Sammamish Unified Development Code

DevelopmentStandards | DevelopmentStandards—AdequacyofPublicFacilitiesandServices

a. The permanent and interim improvements necessary to serve the development are planned to be in place at the time the impacts of development are expected to occur; or b. The necessary financial commitments are in place to assure the completion of the needed improvements to meet the district’s standard of service within three years of the time that the impacts of development are expected to occur. Necessary improvements are those facilities identified by the district in its capital facilities plan as reviewed and adopted by the City of Sammamish. 2. Any combination of the following shall constitute the “necessary financial commitments” for the purposes of subsection 1. of this section: a. The district has received voter approval of and/or has bonding authority; b. The district has received approval for federal, state, or other funds; c. The district has received a secured commitment from a developer that the developer will construct the needed permanent school facility, and the school district has found such facility to be acceptable and consistent with its capital facilities plan; and/or d. The district has other assured funding, including but not limited to, school impact fees that have been paid.

3. Compliance with this concurrency requirement of this section shall be sufficient to satisfy the provisions of RCW 58.17.060 and 58.17.110.

M. Credit for improvements

Whenever a development is granted approval subject to a condition that the development proponent actually provide a school facility acceptable to the district, the development proponent shall be entitled to a credit for the actual cost of providing the facility, against the fee that would be chargeable under the formula provided by SDC 21.09.090. The cost of construction shall be estimated at the time of approval, but must be documented and the documentation confirmed after the construction is completed to assure that an accurate credit amount is provided. If construction costs are less than the calculated fee amount, the difference remaining shall be chargeable as a school impact fee.

348 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code

Effective | January 1, 2022

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