Title
North Thurston School District Impact Fee Program Draft Ordinance Recommendation
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to accept, and forward to the full City Council for approval, the recommended draft Ordinance, establishing an impact fee program in the Olympia Municipal Code for North Thurston School District.
Report
Issue:
Whether accept, and forward to the full City Council for approval, the recommended draft Ordinance, establishing an impact fee program in the Olympia Municipal Code for North Thurston School District.
Staff Contact:
Tim Smith, Deputy Director, Community Planning and Development Department, 360.570.3915
Presenter(s):
Leonard Bauer, Director, Community Planning and Development Department
Background and Analysis:
Certain types of new development in the City are charged impact fees in accordance with RCW 82.02 and Chapter 15.04 of the Olympia Municipal Code. Impact fees are intended to ensure that new growth pays a proportionate share of the cost of new facilities needed to serve the new development. The City currently assesses impact fees for City parks and transportation facilities and collects impact fees for school facilities at the request of the Olympia School District.
The North Thurston School District recently requested the City to begin assessing impact fees for all new single and multifamily developments located within the District's boundary. The boundary is located east of Fones and Franz Anderson roads. For example, properties located along Lilly and Sleater Kinney roads are within the North Thurston School District.
The District's current practice with the City of Olympia is to review and request mitigation fees for residential projects that meet the City's adopted threshold for review under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). Currently, residential projects of 10 residential units or more require SEPA review. Adoption of an impact f...
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