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City shall be charged a fire impact fee; provided, that the following exemptions shall apply. <br />B. The following shall be exempt from fire impact fees: <br />1. Replacement of a structure with a new structure having the same use, at the <br />same site, and with the same gross floor area, when such replacement is within 12 <br />months of demolition or destruction of the previous structure. <br />2. Alteration, expansion, or remodeling of an existing dwelling or structure <br />where no new units are created and the use is not changed. <br />3. Construction of an accessory residential structure. <br />4. Miscellaneous improvements including, but not limited to, fences, walls, <br />swimming pools, and signs that do not create an increase in demand for fire services. <br />5. Demolition of or moving an existing structure within the City from one site to <br />another. <br />6. Fire impact fees for the construction of low-income housing may be reduced <br />at the discretion of the Fire Chief when requested by the property owner in writing prior <br />to permit submittal and subject to the following criteria: <br />a. The property owner must Ssubmittal of a fiscal impact analysis of how a <br />reduction in impact fees for the project would contribute to the creation of low-income <br />housing; and <br />Eb- The developer property owner must record a covenant per RCW <br />82.02.060(3) that prohibits using the property for any purpose other than for low-income <br />housing at the original income limits for a period of at least 10 years. At a minimum, the <br />covenant must address price restrictions and household income limits for the low-income <br />housing, and that if the property is converted to a use other than low income housing <br />within 10 years, the property owner must pay the City the applicable impact fees in effect <br />at the time of conversion. <br />c. Should the property owner satisfy the criteria in TMC Section <br />16.26.120.B.6., a and b, and the Fire Chief determines a fee reduction is in the best <br />interest of the City, the fees will be reduced, based on the following table: <br />b. Fcc reduction table. <br />Unit Size <br />Affordability Target 1 <br />Fee Reduction <br />2 or more bedrooms <br />80% 2 <br />40% <br />2 or more bedrooms <br />60% 2 <br />60% <br />Any size <br />50% 2 <br />80% <br />1 — Units to be sold or rented to a person or household whose monthly <br />housing costs, including utilities other than telephone, do not exceed <br />30% of the household's monthly income. <br />2 — Percentage of King County Median family income adjusted for family <br />size as reported by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban <br />Development. <br />W: Word Processing\Ordinances\Fire Impact Fees -TMC 16.26 re-enacted strike-thru 11-6-17 <br />PM:bjs <br />12 <br />Page 8 of 12 <br />