Public Works and Buildings | Street Impact Fees
appraiser must be licensed in good standing by the state of Washington for the category of the property appraised. The appraiser must possess an MAI or other equivalent certification and shall not have a fiduciary or personal interest in the property being appraised. A description of the appraiser’s certification shall be included with the appraisal, and the appraiser shall certify that he/she does not have a fiduciary or personal interest in the property being appraised. The appraisal shall be in accord with the most recent version of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and shall be subject to review and acceptance by the director. 5. The feepayer shall pay for the cost of the appraisal or request that the cost of the appraisal be deducted from the credit which the City may be providing to the feepayer, in the event that a credit is awarded. 6. If a credit is due, after receiving the appraisal the director shall provide the applicant with a letter or certificate setting forth the dollar amount of the credit, the reason for the credit, the legal description of the site donated where applicable, and the legal description or other adequate description of the project or development to which the credit may be applied. The applicant must sign and date a duplicate copy of such letter or certificate indicating his/ her agreement to the terms of the letter or certificate, and return such signed document to the director before the impact fee credit will be awarded. The failure of the applicant to sign, date, and return such document within 60 calendar days shall nullify the credit.
8. A feepayer can request that a credit or credits for impact fees be awarded to him/her for significant past tax payments as defined in SDC 21.08.080. For each request for a credit or credits for significant past tax payments, the feepayer shall submit receipts and a calculation of significant past tax payments earmarked for or proratable to the particular system improvement. The director shall determine the amount of credits, if any, for significant past tax payments. 9. Any claim for credit must be made prior to or at the time of submission of an application for a building permit. The failure to timely file such a claim shall constitute a final bar to later request any such credit. 10. A feepayer shall receive a credit for all impact fee deposits paid pursuant to SDC 21.08.030B. 11. Determinations made by the director pursuant to this section shall be subject to the appeals procedures set forth in SDC 21.08.030F.
E. Tax adjustments
Pursuant to and consistent with the requirements of RCW 82.02.060, the street impact fee analysis provides adjustments for past and future taxes and other sources of revenue to be paid by the new development which are earmarked or proratable to the same new public facilities which will serve the new development. The impact fee rates in SDC 21.08.030K. have been reasonably adjusted for taxes and other revenue sources which are anticipated to be available to fund these system improvements.
7. No credit shall be given for project improvements as defined in SDC 21.08.080.
582 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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