Street Impact Fees | Public Works and Buildings
that the housing unit(s) no longer meets the definition of affordable housing set forth in Table 1 during the term of the life of the lien, covenant or contractual provision, then the owner(s) shall pay to the City the amount of impact fees from which the housing unit(s) was exempted into the City’s account for impact fees plus 12 percent interest per year. b. In determining the impact fee reductions for development(s) containing five or more affordable housing units, the community development director in consultation with the public works director should consider the following: i. The proposed housing units meet the provisions set forth by the City’s housing strategy plan adopted by the City council. ii. The proposed housing units will assist the City in meeting Sammamish’s affordable housing targets. iii. The location of the units meets the City’s comprehensive plan policies for the proposed housing type and density. iv. Approval of the proposed housing units and the associated impact fee reduction does not exempt the proposed housing units from meeting the City’s concurrency requirements and public works standards. c. The impact fee amounts waived in excess of 80 percent shall be paid from public funds from sources other than impact fees or interest on impact fees, and budgeted for this purpose.
d. Determinations of the community development director in consultation with the public works director regarding the reduction of impact fees shall be in writing and shall be subject to the appeals procedures set forth in SDC 21.08.030F.
D. Credits
1. A feepayer can request that a credit or credits for impact fees be awarded to him/her for the total value of dedicated land, improvements, or construction provided by the feepayer. Credits will be given only if the land, improvements, and/or the facility constructed are: a. For one or more of the system improvements identified in the capital facilities plan, which are included in the street impact fee analysis as the basis of the impact fee, and that are required by the City as a condition of approving the development activity; and b. At suitable sites and constructed at acceptable quality as determined by the City. 2. The director shall determine if requests for credits meet the criteria in subsection 1. of this section. 3. The value of a credit for structures, facilities or other improvements shall be established by original receipts provided by the applicant for one or more of the same system improvements for which the impact fee is being charged. 4. The value of a credit for land, including right-of-way and easements, shall be established on a case-by-case basis by an appraiser selected by or acceptable to the director. The
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 581
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