $13.39$12.39
Fast Food Restaurant
w/o Drive-Through
933 sf/gfa 28.342
6.15
$40.84$34.58 $30.22$25.59
Fast Food Restaurant
w/ Drive-Through
934 sf/gfa 32.673
2.65
$46.16$43.18 $34.16$31.95
Espresso Stand w/
Drive-Through
938 sf/gfa 83.337
5.00
$40.03$33.06 $29.62$24.47
Auto Care Center 942 sf/gfa 3.113.
11
$6.77$6.21 $5.01$4.60
Service Station 944 vfp 14.031
3.87
$19,543.60$17,73
1.23
$14,462.26$13,1
21.11
Service Station w/
Mini-Mart
945 vfp 13.991
3.51
$14,793.91$13,10
2.15
$10,940.09$9,69
5.59
Lakeland PUD (Per Ordinance No. 4867 as amended by Resolution No. 2955, Ordinance
No. 6176, and Resolution No. 5181, and Resolution No. 5388.)
Detached Single-
Family Residential
Unit
N/A du n/a $1,352.83$1,307.0
6
-
Attached Single-
Family/Multi-Family
Unit
N/A du n/a $878.08$848.37 -
Senior-Family Unit N/A du n/a $301.74$291.53 -
Commercial/Retail
Units
N/A sf/gfa n/a $3.51$3.39 -
Administrative Fee for Independent Fee Calculation $200205.00
Notes:
A. Basic trip rates are based on the ITE Trip Generation Manual, 910th 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.
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D. sf/GFA= Square feet Gross Floor Area; sf/GLA= Square Feet Gross Leasable Area;
VFP=Vehicle Fueling Position.
E. Projects eligible for the Downtown Fee Rate are those located entirely within the boundary
identified on Figure 1.
2. Truck-DependantDependent Land Use Supplementary Transportation Impact Fee Rate
Schedule: (Per Resolution No. 4122, Resolution No. 4424, Resolution No. 5181, and Resolution No.
5319, and Resolution No. 5388.)
Land Use
ITE Land
Use Code
Independent
Variable
Truck
Trip Rate
Impact Fee Rate
(per sf)
Industrial
Light Industry/Manufacturing 110, 130,
140 sf/gfa 0.06 $0.12
Heavy Industry 120 sf/gfa 0.04 $0.07
Retail
Shopping Center 820
sf/gla 0.01 $0
.02
Car Sales 841840,
841 sf/gfa 0.09 $0.14
Supermarket 850 sf/gfa 0.33 $0.6264
Free-Standing Discount Store 813, 815,
861, 863,
864
sf/gfa 0.10 $0.1920
Home Improvement Store 862 sf/gfa 0.37 $0.7073
Services
Restaurant 931, 932 sf/gfa 0.63 $1.1823
Fast Food Restaurant 933, 934 sf/gfa 2.87 $5.4160
Notes:
A. ITE Land Use Code based on ITE Trip Generation, 9th 10th Edition
B. Impact fee rate calculation is based upon the following methodology:
- Truck Trip Rate = Daily Truck Trip Generation (per unit of measure)
- Truck Trip Rate x Per Trip Fee = Impact Fee Rate (per unit of measure)
C. For land uses not specifically identified in the table, trip generation rates could be derived
from a special study by the applicant.
D. sf /gfa=square feet of gross floor area
3. Facility Extension Fees: (Per Ordinance No. 5791 and amended by Ordinance No. 5819,
Resolution No. 3953, Resolution No. 4272, Resolution No. 4424, Resolution No. 5114, Resolution
No. 5319, and Resolution 5380, and Resolution No. 5388.)
The Facility Extension Application Fee is $715569.00, plus $215172.00 for each Facility (wW ater,
sSanitary sSewer, sStorm dDrainage, sStreet, private street and private storm systems within private
streets).
Facility Extension Fees are the summation of the following categories (a+b+c+d), or $21,17410.00,
whichever is greater.
a. For the combined linear footage of water, sewer, storm drainage and private storm drainage
within private streets:
The first 0 lineal feet (LF) to 1000 LF is charged at $75.2570 per LF plus,
The next 1001 LF to 2500 LF is charged at $32.7590 per LF plus,
Any additional over 2500 LF is charged at $21.2570 per LF.
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b. For the linear footage of streets and private streets:
The first 0 LF to 500 LF will be charged at $97.010 per LF plus,
The next 501 LF to 1000 LF will be charged at $54.250 per LF plus,
Any additional over 1000 LF will be charged at $1.510 per LF.
c. For non-linear extensions such as pump stations or traffic signals, the extension fee will be
determined by the City Engineer based on an estimate of the City’s labor Cost associated with
the plan review, inspection, and administration of the application.
d. For that portion of the water or sewer facility located outside City Limits, but within existing
County (King or Pierce) right-of-way, an additional fee of $575457.00 plus $65.510 per LF of the
combined water and sewer extension located in the existing County right-of-way applies.
Facility Extension Fees will be paid as follows:
a. Forty percent (40%) of the estimated fee will be paid when the applicant applies for second
review or, if no second review is needed, before the City issues a notice of plan approval.
b. The remaining balance will be paid by the applicant before the City signs the facility extension
agreement. (After plan approval, but before the start of construction.)
Additional Review:
Each additional plan review beyond a 3rd review prior to plan approval will require an
additional fee of $53627.00 be paid at the time of the additional review submittal. If the
review requires more than 8 hours of staff time to complete an additional fee of $676.00
per hour will be charged and must be paid prior to plan approval.
Additional plan review required by changes, additions or revisions to plans during
construction will require an additional fee of $2684.00 be paid at the time the additional
review is submitted and prior to any review being completed. If the review requires more
than 4 hours of staff time to complete, an additional fee of $676.00 per hour will be
charged and must be paid prior to plan approval.
For each deviation, deferral, or appeal submitted for review, the applicant will be charged
a $268.00 fee, regardless of the City’s approval or rejection of the request. If the review of
the request requires more than 4 hours of staff time to complete, an additional fee of
$67.00 per hour will be charged and must be paid prior to plan approval.
Additional Inspection:
Fees to inspect work beyond the Authorized Construction Period, re-inspect previously
inspected work that was found to be incomplete or deficient, and inspection of non-linear
extension work are $67.00 per hour during normal business hours and $100.00 per hour
during non-business hours (weeknights, weekends, and holidays).
4. Right-of Way Use Permit Fees: (Per Ordinance No. 6125, Resolution No. 5255, and
Resolution No. 5319, and Resolution No. 5388.)
Type A – Banner $542.00
Type B – Short Term $642.00
Type C – Long Term $26558.00 for the 1st year (or any term
longer than 30 days and less than 1 year)/
$1063.00 for each additional year (or portion
thereof) up to 5 years
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Type D – Hauling $1063.00 + estimated staff time @ $542.00
per hour
Street Closure – Type B or C $963.00
Sidewalk Closure – Type B or C $642.00
Parking Closure – Type B or C $642.00
5. Franchise Agreements: (Per Ordinance No. 6546, Resolution No. 5114, Resolution No. 5255,
and Resolution No. 5319, and Resolution No. 5388.)
Application/Renewal/Amendment Application Fee
(ACC 13.36.040, ACC 20.06.120, ACC 20.06.130)
$5,300150.00 Nonrefundable Initial Fee +
plus the City’s actual costs incurred in
excess of $5,300150.00. Initial Fee is due
at time of application any additional costs
beyond the initial fee is due prior to the
effective date of the agreement.
Annual Administration Fee (ACC 20.04.170) Actual City Costs
Annual CATV Franchise Fee (ACC 13.36.230) 5% of Gross Revenue for the prior three
months.
Other Annual Franchise Fee (ACC 20.06.100) Statutorily Permissible Percent of Gross
Revenue
6. Public Way Agreements: (Per Ordinance No. 6546, Resolution No. 5114, and Resolution No.
5319, and Resolution No. 5388.)
Application/Renewal Application Fee (ACC
20.04.020, ACC 20.04.120)
$5,150300.00 nonrefundable Initial Fee +
plus the City’s actual costs incurred in
excess of $5,300150.00. Initial Fee is due
at time of application any additional costs
beyond the initial fee is due prior to the
effective date of the agreement.
Annual Fee (ACC 20.04.170) Actual City Costs
7. Right-of-Way Vacations: (Per Resolution No. 4143, Resolution No. 5114, and Resolution No.
5319, and Resolution No. 5388.)
Application Fee $1,600545.00
Land Value Compensation Per ACC 12.48.085
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8. Utility System Development Fees: (Per Ordinance No. 5819 and amended by Resolution No.
3797, Resolution No. 3953, Resolution No. 4272, Resolution No. 4424, Resolution No. 5114,
Resolution No. 5134, Resolution No. 5181, Resolution No. 5255, and Resolution No. 5319, and
Resolution No. 5388.) For all utilities, a charge in lieu of assessment or payback charges may be
applicable for the proportional share of the utility line being connected to.
a. Water Utility: Connection fees are comprised of a Permit Fee and the System Development
Charge as follows:
Meter
Size
(In
Inches)
Water Service Installation Permit Fee System
Development
Charge (SDC) Existing Water
Service & Meter
Box(1)
Water Service & Meter Box Installed by City(2, 3)
Paved Street Unpaved Street
¾ or less $375.00390.00 $4,212.00 3,700.00(3) $2,150.002,712.00 $6,630.007,121.00
1 $430.00445.00 $3,750.004,266.00(3) $2,200.002,766.00 $6,630.007,121.00
1-1/2 $1,010.001,020.0
0
$5, 300.007,383.00(3) $3,800.005,883.00 $22,077.0023,711.00
2 $1,080.001,090.0
0
$5,750.007,454.00(3) $4,200.005,954.00 $35,336.0037,951.00
3 Actual Cost By Applicant By Applicant $70,738.0075,973.00
4 Actual Cost By Applicant By Applicant $110,516.00118,694.0
0
6 Actual Cost By Applicant By Applicant $220,968.00237,320.0
0
8 Actual Cost By Applicant By Applicant $353,562.00379,726.0
0
10 Actual Cost By Applicant By Applicant $508,298.00545,912.0
0
(1)Installation of a water meter done by the City and the service either already exists or has been
installed by the Applicant.
(2)Installation of the entire water service is done by the City.
(3)If meter installation or retrofit involves installation of a fire sprinkler line, fee is Actual Cost.
b. Sanitary Sewer Utility: Connection fees are comprised of a Permit Fee and the System
Development Charge as follows:
Type Permit Fee System Development
Charge (SDC)*
New Connection(4) $190.00200.00 $2,460.002,642.00 Per
per RCE(5)
Grinder Pump (New
Connection)(4)
$265.00275.00 $2460.002,642.00 per
RCE(5)
Tenant Improvement(4) $60.0065.00
$2,460.002,642.00 Per
per net increase in
RCE’s(5)
(4)All construction is the responsibility of the Applicant. If a new connection or repair requires work
within City right-of-way, a Construction Permit (EXC - see Section 11) is required in addition to the
Sewer Permit.
(5)RCE, Residential Customer Equivalent - An RCE shall be as defined by the King County
Department of Natural Resources.
NOTE: In addition to City sanitary sewer connection fees, King County will impose a sanitary
sewer connection fee (King County Capacity Charge) for improvements in King County’s regional
sewer system, in accordance with King County Code 28.84.050. King County will bill customers
directly for this charge once the sewer work is complete. This charge is not to be paid to the City.
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c. Storm Drainage Utility: (Per Resolution No. 4566 and amended by Resolution No. 5181,
Resolution No. 5255, and Resolution No. 5319, and Resolution No. 5388.)
Connection fees are comprised of a Permit Fee and the System Development Charge as follows:
Type Permit Fee(6) System
Development
Charge (SDC)
Single Family
Residence &
Duplexes (on
Individual
Parcels)
Level 1 $215.00220.00 $1,229.001,320.0
0 per ESU(8) Level 2 $415.00430.00
Level 3 (7) Base Fee = $1,485.001,530.00 for up to 10,000 SF of disturbed
area
Cumulative Additional Fee #1 = Base Fee + $415.00430.00 for
10,001 SF up to 43,560 SF (1 Acre) of disturbed area
Cumulative Additional Fee #2 = Cumulative Additional Fee #1 +
$105.00110.00 per whole or partial Acre disturbed over 1 Acre
Other Parcels Level 1 $215.00220.00 $1,229.001,320.0
0 per ESU(8)
Level 2 $415.00430.00
Level 3 (7) Base Fee = $1,485.001,530.00 for up to 10,000 SF of disturbed
area
Cumulative Additional Fee #1 = Base Fee + $415.00430.00 for
10,001 SF up to 43,560 SF (1 Acre) of disturbed area
Cumulative Additional Fee #2 = Cumulative Additional Fee #1 +
$105.00110.00 per whole or partial Acre disturbed over 1 Acre
(6)Permit levels are determined as follows:
• Level 1 permits are for all projects that are not located in a Critical Area and add or replace less than 2,000
square feet of hard surface area; and/or disturb less than 7,000 square feet of land.
Note: Single-family residential projects disturbing 500 square feet or less may not require a permit.
• Level 2 permits are for all projects that add or replace 2,000 to 4,999 square feet of hard surface area; or
disturb 7,000 square feet or more of land.
• Level 3 permits are for all projects that add 5,000 square feet or more of hard surface area, or convert ¾
acres or more of native vegetation to lawn/landscaped area, or convert 2.5 acres or more of native
vegetation to pasture, or the new plus replaced hard surface area is 5,000 square feet or more and the
value of improvements exceeds 50% of the assessed value of existing improvements.
(7)Level 3 permit is calculated as the Base Fee plus the Cumulative Additional Fees described herein.
(8)ESU, Equivalent Service Unit - A configuration of development of hard surfaces (which include impervious
surfaces, permeable pavements, and vegetated roofs) estimated to contribute an amount of runoff to the
City’s storm drainage system which is approximately equal to that created by the average single family
residential parcel. Although gravel surfaces are considered a hard surface under ACC 13.48.010, existing
gravel surfaces are not included in the calculation of the SDCs. One ESU is considered equal to 2,600 square
feet of parcel coverage by hard surfaces. Per ACC 13.48.010.
When calculating the total SDC, a credit will be applied for the existing hard surface area except existing
gravel surfaces (e.g., new total SDC minus calculated SDC for existing hard surface area using the definition
of hard surface as given in ACC 13.48.010).
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9. Other Utility Fees: (Per Ordinance No. 5819, Ordinance No. 5944, Resolution No. 3797,
Resolution No. 3953, Resolution No. 4424, Resolution No. 5114, Resolution No. 5134,
Resolution No. 5255, and Resolution No. 5319, and Resolution No. 5388.)
Fireline Connection Permit $140.00145.00
Hydrant Installation Permit and Inspection Fee $245.00250.00
Hydrant Meter Use Monthly Rate (applies to Type A and B permits):
3-inch water meter monthly rate, plus
Actual usage at Commercial water rate
$48.04Per Current
Utility Rate
Schedule
Fire Hydrant Meter Wrench Fee (Type A Permit) – Refundable Deposit(1) $40.0045.00
Hydrant Meter with RPBA, Valve, and Wrench (Type B Permit) – Refundable
Deposit(1) (2)
$2,045.002,110.00
Water Use Charge for Unreturned Hydrant Meter Water Use Charge (if
equipment not returned for final reading)
$700.00720.00
Water Meter Test Fee, 2” or less $225.00230.00
Water Meter Test Fee, greater than 2” At Actual Cost
Water Meter Removal Fee (3/4” to 1”) – (service line remains) $310.00320.00
Water Meter Removal Fee (1-1/2” to 2”) – (service line remains) $925.00640.00
Water Meter Removal Fee (3” and larger) – (service line remains) At Actual Cost
Water Service Abandonment Permit (City abandons at main, removes meter
and box)
$2,990.003,080.00
Water Meter Relocation Permit by City Same as Water
Service Installation
Permit Fee, see
98.a.
Meter Damage/Tamper Repair Permit $500.00 plus
Meter Cost, if
applicable
Water Service Alteration/Repair Permit on Private Property (by Applicant) $80.0085.00
Backflow Permit for Premises Isolation (internal or external) $80.0085.00
Hydraulic Modeling At Actual Cost,
$3,000.00 Deposit
King County Right-of-Way Permit At Actual Cost,
$1,000.00 Deposit
Hourly Rate for Negotiation, Development, Administration, and Execution of
Special Agreements for Utility Service (Franchise Agreements, Service Area
Agreements)
$100.00
Re-Locate Fee (if <45 days from initial locates) $200.00210.00
Side Sewer Repair Permit on Private Property $80.0085.00
Side Sewer Repair Permit in Right-of-Way(3) $160.00165.00
Demolition Cap Permit (cap side sewer before building demolition) $ $80.0085.00
Side Sewer Relocation/Replacement Permit $130.00135.00
Oil/Water Separator Permit $205.00210.00
Grease Interceptor Permit(3) $205.00210.00
Storm Drainage Repair Permit – Existing Private System on Private Property $80.0085.00
Storm Drainage Repair Permit – Existing System in Public Right-of-
Way/Easement(3)
$160.00165.00
Utilities Payback Administration Fees: (per Ordinance No. 5954)
Application Fee(4):
Base Fee (BF)
Per Benefited Parcel (BP)
Application Fee Calculation = BF + (BP x Number of Benefited Parcels)
$515.00
$1,030.002,
$2,100.00
$515.0050.00
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Payment Processing Fee (per parcel)e(5)
Area of Special Benefit Analysis
Transaction/Collection Fee
Recording Fee
Outside Professional Services, including Area of Special Benefit Analysis
$310.00100.00
$84.00
Time & Materials
Convenience shut off $25.00
Delinquent shut off $25.00
Late charge 1% per month of
outstanding bill
or $15.00
minimum,
whichever is
greater
Unauthorized turn on/off $60.00
Delinquent meter pull $65.00
Unauthorized fire line or water hook up $100.00 a day
fine from date
of discovery
Returned checks each $20.00
Refusal of access per day $30.00
Closing final read $30.00
New account setup $25.00
Bill tenant $25.00
After-hours water turn on/off $30.00
Escrow estimates $25.00
(1)Non-refundable fee. Wrench is only for withdrawing water at City-designated hydrant fill stations. Applicant will be
charged the Hydrant Use Monthly Rate and all monthly reported water use at Commercial water rates until applicant
notifies City that applicant is no longer using water from City-designated hydrants. If the equipment is not returned or is
returned in a damaged condition, the deposit amount shall be forfeited.
(2)Each year, the hydrant meter with RPBA, Valve, and Wrench must be returned to City for annual maintenance and
testing no later than the date specified by the City at the time of application. The deposit amount will be forfeited if the
equipment is not returned to the City by the deadline. If needed, the City will re-issue a hydrant meter to the applicant
under the same permitDecember 1 for maintenance and final annual meter reading. In that instance, the applicant will be
billed for any damages to the returned meter; the deposit will be applied to the re-issued hydrant meter. The deposit
amount shall be forfeited if the equipment is not returned to the City by the deadline.Upon final return of the equipment to
the City, the cost of repairing any damages will be deducted from the deposit.
(3)If repair or new construction requires work within City right-of-way, including a new connection to the City’s system, a
Construction Permit (EXC - see Section 11) is required in addition to the permit.
(4)Per Payback Agreement included in the application. Payback Agreement Application Fee includes recording and
mailing costs.
(5)Per Payback amount received during the term of the Payback Agreement. Fee Amount to be deducted from the amount
due to the developer when payback is collected for a parcel.
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10. Construction Permits: (Per Ordinance No. 5817, Resolution No. 3953, Resolution No. 4272,
Resolution No. 4424, and Resolution No. 5319, and Resolution No. 5388.)
Basic Fee (BF)
Basic fee covers permit intake, admin, limited review and inspection
time.
$1504.050
Hourly Daily Review, and Inspection Rate (DIRHIR) :
Normal Business DaysHours
Non-Business DaysAfter Hours (includes weeknights, weekends, and
holidays)) and will be charged at the after hours HIR x the duration of
the work
$40054.00
$60083.00
For Excavation Type Work:
Length of Excavation (feet)
31 – 100 feet of excavation length
101 – 250 feet of excavation length
251 – 500 feet of excavation length
501 – 750 feet of excavation length
751 – 1000 feet of excavation length
Additional Fee (AF)
$54.00
$160.00
$267.00
$373.00
$480.00
Fee Calculation:
Permit Fee = BF + (DIR x Estimated Days In Right of Way)*AF (for the appropriate length of
excavation)
If the excavation exceeds 1,000 linear feet
Permit Fee = BF + $480.00 + (HIR x (length of excavation – 1000/100)
For Non-Excavation Type Work: This work includes any work in the public right-of-way that is not
covered by any other permits and includes such things as overhead utility work, geotechnical
borings, horizontal directional drilling and vault installation.
Permit Fee = BF + (HIR x Permit Duration in Days)
*In Lieu of Fee: In lieu of the above standard rates, the city engineer or his/her designee may
calculate the fee based upon current labor rates for administrative and inspection staff after
developing an estimate of staff effort involved. For projects that are expected to involve significant
review and inspection time, after hours work, or ly more than 1,000 feet of street excavation or
when the review and inspection scope or duration requirements cannot be accurately estimated, the
city engineer may establish a deposit account to manage permitee deposits in advance of permit
issuance for reimbursing actual labor costs of administering the permit. Such deposit accounts will
not be interest bearing and will be closed at the end of the permitted work when a final accounting
of the permit administration cost shall be calculated and a final bill or credit issued to the permitee.
11. Memorial Sign Program: (Per Ordinance No. 6137, Ordinance No. 6149, and Resolution No.
5319, and Resolution No. 5388)
Memorial Sign $155160.00
12. Special Permits: (Per Ordinance No. 5817 and amended by Resolution No. 3953, Resolution
No. 4272, Resolution No. 4424, and Resolution No. 5319, and Resolution No. 5388.)
Permit Type Base Fee Additional Per Linear Foot
Sidewalk $57.506.00 $1.150/foot for each foot over 25
linear feet
Residential Driveway $57.506.00 $1.750/foot for each foot over 20
linear feet*
Commercial Driveway $113.5010.00 $2.250/foot for each foot over 48
linear feet*
*Driveway widths are based on the width of the driveway apron in the right-of-way.
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13. Street Payback Agreements: (Per Ordinance No. 6319, Resolution No. 4624, and Resolution
No. 5319, and Resolution No. 5388.)
Street Payback Administration Fees:
Application Fee(1):
Base Fee (BF)
Per Benefited Parcel (BP)
Application Fee Calculation = BF + (BP x Number of Benefited Parcels)
Payment Processing Fee (per parcel)(2)
Outside Professional Services, including Area of Special Benefit Analysis
$2100.00
$50.00
$100.00
Time & Materials
Application Fee $515.00
(1) Payback Agreement Application Fee includes recording and mailing costs.
(2) Fee to be deducted from the amount due to the developer when payback is collected for a parcel.
(1)Per Payback Agreement included in the application. Payback Agreement Application
Fee includes recording and mailing costs.
(2)Per Payback amount received during the term of the Payback Agreement. Amount to
be deducted from the amount due to the developer.
Processing Fee
$1,030.00
Assessment Reimbursement Area Analysis $1,030.00
Transaction/Collection Fee $310.00
Recording Fee $84.00
Outside Professional Services (when needed) Time and Materials
14. Mitigation and Impact Fees for Exempt Wells: (Per Resolution No. 5352 and ESSB 6091.)
Mitigation and Impact fees for properties that will be served by new
exempt wells drilled on or after January 19, 2018.*
$500.00
*$350.00 of the $500.00 fee shall be sent to the Washington State Department of Ecology for
mitigation enhancements in the well’s drainage basin, with the remaining $150.00 to be retained by
the City to cover its administrative costs.
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C. ANIMAL LICENSING FEES AND PENALTIES (Per Resolution No. 4868):
1. Animal License Fees
Type Comments Cost
Juvenile 8 weeks to 6 months of age $15.00
Altered Proof of spay/neuter required $30.00
Unaltered $60.00
Senior Proof that pet is altered and proof that owner is 62 years of
age or older consistent with ACC 13.24 is required.
$15.00
Disabled Proof that pet is altered and proof of disability required $15.00
Service Animal With a signed statement, on the City Form, indicating that
the owner of the animal has a disability and that the animal
is a service animal, no license fee shall be charged by the
City.
$0
Replacement Tag $5.00
2. Late Payment Penalty
Days Past Expiration Type Additional Cost
45-90 Late Fee $15.00
91-135 Late Fee $20.00
136-364 Late Fee $30.00
365 or more Late Fee $30.00 + prior year’s license fee
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D. AUBURN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FEES (Per Ordinance No. 5707, amended by Ordinance
No. 5715 and Ordinance No. 5819, and amended by Resolution No. 3784, Resolution 3797,
Resolution No. 3841, Resolution No. 3953, Resolution No. 4117, Resolution No. 4270, Resolution
No. 4414, Resolution 4734, Resolution No. 4880, Resolution No. 5016, Resolution No. 5114,
Resolution No. 5181, Resolution No. 5213, Resolution No. 5255, and Resolution No. 5319, and
Resolution No. 5388.)
1. Lease Fees
Lease Type:
Open G-D
Open C
Closed J
Closed H
Closed Y & Z
Closed Y1 & Z22
Outside Tiedowns
Storage Rows H-D
Storage Units (185 sq. ft. – Buildings Y&Z)
Storage Units (298 sq. ft.)
Storage Units (380 sq. ft. – Buildings Y&Z)
$210.00217.00
$250.00258.00
$372.00389.00
$401.00414.00
$465.00480.00
$599.00618.00
$80.0083.00
$135.00139.00
$119.00123.00
$144.00149.00
$182.00188.00
A security surcharge of $10.00 per month is charged, in addition to the base monthly rental
fees provided in this section, for each tie-down, each hangar door and each storage rental
area, which security surcharge fees are to be used for the provision of increased security at
the Auburn Municipal Airport (approved by Ordinance No. 5500 on January 16, 2001). For
the purposes hereof, each tie-down consists of the structures/facilities necessary to
accommodate one (1) regular sized light aircraft. Furthermore, the hangar doors to which the
security surcharge applies includes all hangars located at the Auburn Municipal Airport,
including those hangars built on land owned by the City but leased to private parties, and
those hangars owned in a condominium type ownership.
The above lease and security surcharge amounts are subject to applicable leasehold taxes,
which shall be paid by the tenant. The total charges, including the above lease rates plus
lease hold tax and surcharge shall be reflected in monthly billing rates. Tenants shall be
given notice as required by Ordinance or lease agreements. The Airport Lease rates shall be
effective January 1, 20182019.
Payments. Payments are due on the first of each month, past due as of the 5th and late as of
the 15th. Payments not received by the 15th incur a $25.00 late fee. Payments not received
after 30 days from the due date incur an additional $25.00 delinquency fee each month
payment is delinquent.
Automatic gate electronic cards. One automatic gate electronic card will be issued to
each City rental tenant free of charge. Any additional electronic cards requested by a tenant
are subject to a $25.00 fee. A $15.00 fee refund applies to all serviceable returned cards. An
additional $25.00 replacement fee will be assessed against the tenant for all lost or damaged
electronic cards. All electronic cards must be returned to the airport at the time of lease
expiration.
Each lease shall include an initial payment of first and last months’ rent plus a damage
deposit in the amount of two times the monthly base rate. Each lease agreement shall also
include terms that authorize the city to apply the damage deposit to outstanding charges on
termination.
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2. Daily Transient Parking (overnight)
Tie Down
Open “T”
Enclosed Hangar
$5.00
$25.00
$35.00
3. Base Parking Fee – Designated Spaces
A base vehicle parking fee of $61.0063.00 per month per designated space is
charged. There are ten designated spaces available on a first come basis for pilots to park or
store a vehicle for an extended period of time. All airport rules and regulations apply. A
Vehicle Storage Permit must be completed and appropriate fees paid. The storage of
vehicles is for convenience for the users of the Auburn Airport and is month-to-month.
4. Additional Airport Fees
Gate Cards (each lease gets one card at no charge. Additional cards cost
$25.00. A $15.00 refund applies to all serviceable returned cards.) Limit 2
Cards per space.
$25.00
Annual Aeronautical Business License (includes listing of your business on
airport signs and airport webpage.)
$250.00
Hangar Waitlist Fee $50.00
5. Waiver of Fees for Governmental Entities or Governmental Affiliated Entities
The Mayor is authorized to waive a portion or all of any (otherwise) required fees for hangar
space rental - if space is available - for governmental entities or government affiliated entities
that provide community service(s) and public benefit(s) to residents, citizens and businesses
of Auburn.
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E. POLICE DEPARTMENT FEES (Per Ordinance No. 5715 amended by Ordinance No. 6216,
5819, Resolution No. 3797, Resolution No. 3953, Resolution No. 4117, Resolution No. 4272,
Resolution No. 4424, Ordinance 6216, Ordinance 6276, Resolution No. 4552, Resolution No.
5016, Resolution No. 5114, and Resolution No. 5255. False Alarm fees per Ordinance No.
6216 amended by Ordinance Nos. 6252 and 6345.))
Type Fees
Police Report/Collision Report (fee not charged where
requested by victim or party involved) $13.25
Visa Letter $10.00
Fingerprinting Fees (fee not charged where taking of
fingerprints is required by city) as set by the FBI
Laminated Concealed Pistol License $3.50
Annual Alarm Registration Fees:
Residential
Commercial
Residential Low Income Senior Citizen/Disabled
Citizen
Late Registration Fee
$24.00
$24.00
$12.00
$25.00
Auburn Security Alarm License
Late License Fee
Reinstatement Fee
$10.00/each registered alarm
user to a maximum of $100.00
annually
$25.00
$100.00 plus $10.00/permitted
user
False Alarm Service Fees
Burglar False Alarm Service Fee*
Robbery, Panic and Burglary Crime in Progress False
Alarm Fee*
Supplemental Fee for Non-permitted Alarm System,
each alarm
Fee for false alarm caused by Monitoring Company or
Alarm Installation Company employee
First Dispatch Report during time of suspension
Each dispatch thereafter
Late Fee
Appeals
*The alarm administrator will waive the first false alarm
fee following the installation of an alarm system at a
particular address.
$100.00
$200.00
$200.00
$100.00
$100.00
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
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F. CITY CLERK FEES (Per Ordinance No. 5715, Ordinance No. 5819, Resolution No. 3797,
Resolution No. 4244, Resolution No. 5016, Resolution No. 5114 and Resolution No. 5312.)
Type Fees
Fees for public records – collection
Non-certified photocopies of public records, printed
copies of electronic public records when requested by
the person requesting records
$0.15 per page plus postage
Certified copies of public records $5.00 per document plus
copying fees
Scanned public records into an electronic format $0.10 per page
Electronic files or attachments uploaded to email, cloud-
based storage service or other means of electronic
delivery
$0.05 per each 4 electronic
files
Transmission of public records in an electronic format $0.10 per gigabyte
Digital Storage Media or Device; Container or Envelope
Used to Mail Copies to Requestor, and Postage
Actual Cost
Fees for Auburn City Code book and supplements
Copy of Auburn City Code book (with latest supplement)
$100.00 per code book
Supplements to the Auburn City Code book $11.00 per copy
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G. CITY CEMETERY FEES (Per Ordinance 5715, Resolution No. 3797, Resolution No. 3953,
Resolution No. 4027, Resolution No. 4103, Resolution No. 4117, Resolution No. 4272
Resolution No. 4424, Resolution No. 4552, Resolution No. 4675, Resolution 4778, Resolution
No. 4880, Resolution 5114, Resolution No. 5134, Resolution No. 5181, Resolution No. 5255,
and Resolution No. 5319, and Resolution No. 5388.)
Type Fees
Graves
Section 9A and 9B
All other adult graves
Child’s Place
Double Depth (includes 2 burial spaces / 2 liners)
Section 9A and 9B (Quads and Upright monument plots)
Section 9B (Plaza Estates)
$2,795.00
$2,395.00
$300.00
$4,790.004,890.00
$5,995.006,995.00 each
$9,995.00 each
Ground Cremation Plots
Centennial Um Garden (single)
Centennial Um Garden (double)
Section 9 Upright Section Um Plots (up to 4 urns)
$995.00
$1,895.00
$3,195.00
Niches
Mausoleum (top rows available only) – single
Centennial Columbarium II (1 or 2 urns) – Row 2
Centennial Columbarium II (1 or 2 urns) – Row 1
$Sold Out
$2,295.00
$1,995.00
Chapel of Memories – Interior Niches* Range From
12 x 12 Single
12 x 18 Double
12 x 24 Family (up to 3 urns)
*The above niche prices include one bud vase per niche.
Inurnment will be $695.00 per occasion. See guidelines for
additional pertinent information. A single inscription on the glass
front is $240 plus tax. Urn’s to be purchased separately.
$2,695.00 - $3,995.00
$3,695.00 - $6,495.00
$6,995.00 - $8,695.00
Chapel of Memories – Exterior Niches*
Rows 4, 5, & 6
Rows 2 & 3
Rows 1, 7, & 8
*If the niche (external) is to be used as a double niche, the
inurnment, inscription and tax will be due when a second urn is
placed. (Row 1 is the bottom row)
$2,695.00
$2,295.00
$1,995.00
OVERTIME WILL BE CHARGED AT $175.00 PER HOUR AFTER 4:30 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. THE SATURDAY SERVICE CHARGE IS $795.00 FOR FULL INTERMENT AND $425.00 FOR
CREMATION SERVICES.
Extended Land Use $495.00595.00
Memorial Plaque - $175 additional for inscription + tax $295.00
Services
“Chapel of Memories” rental for services
Opening and Closing – Ground Burials
Liner/Vault
Children’s Place
Opening and Closing – Cremation
ForestWalk
Cremation Plot
Niche
Opening and Closing – Entombment
$350.00
$1,495.00
$490.00
$795.00
$695.00
$1,295.00
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Marker Services
Flat Grass:
Inscription
Setting Fee
Resetting Fee
New Inspection Fee for outside sales
Upright
Setting Fee
Inscription
Resetting Fee
Vase Setting Fee
Recording Fee
Overtime Charge – per hour
Saturday Service Fee
Full Interment
Cremation
$265.00300.00 + tax
$295.00 + tax
$150.00 + tax
$175.00
$475.00 + tax
$390.00425.00 + tax
$325.00
$45.00 + tax
$100.00
$175.00
$795.00850.00
$450.00
Materials
Flower Vases: (prices include vase setting fee)
Standard
Deluxe Cast Zinc (gray or bronze zinc)
Deluxe Wall (brass)
Liners: Concrete Liner
Mountain View Vault
Vault Installation
Double Depth
Urn Encasement
$150.00200.00
$250.00275.00
$250.00
$795.00 + tax
$1,695.00 + tax
$595.00 + tax
$995.00 + tax
$300.00350.00 + tax
Forestwalk Informal Cremation Garden
Phase I: Single 3’ Single Ground Plot
Phase I: Double 4’ Plots
Phase II: Double 4’ Double Ground Plot
Wishing Well Scattering
Granite Memorials Start At
$1,495.00
$2,295.00
$2,295.00- $3,995.00
$295.00
$395.00595.00 + tax
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H. PARKS, ARTS AND RECREATION (Per Resolution No. 3797 and amended by Resolution No. 3953, Resolution No. 4117, Resolution
No. 4272, Resolution No. 4424, Ordinance No. 6276, Resolution No. 4552, Resolution No. 4880, Resolution No. 5016, Resolution No.
5181, Resolution No. 5228, Resolution No. 5255, and Resolution No. 5319, and Resolution No. 5388.)
LES GOVE MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDING Resident Non-Resident
Monday – Sunday $60.00/
Per 3 hr block
$75.00/
Per 3 hr block
LES GOVE GYMNASIUM Resident Non-Resident Auburn
Non-Profit
Other
Non-Profit
Gymnasium (athletics practice, birthday
parties, etc.)
$45.00/hour
$$55.00/hour
$35.00/hour $45.00/hour
Gymnasium (tournaments, trade shows,
fairs, etc.)
$75.00/hour
$90.00/hour
$60.00/hour $75.00/hour
Damage Deposit $300.00 $300.00 $300 $300
Optional Cleaning Fee $275.00 $275.00 $275 $275
SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER Resident Non-Resident Auburn
Non-Profit
Other
Non-Profit
Millennium Room
(includes basic kitchen use)
Available Friday evenings, Saturday and
Sunday.
$80.00/hour $100.00/hour $60.00/hour $80.00/hour
Full Facility Rental Package Friday night &
Saturday: 4 hours Friday and up to 12 hours
of use on Saturday
$1,200.00 $1,500.00 $900.00 $1,200.00
Full Facility Rental Package Full Day
Saturday or Full Day Sunday: up to 12 hours
of use on either day
$1,000.00 $1,300.00 $750.00 $1,000.00
1/3 Millennium Room
$45.00/hour
$55.00/hour
$35.00/hour $45.00/hour
Lions Room $35.00/hour $45.00/hour $25.00/hour $35.00/hour
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Monday – Friday
*Additional Cleanup time available 11:00
p.m. – midnight
$80.00 $100.00 $60.00 $80.00
Damage & Cleaning Deposit (for Full Facility
and Millennium room rentals) without alcohol
$300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00
Damage & Cleaning Deposit (for Full Facility
and Millennium room rentals) with alcohol
($1,000,000.00 excess liability insurance
required)
$500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00
Optional cleaning fee (fee required with use
of alcohol in facility)
$275.00 $275.00 $275.00 $275.00
Kitchen with room rental. $20.00 (1-4 hours)
$80.00 (5-12 hours)
$20.00 (1-4 hours)
$80.00 (5-12 hours)
$20.00 (1-4 hours)
$80.00 (5-12 hours)
$20.00 (1-4 hours)
$80.00 (5-12 hours)
Kitchen – Private and Commercial Use $20.00/hour $25.00/hour $20.00/hour $25.00/hour
AUBURN COMMUNITY & EVENT CENTER Resident Non-Resident Auburn
Non-Profit
Other
Non-Profit
Full Community Room $120.00/hour $150.00/hour $90.00/hour $120.00/hour
2/3 Rooms of Full Community Room $90.00/hour $120.00/hour $70.00/hour $90.00/hour
1/3 Room of Full Community Room $60.00/hour $80.00/hour $45.00/hour $60.00/hour
Full Community Room (up to 12 hours) $1,200.00 $1,500.00 $900.00 $1,200.00
Classroom $20.00/hour $25.00/hour $15.00/hour $20.00/hour
Kitchen with room rental.
$20.00 (1-4 hours)
$80.00 (5-12 hours)
$20.00 (1-4 hours)
$80.00 (5-12 hours)
$20.00 (1-4 hours)
$80.00 (5-12 hours)
$20.00 (1-4 hours)
$80.00 (5-12 hours)
Kitchen – Private and Commercial Use $20.00/hour $25/hour $20.00/hour $25.00/hour
Damage & Cleaning Deposit for Full Facility
without alcohol
$300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00
Damage & Cleaning Deposit for Full Facility
with alcohol ($1,000,000.00 excess liability
insurance required)
$500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00
Optional cleaning fee (fee required with use
of alcohol in facility)
$275.00 $275.00 $275.00 $275.00
THE REC
Full Facility (Includes Rec Room & Lobby) $90.00/hour $120.00/ hour $70.00/ hour $90.00/ hour
Rec Room $60.00/hour $75.00/hour $45.00/hour $60.00/hour
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WILLIAM C. WARREN BUILDING Resident Non-Resident
$40.00/hour $50.00/hour
BACKYARD IDEA GARDEN $60.00/Half Day $75.00/Half Day
$100.00/Full Day $125.00/Full Day
GRASS FIELDS Resident Non-Resident
Youth $7.00/hour $10.00/hour
Adult $15.00/hour $20.00/hour
Field Lights $20.00/hour $20.00/hour
Field Maintenance $30.00 per field $30.00 per field
BASEBALL/SOFTBALL/ FASTPITCH TOURNAMENTS 1 Day 2 Day
Youth $700.00 $1,000.00
Adult $900.00 $1,300.00
Field Lights $20.00/hour $20.00/hour
SYNTHETIC TURF FIELDS Resident Non-Resident
Youth $30.00/hour $40.00/hour
Adult $40.00/hour $50.00/hour
Field Lights $20.00/hour $20.00/hour
GAME FARM WILDERNESS PARK CAMPGROUNDS Resident Non-Resident
$2535.00/night $2535.00/night
GAME FARM WILDERNESS PARK DAY CAMP Resident/
Non-Resident
Non-Profit
$75.00/day $50.00/day
PICNIC SHELTERS Resident Non-Resident
GAME FARM PARK Half Day* Full Day* Half Day* Full Day*
Single quadrant (max: 25)
Monday – Friday $30.00 $50.00 $40.00 $65.00
Saturday - Sunday N/A N/A N/A N/A
Full day
Mon-Sun (Full Shelter) 1-99 $120.00 $200.00 $150.00 $250.00
Mon-Sun (Full Shelter) 100-199 $180.00 $300.00 $225.00 $375.00
Mon-Sun (Full Shelter) 200+ (must also
rent amphitheater)
N/A $375.00 N/A $475.00
Amphitheater $75.00 $125.00 $100.00 $175.00
ISAAC EVANS PARK $60.00 $100.00 $75.00 $125.00
LEA HILL PARK $60.00 $100.00 $75.00 $125.00
ROEGNER PARK $60.00 $100.00 $75.00 $125.00
GAME FARM WILDERNESS PARK $60.00 $100.00 $75.00 $125.00
LES GOVE PARK $60.00 $100.00 $75.00 $125.00
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SUNSET PARK
Mon-Sun Single Quadrant (max: 25) $30.00 $50.00 $40.00 $65.00
Mon-Sun (Full Shelter) 1-99 $120.00 $200.00 $150.00 $250.00
Mon-Sun (Full Shelter) 100-199 $180.00 $300.00 $225.00 $375.00
Mon-Sun (Full Shelter) 200+ NA $375.00 NA $475.00
PLAZA PARK * Resident Group Non-Resident Group
Hourly rate $60.00 $75.00
Full day rate $360.00 $450.00
* Additional hourly fees may be applied based on event/staffing needs
AUBURN AVE THEATER
Resident Non-Resident
Weekdays Mon-Thur $170.00 $215.00
Weekend Days (Fri., Sat., and Sun.) $270.00 $340.00
Rate Schedule considers one day to be an 8 hour block of time.
Damage deposit. The terms and conditions for
full or partial refund of deposit apply to approval
of Check-Out List, including theater, equipment
plot restoration.
$300.00 $300.00
Hourly commercial rate for meetings
2 hour min. for “4-wal” only of lobby, auditorium,
and stage
$35.00/hour $45.00/hour
Equipment not included: Use of any theatrical
equipment additional charge
$35.00/hour $45.00/hour
$1,000,000 excess liability insurance required Upon request Upon request
Custodial Fee $130.00 $130.00
Sound & Light Technician $30.00/hour $30.00/hour
Stage Hand $15.00/hour $15.00/hour
Theater House Manager $25.00/hour $25.00/hour
Rental Rate Schedule for Commercial Filming
Resident
Non-Resident
Permit Fee $50.00
Still Photography/Training and Industrial Films, etc $50.00 per 1/2 day $100.00 per day
Broadcast, Film, TV, Commercial, etc. $75.00 per 1/2 day $150.00 per day
Electricity/Water Access, Park Maintenance
Staff, Vehicle Access
Hourly staff cost
Damage Deposit $100.00
Impact Fees:
Park Impact Fees $3,500.00 per residential dwelling unit
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I. MULTIMEDIA DUPLICATION (Per Resolution No. 3953 and Resolution No. 4552.)
Product Cost
DVD Copy $10.00 per disk
CD Copy $5.00 per disk
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J. INFORMATION SERVICES AND GIS 11 (Per Resolution No. 4272, Ordinance 6276,
Resolution No. 4552, and Resolution No. 4593 .) Much of the City’s geographic data is available
for sale per the prices below plus Washington State sales tax. A signed public records request
form is required. Most public records requests can be completed within seven to ten business
days and will be delivered in ESRI Shapefile format without Metadata.
Product Cost
Maps
Existing Map
Custom Maps (any non-existing map)
$5.00 + tax
$50.00 per hour 12 + tax
Data
Digital Data Requests
$50.00 per hour 13 + tax
Miscellaneous
CD-Rom
All other requests for data or information not specifically
listed
$5.00 + tax
$50.00 per hour + tax
11 Hourly charge to complete any of the below (one hour minimum charge).
12 Hourly charge includes the cost of processing and providing custom map requests.
13 Hourly charge includes the cost of processing and providing digital data requests.
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K. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FEES (per Resolution No. 5388)
COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT FEES
LOT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
(must submit IRS status with
application)
OTHER ORGANIZATION
*$250 minimum flat fee + additional per space / daily fee
Lot 1 – Kiss & Ride
(21 stalls)
$0 / per space / per day $2.50 / per space / per day
Lot 2 – 11 A St NW
(47 stalls)
$0 / per space / per day $2.50 / per space / per day
Lot 3 – Mel’s Lot
(120 stalls)
$0 / per space / per day $2.50 / per space / per day
Lot 4 – B St
(60 stalls)
$0 / per space / per day $1.50 / per space / per day
Lot 5 – Safeway
(122 stalls)
$0 / per space / per day $1.50 / per space / per day
Lot 6 – D St
(20 stalls)
$0 / per space / per day $1.00 / per space / per day
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KL. RETURNED CHECK FEE
Any instance where a check is tendered for payment and non-sufficient funds exist to settle the
transaction, a $35.00 fee shall apply.
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M. WAIVER OF FEES (Per Resolution No. 5181).
1. The Mayor is authorized to waive any fees for permits, licenses, publications and
actions as authorized by Sections 2.03.030, 5.10.030 and 12.60.020 of the City Code.
2. The Mayor is also authorized to reduce, and is vested with to discretion to reduce
in compelling cases, by up to 50% any fees for permits, publications and actions where the
applicant – the party responsible for payment of such fees – is an organization exempt from
taxation under 26 US 501(c)(3), and where the permit(s), publication(s) and/or action(s) relate
directly to the provision of charitable services to residents of the City of Auburn. Charitable
services are defined as events or services provided to the residents of Auburn free of charge and
where the City is a sponsor of the specific event or service. For the purposes hereof, “compelling
cases” mean instances where there is an extraordinary need (greatly beyond current and ordinary
need) for the charitable services that would be able to be provided. The intent of this authorization
is to empower the Mayor with sole discretion to waive some fees in unique situations where there
is a greatly increased need for new charitable services to be provided, and where the reduction
of fees to the City will not detrimentally impact the City’s ability to provide municipal services. This
waiver does not include Impact Fees, System Development Charges, any fees related to
Franchise or Public Way Agreements, Right-of-way Vacations, Right-of-Way Use Permits, Facility
Extensions, Police Department Fees, Animal Licensing Fees and Penalties, Banner Permit Fees,
or Cemetery or Parks fees.
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Resolution No. 5388
November 5, 2018
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RESOLUTION NO. 5 3 8 8
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE
CITY OF AUBURN FEE SCHEDULE TO ADJUST
FOR 2018 2019 FEES
WHEREAS, in connection with the municipal functions and operations of
the City of Auburn, the City provides various services, a number of which entail
fees; and
WHEREAS, the City Council provided for the has adoptedion of a Fee
Schedule with the passage of Ordinance 5707, which was most recently updated
in Resolution XXXX; and
WHEREAS, after reviewing the cost to provide City services, Staff
recommendsit is appropriate to review and amending the fees and charges for City
applications and activities for which fees are charged to adjust for changes ,to be
effective January 2019.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
HEREBY RESOLVES as follows:
Section 1. The City of Auburn Fee Schedule is hereby amended as set
forth in the attached “Exhibit A.”
Section 2. The Mayor is authorized to implement those administrative
procedures necessary to carry out the directives of this legislation.
Section 3. This Resolution shall will take effect and be in full force on
passage and signatures hereon. The new fees will be effective, and on January 1,
2019.
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Resolution No. 5388
November 5, 2018
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Dated and Signed this _____ day of _________________, 2018.
CITY OF AUBURN
________________________________
NANCY BACKUS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
____________________________
Shawn Campbell, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
____________________________
Steven L. Gross, City Attorney
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AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
Agenda Subject:
Ordinance No. 6702 (Coleman) (10 Minutes)
Date:
November 6, 2018
Department:
Finance
Attachments:
Memo
Ordinance No. 6702
Budget Impact:
Administrativ e Recommendation:
City Council to introduce and adopt Ordinance No. 6702, establishing the Property Tax levy
for calendar year 2019.
Background Summary:
Proposed Ordinance No. 6702 establishes the 2019 Property Tax Levy based upon
preliminary information from King County. It represents an increase over the 2018 levy of
$214,405 plus the increase due to new construction and refund levy. King County will not
finalize the City’s assessed valuation (AV), new construction, and refund levies until
December. Therefore the levy is based upon preliminary information as it is scheduled for
Council adoption on November 19, 2018. The following table summarizes the 2019 Property
Tax levy:
T able 1. 2019 Property T ax Levy Calculations
2018 property tax levy $ 21,440,472
1.000% increase 214,405
Estimated new construction 261,722
Estimated refund levy 32,000
Total Estimated property tax levy $ 21,948,599
As of this date the County has preliminarily established the 2019 assessed valuation
(including estimated new construction) for the City of Auburn at $11.330 billion which is a
7.3% increase over the 2018 level of $10.559 billion. The total 2019 Property Tax Levy will
be distributed to the General Fund to support general governmental operations.
Rev iewed by Council Committees:
Councilmember:Staff:Coleman
Meeting Date:November 13, 2018 Item Number:
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Interoffice Memorandum
To: City Council
From: Shelley Coleman, Finance Director
CC: Nancy Backus, Mayor
Date: November 7, 2018
Re: 2019 Property Tax Ordinance No. 6702
Attached is proposed Ordinance No. 6702, establishing the 2019 Property Tax Levy. The 2019 Property Tax
Levy is based upon preliminary information from King County as of November 5, 2018, and represents an
increase over the 2018 levy of $214,405, not including new construction and the refund levy.
The estimated increase on new construction is $261,722 and the refund levy is $32,000. King County will
not finalize the City’s assessed valuation (AV) and new construction until December therefore the levy will be
based upon preliminary information as it is scheduled for Council adoption on November 19, 2018. The
following table summarizes the 2019 Property Tax levy:
Table 1. 2019 Property Tax Levy Calculations
2018 property tax levy $ 21,440,472
1.000% increase 214,405
Estimated new construction 261,722
Estimated refund levy 32,000
Estimated Property Tax Levy $ 21,948,599
As of this date the County has preliminarily established the 2019 assessed valuation (including estimated
new construction) for the City of Auburn at $11,329,761,815 which is a 7.3% increase over the 2018 level of
$10,559,150,907.
The total 2019 Property Tax Levy will be distributed to the General Fund to support general governmental
operations.
Attachments:
1. Ordinance No. 6702
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Ordinance No. 6702
November 7, 2018
Page 1 of 3
ORDINANCE NO. 6 7 0 2
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AUBURN, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING THE LEVY FOR
REGULAR PROPERTY TAXES BY THE CITY OF AUBURN
FOR COLLECTION IN 2018 FOR GENERAL CITY
OPERATIONAL PURPOSES IN THE AMOUNT OF
$21,948,599.00
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Auburn has met and considered
its budget for the calendar year 2019; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 84.55.120 the City Council held public
hearings on November 26, 2018 and December 3, 2018, after proper notice was
given, to consider the City of Auburn’s 2019 budget and the regular property tax
levy to support it; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Auburn, after public hearing,
and after duly considering all relevant evidence and testimony presented, has
determined that the City of Auburn requires property tax revenue and any
increase of new construction and improvements to property, any increase in the
value of state-assessed property, annexations, and any refund levies in order to
discharge the expected expenses and obligations of the City and in its best
interest; and
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AUBURN, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Regular property taxes for collection in the City of Auburn
for the year 2019 are authorized in the amount of $21,948,599.00. Not including
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Ordinance No. 6702
November 7, 2018
Page 2 of 3
the addition of new construction and improvements to property, any increases
related to the value of state assessed property, and any refund levies available,
the regular property tax levy for 2019 collection represents an increase from
regular property taxes levied for collection in 2017 of $214,405 which is a 1.0%
increase in revenue from the previous year.
Section 2. Implementation. The Mayor is hereby authorized to
implement those administrative procedures necessary to carry out the directions
of this legislation.
Section 3. 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
of it to any person or circumstance will not affect the validity of the remainder of
this ordinance, or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 4. Effective date. This Ordinance will take effect and be in
force five days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided
by law.
INTRODUCED: _________________
PASSED: ______________________
APPROVED: ___________________
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Ordinance No. 6702
November 7, 2018
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____________________________
NANCY BACKUS
MAYOR
ATTEST:
_____________________________
Shawn Campbell, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
____________________________
Steven L. Gross, City Attorney
Published: ________________
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AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
Agenda Subject:
Ordinance No. 6704 (Gaub) (10 Minutes)
Date:
November 5, 2018
Department:
Public Works
Attachments:
Draft Ordinance No. 6704
Exhibits
Budget Impact:
Current Budget: $0
Proposed Revision: $0
Revised Budget: $0
Administrativ e Recommendation:
For discussion only.
Background Summary:
Auburn City Code (ACC) 13.20, Sewers, contains the regulations for the public sewer utility
and the private side sewers that serve private property. The regulations need to be modified
to distinguish when and where the maintenance and repair responsibility belongs to the City,
and when and where they belong to the property owner.
Staff recommends the attached changes to ACC 13.20 in order to:
1) Clarify that the City is responsible for maintenance and repair of the portion of the private
side sewers in the public right-of-way, and the property owner is responsible for maintenance
and repair of the portion of the private side sewer on private property,
2) Clarify who is responsible when tree roots cause a problem in a sewer line,
3) Require a Construction Permit for a property owner’s contractor to install a new side sewer
when the work is in the right-of-way,
4) Revise the requirement that abandoning a septic system always requires connection to the
public sewer system, and
5) Clarify various definitions.
Rev iewed by Council Committees:
Councilmember:Staff:Gaub
Meeting Date:November 13, 2018 Item Number:
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Ordinance No. 6704
November 2, 2018
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ORDINANCE NO. 6 7 0 4
CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SECTIONS 13.20.010, 13.20.040, 13.20.080,
13.20.090, 13.20.095, 13.20.120, 13.20.182,
13.20.200 AND 13.20.230 OF THE AUBURN CITY
CODE RELATING TO MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
PORTIONS OF THE SEWAGE COLLECTION
SYSTEM; AND REMOVING INAPPLICABLE CODE
REQUIREMENTS
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to clearly define the responsibilities
of both the City and property owners regarding the installation, maintenance,
repair, and replacement of sewers serving those properties; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the City’s best interest to
assume responsibility for repairing damaged side sewers located within the
public right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds property owners should assume
responsibility for maintenance, operation, and if necessary, repair of damaged
private side sewers located on the property served by the side sewer or within
public or private easements on other properties; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to clarify the definitions relating to
public and private sewers to more clearly differentiate between public sewers,
private side sewers connecting to the public sewer system, and private sewage
disposal systems; and
WHEREAS, the City Council understands that there may be occasions
where a private sewage disposal system is removed from service and the
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Ordinance No. 6704
November 2, 2018
Page 2 of 4
property should not be obligated to connect to the public sewer within 30 days;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to clarify the responsibility of property
owners when trees or shrubs on their property or discharges from their property
cause an obstruction within public or private sewers; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to clarify that private construction or
repair of sewer lines within city right-of-way is subject to city right-of-way permit
requirements: and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to correct the definitions of Polar and
Nonpolar FOG.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Amendment to City Code. That section 13.20.010 of the
Auburn City Code is amended to read as shown in Exhibit A.
Section 2. Amendment to City Code. That section 13.20.040 of the
Auburn City Code is amended to read as shown in Exhibit B.
Section 3. Amendment to City Code. That section 13.20.080 of the
Auburn City Code is amended to read as shown in Exhibit C.
Section 4. Amendment to City Code. That section 13.20.090 of the
Auburn City Code is amended to read as shown in Exhibit D.
Section 5. Amendment to City Code. That section 13.20.095 of the
Auburn City Code is amended to read as shown in Exhibit E.
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Ordinance No. 6704
November 2, 2018
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Section 6. Amendment to City Code. That section 13.20.120 of the
Auburn City Code is amended to read as shown in Exhibit F.
Section 7. Amendment to City Code. That section 13.20.182 of the
Auburn City Code is amended to read as shown in Exhibit G.
Section 8. Amendment to City Code. That section 13.20.200 of the
Auburn City Code is amended to read as shown in Exhibit H.
Section 9. Amendment to City Code. That section 13.20.230 of the
Auburn City Code is amended to read as shown in Exhibit I.
Section 10. Implementation. The Mayor is authorized to implement
those administrative procedures necessary to carry out the directions of this
legislation.
Section 11. 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 ordinance
to any person or circumstance, shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this
ordinance, or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 4. Effective date. This Ordinance will take effect and be in force
five days from and after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law.
INTRODUCED: ___________________
PASSED: ________________________
APPROVED: _____________________
________________________________
NANCY BACKUS, MAYOR
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Ordinance No. 6704
November 2, 2018
Page 4 of 4
ATTEST:
___________________________
Shawn Campbell, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
__________________________
Steven L. Gross, City Attorney
Published: _________________
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EXHIBIT A
13.20.010 Definitions.
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of the terms
used in this chapter shall be as follows:
A. "Assessment" means a financial burden placed upon a property for
benefits received, directly or ind irectly. An assessment is typically applied to
property through a local improvement district and is collected by the city finance
department; however, it can be established for collection upon use of the
defined benefit.
B. "BOD" (denoting biochemical oxygen demand) means the quantity of
oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard
laboratory procedure in five days at 20 degrees centigrade expressed in parts
per million by weight.
C. "Building sewer" means that part of the l owest horizontal piping of the
building sewer system which receives the discharge from wastewater pipes
inside the building footprint and conveys it to the side sewer at up to five feet
outside of the building footprint. Building sewers are private sewers and are not
part of the public system.
D. “Charge in lieu of assessment” means a charge made by the city on
property which has not previously participated in the cost of a public sewer line
directly serving the property.
E. “City of Auburn design and cons truction standards” means the
requirements adopted under Chapter 12.04 ACC for storm drainage, sanitary
sewer, street, and water design and construction.
F. “Commercial” means, for the purposes of this chapter, multiple dwelling
units (as defined hereinaf ter) or businesses engaged in the manufacturing
and/or sale of a commodity or commodities, or rendering of a service such as,
but not limited to, hotels, motels, hospitals, industrial complexes, schools and
colleges, convalescent homes, nursing homes, and retirement homes.
G. “Deduct meter” means an approved city water meter that is located upon
a private water service serving a non -single-family residential development for
the purpose of monitoring water consumption that does not enter into the
sanitary sewer system. A deduct meter is not an irrigation meter, and shall not
be used as such.
H. “Dwelling unit” means one or more rooms designed for or occupied by
one family for living or sleeping purposes and containing kitchen facilities for
use solely by one family.
I. “F.O.G. (FOG)” means fats, oils, and grease.
J. “FOG control plan” means a document, signed by the business owner,
outlining FOG issues within the facility and how they are to be addressed.
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K. “Grease trap” means an indoor hydromechanical grease interceptor,
typically with a holding capacity of 55 gallons or less, designed for the purpose
of removing and preventing fats, oils, and grease from entering the sanitary
sewer system. Such traps are typically compact under -the-sink units that are
near food preparation areas.
L. “Grease interceptor” means an outdoor gravity grease interceptor,
typically with a holding capacity of 500 gallons or more, designed for the
purpose of removing and preventing fats, oils, and grease from entering the
sanitary sewer collection system. These devices are often below -ground units
in outside areas and are built as two - or three-chamber baffled tanks.
M. “Irrigation meter” means an approved city water meter connected to a
public water service to determine the amou nt of water being used for landscape
watering.
N. “LID” or “local improvement district” means a method of assisting
benefiting properties in financing needed capital improvements through
formation of special assessment districts.
O. “Multiple dwelling un its” means, for this chapter, two or more residential
units connected to a single water service.
P. “Natural outlet” means any outlet (conveyance) into a watercourse, pond,
ditch, lake, or other body of surface or groundwater.
Q. “Nonpolar FOG” means FOG of mineral origin.of animal or vegetable
origin.
R. “Oil/water separator” means a pretreatment device, either coalescing
plate or API separator, that prevents oil from being discharged into the sewer
system.
S. “pH” means the measurement of acidity or al kalinity of sewage and is
measured as the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen -ion
concentration in gram atoms per liter of solution.
T. “Polar FOG” means FOG of animal or vegetable origin.mineral origin.
U. “Premises” means property, in cluding improvements, utilized under one
ownership and/or under a single entity control with respect to the use of sewer
services and the responsibility for payment thereof.
V. “Private sewage disposal system” means an integrated arrangement of
components for premises not connected to the public sewer which conveys,
stores, treats, or provides subsurface soil treatment and disposal of residential
sewage on the property where it originates; including piping, treatment devices,
other accessories, and the soil underlying the disposal component of the initial
and reserve areas.
W “Private sewer” means a sewage conveyance facilitiesy which is are
owned, operated , maintained and controlled by the property owner served by
that system.
X “Private side sewer” means the extension from the building sewer to the
connector (tee or wye) on the public sewer mainline.
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W Y. “Public sewer” means a ny sewage conveyance facility which is owned,
operated, maintained and controlled by a public authority.
Z. “Public sewer mainline” means that portion of the public sewage
conveyance system which includes manholes and pipe between manholes,
which is owned, operated, and controlled by a public authority.
XAA. “Residential customer equivalent (RCE)” means the term used by King
County’s department of natural resources, wastewater treatment division, to
define the capacity that is required by new development within the sanitary
sewer system. Single -family homes are established as one RCE. RCEs for non -
single-family homes and multifamily dwellings shall be calculated using King
County guidelines. Multifamily residential units with individual water meters
shall be classified as one RCE per family unit.
YAB. “Sanitary sewer” means a wastewater conveyance facility to which storm,
surface, and groundwater are excluded.
ZAC. “Septage” means the mixture of solid wastes, scum, sludge, and liquids
pumped from the septic tanks, pump chambers, holding tanks, and other on -site
sewer system components.
AAAD. “Sewage” means residential, business, indu strial, and institutional
wastewater.
ABAE. “Sewer” means a facility for conveying sewage.
ACAF. “Sewerage” means all facilities for collecting, transporting,
pumping, treating, and disposing of sewage.
ADAG. “Sewer meter” is a city-approved device used to measure sewage
that enters the sanitary sewer system.
AE. “Side sewer” means the extension from the building sewer to the
connector on the public sewer mainline. Side sewer may be a public or private
sewer.
AFAH. “Single-family residential” means, fo r this chapter, any
isolated/detached building designed exclusively for occupancy of one family.
AGAI. “Storm drain” means a wastewater conveyance facility for storm, surface,
and groundwater.
AHAJ. “Suspended solids” means solids that float on the surfa ce of, or
are in suspension in, water, sewage, or other liquids, and which are removable
by laboratory filtering.
AIAK. “UPC” means the Uniform Plumbing Code, including amendments, as
adopted by the city.
AJAL. “Utility” means, for this chapter, the cit y of Auburn sewer utility or sewer
division.
AKAM. “Watercourse” means a channel, either natural or manmade, in
which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently. (Ord. 6152 §
1, 2008; Ord. 5934 § 1, 2005; Ord. 5852 § 1, 2004; Ord. 5381 § 1, 2000; Ord.
5302 § 1, 1999; Ord. 5222 § 1 (Exh. B), 1999; Ord. 5212 § 1 (Exh. I), 1999;
Ord. 4241 § 2, 1987.)
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EXHIBIT B
13.20.040 Sewer system responsibility.
Once sewer facilities have been constructed and approved by the city, tThe city
shall be responsible for the maintenance , and operation, repair, and
replacement of the public sewer system and the portions of private side sewers
located within public rights -of-way and easements. The owner of the property
served by the side sewer is responsible for the maintenance, operation, and
repair of the side sewer on the property and within public or private easements
on other properties.The responsibility for the maintenance and operation of the
nonpublic sewer system within private property shall be the property owner’s.
(Ord. 5852 § 1, 2004; Ord. 5381 § 1, 2000; Ord. 5222 § 1 (Exh. B), 1999; Ord.
5212 § 1 (Exh. I), 1999; Ord. 4241 § 2, 1987.)
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EXHIBIT C
13.20.080 Private system – Allowed when.
A private sewage disposal systemprivate sewer system or sewage disposal
system may be installed as allowed by and in accordance with the provisions of
the county health authority. The allowance of private sewage disposal system a
private sewage disposal system will take into consideration city water resource
protection efforts and possible impacts to city drinking water sources. (Ord. 5852
§ 1, 2004; Ord. 5302 § 1, 1999; Ord. 5212 § 1 (Exh. I), 1999; Ord. 4241 § 2,
1987.))
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EXHIBIT D
13.20.090 Private system – Requirements.
The type, capacity, location, layout, and design of a private sewage disposal
systemprivate sewage system, if required, shall will comply with the
recommendations and regulations of the county health authority. Each private
sewage disposal system private sewage system shall will be designed by a
registered professional civil engineer or certified sewage system designer. No
sewage shall will be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet or to the ground
surface. The property owner shall will operate and maintain the private sewage
disposal systemprivate sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times
and at no expense to the city. (Ord. 5852 § 1, 2004; Ord. 5302 § 1, 1999; Ord.
5212 § 1 (Exh. I), 1999; Ord. 4241 § 2, 1987.)
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EXHIBIT E
13.20.095 Private system – Abandonment upon public system availability.
A. Any party permanently removing a septic tank, seepage pit, cesspool,
wastewater tank or other on-site sewage system from service shall will within 30
days connect to the public sewer system; and:
1. Have the septage removed by a hauler approved by the county health
authority; and
2. Remove or destroy the lid; and
3. Fill the void created with compacted soil; and
4. Report the abandonment to the county health authority on a form obtained
from the appropriate health officer. A copy of the abandonment form shall also be
distributed to the city prior to close out of the required side sewer connection
permit.
B. Whenever a public sewer becomes available to a lot/parcel served by a
private sewer sewage disposal system not in compliance with ACC 13.20.090, a
direct connection shall will be made to the public sewer in compliance with this
chapter. , and Any any private sewage disposal systemprivate sewage facilities
not approved for connection to the public system shall will be abandoned as
noted inconsistent with subsection A of this section. (Ord. 5852 § 1, 2004; Ord.
5302 § 1, 1999; Ord. 5212 § 1 (Exh. I), 1999; Ord. 4241 § 2, 1987.)
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EXHIBIT F
13.20.120 Trees or shrubs obstructing sewers prohibited.
It is unlawful to The owners of private property will not allow to grow any tree or
shrub to grow so that its whose roots obstruct public or private sewers. Wherever
such plantings are shown to be obstructing obstruct a public sewers, they shall
bethe owner will removed remove the plantings or will otherwise remedied from
obstructing remedy the said sewer obstruction, any of which will be at the
expense of the owner of the property on which the planting grows. If the property
owner fails to correct the obstruction in a timely manner, the city may take
corrective action and the property owner will be financially responsible to
reimburse the city for any corrective actions taken. (Ord. 5852 § 1, 2004; Ord.
5212 § 1 (Exh. I), 1999; Ord. 4241 § 2, 1987.)
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EXHIBIT G
13.20.182 Property owner responsible for damages.
If the city determines that the actions of a property owner, or discharges from a
building private side sewer result in damage to or partial or complete blockage
within the public right-of-way or of a city-owned public sewer, or if such action or
discharge the building sewer, side sewer, or adversely affects transmission
capabilities of the public sewer, or requires excessive maintenance corrective
action by the city as determined by the city engineer, the discharger
responsibleproperty owner shall will be liable for said damage, blockage, and/or
maintenance and will be financially responsible for any and all necessary repairs
or other corrective actions necessary to restore the public sewer system to full
and normal operation. (Ord. 5852 § 1, 2004.)
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EXHIBIT H
13.20.200 Permits – Application – Inspection – Fee.
An application for any side sewer permit shall be made with the city, which the
applicant shall supplement with plans, specifications or other information as
deemed necessary by the city. A permit application and inspection fee shall be
charged in accordance with the city of Auburn fee schedule. Any work
undertaken within a public right-of-way is subject to Chapter 12.66 ACC for work
within the City or subject to other applicable permit requirements as specified by
the City or County with jurisdiction where the work is being performed. (Ord.
5852 § 1, 2004; Ord. 5212 § 1 (Exh. I), 1999; Ord. 4241 § 2, 1987.)
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EXHIBIT I
13.20.230 Side sewer repair or replacement – Permit required.
It is unlawful for any person to repair, replace, or reconnect to the public sewer
mainline any side sewer without first obtaining a permit to do so from the city.
The fee for such permit shall be charged in accordance with the city of Auburn
fee schedule. Any work undertaken within a public right-of-way is subject to
Chapter 12.66 ACC for work within the City or subject to other applicable permit
requirements as specified by the City or County with jurisdiction where the work
is being performed. (Ord. 5852 § 1, 2004; Ord. 5381 § 1, 2000; Ord. 5212 § 1
(Exh. I), 1999; Ord. 4241 § 2, 1987.)
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AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
Agenda Subject:
Ordinance No. 6705 (Gaub) (15 Minutes)
Date:
November 5, 2018
Department:
Public Works
Attachments:
Ordinance No. 6705
Exhibit A
Budget Impact:
Current Budget: $0
Proposed Revision: $0
Revised Budget: $0
Administrativ e Recommendation:
City Council to discuss Ordinance No. 6705.
Background Summary:
At previous City Council Study Sessions in July and October of 2018, staff discussed
potential revisions to the City’s development standards related to public improvements
required by development activities. Based on this discussion, revisions to City Code Chapter
12.64A, Required Public Improvements, are being proposed with Ordinance 6705 that, if
adopted, would change when public improvements are triggered and clarify what public
improvements are required.
Rev iewed by Council Committees:
Councilmember:Staff:Gaub
Meeting Date:November 13, 2018 Item Number:
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Ordinance No. 6705
November 5, 2018
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ORDINANCE NO. 6 7 0 5
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON AMENDING
CHAPTER 12.64A OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE
RELATED TO PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, Chapter 12.64A of the Auburn City Code requires applicants
for development to construct public improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that to apply the requirements of Chapter
12.64A to proposed developments in a fair and equitable way requires clarification
of the code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to clarify the guidelines used by the
City Engineer in determining whether a development makes a given public
improvement necessary.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Amendment to City Code. Chapter 12.64A of the Auburn
City Code is amended to read as shown in Exhibit A.
Section 2. Implementation. The Mayor is authorized to implement
those administrative procedures necessary to carry out the directives of this
legislation.
Section 3. 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
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November 5, 2018
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of this ordinance to any person or circumstance will not affect the validity of the
remainder of this ordinance, or the validity of its application to other persons or
circumstances.
Section 4. Effective date. This Ordinance will take effect and be in force
five days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
INTRODUCED: ___________________
PASSED: ________________________
APPROVED: _____________________
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NANCY BACKUS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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Shawn Campbell, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Steven L. Gross, City Attorney
Published: _________________
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Chapter 12.64A
REQUIRED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
Sections:
12.64A.010 Purpose.
12.64A.020 Applicability of chapter.
12.64A.030 Requirements.
12.64A.040 Construction.
12.64A.050 Deferral and fee in lieu of improvements.
12.64A.060 Appeal and enforcement.
12.64A.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to:
A. Establish the city’s authority to require an applicant for a building, grading and/or special permit to make
reasonable public street improvements and/or defer said improvements through an agreement process and/or
pay a fee in lieu of said those improvements;
B. Establish procedures to determine when applicants for building, grading and/or special permit applicants
shall will be required to provide public improvements;
C. Establish criteria to be used to determine the nature, extent and location of required public improvements;
D. Promote the development of the city’s transportation infrastructure in conformance with the city’s
comprehensive plan and design standards, in such manner asorder to avoid public harm or the creation of
nuisance situations. (Ord. 6083 § 2, 2007.)
12.64A.020 Applicability of chapter.
It shall be a condition of Aany building, grading and/or special permit meeting one or more of the following
criteria that the applicant shall will include a requirement that the permittee construct or otherwise provide
public right-of-way improvements as set forthrequired in ACC 12.64A.030.
A. Four residential dwelling units or less, and the estimated value of the proposed structural
improvements add 1 or more units exceed 50 percent of the King or Pierce County assessor’s value of the
existing structure(s) on the subject property. For the purposes of this condition, an auxiliary dwelling unit (ADU)
is not considered a unit; or
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B. Commercial development, industrial development, or residential development with more than four dwelling
units, and when the estimated value of the proposed structural improvements add 1 or more units and increase
the net building square footageexceeds 25 percent of the King or Pierce County assessor’s value of the
existing structure(s) on the subject property; or
C. Commercial development, industrial development, or residential development with more than four dwelling
units, where no additional units are being added and when the proposed improvements increase net building
square footage on the subject property by 10% or 1000 square feet, whichever is lower; or
D. Drive- through service is added on the subject property; or
E. A standalone parking lot is added on the subject property. For the purposes of this condition, a standalone
parking lot is a parking lot that is not designated to meet parking requirements of a building or other
improvement located on the same parcel; or
C. New or additional residential, commercial, or industrial units will be created; or
FD. A change in use on the subject property that results in an increase in the required number of parking stalls
by fFive or more more new parking stalls on the subject property will be created; or
E. Vehicular or non-motorized access from the subject property to a public right-of-way, either directly or
through a private road, easement, or tract, is created, modified, or relocated. This requirement does not apply
to a relocation or modification of an access used for only a single-family residence if the access change
connects to the same public right-of-way. The City Engineer may waive this requirement in circumstances
where the City Engineer determines that the access is being modified to address safety deficiencies associated
with the existing access. A new access point to a public street will be created. (Ord. 6083 § 2, 2007.)
12.64A.030 Requirements.
The permitted actions set forth in ACC 12.64.A.020 trigger the requirement of the following public
improvements to each public street frontage with vehicular or non-motorized access:
A. paved roadway
B. sidewalks
C. curb and gutter
D. street landscaping
E. street lighting and conduit
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F. storm drainage
G. dedication of public right of way
H. conduit for City communication systems
The city engineer will determine whether one or more of the following public right-of-way improvements are
needed to mitigate the impacts of a permitted action set forth in ACC 12.64.A.020:
A. Additional street lighting
B. Additional storm drainage systems
C. Traffic control and other safety systems including, but not limited to, roadway channelization, signage,
non-motorized safety , and traffic calming
D. Dedication of public right-of-way on public street frontages without vehicular or non-motorized access
The city engineer shall determine in consultation with police; parks, arts, and recreation; planning and
development department; information services; and the local fire authority whether one or more of the following
public right-of-way improvements are necessary to mitigate the impacts of a permitted action set forth in ACC
12.64A.020, which improvements shall, after construction and installation, be dedicated to and owned by the
city. Construction or provision of those improvements in the manner specified by the city engineer shall be a
condition of granting said permit:
A. Paved roadway on the same side of the street as the subject property;
B. Street lighting;
C. Sidewalks on the same side of the street as the subject property;
D. Concrete curbs and gutters on the same side of the street as the subject property;
E. Storm drainage systems;
F. Street landscaping and appurtenances on the same side of the street as the subject property;
G. Traffic control and other safety devices including, but not limited to, provisions for channelization, pavement
markings, signage, pedestrian safety, and traffic calming;
H. Dedication of public right-of-way on the same side of the street as the subject property;
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I. Conduit at least three inches in diameter in any street/public right-of-way being improved under this chapter.
(Ord. 6414 § 1, 2012; Ord. 6287 § 2, 2010; Ord. 6112 § 1, 2007; Ord. 6083 § 2, 2007.)
12.64A.040 Construction.
Unless a deferral and/or fee in lieu of improvements is granted per under ACC 12.64A.050, applicants for a
building, grading, and/or special permit shall will construct said improvements in conformance with the public
facility extension requirements of Chapter 13.40 ACC. (Ord. 6083 § 2, 2007.)
12.64A.050 Deferral and fee in lieu of improvements.
A. The city engineer may grant a deferral and/or payment of fee in lieu of improvements for some or all of the
improvements required pursuant underto this chapter upon receipt of a written request from the applicant, or
may require a deferral and/or payment of fee in lieu of improvements for some or all of the required
improvements. ; provided, dDedication of necessary right-of-way may not be deferred or satisfied through
payment of a fee in lieu. The city engineer’s decision regarding deferral or payment of a fee in lieu shall will
take into account the best interests of the city and, among other considerations, the following criteria:
1. Proximity to or lack of similar improvements, or lack thereof, within the roadway corridor;
2. Continuity of infrastructure improvements within the public right-of-way;
3. Pending projects programmed within the corridor that may impact the street frontage of the
subject property;
4. Safety considerations;
5. Traffic volumes and travel patterns;
6. Storm drainage needs;
7. Input from the police; parks, arts, and recreation; planning andcommunity development
department; information services; and the local fire authority.
B. For those improvements either deferred or for which a fee in lieu is paid, the applicant shall will be required
to:
1. Execute and record an agreement not to protest the formation of a future local improvement
district (LID) formed for the construction of such those improvements; and
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2. Execute and record an agreement to defer the completion of the required improvements by
the applicant until such time as the city determines the improvements are needed; or
3. Pay a fee in lieu of improvements based on the city’s estimated costs to complete the
required improvements. The city shall will have the discretion to require payment of a fee in lieu
of improvements rather thaninstead of the execution and recording of deferral agreements
when; provided, that the street improvements are part of an identified project in the city’s six-
year transportation improvement program or other documentation, and the funds can
immediately be utilized used for design and/or construction efforts, or to leverage additional
grant funding for the project; or
4. Execute a combination of a deferral and payment of a fee in lieu of improvements; provided,
as long as the applicant’s combined obligation does not exceed the extent of the total
requirements for such those improvements.
C. The applicant has the right under state law to protest the applicant’s assessment for any such LID at the
time of the final assessment roll public hearing.
D. For those improvements that are deferred, the design standards and construction standards in place at the
time of improvements shall will be applied. (Ord. 6287 § 2, 2010; Ord. 6112 § 2, 2007; Ord. 6083 § 2, 2007.)
12.64A.060 Appeal and enforcement.
A. Appeals of determinations by the city engineer made pursuant to this chapter shall must be filed with the
city’s public works director within 20 working days after the final city engineer decision is issued. The public
works director shall will have 15 working days to review the appeal, decide whether to uphold or modify the city
engineer’s decision, and notify the applicant of such decision.
B. Appeals of decisions of the public works director made pursuant to this chapter shall will be filed with the
public works department within 20 working days after the date of the notice of the public works director’s
decision. Appeals shall will be heard by the city’s hearing examiner pursuant to Chapter 2.46 ACC. Decisions
of the hearing examiner shall will be based on whether the decision being appealed was consistent with
applicable state law and city codes. The hearing examiner’s determination shall be final unless appealed as
provided herein.
C. Appeals of decisions of the hearing examiner under this chapter shall will be final unless appealed to the
superior court of the county in which the proposed public improvements are located within the city of Auburn.
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The, which appeals shall be in accordance must be filed under with the procedures in RCW 34.05.510 through
34.05.598. ; provided, that tThe notice of appeal of the hearing examiner’s decision shall will be filed with the
city clerk within 30 days after issuance of the decision of the hearing examiner.
D. When appealing a determination under this chapter, at any stage of appeal, the applicant/appellant must
indicate if the appeal pertains to:
1. The determination of the required improvements in the public right-of-way;
2. The determination to require or deny a deferral of said improvements; and/or
3. The determination to require the payment of a fee in lieu for a deferral instead of an executed
and recorded agreement.
E. The associated building, grading or special permit shall will not be issued until all appeals are concluded.
(Ord. 6442 § 7, 2012; Ord. 6182 § 2, 2008; Ord. 6083 § 2, 2007.)
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AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
Agenda Subject:
Ordinance No. 6701 (Tate) (5 Minutes)
Date:
November 6, 2018
Department:
Community Development
Attachments:
Ordinance No. 6701
Exhibit A Ordinance No. 6701 - Excerpt Rezone
Map
Exhibit B to Ordinance No. 6701 - Hearing
Examiner Decis ion
Exhibit C - Staff Report to Hearing Examiner
Budget Impact:
Current Budget: $0
Proposed Revision: $0
Revised Budget: $0
Administrativ e Recommendation:
Background Summary:
On October 17, 2018, the Hearing Examiner held a public meeting, listened to staff’s
recommendation, accepted public comment from the Auburn School District in support of the
rezone and closed the record upon staff’s submittal of corrected materials (reference Exhibit
C). Following the public hearing, the Hearing Examiner issued a recommendation of approval
(Exhibit B) of the rezone to the City Council.
The staff report provided to the Hearing Examiner and included as Exhibit C of this agenda
bill provides the detailed background that led to the Hearing Examiner’s recommendation of
approval. Of particular note are the following items:
1. At the end of 2015, through passage of Ordinance No. 6584, the City of Auburn
adopted a new Comprehensive Plan and revised Comprehensive Plan Map. The re-
designation of this parcel from “Single Family” to “Institutional” was included in the
revision to the Comprehensive Plan Map.
2. The Applicant has requested a rezone to the P-1, Public Use zoning district to match
the same zoning classification that exists for the adjacent school (Pioneer Elementary).
Changing the parcel to P-1, Public Use District will help ensure developmental and
permitting predictability.
3. While no longer specified as an implementing zone in the City’s Comprehensive
Plan, the P-1, Public Use District remains in effect on the City’s official Zoning Map and
in the City’s Zoning Ordinance (Title 18).
4. In a future amendment to the Zoning Map, the City anticipates undertaking a city-wide
rezone to change all P-1 zoned properties to I, Institutional. The P-1, Public Use District
remains an appropriate implementing zone for the Institutional Land Use Designation,
as identified on Page LU-14 of the Land Use Element.
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5. As indicated by the Applicant in the narrative submitted with the application, the site is
currently owned by the Auburn School District, and occupied by a religious institution
(church). The church is proposed to be demolished at a future date to allow for the
redevelopment of the site as part of the future replacement of the adjacent Pioneer
Elementary School.
6. There are no significant adverse impacts associated with the proposed change. No
development or redevelopment of the site is proposed at this time. Request: Schedule
Ordinance No. 6701 for action by City Council on November 19, 2018.
Rev iewed by Council Committees:
Other: Legal, Planning
Councilmember:Staff:Tate
Meeting Date:November 13, 2018 Item Number:
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ORDINANCE NO. 6701
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AUBURN, WASHINGTON, APPROVING THE REZONE OF
PARCEL NO. 1921059037 FROM R-7, RESIDENTIAL ZONE –
SEVEN DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE TO P-1, PUBLIC USE
DISTRICT
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 6584, on December 14, 2015 the City of Auburn
adopted a revised Comprehensive Plan Map that changed the designation of parcel no.
1921059037 (“subject parcel”) from “Single Family” to “Institutional”; and
WHEREAS, the Auburn School District requested the rezone of the subject parcel
from R-7, Residential Zone – Seven Dwelling Units Per Acre to P-1, Public Use District;
and
WHEREAS, the P-1, Public Use District designation remains in effect on the City’s
official Zoning Map and in the City’s Zoning Code (Title 18); and
WHEREAS, a combined Notice of Application (NOA), Notice of Public Hearing
(NOPH), and Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) was issued on September 6, 2018
a minimum of 10 days prior to the public hearing as required by ACC 18.68.040(B)(1)(a).
The notices were also posted at the site, mailed to adjacent property owners within 300
ft. of the site, and published in The Seattle Times newspaper, consistent with the noticing
requirements of ACC 14.07.040; and
WHEREAS, the public comment period ended September 21, 2018 and the appeal
period ended October 5, 2018 and no comments or appeals were received; and
WHEREAS, on October 17, 2018 the Hearing Examiner conducted a public
hearing, listened to staff’s recommendation, accepted public comment from the Auburn
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School District in support of the rezone and closed the record upon staff’s submittal of
corrected materials ; and
WHEREAS, following the public hearing, the Hearing Examiner issued a
recommendation of approval for consideration by the City Council; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Amendment to City Code. The proposed change in zoning (File No.
REZ 18-0005) from R7 Residential Zone to P-1 Public Use District for Parcel 1921059037
is approved, with no conditions, and the City Zoning Map is amended as set forth in
Exhibit “A”.
Section 2. Findings of Fact. The Council adopts the City of Auburn Hearing
Examiner’s Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation for File No. REZ
18-0005, as set forth in Exhibit “B”.
Section 3. Filing and Recording. The rezone application and all related
documents shall be filed along with this Ordinance with the Auburn City Clerk and the
Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be recorded in the office of the King County Recorder.
Section 4. Implementation. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such
administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of this
legislation.
Section 5. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are declared 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
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circumstance shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinanc e, or the validity
of its application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 6. 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:____________________________
Passed: ____________________________
Approved: ____________________________
CITY OF AUBURN
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NANCY BACKUS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
_________________________
Shawn Campbell, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Steven L. Gross, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: ______________
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BEFORE THE HEARING EXAMINER FOR THE CITY OF AUBURN
Emily Terrell, Hearing Examiner
RE: Auburn School District
Rezone
REZ18-0005
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS
OF LAW AND RECOMMENDATION
INTRODUCTION
The Applicant has requested a rezone of a 73,358sf parcel from R7, Residential Zone
to P-1, Public Use District. The parcel is located at 2407 M Street SE Street. The rezone
is necessary to make the Zoning Map designation consistent with the underlying
Institutional Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map designation for the parcel. Approval
of the rezone is recommended to provide for consistency between the Comprehensive
Plan Land Use Map and the Zoning Map.
TESTIMONY
Alexandria Teague, Planner II, summarized the proposal. In response to the examiner,
Ms. Teague noted the church located on the subject property is owned by the School
District but is currently in use as a church. Ms. Teague also entered Ex 6, an excerpt of
the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan for the Institutional Land Use
Designation.
Jeff Gross, the Executive Director for Capitol Projects for the Auburn School District,
stated the District has reviewed the staff report and concurs with the City’s analysis.
The motivation behind the rezone is allowing the District to increase the size of the site
prior to commencing renovations of the existing school under a separate project. They
will eventually be able to remove many of the existing portables on the school campus.
Also, the expansion will allow more on-site parking which should reduce parking
impacts in the neighborhood.
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EXHIBITS
Exhibits 1-4 identified in the Exhibit List at page 8 of the October 4, 2018 staff report,
were admitted into the record during the October 17, 2018 public hearing. Additional
exhibits entered into the record during the hearing were as follows:
Exhibit 5 Staff PowerPoint
Exhibit 6 Excerpt of the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element
Exhibit 7 Corrected Staff Report (October 4, 2018)
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FINDINGS OF FACT
Procedural:
1. Applicant. The Applicant is Auburn School District No. 408, 915 Fourth
Street NE, Auburn, WA 98002.
2. Hearing. A hearing on the application was held on October 17, 2018 at 5:30
p.m. at the City Council chambers at Auburn City Hall.
Substantive:
3. Site/Proposal Description. The Applicant has requested a rezone of a
73,358sf parcel from R7, Residential Zone to P-1, Public Use District. The parcel is
located at 2407 M Street SE. The project site is currently used as a church, though it is
owned by the School District. As indicated by the Applicant at hearing, the church will
eventually be removed. The District plans to expand the adjacent school campus on to
the subject parcel which will allow them to create more on-site parking and remove
several existing portables from the school campus. Schools are allowed in the P-1 zone.
The Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation for the parcel is Institutional. The P-1
zone is an implementing zone under the Institutional Comprehensive Plan Land Use
Designation.
The site is rectangular in shape, approximately 294 feet in width and 301 feet in depth.
There are no critical areas or slopes on the subject property. Churches are not permitted
in the P-1 district. The rezoning will reclassify the existing church as a legal, non -
conforming use until such time as the District removes the church and converts the use
to school.
4. Characteristics of the Area: The neighborhood is characterized by
predominantly single-family homes to the south, east and west. The District’s school is
located directly north of the subject site.
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5. Adverse Impacts. There are no significant adverse impacts associated with
the proposal. Compatibility with adjoining land uses is the only issue of concern at this
stage of project review. Properties immediately adjacent to the subject on the south,
east and west are zoned R7 residential and are developed as single-family homes.
However, the existing school is directly north of the subject parcel. The school is zoned
Public Use (P-1). Rezoning the subject will allow the existing school use to expand and
reduce the impact on the neighborhood by providing on-site parking. The
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation is Institutional. P-1 is an implementing
zone for this designation. No compatibility problems are reasonably apparent from the
administrative record.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
Procedural:
1. Authority of Hearing Examiner. ACC 18.68.030(B)(1)(a) grants the Hearing
Examiner with the authority to review and make a recommendation on rezone requests
to the City Council if the Planning Director determines that the rezone requests are
consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The Planning Director has determined that the
rezone request is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
Substantive:
2. Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map Designation. The Comprehensive Plan
Land Use Map designation for the proposed rezone area is Institutional.
3. Case Law Review Criteria and Application. Once it is concluded that a
rezone is necessary for consistency with a Comprehensive Plan Land use map
designation, approval of the rezone is essentially legally mandated except in
extraordinary circumstances such as perhaps gross inconsistencies with other parts of
the comprehensive plan. None of those circumstances are present here. The Auburn
City Code does not include any criteria for rezone applications. Washington appellate
courts have imposed some rezone criteria, requiring that the proponents of a rezone
must establish that conditions have substantially changed since the original sh owing
and that the rezone must bear a substantial relationship to the public health, safety,
morals or welfare. See Ahmann-Yamane, LLC v. Tabler, 105 Wn. App. 103, 111 (2001).
If a rezone implements the Comprehensive Plan, a showing that a change of
circumstances has occurred is not required. Id. at 112.
The proposed rezone clearly meets the judicial criteria for a rezone. There is no
question that the proposal is necessary to implement the Comprehensive Plan, as the
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map designation for the property is currently
Institutional and the current R7 Residential zoning is inconsistent with that designation.
In point of fact, approval of a rezone to an implementing zone is mandated by RCW
36.70A.120 and ACC 14.22.050, which requires the City’s zoning regulations to be
consistent with its comprehensive plan. The requested rezone is to the Public Use
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District (P-1), the implementing zone for this Comprehensive Plan Land Use
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The rezone bears a substantial relationship to the public health, safety, morals and
welfare because it will not result in any significant adverse impacts as determined in
Finding of Fact No. 5 while providing a significant opportunity to reduce the impact of
the existing school parking on the surrounding neighborhood.
RECOMMENDATION
The Hearing Examiner recommends approval of REZ18-0005 without conditions.
DATED this 31st day of October 2018.
Emily Terrell
City of Auburn
Hearing Examiner Pro Tem
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