Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Ordinance 25-029, amending Snohomish County Code Chapter 30.66A - Park and Recreation Facility impact mitigation to update impact fee calculation formula and impact fee schedule and amending Chapter 30.91B to add definition of "bedroom" for purposes of impact fee calculations
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DEPARTMENT: Conservation and Natural Resources
ORIGINATOR: Carol Ohlfs
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved by Lacey Harper 5/1/25
PURPOSE: Proposal as recommended by the Snohomish County Planning Commission January 28, 2025 to amend SCC 30.66A - Park Impact Mitigation Fees, to update the fee schedule as required by RCW which requires jurisdictions to produce a proportionally lower impact fee for smaller housing units. And amendment to add SCC 30.91B to add the definition of "Bedroom" for purposes of impact fee calculation.
BACKGROUND: Snohomish County Code (SCC) Chapter 30.66A was adopted by Amended Ordinance 04-016 on February 23, 2005, and established Snohomish County's Growth Management Act (GMA) based impact mitigation fee program for park facilities pursuant to RCW 82.02.050. SCC 30.66A includes the recommendation that park impact mitigation fees be reviewed and/or adjusted in conjunction with revisions to the County's comprehensive plan and/or every two years. The 2024 biennial update of park impact mitigation fees updated the fee schedule to reflect current park improvement project costs and anticipated population growth in accordance with the adopted level-of-service standards set forth in the proposed 2025-2030 Parks Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The Washington State Legislature approved Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill (ESSSB) 5258 amending RCW 82.02.060, Impact fees-Local ordinances-Required provisions-Exemptions to produce a proportionally lower impact fee for smaller housing units and requires jurisdictions to adopt the revised fee schedule within six months after the comprehensive plan update. ...
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