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AN ORDINANCE relating to development permitting fees; amending Ordinance 10662, Section 42, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.01, Ordinance 10662, Section 47, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.060, Ordinance 13332, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.06.010, Ordinance 13332, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.020, Ordinance 17923, Section 45, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.035, Ordinance 17923, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.037, Ordinance 13332, Section 20, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.050, Ordinance 13332, Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.070, Ordinance 18000, Section 83, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.075, Ordinance 13332, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.080, Ordinance 17453, Section 19, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.082, Ordinance 17453, Section 18, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.084, Ordinance 17224, Section 26, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.085, Ordinance 17453, Section 21, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.087, Ordinance 13332, Section 24, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.090, Ordinance 13332, Section 28, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.130, Ordinance 13332, Section 30, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.150, Ordinance 13332, Section 31, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.160, Ordinance 13332, Section 32, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.170, Ordinance 13332, Section 33, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.180, Ordinance 13332, Section 34, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.190, Ordinance 13332, Section 35, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.200, Ordinance 13332, Section 36, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.210, Ordinance 13332, Section 37, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.220, Ordinance 13332, Section 40, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.320, Ordinance 13332, Section 42, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.350, Ordinance 13332, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.360, Ordinance 13332, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.380, Ordinance 17224, Section 39, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.385, Ordinance 17224, Section 40, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.395, Ordinance 17224, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.425, Ordinance 13332, Section 53, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.510, Ordinance 13332, Section 54, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.550, Ordinance 17682, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.560, Ordinance 17682, Section 47, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.570 and Ordinance 17682, Section 48, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.580.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. A. Sections 2 through 37 of this ordinance update fees currently charged related to the department of local services, permitting division and road services division, and the department of natural resources and parks.
B. These fees are assessed under K.C.C. 2.99.030.G.1.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 10662, Section 42, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.010 are hereby amended to read as follows:
The purpose of this title is: to prescribe equitable fees and fee collection for ((all)) permitting and environmental review services provided by the department of local services, permitting division and road services division, and the department of natural resources and parks, and to prescribe school impact fees to cover the proportionate share of the cost of new school facilities needed to serve new growth and development.
SECTION 3. Ordinance 10662, Section 47, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.060 are hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Fees for processing or review of an application are refundable in proportion to the amount of work performed as of the date of application withdrawal or cancellation if, within sixty days after the date that fees were paid, the applicant in writing withdraws, cancels or otherwise terminates the application and requests a refund.
B. Fees for processing or inspection of a permit are refundable if, prior to expiration of the permit, the permit holder in writing withdraws, cancels or otherwise terminates the permit and requests a refund before commencing construction or land disturbing activity authorized by the permit. Permit fees shall not be refunded after construction or land disturbing activity has commenced.
C. The department shall refund a fee that has been paid but waived, or if other fees are owed, apply the payment to outstanding fees.
D. Fees shall be refunded to the applicant of record.
E. The department shall waive and refund the fee for filing an appeal when an applicant is the substantially prevailing party in an administrative appeal.
F. Development permit and environmental review fees shall not be refunded except as provided for in this title.
SECTION 4. Ordinance 13332, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.06.010 are hereby amended to read as follows:
A. A ((nonrefundable)) fee shall be charged for preapplication ((conferences)) services as follows:
1. Preapplication conference: ((A))already built $((733.00)) 751.00
construction for residential use((:))
2. Preapplication conference: ((A))already built $((2,931.00)) 3,001.00
construction for commercial use((:))
3. Preapplication conference: ((O))other $((733.00)) 751.00
development type,((-)) per county staff participant
((from the department of local services, permitting division:))
4. ((Other - per county staff participant (($772.00))
from custodial agency:))
((5.)) Cancellation of a conference without notification
before its scheduled start time or failure to attend((:)) $50.00
B. The total preapplication conference fee under subsection A. of this section shall be credited against any required application or permit fees for a subsequent permit application to address work commenced without permits, but only if the subsequent permit application is filed within one hundred eighty days of the preapplication conference or within sixty days of public health department or other agency approval required for a complete development permit application.
C. The fee for a zoning certification letter confirming an existing zoning designation or development rights is two hundred ((forty-four)) fifty dollars. The fee for zoning certification requiring historic research or review of other information is seven hundred ((thirty-three)) fifty-one dollars.
D. A fee of three hundred ((sixty-six)) seventy-five dollars shall be charged for each inspection of structures for housing code compliance, damage from flood, storm, fire or other natural disaster, or for each site visit conducted before permit application.
SECTION 5. Ordinance 13332, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.020 are hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, fees for the review of buildings and structures, including additions, modifications and mechanical equipment, shall be calculated using valuations published by the International Code Council or other current nationally recognized standards. The building official shall establish the final valuation. The fee charged shall be based on the valuation established under this subsection as follows:
Valuation Fee
1. $1.00 to $((48.00)) 50.00 plus $14.00 for
$25,000.00 each $1,000.00, or fraction
thereof, to $25,000.00
2. $25,000.01 to $((398.00)) 400.00 for the first
$50,000.00 $25,000.00 plus $((10.00)) 11.00 for each
additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to
$50,000.00
3. $50,000.01 to $((648.00)) 675.00 for the first $50,000.00
$100,000.00 plus $7.00 for each additional
$1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to $100,000.00
4. $100,000.01 to $((998.00)) 1,025.00 for the first $100,000.00
$500,000.00 plus $6.00 for each additional
$1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to $500,000.00
5. $500,000.01 to $((3,398.00)) 3,425.00 for the first
$1,000,000.00 $500,000.00 plus $4.00 for each
additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to
$1,000,000.00
6. $1,000,000.01 ((or $((5,398.00)) 5,425.00 for the first
more)) to $1,000,000.00 plus $((3.70)) 3.50 for each
$5,000,000.00 additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof((.)),
to $5,000,000.00
7. $5,000,000.01 or $19,425.00 for the first
more $5,000,000.00 plus $3.00 for each
additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof
B. Fees shall be charged for reviewing applications to construct or modify buildings, structures, and equipment as follows:
1. Electronic communication antenna $((1,697.00)) 1,738.00
2. Electronic communication tower or pole $((3,164.00)) 3,240.00
3. Sign $((806.00)) 825.00
4. Portable classroom, per group of three units $((2,658.00)) 2,722.00
or fraction thereof
5. Trail bridge, per lineal foot $((21.00)) 22.00
6. Building change of use only $((489.00)) 501.00
C. Resubmittal of plans or revisions to an issued permit shall be charged a fixed fee that is a fraction of the original building plan review fee proportionate to the changes from the original plan submittal, as determined by the department.
SECTION 6. Ordinance 17923, Section 45, and K.C.C. 27.10.035 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees shall be charged for reviewing applications and inspecting or extending permits to construct new single family dwellings as follows:
A. Building, zoning and site application review
1. Custom home $((4,101.00)) 4,199.00
2. Modular home $((1,221.00)) 1,250.00
3. Mobile or manufactured home $((977.00)) 1,000.00
4. Accessory dwelling unit $((2,299.00)) 2,354.00
5. Basic home permit $((977.00)) 1,000.00
6. Registered basic home plan - building and
mechanical plan review only $((2,688.00)) 2,753.00
B. Drainage, right-of-way or critical area review
1. Custom home $((2,341.00)) 2,397.00
2. Modular home $((2,341.00)) 2,397.00
3. Mobile or manufactured home $((2,341.00)) 2,397.00
4. Accessory dwelling unit $((1,825.00)) 1,869.00
5. Basic home $((1,269.00)) 1,299.00
C. Permit inspection
1. Custom home, per square foot $((1.24)) 1.27
2. Modular home $((1,080.00)) 1,106.00
3. Mobile or manufactured home $((891.00)) 912.00
4. Accessory dwelling unit, per square foot $((1.24)) 1.27
5. Basic home, per square foot $((1.24)) 1.27
D. Sprinkler system
1. Review $((564.00)) 578.00
2. Inspection $((1,008.00)) 1,032.00
E. Each plan resubmittal or revision to an issued permit shall be charged a portion of the application review fee listed in subsection A. of this section, based on the plan changes as a portion of the entire project, as determined by the department.
F. Additional inspection or reinspection $((159.00)) 160.00
G. Permit extension
1. First extension $((159.00)) 160.00
2. Second or subsequent extension, each $((427.00)) 437.00
SECTION 7. Ordinance 17923, Section 46, and K.C.C. 27.10.037 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees shall be charged for reviewing applications and inspecting or extending permits to construct additions or alterations to existing single family dwellings as follows:
A. Building alteration or addition
1. Mechanical installation only $((159.00)) 160.00
2. In-kind building repair or replacement only:
Building plan review $((183.00)) 187.00
Building inspection $((282.00)) 289.00
3. Alteration without addition, limited to either the roof or truss
structure; or the foundation or footings; or the walls, ceiling,
floor, beams, columns, doors, windows, stairs, or fireplace;
or pool or spa
Building plan review $((402.00)) 412.00
Building inspection $((620.00)) 635.00
4. Alteration without addition, involving two of the structural
elements listed in subsection A.3. of this section
Building plan review $((696.00)) 713.00
Building inspection $((1,070.00)) 1,096.00
5. Alteration without addition, involving all of the structural
elements listed in subsection A.3. of this section
Building plan review $((1,207.00)) 1,236.00
Building inspection $((1,857.00)) 1,902.00
6. Addition of deck, or accessory structure 500 square feet or smaller
Building plan review $((390.00)) 399.00
Building inspection, per square foot $((1.24)) 1.27
7. Addition of accessory structure larger than 500 square feet
Building plan review $((821.00)) 841.00
Building inspection, per square foot $((1.24)) 1.27
8. Addition of living space or garage, inclusive of alterations
Building plan review $((1,568.00)) 1,606.00
Building inspection, per square foot $((1.24)) 1.27
9. Building demolition, relocation $((282.00)) 289.00
B. Site development
1. Title or easement review only $((244.00)) 250.00
2. Basic critical area or site review with $((1,025.00)) 1,050.00
standardized conditions
3. Other site or critical area review, $((1,825.00)) 1,869.00
or combination thereof
C. Sprinkler system
1. Review $((489.00)) 501.00
2. Inspection $((585.00)) 599.00
D. Each plan resubmittal or revision to an issued permit shall be charged a portion of the application review fee listed in this section, based on the plan changes as a portion of the entire project, as determined by the department.
E. Permit extension
1. Mechanical installation only $((31.00)) 32.00
2. Other alteration or addition $((159.00)) 160.00
F. Additional inspection or reinspection $((159.00)) 160.00
SECTION 8. Ordinance 13332, Section 20, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.050 are hereby amended to read as follows:
A fee shall be charged to cover the costs of the department to review fire systems and tank systems as follows:
A. Fire alarm systems
1. Systems with more than 10 devices, each system $((1,318.00)) 1,350.00
2. Systems with 10 devices or fewer No Fee
B. Automatic sprinkler systems - new installation or alteration
1. System with more than 10 heads, each riser $((1,115.00)) 1,142.00
2. System with 10 heads or fewer No Fee
C. Monitoring transmitter, each system $((489.00)) 501.00
D. Tank installation, removal or abandonment, each: $((489.00)) 501.00
E. All other system construction or installation, each system $((801.00)) 820.00
SECTION 9. Ordinance 13332, Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.070 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Review of variance requests shall be charged fees as follows:
A. Road variance review
1. Department of local services, road services division
(if required): $((1,932.00)) 1,978.00
2. Department of local services, permitting division: $((1,563.00)) 1,601.00
3. Plan resubmittal: $((489.00)) 501.00
B. Surface Water Design Manual adjustment review
1. Standard $((2,296.00)) 2,351.00
((2. Experimental Actual Cost))
2. Complex or criteria exception $5,103.00
SECTION 10. Ordinance 18000, Section 83, and K.C.C. 27.10.075 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Temporary noise variance request review filed under K.C.C. 12.86.550.B. shall require the following fees:
A. Simple review: $((250.00)) 252.00
B. Medium review: $((492.00)) 504.00
C. Complex review: $((984.00)) 1,008.00
SECTION 11. Ordinance 13332, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.080 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Site engineering review includes review for code compliance with road design, drainage, erosion and sedimentation control, and right-of-way improvements. Review fees shall be charged as follows.
A. Plan review - basic or standard:
1. Minor repair, maintenance or drainage
improvements not maintained by King County $((489.00)) 501.00
2. Basic review with standardized conditions $((1,025.00)) 1,050.00
3. Standard review $((1,825.00)) 1,869.00
B. Plan review - complex
1. Nonengineered plans;
minimal road improvements; minimal drainage
review $((3,664.00)) 3,752.00
2. Engineered plans; private or minor public road
improvements; small project drainage, dispersion,
flow control best management practices,
conveyance only or detention only, or any
combination thereof $((7,329.00)) 7,505.00
3. Engineered plans; private or public road
improvements; full drainage review with
detention or water quality, or both $((10,993.00)) 11,257.00
4. Engineered plans; private or public road
improvements; full drainage review with detention
infiltration or water quality, or any combination
thereof $((14,656.00)) 15,008.00
5. Engineered plans; private or public road
improvements; full drainage review with multiple
basins $((21,984.00)) 22,512.00
6. Engineered plans; large private or public road
improvements; full drainage review with
multiple basins $((29,312.00)) 30,015.00
7. Engineered plans; large and complex private or $((36,640.00)) 37,519.00
public road improvements; full drainage review
with multiple basins
SECTION 12. Ordinance 17453, Section 19, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.082 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees for stormwater engineering and document review shall be charged as follows.
A. Minor facility plan, basic adjustment with a single
item, minor state Environmental Policy Act threshold
determination, conditional use permit, preliminary
short plat or revised plan or document. $((258.00)) 264.00
B. Minor facility plan, standard or minor $((644.00)) 659.00
multiitem adjustment, standard preliminary plat,
state Environmental Policy Act threshold
determination, conditional use permit or revised
plan or document.
C. Complex or multiitem adjustment, standard $((1,932.00)) 1,978.00
hydrology report, standard landscape management
plan or basic master drainage plan
D. Very complex or multiitem $((2,575.00)) 2,673.00
adjustment, complex hydrology report, basic
modeling, complex landscape management plan
or basic master drainage plan
E. Very complex, multi-item, or basic experimental $((3,220.00)) 3,297.00
adjustment, complex hydrology report, standard
modeling or standard master drainage plan
F. Basic experimental adjustment, very complex $((3,864.00)) 3,957.00
hydrology report, complex modeling or complex
master drainage plan
G. Standard experimental adjustment, very complex $((5,152.00)) 5,276.00
hydrology report, very complex modeling or very
complex master drainage plan
SECTION 13. Ordinance 17453, Section 18, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.084 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees for road engineering review shall be charged as follows:
A. Nonengineered plans; $((387.00)) 396.00
minimal road improvements; minimal drainage
review
B. Engineered plans; private or minor public road $((902.00)) 924.00
improvements; small project drainage, dispersion, flow
control best management practices, conveyance only
or detention only, or any combination thereof
C. Engineered plans; private or public road $((1,416.00)) 1,450.00
improvements; full drainage review with detention
or water quality, or both
D. Engineered plans; private or public road $((3,864.00)) 3,957.00
improvements; full drainage review with detention,
infiltration or water quality, or any combination
thereof
E. Engineered plans; private or public road $((7,727.00)) 7,912.00
improvements; full drainage review with multiple
basins
F. Engineered plans; large private or public road $((13,522.00)) 13,847.00
improvements; full drainage review with multiple
basins
G. Engineered plans; large and complex private or $((19,445.00)) 19,912.00
public road improvements; full drainage review
with multiple basins
SECTION 14. Ordinance 17224, Section 26, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.085 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees for review of road constructability shall be charged as follows.
A. Nonengineered plans; minimal No fee
road improvements; minimal drainage review
B. Engineered plans; private or minor public road No fee
improvements; small project drainage, dispersion,
flow control BMPs, conveyance only or detention
only, or any combination thereof
C. Engineered plans; private or public road $((1,030.00)) 1,055.00
improvements; full drainage review with detention
or water quality, or both
D. Engineered plans; private or public road $((1,030.00)) 1,055.00
improvements; full drainage review with detention,
infiltration or water quality, or any combination
thereof
E. Engineered plans; private or public road $((1,545.00)) 1,582.00
improvements; full drainage review with multiple
basins
F. Engineered plans; large private or public road $((2,060.00)) 2,109.00
improvements; full drainage review with multiple
basins
G. Engineered plans; large and complex private or $((2,575.00)) 2,637.00
public road improvements; full drainage review
with multiple basins
SECTION 15. Ordinance 17453, Section 21, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.087 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees for constructability review of stormwater facilities shall be charged as follows.
A. Base fee for one facility $((813.00)) 833.00
B. Each additional facility $((129.00)) 132.00
SECTION 16. Ordinance 13332, Section 24, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.090 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Grading or clearing site plan review includes review for compliance with King County grading and clearing code requirements. Grading or clearing site plan review fees shall be charged as follows:
A. Grading up to 2,000 square feet, or clearing
up to 0.2 acre $((489.00)) 501.00
B. Grading between 2,001 square feet and 0.2 acres $((855.00)) 876.00
C. Grading or clearing from 0.21 to 1.0 acres $((2,076.00)) 2,126.00
D. Grading or clearing from 1.01 to $((1,691.00)) 1,732.00
20.0 acres: base fee
E. Grading or clearing from 1.01 to $((386.00)) 394.00
20.0 acres: fee per acre
F. Grading or clearing over 20.0 acres $((9,411.00)) 9,637.00
G. Periodic review of surface mine and Applicable fee in
material processing facility subsections A.
through F. of this
section
H. Forest practices act - class IV review - residential $((855.00)) 876.00
I. Forest practices act - class IV review - $((1,711.00)) 1,752.00
nonresidential
J. Forest practices act - release of moratorium, $((7,329.00)) 7,505.00
excluding engineering or critical areas review
K. Forest practices act - conversion option $((1,467.00)) 1,502.00
harvest plan: base fee
L. Forest practices act - conversion option $((122.00)) 125.00
harvest plan: fee per acre
M. Forest practices act - activities with approved $((244.00)) 250.00
forest management plan - 5 acres or less
N. Forest practices act - activities with approved $((611.00)) 626.00
forest management plan - more than 5 acres
O. Hazard tree removal only, ten or fewer $((244.00)) 250.00
P. Farm pad or agricultural $((489.00)) 501.00
drainage maintenance in accordance with
county and state approved best management practices;
significant tree retention; or street tree, critical area mitigation,
((Q. R))recreation facility or landscape installation (($1,367.00))
SECTION 17. Ordinance 13332, Section 28, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.130 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees for critical areas review, ((inquiries and)) critical area designation, critical area alteration, flood hazard certification and variances for floodplain development or sea level rise risk area shall be charged as follows:
A. Critical areas review
1. Critical area notice on title only $((244.00)) 250.00
2. Nonresidential review, basic, per discipline $((1,342.00)) 1,374.00
3. Nonresidential review, complex, per discipline $((2,198.00)) 2,251.00
4. Stewardship planning $((1,954.00)) 2,001.00
B. Critical area designations
1. Minimum fee per application $((829.00)) 849.00
2. Fee per discipline if the parcel or parcels for which $((611.00)) 626.00
designations are requested have one or more critical
areas, excepting critical aquifer recharge, seismic
hazard, or erosion hazard area
3. Fee for resubmittal of critical area study, per $((611.00)) 626.00
Discipline((, or extension of approval))
C. Critical area alteration exception
1. Review, per discipline $((5,374.00)) 5,503.00
2. Base fee $((1,954.00)) 2,001.00
3. Extension of approval $((1,099.00)) 1,125.00
4. If applications for a shoreline permit and critical area alteration exception are reviewed concurrently, the critical area alteration exception application shall be charged fifty percent of the fees required by this section.
D. ((Flood)) Floodplain development: flood hazard ((certification)) certificate review
1. ((Residential or commercial)) Section A $((661.00)) 250.00
2. ((Agricultural)) Section B.1, FEMA floodway $((55.00)) 250.00
3. Section B.2 $750.00
E. ((Flood elevation certificate)) Floodplain development $((366.00)) 375.00
inspection
F. ((Letter-of-map-amendment community acknowledgement $1,221.00))
Floodplain development review: floodway and channel migration zone
1. Screening and verification $250.00
2. Review of a request for FEMA floodway letter-of-map-amendment shall be charged at actual cost to the department including consultant costs, administrative costs and cost of review by other county departments and governmental agencies.
G. Floodplain development review: mapped floodplain $125.00
H. Floodplain development review: unmapped floodplain
1. Qualitative floodplain study $125.00
2. Minor floodplain study $250.00
3. Major floodplain study $750.00
I. Review of variances for development in a floodplain or sea level rise risk area or for nonresidential elevation and dry floodproofing under K.C.C. 21A.24.228 shall be charged at actual cost to the department including consultant costs, administrative costs and cost of review by other county departments and governmental agencies.
SECTION 18. Ordinance 13332, Section 30, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.150 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Review of environmental checklists and preparation of threshold determinations of nonsignificance and mitigated determinations of nonsignificance and supplemental reviews
shall be charged fees as follows:
A. Review of environmental checklists and preparation of threshold determinations of nonsignificance
1. Minor new construction, including single family $((1,221.00)) 1,250.00
residential and agricultural buildings
2. Class IV forest practices $((1,221.00)) 1,250.00
3. Minor clearing or grading permits $((1,221.00)) 1,250.00
4. Other construction $((3,420.00)) 3,502.00
B. Review of environmental checklists and preparation $((3,420.00)) 3,502.00
of threshold determinations of mitigated
determinations of nonsignificance
C. Supplemental reviews
1. Addendum $((611.00)) 626.00
2. Expanded checklist $((1,099.00)) 1,125.00
D. Exemption $((427.00)) 437.00
E. Preparation of an environmental impact statement shall be charged at actual cost to the department including consultant costs, administrative costs and cost of review by other county departments and governmental agencies.
SECTION 19. Ordinance 13332, Section 31, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.160 are hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Fees for review of shoreline exemption applications shall be charged as follows:
1. Repair and maintenance - programmatic $((244.00)) 250.00
2. Repair and maintenance - other $((733.00)) 751.00
3. Agricultural activities $((489.00)) 501.00
4. Timber harvest operations within the forest $((489.00)) 501.00
production district
5. Boring or moorage buoy $((489.00)) 501.00
6. Stream-lined joint aquatic resources permit No Fee
application
7. Watershed restoration No Fee
8. Other $((1,467.00)) 1,502.00
9. Supplemental review of mitigation plan and $((244.00)) 250.00
amendment of conditions
B. Fees for review of a shoreline substantial development permit, conditional use permit or variance application shall be charged as follows:
1. Value of work: $10,000.00 or less $((6,447.00)) 6,602.00
2. Value of work: $10,000.01 to $100,000.00 $((6,692.00)) 6,853.00
3. Value of work: $100,000.01 to $500,000.00 $((7,426.00)) 7,604.00
4. Value of work: $500,000.01 to $1,000,000.00 $((8,158.00)) 8,354.00
5. Value of work: more than $1,000,000.00 $((9,135.00)) 9,354.00
6. If multiple permit applications are reviewed concurrently, one application shall be charged the fee required by this section; the other application or applications shall be charged fifty percent of the fee required by this section.
7. Extension of approval $((244.00)) 250.00
SECTION 20. Ordinance 13332, Section 32, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.170 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees for use permits shall be charged as follows:
A. Conditional use permit
1. Residential or home industry $((3,272.00)) 3,351.00
2. Cell tower $((3,272.00)) 3,351.00
3. Commercial $((6,692.00)) 6,853.00
4. Industrial, institutional, or other $((9,135.00)) 9,354.00
B. Transfer of development rights sending site
Certification $((585.00)) 599.00
C. Special use permit $((9,135.00)) 9,354.00
D. Temporary Use Permit
1. Medical Hardship Mobile Home Placement $((122.00)) 125.00
2. Homeless Encampment $((2,614.00)) 2,677.00
3. Other $((5,227.00)) 5,352.00
4. Annual permit extension $((733.00)) 751.00
SECTION 21. Ordinance 13332, Section 33, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.180 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees for zoning or Comprehensive Plan or map modification shall be charged as follows:
A. Variance
1. Review $((6,692.00)) 6,853.00
2. Extension of approval $((244.00)) 250.00
B. Site-specific amendment of land use map, plan, $((2,234.00)) 2,288.00
code or shoreline environment redesignation
C. Other zoning reclassification requests including $((9,135.00)) 9,354.00
Shoreline environment redesignation, deletion
of special district overlay, or amendment or
deletion of p-suffix conditions
D. If a site-specific amendment is implemented as part of a Comprehensive Plan update, the application fee will be credited toward the zoning reclassification fee, provided that the application for zoning reclassification is filed within one year of the effective date of the site-specific land use map amendment.
SECTION 22. Ordinance 13332, Section 34, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.190 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Preliminary subdivision, short subdivision, urban planned development or binding site plan applications shall be charged fees for planning, fire flow and access, site engineering, critical area, survey and state Environmental Policy Act review as follows:
A. Short plat - urban 2 to 4 lots, simple $((19,706.00)) 20,179.00
B. Short plat - urban 2 to 4 lots, complex $((23,126.00)) 23,681.00
C. Short plat - urban 5 to 9 lots $((29,233.00)) 29,935.00
D. Short plat - rural $((23,126.00)) 23,681.00
E. Subdivision, urban planned development, $((36,223.00)) 37,092.00
or binding site plan - base fee
F. Subdivision - additional fee per lot $((122.00)) 125.00
G. Minor plan revisions before or after preliminary approval
1. Short plat $((2,076.00)) 2,126.00
2. Subdivision, urban planned development $((5,313.00)) 5,441.00
or binding site plan
H. Extension of plat approval $((244.00)) 250.00
SECTION 23. Ordinance 13332, Section 35, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.200 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Final subdivision, short subdivision, urban planned development, binding site plan, subdivisional legal description or title review, approval and resubmittal shall be charged fees as follows:
A. Final plan review and approval
1. Short plat - urban 2 to 4 lots, simple $((6,204.00)) 6,353.00
2. Short plat - urban 2 to 4 lots, complex $((8,647.00)) 8,855.00
3. Short plat - urban 5 to 9 lots $((13,288.00)) 13,607.00
4. Short plat - rural $((8,647.00)) 8,855.00
5. Subdivision, binding site plan, or urban $((13,288.00)) 13,607.00
planned development
B. Final plan resubmittal
1. Short plat - urban 2 to 4 lots, simple $((855.00)) 876.00
2. Short plat - urban 2 to 4 lots, complex $((1,221.00)) 1,250.00
3. Short plat - urban 5 to 9 lots $((2,443.00)) 2,502.00
4. Short plat - rural $((1,221.00)) 1,250.00
5. Subdivision, binding site plan or urban $((2,443.00)) 2,502.00
planned development
C. Alteration after recordation
1. Short plat - urban 2 to 4 lots, simple $((4,152.00)) 4,252.00
2. Short plat - urban 2 to 4 lots, complex $((5,862.00)) 6,003.00
3. Short plat - urban 5 to 9 lots $((8,915.00)) 9,129.00
4. Short plat - rural $((5,862.00)) 6,003.00
5. Subdivision, binding site plan or $((10,626.00)) 10,881.00
urban planned development
D. Subdivisional legal description review
1. 1-50 lots - base fee $((585.00)) 600.00
2. 1-50 lots - per lot $((145.00)) 148.00
3. 51-100 lots - base fee $((7,835.00)) 8,000.00
4. 51-100 lots - per lot $((58.00)) 60.00
5. More than 100 lots - base fee $((10,735.00)) 11,000.00
6. More than 100 lots - per lot $14.00
7. Name change $((444.00)) 455.00
SECTION 24. Ordinance 13332, Section 36, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.210 are hereby amended to read as follows:
A fixed fee shall be charged for separate lot recognitions, subdivision exemptions, and innocent purchaser reviews as follows:
A. Innocent purchaser - review $((1,000.00)) 1,024.00
B. Separate lot(( - basic - platted lots - review $1,319.00))
((C.)) 1. ((Separate lot - complex - nonplatted lots, ))minimum $((586.00)) 600.00
review fee
((D.)) 2. ((Separate lot - complex - nonplatted lots, ))review fee $((733.00)) 751.00
per lot
((E.)) C. Miscellaneous lot exemption - review $((2,588.00)) 2,650.00
((F.)) D. Condominium conversion - application $((2,296.00)) 2,351.00
SECTION 25. Ordinance 13332, Section 37, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.220 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Boundary line adjustments and lot mergers shall be charged fixed fees as follows, plus the cost of recording documents:
A. Boundary line adjustment - basic - review $((3,615.00)) 3,702.00
B. Boundary line adjustment - complex - review $((5,568.00)) 5,702.00
C. Boundary line adjustment - deferred submittal of $((489.00)) 501.00
final, signed and notarized Mylar more than ninety
days after approval of adjustment
D. Lot merger - review $((1,319.00)) 1,351.00
E. Concurrent review of additional applications for contiguous parcels shall be charged fifty percent of the review fees listed in this section.
SECTION 26. Ordinance 13332, Section 40, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.320 are hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, permit fees for the inspection of buildings and other structures, including additions, modifications, and mechanical equipment, shall be calculated using valuations published by the International Code Council or other current nationally recognized standards. The building official shall establish the final valuation. The permit inspection fee charged shall be based on the valuation established under this subsection as follows:
Valuation Fee
1. 1.00 to $((159.00)) 160.00 plus $((21.00))
$25,000.00 22.00 for each $1,000.00, or fraction thereof,
to $25,000.00
2. $25,000.01 to $((684.00)) 710.00 for the first
$50,000.00 $25,000.00 plus $((15.00)) 16.00 for each
additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to
$50,000.00
3. $50,000.01 to $((1,059.00)) 1,110.00 for the first
$100,000.00 $50,000.00 plus $11.00 for each
additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to
$100,000.00
4. $100,000.01 to $((1,609.00)) 1,660.00 for the first
$500,000.00 $100,000.00 plus $9.00 for each
additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof,
to $500,000.00
5. $500,000.01 to $((5,209.00)) 5,260.00 for the first
$1,000,000.00 $500,000.00 plus $7.00 for each
additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof,
to $1,000,000.00
6. $1,000,000.01 $((8,709.00)) 8,760.00 for the first
((or more)) to $1,000,000.00 plus $((5.30)) 5.00 for each
$5,000,000.00 additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof,
to $5,000,000.00.
7. $5,000,000.01 or $28,760.00 for the first
more $5,000,000.00 plus $4.00 for each
additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof.
B. Fees shall be charged for inspecting permits to construct or modify buildings, structures, and equipment as follows:
1. Electronic communication antenna $((764.00)) 782.00
2. Electronic communication tower or pole $((2,159.00)) 2,211.00
3. Sign $((372.00)) 381.00
4. Portable classroom, per group $((2,132.00)) 2,183.00
of three units or fraction thereof
5. Trail bridge, per lineal foot $((32.00)) 33.00
6. Building change of use only $((211.00)) 216.00
7. Building demolition or relocation only $((402.00)) 412.00
C. Additional inspection or reinspection of a building, fire, $((159.00)) 160.00
mechanical, or sign construction permit or demolition permit
SECTION 27. Ordinance 13332, Section 42, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.350 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees shall be charged to cover the costs of physical inspections to assure that projects are constructed in accordance with approved plans as follows.
A. Fire alarm systems - new installation or alteration
1. System with more than 10 devices, each device $((15.00)) 15.40
2. System with 10 devices or fewer $((585.00)) 599.00
B. Automatic sprinkler systems - new installation or alteration
1. System with more than 10 heads, each head or plug $((8.50)) 8.70
2. System with 10 heads or fewer $((585.00)) 599.00
C. Monitoring Transmitter, each system $((489.00)) 501.00
D. Tank installation, removal or abandonment, each $((489.00)) 501.00
E. All other system construction or installation, each system $((863.00)) 884.00
SECTION 28. Ordinance 13332, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.360 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees shall be charged for reviewing applications and inspecting permits for fireworks, special events, and building occupancy and fire code operational permits as follows:
A. Fireworks stand Maximum allowed
under chapter 70.77
RCW
B. Special event or fireworks display
1. Application fee $((244.00)) 250.00
2. Inspection fee, per site visit $((402.00)) 412.00
C. Building occupancy inspection, per building
per site visit $((211.00)) 216.00
D. Inspection for an operational permit under the International Fire Code
1. Initial permit, per code item $150.00
2. Permit renewal , per code item $100.00
SECTION 29. Ordinance 13332, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.380 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Site inspections of grading, clearing, drainage systems, landscaping and other site development, site monitoring and pre-site work engineering meetings shall be charged as follows:
A. Inspection of land disturbing activity or site development not requiring engineered plan
1. Base fee $((492.00)) 504.00
2. Fee per acre $((241.00)) 247.00
B. Inspection of land disturbing activity or site development
requiring engineered plans
1. Minimal $((5,312.00)) 5,439.00
road improvements; minimal drainage review
2. Private or minor public road $((9,952.00)) 10,191.00
improvements; small project drainage, dispersion,
flow control BMPs, conveyance only or detention
only, or any combination thereof
3. Private or public road $((17,037.00)) 17,446.00
improvements; full drainage review with detention
or water quality, or any combination thereof
4. Private or public road $((23,509.00)) 24,073.00
improvements; full drainage review with
detention, infiltration or water quality, or any
combination thereof
5. Private or public road $((28,273.00)) 28,952.00
improvements; full drainage review with
multiple basins
6. Large private or public road
improvements; full drainage review with multiple
basins $((34,868.00)) 35,705.00
7. Large and complex private $((41,463.00)) 42,458.00
or public road improvements; full drainage review
with multiple basins
C. Inspection of landscape, street tree, significant tree, $((733.00)) 751.00
recreation facility, or critical area mitigation installation only
D. Site condition inspection, $((366.00)) 375.00
additional inspection, or reinspection, per site visit
E. Monitoring inspections of surface
mines, material processing facilities and other
long-term industrial operations
1. Inactive sites $((1,282.00)) 1,313.00
2. Semiactive sites - 20 acres or less $((2,260.00)) 2,314.00
3. Semiactive sites - more than 20 acres $((5,191.00)) 5,316.00
4. Active sites - 20 acres or less $((5,191.00)) 5,316.00
5. Active sites - more than 20 acres $((11,053.00)) 11,318.00
SECTION 30. Ordinance 17224, Section 39, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.385 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Site inspections and pre-site work engineering meetings for construction of stormwater facilities shall be charged as follows:
A. Preconstruction meeting and inspection of $((2,616.00)) 2,679.00
stormwater facilities - one facility site
B. Inspection of stormwater facilities - each additional $((902.00)) 924.00
facility site
SECTION 31. Ordinance 17224, Section 40, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.395 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Site inspections and pre-site work engineering meetings for road construction shall be charged as follows:
A. Preconstruction meeting and inspections.
1. Minimal road improvements $((515.00)) 527.00
minimal drainage review
2. Private or minor public road $((1,030.00)) 1,055.00
improvements; small project drainage; dispersion,
flow control BMPs, conveyance only or detention
only, or any combination thereof
3. Private or public road $((3,864.00)) 3,957.00
improvements; full drainage review with detention
or water quality, or both
4. Private or public road $((7,727.00)) 7,912.00
improvements; full drainage review with detention,
infiltration or water quality, or any combination
thereof
5. Private or public road $((11,333.00)) 11,605.00
improvements; full drainage review with multiple
basins
6. Large private or public road $((14,892.00)) 15,249.00
improvements; full drainage review with multiple
basins
7. Large and complex $((18,545.00)) 18,990.00
private or public road improvements; full
drainage review with multiple basins
B. Permit revisions, reinspection or supplemental $((387.00)) 396.00
inspection
SECTION 32. Ordinance 17224, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.425 are hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Whenever any work for which a permit or application approval required under K.C.C. Title 16, 19A, 20 or 21A has commenced without first obtaining the required permit or application approval or has proceeded without obtaining necessary inspections, a fixed fee shall be charged for investigation of work done without a required permit or approval whether or not a permit or application approval is subsequently issued.
B. Fees for residential buildings shall be charged as follows:
1. Interior alterations only $((402.00)) 412.00
2. Addition of deck or accessory structure
500 square feet or smaller $((390.00)) 399.00
3. Addition of accessory structure
larger than 500 square feet $((821.00)) 841.00
4. Garage or living space addition or conversion $((1,568.00)) 1,606.00
5. New accessory dwelling unit $((2,299.00)) 2,354.00
6. New mobile home $((977.00)) 1,000.00
7. New custom home $((4,101.00)) 4,199.00
C. Fees for commercial buildings shall be charged as follows:
1. Alterations to an existing structure $((977.00)) 1,000.00
2. New structure $((4,101.00)) 4,199.00
D. Fees for site development shall be charged as follows:
1. Minor drainage improvement not maintained by the $((489.00)) 501.00
county
2. Basic with standardized conditions $((1,025.00)) 1,050.00
3. Other $((1,825.00)) 1,869.00
E. Fees for land disturbance shall be charged as follows:
1. Clearing less than 0.2 acre $((489.00)) 501.00
2. Grading less than 2,000 square feet $((489.00)) 501.00
3. Grading between 2,000 square feet and 0.2 acre $((855.00)) 876.00
4. Grading or clearing more than 0.2 acre $((2,076.00)) 2,126.00
F. Property owners not responsible for initiating work without a permit shall be exempted from the fees in this section.
SECTION 33. Ordinance 13332, Section 53, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.510 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Certificates of compliance or completion shall require a fixed fee to cover the administrative and clerical costs to the department of processing and issuing the certificate.
A. Temporary occupancy permit per building $((489.00)) 501.00
or tenant space
B. Occupancy permit when more than one $((489.00)) 501.00
building per permit
C. Occupancy permit for individual $((224.00)) 229.00
townhouses or other portions of building
D. Letter of completion for shell construction when more $((489.00)) 501.00
than one building per permit
SECTION 34. Ordinance 13332, Section 54, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.550 are hereby amended to read as follows:
A fee of one thousand seven hundred ((eleven)) fifty-two dollars shall be charged for processing and review of preissuance construction authorization. Building and site inspections shall be charged the regular fees adopted by this title.
SECTION 35. Ordinance 17682, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.560 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Requests for address or road name changes where no site visit is required shall be charged ((ninety-seven)) ninety-nine dollars per address affected by the requested change.
SECTION 36. Ordinance 17682, Section 47, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.570 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees shall be charged as follows for processing, monitoring, extending and administering the default of financial guarantees:
A. Standard monitoring of maintenance and defect guarantees
for completed installation
1. Inspection of stormwater facilities - small $((4,011.00)) 4,107.00
2. Inspection of stormwater facilities - medium $((4,880.00)) 4,997.00
3. Inspection of stormwater facilities - large $((7,470.00)) 7,649.00
4. Reinspection of stormwater facilities, each $((752.00)) 770.00
5. Inspection of road improvements - small $((4,011.00)) 4,107.00
6. Inspection of road improvements - medium $((4,880.00)) 4,997.00
7. Inspection of road improvements - large $((7,470.00)) 7,649.00
8. Reinspection of road improvements, each $((752.00)) 770.00
9. Inspection or reinspection of critical area mitigation,
landscaping, street or significant trees, or recreation
facilities, per site visit $((366.00)) 375.00
B. Extended monitoring of maintenance and defect guarantees - additional year
1. Stormwater facilities $((1,922.00)) 1,968.00
2. Road improvements $((1,922.00)) 1,968.00
C. Administering default of financial guarantees - annual fee
1. Road improvements $((4,320.00)) 4,424.00
2. Stormwater facilities $((4,320.00)) 4,424.00
SECTION 37. Ordinance 17682, Section 48, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.580 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees shall be charged for permit processing, clerical services, contractor certification, title elimination, permit extension, review of resubmitted plans and permit revisions, expedited review and after-hours inspection as follows:
A. A fee of seventy-five dollars shall be charged for re-issuing a public notice.
B. The department may charge fees for clerical services unrelated to permits including, but not limited to, making copies, scanning documents, notarizing documents, gathering, preparing and publishing special request reports and providing publications. The fees shall be the actual cost to the department and shall be collected at the time services are requested. The department shall publish a schedule of these fees on the internet and in the public areas of its offices.
C. The fee for annual certification of a tank removal contractor is two hundred ((forty-four)) fifty dollars.
D. The fee for a title elimination is sixty dollars.
E. The fee for extension of a non-residential building, fire, mechanical, sign, demolition, grading, site development or conditional use permit is one hundred ((fifty-nine)) sixty dollars.
F. The fee for the third or subsequent intake screening of an application submittal prior to acceptance is fifty dollars for each screening. Unless otherwise specified in this title, the review of resubmitted of plans or revisions to an issued building, fire, or grading permit shall be charged a fee of twenty-five percent of the original application fee.
G. The fee for expedited review shall be one hundred fifty percent of the regular review fee, and shall be charged in lieu of the regular review fee in this title.
H. When building or land use inspections outside regular business hours are required by the construction schedule or otherwise requested by a permit holder, excluding inspections for fireworks stands, fireworks displays and other special events, the overtime labor cost of county personnel shall be charged in addition to the regular inspection fees.
SECTION 38. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance or the
application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
SECTION 39. This ordinance takes effect January 1, 2021.