Title
Approval of an Ordinance Authorizing the Collection of Impact Fees for North Thurston School District
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
The Land Use and Environment Committee recommend approval of the Ordinance.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve an Ordinance Authorizing the Collection of Impact Fees for North Thurston School District.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve and Ordinance authorizing collection of impact fees for the North Thurston School District.
Staff Contact:
Tim Smith, Deputy Director, Community Planning and Development Department, 360.570.3915
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
Background and analysis have not changed from first to second reading.
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 fee ordinance would permit the City to collect impact fees for the District for all ...
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