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Rate Structure
March 18, 2025
Nicholas Bond, AICP
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RCW 82.02.060 (1) – Senate Bill 5258 (2023)
The local ordinance by which impact fees are imposed:
(1) Shall include a schedule of impact fees which shall be adopted for each type of development activity that is subject to impact fees, specifying the amount of the impact fee to be
imposed for each type of system improvement. The schedule shall be based upon a formula or other method of calculating such impact fees. The schedule shall reflect the proportionate
impact of new housing units, including multifamily and condominium units, based on the square footage, number of bedrooms, or trips generated, in the housing unit in order to produce
a proportionally lower impact fee for smaller housing units.
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RCW 36.70A.681 (1) (a) – House Bill 1337 (2023)
Accessory dwelling units—Limitations on local regulation.
(1) In addition to ordinances, development regulations, and other official controls adopted or amended to comply with this section and RCW 36.70A.680, a city or county must comply with
all of the following policies:
(a) The city or county may not assess impact fees on the construction of accessory dwelling units that are greater than 50 percent of the impact fees that would be imposed on the principal
unit;
*Addressed in Ordinance 001-25 Concerning Park Impact Fees.
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C035-22: ILA Between South Kitsap School District and City of Port Orchard
District
Adopts Capital Facility Plan and Provides to City
Submits School Impact Fee Rate Information
Manages Impact Fees in Accordance with Law
Spends Impact Fees in Accordance with Law
Reports annually to the City on Impact Fee Collection and Spending
Handles Refunds and Appeals
Indemnifies and Holds Port Orchard Harmless
City
Is Responsible to the adoption of School Impact Fees
Considers requests for changes to impact fee rate schedule
Calculates and Collects School Impact Fees
Transfers Impact Fees to District
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Park Impact Fee Rate Schedule – March 1, 2025
Existing Schedule Based on Building Type
Has not changed since adoption.
Schedule must be revised to be assessed:
Option 1: Per Square Foot
Option 2: Per Bedroom
Option 3: Trip Generation (Only for Transportation Impact Fees)
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School District Scaling Memo – FCS Group
Proposes Square Footage Approach
Minimum and Maximum Fee
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Application of the New Rate
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Implementation
New Definition of “Square Footage” added to POMC 20.184.010
“Square Footage” or “Sq Ft” means the total area of a residential unit as measured using the interior dimension of the exterior building walls. This measurement does not include areas
beneath roof eaves, porches, or covered unenclosed outdoor rooms, and, for multi-unit buildings, does not include common areas, service areas, mechanical rooms, hallways, stairwells,
elevator shafts, storage areas, and other interior spaces shared between the units.
Additional information to be supplied by applicant added to POMC 20.182.070
(4) Information supplied by applicants. Applicants for development shall provide the necessary information to facilitate the application and calculation of impact fees including the
square footage of buildings to be constructed, the number of bedrooms in proposed housing units, and/or the trip generation (Peak PM trips) for the proposed use (to be coordinated with
concurrency review pursuant to POMC 20.180). This information must also accompany any request for variation from the impact fee schedule pursuant to POMC 20.182.090 or any request for
impact fee credits pursuant to POMC 20.182.080.
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Additional Information and Recommendation
FSC Group is preparing complete update to the School Impact Fee Rate
Request will likely be made before the end of 2025
As written, the new rates would take effect July 1, 2025
Consistent with change to park impact fee
Staff Recommends that the City Council schedule a public hearing and business item to consider the proposed ordinance for April 8, 2025
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Staff Recommendation
4-year average is recommended for both approaches.
Per bedroom approach is preferrable to square footage approach.
Staff Recommends the Adoption of a Park Impact Fee of $1,616.73 per bedroom.
To address RCW 36.70A.681(1)(a) concerning Accessory Dwelling Unit rates, staff also recommends code changes proposed in POMC 20.182.075.
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