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Updated 06/2011

List of Jurisdictions with Impact Fee Provisions

Introduction
City and Town Impact fees
County Impact fees
Related MRSC Pages
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Introduction

This list is compiled from ordinances received by MRSC, code book provisions, and AWC's 2004 Tax & User Fee Survey, Part II - Land Use Fees which lists cities imposing GMA Impact Fees. Copies of the ordinance provisions listed here are available to Washington city, town and county employees and officials by contacting the MRSC Library.

City and Town Impact Fees

Anacortes

FIRE - Anacortes Ordinance No. 2295 amends Ordinance No. 2277 by providing a schedule of impact fees as Exhibit A; makes financial provision for fire facilities, passed 9-93. AUTHORITY: Ch. 82-02.RCW. (PL 2.1420)
GENERAL - Anacortes Ordinance No. 2277 () establishes a development impact fee service area; imposes impact fees therein to finance part of the costs of improvement to serve new development, passed 6-93. (PL 2.1420)
PARKS - Anacortes Municipal Code Ch. 3.92 - Parks and Recreation Impact Fees

Arlington

PARKS - SCHOOLS - TRANSPORTATION - Arlington Land Use Code Ch. 20.90 - Concurrency and Impact Fees

Auburn

PARKS - SCHOOL - TRANSPORTATION - FIRE - Auburn Municipal Code Title 19 - Impact Fees
PARKS AND RECREATION - Auburn Resolution No. 3165 Calls for a special election to submit the assessment of parks and recreation impact fees on new development pursuant to the requirements of I-695, passed 1-00. (E 4.4000) (PL 7.4400)
TRANSPORTATION - Auburn Resolution No. 3164 Calls for a special election to submit the assessment of transportation impact fees on new development pursuant to the requirements of I-695, passed 1-00. AUTHORITY: Ch. 82.02 RCW (E 4.4000) (T 2.2000)

Bainbridge Island

SCHOOLS - Bainbridge Island Municipal Code Ch. 15.28 - School Impact Fees
SCHOOLS - Bainbridge Island Ordinance No. 96-16 relates to the imposition of school impact fees on the subdivision of agricultural land; allows deferral of payment until land is used for another purpose or until a residential building permit is issued, passed 3-96.(PL 7.4300)

Battle Ground

Battle Ground Municipal Code Ch. 3.60- Impact Fee on New Residential and Nonresidential Construction

Bellevue

SCHOOLS - Bellevue City Code Ch. 22.18 - School Impact Fees For Issaquah School District No. 411
TRANSPORTATION - Bellevue City Code Ch. 22.16- Transportation Impact Fee Program. AUTHORITY Ch. 82.02 RCW.
TRANSPORTATION - Bellevue Ordinance No. 4104 adopts a transportation improvement program; provides for method of calculating transportation impact fees, passed 12-89 AUTHORITY: Ch. 39.32 RCW. (T 2.2000)

Bellingham

Bellingham Municipal Code Ch. 19.04- Park Impact Fees
Bellingham Municipal Code Ch. 19.06- Transportation Impact Fees
Bellingham Municipal Code Ch.19.08- School Impact Fees
SCHOOLS - Bellingham Ordinance No. 10333 - Provides for the mitigation of school overcrowding resulting from new residential development, authorizes the collection of mitigation fees, and amends municipal code. Cover letter calls ordinance an Interim school Impact Ordinance, passed 7-92. AUTHORITY: Ch 43.21C RCW (PL 7.4300)

Blaine

FIRE - PARKS - SCHOOL - TRANSPORTATION - Blaine Municipal Code Ch. 3.80 - Developer Impact Fees

Bonney Lake

PARKS - Bonney Lake Ordinance No. 1018 - Creates new Ch. 19.06 - Relating to park impact fees enacted pursuant to Ch. 36.70A RCW,Chapter 82.02 RCW, and 42.21C RCW, passed 3-04.

Bothell

GENERAL - Bothell Municipal Code Ch. 21.04 - Methods to Mitigate Development Impacts
PARKS - Bothell Municipal Code Ch. 21.08 - Park Impact Fees
SCHOOLS - Bothell Municipal Code Ch. 21.12 - School Impact Fees
SCHOOLS - Bothell Ordinance No. 1925 adopts school impact fees for 2005, passed 6/21/04 (PL 7.4300)
TRANSPORTATION - Bothell Municipal Code Ch. 17.045 - Transportation Impact Fees
- TRANSPORTATION - Bothell Ordinance No. 1658 authorizes the imposition of impact fees on new development to provide funding for the developments proportionate share of off-site or system transportation improvements, passed 10-96

Bridgeport

GENERAL - Bridgeport Ordinance No. 90-383 adopts a new title 18, "Methods to Mitigate Development Impacts" and a new chapter 18.04 entitled, "Methods to Mitigate Development Impacts;" provides alternatives for prospective developers to mitigate the direct impacts that have been specifically identified by the city as a consequence of proposed development which includes, but is not limited to, subdivision approval, short subdivision approval, residential planned unit development approval, and the issuance of any building permit; and provides for voluntary payment agreements in lieu of dedication and improvements. RCW 58.17.110, RCW 82.02.020, passed 2-90.(PL 2.1420)

Brier

PARKS - AWC 2004 Tax & User Fee Survey, Part II - Land Use Fees lists this city as imposing GMA Impact Fees for Park Facilities
TRANSPORTATION - AWC 2004 Tax & User Fee Survey, Part II - Land Use Fees lists this city as imposing GMA Impact Fees for Transportation Facilities

Buckley

GENERAL - Buckley Municipal Code Ch. 3.50 - Impact Fees

Burlington

FIRE - PARKS- TRANSPORTATION - Burlington Municipal Code Ch. 15.13- Methods to Mitigate Development Impacts
SCHOOLS - Burlington Municipal Code Ch. 15.18 - School District Impact Fees

Camas

Camas Municipal Code Ch. 3.88 - Impact fees on new developments for certain public facilities
FIRE - PARKS - TRANSPORTATION - SCHOOLS - Camas Ordinance No. 1873 adopts a schedule of impact fees for public streets and roads, for public parks, open spaces, and recreational facilities, for school facilities, and for fire protection facilities; imposes such impact fees on new development activity within the city for the purpose of financing new public facilities necessitated by such development; and adds a new chapter to the municipal code, passed 3-92. AUTHORITY: Ch. 82.02 RCW (PL 2.1420)

Carnation

SCHOOLS - Carnation Ordinance No. 656 decreases school impact fees for single-family residential development and increases fees for multi-family residential development, and amends the Riverview School District capital facilities plan, passed 11-18/03

Chehalis

TRANSPORTATION - Chehalis Ordinance No. 579-B establishes the method that provides for developers to share in the costs of off-site traffic improvements, passed 8-95. AUTHORITY: CH 82.02 RCW. (T 2.2000)

Cheney

PARKS - Cheney Ordinance No. V-07 creates new chapter 19.24 - Park Impact Fees, passed 3-09 - AUTHORITY CH 82.02 RCW

Coupeville

PARKS - Coupville Municipal Code Ch. 3.36 - Park Impact Fees

Covington

Covington Municipal Code Ch. 12.105 - Mitigation Payment System
TRANSPORTATION - Ch. 14.90- Road Impact Fees
SCHOOLS - Covington Municipal Code Ch. 14.95- School Impact Fees
SCHOOLS - Covington Resolution No. 99-49 authorizes interlocal agreement with the Kent School District regarding school impact fees, passed 12-99 (PL 7.4300)

Darrington

SCHOOL - AWC 2004 Tax & User Fee Survey, Part II - Land Use Fees lists this city as imposing GMA Impact Fees for School Facilities

Duvall

PARKS - ROAD - SCHOOL - Duvall Municipal Code Ch. 14.58 - Impact Fee Assesssments-Parks, Roads and Schools

Eatonville

FIRE- PARKS- SCHOOL - TRAFFIC - Eatonville Municipal Code Ch. 17.60 () - Impact Fees

Edgewood

PARKS - Edgewood Municipal Code Ch. 4.20 - Park Impact Fees
SCHOOLS - Edgewood Municipal Code Ch. 4.10- School Impact Fees
TRAFFIC - Edgewood Ordinance No. 07-0282 () - Traffic Impact Fees, includes study, 4-07

Ellensburg

GENERAL - Ellensburg Ordinance No. 4008 removes interim designation, restates manner by which impact fees are discounted, passed 9-95. AUTHORITY: Ch. 82.02 RCW (PL 2.1420)
PARKS - AWC 2004 Tax & User Fee Survey, Part II - Land Use Fees lists this city as imposing GMA Impact Fees for Park Facilities

Enumcla

GENERAL - Enumclaw Municipal Code Ch. 19.24 - Impact Fees

Everett

TRANSPORTATION - Everett Municipal Code Ch. 18.36 - Small Project Impact FeeAUTHORITY: Ch. 82.02 RCW
TRANSPORTATION - Everett Municipal Code Ch. 18.40 - Transportation Mitigation AUTHORITY: RCW 43.21C.060

Federal Way

GENERAL - Federal Way Municipal Code Ch. 19.100 - Mitigation of Development Impacts
SCHOOLS - Federal Way Municipal Code Ch. 19.95 - School Impact Fees

Ferndale

PARKS - Ferndale Ordinance No. 1001 establishes and implements standards for dedication of properties for public parks, recreation facilities and open space and formulas for use in mitigating the impacts, passed 1-93. AUTHORITY: Ch. 82.02 RCW (PL 2.1420)
TRANSPORTATION -Ferndale Ordinance No. 1004; amended by Ordinance No. 1013, passed 4-93. (T 2.2000)

Fife

GENERAL - Fife Municipal Code Ch. 20.10 - Impact Fees
PARKS - Fife Municipal Code Ch. 20.20 - Park and Recreation Impact Fees
SCHOOLS - Fife Municipal Code Ch. 20.15 - School Impact Fees

Gold Bar

SCHOOL - Gold Bar Ordinance No. 457 creates a school impact fee program, passed 11-97. AUTHORITY: RCW 36.70A and RCW 82.01. (PL 7.4300)
PARKS - TRANSPORTATION - Gold Bar Ordinance No. 525 increases park and traffic impact fees levied on new development, passed 12-99 (PL 2.1400)

Granite Falls

TRANSPORTATION - AWC 2004 Tax & User Fee Survey, Part II - Land Use Fees lists this city as imposing GMA Impact Fees for Transportation Facilities

Issaquah

Issaquah Municipal Code Ch. 18.18 - Methods to Mitigate Development Impacts
FIRE - Issaquah Municipal Code Ch. 18.16 - Fire Protection Impact Fees
PARKS - Issaquah Municipal Code Ch. 18.17 - Park Impact Fees
SCHOOLS - Issaquah Municipal Code Ch. 3.63 - School Impact Fees
TRANSPORTATION - Issaquah Municipal Code Ch. 18.15 - Transportation Concurrency Management AUTHORITY: Ch. 82.02 RCW.

Kenmore

PARKS - TRANSPORTATION - Kenmore Municipal Code Ch. 18.100- Impact Fees

Kennewick

PARKS - AWC 2004 Tax & User Fee Survey, Part II - Land Use Fees lists this city as imposing GMA Impact Fees for Park Facilities

Kent

SCHOOLS - Kent Municipal Code Ch. 12.13 - School Impact Fees

Kirkland

PARKS - Kirkland Municipal Code Ch. 27.06 - Park Impact Fees
TRANSPORTATION - Kirkland Municipal Code Ch. 27.04 - Road Impact Fees

La Center

PARKS - TRANSPORTATION - La Center Municipal Code Ch. 3.35 - Impact Fees

Lacey

TRANSPORTATION - Lacey Municipal Code Ch. 14.21 - Traffic Mitigation and Concurrency

Lynden

FIRE - Lynden Municipal Code Ch. 3.44 - Fire Facilities Mitigation Fund
PARKS - Lynden Municipal Code Ch. 3.40 - Parks Recreation and Open Space Mitigation Fund (Ordinance No. 959)
TRANSPORTATION - Lynden Municipal Code Ch. 17.15 - Development Impacts

Maple Valley

SCHOOLS - Maple Valley Municipal Code Ch. 16.15 - School Impact Fees
TRANSPORTATION - Maple Valley Municipal Code Ch. 16.20 - Transportation Impact Fees

Marysville

GENERAL - Marysville Municipal Code Ch. 18.24 - Mitigation of Impacts Resulting from Development Proposals
PARKS - Marysville Municipal Code Title 18A - Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Trail Impact Fees Mitigation
SCHOOLS - Marysville Municipal Code Title 18C- School Impact Fees and Mitigation
TRANSPORTATION - Marysville Municipal Code Title 18B - Traffic Impact Fees and Mitigation

Medical Lake

Medical Lake Municipal Code Ch. 16.05 - Mitigation Fees
FIRE - Medical Lake Municipal Code Ch. 16.06 - Fire Protection Impact Mitigation
PARKS - Medical Lake Municipal Code Ch. 16.07 - Parks, Recreation and Open Space Impact Mitigation
SCHOOL - Medical Lake Municipal Code Ch. 16.09 - School Impact Mitigation

Mill Creek

Mill Creek Municipal Code Ch. 17.48 - Development Impact Mitigation
GENERAL - Mill Creek Ordinance No. 90-221 requires mitigation of property development impacts, provides criteria for identifying and alternatives for mitigating development impacts, establishes a process to integrate mitigation decisions into the land use process, and adds a new chapter to the municipal code, passed 4/90. AUTHORITY: Multiple (PL 2.1420)
FIRE - AWC 2004 Tax & User Fee Survey, Part II - Land Use Fees lists this city as imposing GMA Impact Fees for Fire Protection Facilities
PARKS - Mill Creek Resolution No. 2002-313 establishing and implementing formulas for use in determining appropriate mitigation for property development impacts on public parks and recreation facilities, passed 3/26/02 (PL 7.4400)
TRANSPORATION - Mill Creek Resolution No. 97-227 adopts interim traffic mitigation formulas for use in assessing traffic mitigation fees, passed 4/01/97

Milton

SCHOOL - Milton Municipal Code Ch. 13.42- School Impact Fees
TRANSPORTATION - Milton Municipal Code Ch. 16.84- Transportation Impact Fee and Mitigation Program

Monroe

PARKS - Monroe Municipal Code Ch. 20.10- Park impact fees
PARKS - Monroe Ordinance No. 005-2003 () Adds a new Chapter 20.10 to The Monroe Municipal Code in order to impose Park Impact fees (ZCA200209), passed 2-03. (PL 7.4400)
SCHOOLS - Monroe Municipal Code Ch. 20.07 - School impact mitigation
SCHOOLS - Monroe Ordinance No. 967 requires mitigation of developmental impacts on schools and school services, passed 4-91. AUTHORITY: Ch. 43.21C RCW (PL 7.4300)
TRANSPORTATION - AWC 2004 Tax & User Fee Survey, Part II - Land Use Fees lists this city as imposing GMA Impact Fees for Transportation Facilities

Mount Vernon

FIRE - PARKS - TRANSPORTATION - Mount Vernon Municipal Code Ch. 3.40 - Impact Fees for Public Streets, Roads, Parks, Open Space and Recreation Facilities and Fire ProtectionAUTHORITY: Ch. 82.02 RCW (PL 2.1420)
SCHOOLS - Mount Vernon Municipal Code Ch. 3.36 - Impact Fees for School Facilities; Mount Vernon Ordinance No. 2552 authorizes the collection of impact fees for school facilities; provides findings and definitions; provides for findings of adequacy; authorizes an interlocal agreement with the Mount Vernon School District No. 320; provides for annual or other periodic reviews of the fee schedule; provides the schedule for impact fees and administrative fees; authorizes independent fee calculations, passed 9-93. AUTHORITY: Ch. 82.02 RCW (PL 2.1420)

Mukilteo

PARKS - Mukilteo Municipal Code Ch. 3.105 - Park Impact Mitigation
SCHOOLS - Mukilteo Municipal Code Ch. 3.100 - School Impact Fees
TRANSPORTATION - AWC 2004 Tax & User Fee Survey, Part II - Land Use Fees lists this city as imposing GMA Impact Fees for Transportation Facilities

Newcastle

SCHOOLS - Newcastle Municipal Code Ch. 16.10 - School Impact Fees
TRANSPORTATION - Newcastle Municipal Code Ch. 16.15 - Traffic Impact Fees

North Bend

GENERAL - North Bend Municipal Code Ch. 17.30 - Impact Mitigation
PARKS - North Bend Municipal Code Ch. 17.36 - Park Impact Fees
FIRE - North Bend Municipal Code Ch. 17.34 - Fire Impact Fees
SCHOOLS - North Bend Municipal Code Ch. 17.32 - School Impact Fees
TRANSPORTATION - North Bend Municipal Code Ch. 17.38 - Transportation Impact Fees

Oak Harbor

GENERAL -Oak Harbor Municipal Code Ch. 3.63 - Impact Fees

Olympia

GENERAL - Olympia Municipal Code Title 15 - Impact Fees
PARKS - AWC 2004 Tax & User Fee Survey, Part II - Land Use Fees lists this city as imposing GMA Impact Fees for Park Facilities
SCHOOL - AWC 2004 Tax & User Fee Survey, Part II - Land Use Fees lists this city as imposing GMA Impact Fees for School Facilities

Pasco

PARKS - Pasco Municipal Code Ch. 25. 80() - Park Fund Fees
TRANSPORTATION - AWC 2004 Tax & User Fee Survey, Part II - Land Use Fees lists this city as imposing GMA Impact Fees for Transportation Facilities

Poulsbo

PARKS - Poulsbo Ordinance No. 90-18 amends park and open space plan to include park system impact mitigation, passed 6-90. (PL 5.2800)
TRANSPORTATION - Poulsbo - Ordinance 97-09 updates traffic data employed in imposition of traffic mitigation for new development under SEPA; incorporates updated data of Trip Generation Manual into Traffic Study prepared by Bell-Walker and Associates, 1992 ed, passed 3-97. AUTHORITY: Ch. 43.21C RCW (T 2.2000)

Puyallup

GENERAL- Puyallup Municipal Code Ch. 21.20 - Impact Fees
PARKS - AWC 2004 Tax & User Fee Survey, Part II - Land Use Fees lists this city as imposing GMA Impact Fees for Park Facilities

Redmond

GENERAL - Redmond Ordinance No. 2587 (AM) adopting RMC Ch. 3.10 relating to impact fees for transportation, parks, fire, and schools, 04/05/2011

Renton

FIRE - Renton Resolution No. 2913 adopts a fire mitigation fee and declares it a SEPA policy, passed 7-92. AUTHORITY: Ch. 43.21C RCW. (PS 3.1050)
PARKS - Renton Resolution No. 3082 adopts a park and recreation facilities mitigation policy and fee and declaring it a SEPA policy, passed 8-94. AUTHORITY: Ch. 43.21C RCW (PL 7.4400)
SCHOOL - AWC 2004 Tax & User Fee Survey, Part II - Land Use Fees lists this city as imposing GMA Impact Fees for School Facilities
TRANSPORTATION - Renton Resolution No. 3100 adopts the transportation element of the comprehensive plan and adopts a traffic mitigation fee, passed 12-94. AUTHORITY: Ch. 43.21C RCW (T 2.2000)

Ridgefield

GENERAL - Ridgefield Municipal Code Ch 18.070 - Impact Fees

Sammamish

TRANSPORTATION - Sammamish Ordinance No. 02004-136 authorizes the collection of impact fees for roads, created Ch. 14A.15 of the municipal code, , 01/04. AUTHORITY: Chapter 82.02 RCW
TRANSPORTATION - Sammamish Ordinance No. 02004-140 amends Chapter 14a.15 authorizing the collection of impact fees for roads; for the purpose of modifying the schedules for impact fees and authorizing independent fee calculations, 02/04
SCHOOL - Sammamish Ordinance No. O2003-129 relates to school impact fees in the city; amending chapter 20.12 (impact fees) of the Sammamish interim development code; and adopting the issaquah school district no. 411 capital facilities plan and impact fee schedule for 2004, 09/03.

Seatac

TRANSPORTATION - SeaTac Municipal Code Ch. 11.15 - Transportation Impact Fees

Sedro-Woolley

GENERAL - Sedro-Woolley Municipal Code Ch. 15.48 - Development Impact Mitigation, Ch. 15.60 - Impact Fees for Planned Facilities
SCHOOLS - Sedro-Woolley Municipal Code Ch. 15.64 - Impact Fees for School Facilities
TRANSPORTATION - Sedro-Woolley Municipal Code Ch. 15.56 - Concurrency Management System

Spokane

GENERAL - Spokane Municipal Code Ch. 17D.080- Voluntary Impact Fees
TRANSPORTATION - Ordinance No. C34305() adopts a new Spokane Municipal Code chapter 17D.035 - Transportation Impact Fees, passed 11/08.

Stanwood

GENERAL - Stanwood Municipal Code Ch. 17.151 - Impact Fees - Public Facilities
FIRE - PARKS - TRANSPORTATION - Stanwood Ordinance No. 886 adopts a schedule of impact fees for public streets and roads, for public parks, open spaces and recreational facilities, and for fire protection facilities, passed 12-93. AUTHORITY: Ch. 82.02 RCW (PL 2.1420)
GENERAL - Stanwood Ordinance No. 899 provides that impact fees will be assessed on additions to exiting units for streets and fire only and will be assessed at the rate of $150 per unit; reduction is not granted for new construction on new sites by an organization not previously providing housing within the city; impact fee is payable before the final approval of subdivisions of 5 units or more, others shall be payable prior to approval of city council or issuance of building permit or site approval when no council action is required, passed 4-94. (PL 2.1420)
GENERAL - Stanwood Ordinance No. 1007 defines capital facilities plan and amends credits on impact fees, passed 9-97. (T 2.2000)
FIRE - Stanwood Ordinance No. 913 amends ordinance no. 886 establishing and implementing standards for fire service facilities and formulas for use in mitigating the impacts of property development of fire facilities and establishing impact fees, passed 12-94. (PS 3.1050)
PARKS - Stanwood Ordinance No. 948, passed 2-96. AUTHORITY: Ch. 82.02 RCW (PL 7.4400)
SCHOOLS - Stanwood Ordinance No. 891 enables the collection of impact fees on residential development for common school facilities, providing for administrative procedures including refund mechanisms and appeals, creation of a school impact fee account, and adopts a formula for calculation of fees as authorized by the GMA of 1990, passed 12-93. AUTHORITY: Ch. 82.02 RCW (PL 7.4300)

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