HomeMy WebLinkAboutFIN 2023-08-14 Item 1A - Ordinances - Fire Impact Fees / Parks Impact Fees UpdateCity of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
Parks & Recreation Department - Pete Mayer, Interim Director
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Finance & Governance Committee
FROM: David Rosen, Parks & Recreation Fiscal Analyst
Vicky Carlsen, Finance Director
DATE: August 4, 2023
SUBJECT: Ordinance Updating Fire and Parks Impact Fees Rate Schedule
ISSUE
Per TMC 16.26.080, the Fire Impact Fee Schedule is to be updated annually. Additionally, per TMC
16.28.080, the Park Impact Fee schedule is to be updated annually. The last updates were made via
Ordinance 2694 for Fire Impact Fees and Ordinance 2695 for Park Impact Fees, approved by City
Council in December of 2022, creating the 2023 Fire Impact Fee Schedule in Figure 16-1 "Fee
Schedule" as Exhibit B to Ordinance 2694 and the 2023 Parks Impact Fee Schedule in Figure 16-1
"Fee Schedule" as Exhibit B to Ordinance 2695. Staff seeks to update the Fire and Park Impact Fee
schedules for 2024 to include revised rate structures reflecting current economic conditions.
BACKGROUND
Fire and Park Impact Fees are one-time charges assessed by a given government against a new
development project as a means of helping pay for new or expanded public facilities that will be needed
to address increased demand for services created by the development itself. Fire Impact fees support
the development of facilities related to Fire operations and the purchase of capital items for Fire
operations. Park Impact fees are apportioned out to specific projects and support the acquisition and
development of parks, trails, natural areas, and recreation facilities and are accounted for within the six-
year parks Capital Improvement Plan. The developer or builder of a proposed residential or commercial
development pay the impact fees at the time a building permit is issued.
ANALYSIS
Authority to impose these fees is granted via Revised Code of Washington (RCW) as well as the
Washington Administrative Code (WAC). While no RCW or WAC exists that imposes any restrictions
on or creates any requirements concerning how a city updates its fee schedule, the City has adopted
an index to inform the setting of fees. TMC 16.26.080 (1) for Fire Impact Fees and TMC 16.28.080 (1)
for Park Impact Fees require the use of the Construction Cost Index for Seattle (June -June) published
by the Engineering News Record to calculate annual inflation adjustments in the impact fee rates. The
index calculates general construction costs across 20 U.S. cities. The table below reflects the
Construction Cost Index (CCI) for Seattle from June 2022 to June 2023.
Note: Due to rounding, the proposed fee increase may not be the same in terms of percentage change.
Date
CCI
% Change
June 2023
15241.71
+3.96%
June 2022
14661.19
N/A
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FINANCIAL IMPACT
Fire Impact Fees and Park Impact Fees are not a general fund revenue source; therefore, passage of
this ordinance does not directly create any general fund inflows or outflows. Also, due to Fire Impact
and Park Impact Fees only being earned when development occurs, they are considered a volatile
revenue source for the purposes of budgeting.
RECOMMENDATION
Department staff recommends the Finance & Governance Committee approve the proposed
ordinances and forward it to the August 28th Committee of the Whole meeting.
ATTACHMENTS
A --- Proposed Ordinance for Fire Impact Fees (Includes proposed rate schedule)
B --- Proposed Ordinance for Park Impact Fees (Includes proposed rate schedule)
C --- Full Construction Cost Index Data (Seattle, WA June 2021 to June 2023)
Phone: 206-433-1800 • Email: Mayor@TukwilaWA.gov • Website: TukwilaWA.gov
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2571
TO UPDATE THE FIRE IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE, AS
CODIFIED IN TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 16.26
AS FIGURE 16-1, "FEE SCHEDULE"; REPEALING
ORDINANCE NO. 2694; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2571 related to fire impact fees
on May 7, 2018; and
WHEREAS, Tukwila Municipal Code Sections 16.26.060, 16.26.070, and 16.26.080
provide direction on annual updates to fire impact fees;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Repealer. Ordinance No. 2694 is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Section 2. Fire Impact Fee Schedule Amended. Exhibit B to Ordinance No. 2571
is hereby amended to update the Fire Impact Fee Schedule codified as Figure 16-1, "Fee
Schedule," as attached hereto.
Section 3. Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser Authorized. Upon
approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk and the code reviser are authorized to make
necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the correction of clerical errors;
references to other local, state or federal laws, codes, rules, or regulations; or ordinance
numbering and section/subsection numbering.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance or its application to any person or situation should be held to be
invalid or unconstitutional for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the
remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other person or situation.
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Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published
in the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force January 1,
2024.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at
a Special Meeting thereof this day of , 2023.
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY:
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
Office of the City Attorney
Filed with the City Clerk:
Passed by the City Council:
Published:
Effective Date:
Ordinance Number:
Attachment: Updated Figure 16-1, "Fee Schedule," for Fire Impact Fees
(Exhibit B to Ordinance No. 2571)
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Figure 16-1 "Fee Schedule"
Exhibit B
CITY OF TUKWILA
FIRE IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE
RESIDENTIAL – per dwelling unit
(a) Single family
(d) with fire sprinkler system
installed
(b) Multi -family
FIRE
Impact Fee
$2T2-73$2,363
$2,1362,221
$2,618$2,722
COMMERCIAL/NON-RESIDENTIAL
- per 1,000 square feet of development
(C) Retail $2,546$2,647
(C) Office $994$1,033
(C) Industrial/manufacturing $28$221
(a) Attached accessory dwelling units are exempt from impact fees.
(b) A structure with more than two dwelling units.
(c) See the more detailed land use descriptions in the Land Use Categories document.
(d) 6% discount for single family units with fire sprinkler system installed representing
the portion of all incidents that were fire only—as opposed to emergency medical
incidents. Per Section 16.26.120.6.9. of the Tukwila Municipal Code, "A fee payer
installing a residential fire sprinkler system in a single-family home shall not be
required to pay the fire operations portion of the impact fee."
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2572
TO UPDATE THE PARKS IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE AS
CODIFIED IN TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 16.28
AS FIGURE 16-1, "FEE SCHEDULE"; REPEALING
ORDINANCE NO. 2695; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2572 related to parks impact fees
on May 7, 2018; and
WHEREAS, Tukwila Municipal Code Sections 16.28.060, 16.28.070, and 16.28.080
provide direction on annual updates to parks impact fees;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Repealer. Ordinance No. 2695 is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Section 2. Parks Impact Fee Schedule Amended. Exhibit B to Ordinance No. 2572
is hereby amended to update the Parks Impact Fee Schedule codified as Figure 16-1, "Fee
Schedule," as attached hereto.
Section 3. Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser Authorized. Upon
approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk and the code reviser are authorized to make
necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the correction of clerical errors;
references to other local, state or federal laws, codes, rules, or regulations; or ordinance
numbering and section/subsection numbering.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance or its application to any person or situation should be held to be
invalid or unconstitutional for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the
remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other person or situation.
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Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published
in the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force January 1,
2024.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at
a Special Meeting thereof this day of , 2023.
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY:
Office of the City Attorney
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
Filed with the City Clerk:
Passed by the City Council:
Published:
Effective Date:
Ordinance Number:
Attachment: Updated Figure 16-1, "Fee Schedule," for Parks Impact Fees
(Exhibit B to Ordinance No. 2572)
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Figure 16-1 "Fee Schedule"
Exhibit B
CITY OF TUKWILA
PARKS IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE (2023)
RESIDENTIAL — per dwelling unit
(a) Single family
(b) Multi -family
PARKS
Impact Fee
$3,629$3,773
$3,162$3,287
COMMERCIAL/NON-RESIDENTIAL
- per 1,000 square feet of development
(c) Retail $1,660$1,726
(c) Office $1,196$1 555
(d) K-12 Educational Facilities $300312
(c) Industrial/Manufacturing $30863
(a) Attached accessory dwelling units are exempt from impact fees.
(b) A structure with more than two dwelling units.
(c) See the more detailed land use descriptions in the Land Use Categories document.
(d) 80% discount for K-12 educational facilities.
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ENR Cost Index - Seattle, WA
YEAR
2023
MONTH
June
15241.71
%CHG
4.0
2023
May 115030.95 '
2.8
2023
April. 15031.28
3.7
2023
March 115106.78
4.5
2023
February 15087.53
4.6
2023
January 15132.08
10.3
2023
December 15115.33 10.5
2023
November
15202.68
11.8
2023
October
15197.93
12.0
2023 September
15202.41
12.4
2023 August
14873.27
10.4
2023 July 14738.6
11.2
2022 June
14661.19
11r
2022.1
May
14623.69
12.5
2022
April. 14493.29
12
2022
March
14451.04
12.3
2022
February
1442533
12.5
2022
January
13722.83 6.8
2021
December
13682.71 6.6
2021
November
13595.586.2
2021
October
13573.94
6.2
2021 September
13525.69
5.9
2021 August
13466.93
8.3
2021 July
13248.3
9.1
13165.01
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