FIN 2017-11-21 Item 2B - Public Safety Plan - Ordinance/Resolution on Parks and Fire Impact Fees

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Section 5. TMC Section 16.26.020 is hereby reenacted to read as follows: 16.26.020 Findings The City Council finds and determines that growth and development in the City create additional demand and need for public fire protection facilities in the City, and the City Council finds that growth and development should pay its proportionate share of the costs of the facilities needed to serve the growth and development in the City. Therefore, pursuant to RCW 36.70A and RCW 82.02.050 through 82.02.100, which authorize the City to impose and collect impact fees to fund public facilities that serve growth, the City Council adopts this ordinance to impose fire protection impact fees for fire protection services. It is the Council's intent that the provisions of this ordinance be liberally construed in establishing the fire impact fee program. Section 6. TMC Section 16.26.030 is hereby reenacted to read as follows: 16.26.030 Definitions Terms or words not defined herein shall be defined pursuant to RCW 82.02.090 when given their usual and customary meaning. For the purposes of this ordinance, unless the context or subject matter clearly requires otherwise, the words or phrases defined in this section shall have the following meanings: 1. "Accessory residential structure" means a structure that is incidental and subordinate to the principal residence on the property and is physically detached to the principal residence, but does not include accessory dwelling units. For example, a detached garage or storage shed for garden tools are considered accessory residential structures. 2. "Building permit" means an official document or certification of the City of Tukwila issued by the City's building official which authorizes the construction, alteration, enlargement, conversion, reconstruction, remodeling, rehabilitation, erection, placement, demolition, moving, or repair of a building or structure. 3. "City" means the City of Tukwila, Washington, County of King. 4. "Development activity" means any construction, reconstruction, or expansion of a building, structure, or use, or any changes in use of a building or structure, or any changes in the use of land, requiring development approval. 5. "Development approval" means any written authorization from the City, which authorizes the commencement of the "development activity." 6. "Encumber" means to reserve, set aside, or earmark the fire impact fees in order to pay for commitments, contractual obligations, or other liabilities incurred for the provision of fire protective services. 7. "Fee payer" is a person, corporation, partnership, an incorporated association or governmental agency, municipality, or similar entity commencing a land development activity that requires a building permit and creates a demand for additional fire capital facilities. W: Word Processing\Ordinances\Fire Impact Fees -TMC 16.26 re-enacted strike-thru 11-6-17 PM:bjs Page 3 of 12 7