Chapter 12.19
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES
Sections:
12.19.010 Transportation impact fees.
12.19.030 Transportation impact fee project list.
12.19.040 Impact fee calculation.
12.19.050 Land use determination.
12.19.060 Review and adjustment.
12.19.010 Transportation impact fees.
To ensure that adequate transportation facilities are available to support new growth and development, the City adopted this Chapter 12.19 AHMC, entitled Transportation Impact Fees. The transportation impact fees shall be assessed on new development (and projects), changes in use and other related matters as set forth in Chapter 12.18 AHMC and this chapter based upon the formula and methodology set forth in the Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA). Through resolution of the City Council the transportation impact fees shall be adopted and periodically modified following a new or revised TIA. (Ord. C-950 § 2, 2020)
12.19.020 Service areas.
To properly manage and assess a reasonable transportation impact fee, the City of Airway Heights may be divided into one or more service areas based upon the number of persons residing in the service area, the existing street improvements, the forecasted future complete street improvements, and other matters that relate to establishing a reasonable and necessary transportation impact fee. Service areas shall be determined by the City Council and adopted through ordinance to be included in this chapter. (Ord. C-950 § 3, 2020)
12.19.030 Transportation impact fee project list.
The City will maintain a transportation impact fee project list based upon the Airway Heights Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan, the City Capital Improvement Plan and Comprehensive Plan. The project list will be affirmed by City Council on an annual or biannual basis. (Ord. C-950 § 4, 2020)
12.19.040 Impact fee calculation.
The City assessed impact fee will be based upon the p.m. peak hour vehicle trips generated by the proposed development that affect City and portions of state transportation improvements. The fee calculation is generally described as: 50 percent of the estimated construction cost for the transportation improvement divided by the total number of p.m. peak hour vehicle trips using the improvement within a 10-year period. (Ord. C-950 § 5, 2020)
12.19.050 Land use determination.
The transportation impact fee rate will be compared against methodology adopted by the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Manual by reference to the transportation impact fee land use categories. For convenience the commonly recognized land uses are set forth below. Any land use not identified below may be compared directly against trip generation rates of the current ITE Trip Generation Manual. The proposed land use will be compared with either the base transportation impact fee rate (TIA) or based on an independent trip generation forecast/study provided through the concurrency evaluation. The Director may make adjustments to the transportation impact fee based upon reasonable judgment and accepted methodologies.
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Categories and Land Use |
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Residential • Single-Family • Student, Multifamily • Mobile Home Park • Senior Housing |
Commercial, Retail and Service • Shopping Center • Discount/Box Store • Supermarket • Pharmacy/Drugstore • Home Improvement Store • Fast-Food Restaurant • Sit-Down Restaurant • Marijuana Dispensary • Drive-Thru Bank • Automobile Sales • Auto Part Sales • Tire Store • Furniture Store • Hotel/Motel |
Institutional • Clinic/Hospital • Animal/Vet Clinic • Elementary School • High School • Middle School • College/University • Day Care • Church • Library |
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Professional • General Office • Business/Office Park |
Recreational • Park • Camping/RV • Golf Course • Athletic Fields • Movie Theater • Bowling Alley • Health Club • Recreational Center |
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Commercial, Industrial • Light Industrial • Industrial Park • Manufacturing • Warehousing/Storage • Data Center |
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(Ord. C-950 § 6, 2020)
12.19.060 Review and adjustment.
The transportation impact fees established herein shall be reviewed annually by the Director in accordance with the Washington State Department of Transportation Construction Cost Index (“CCI”) and related plans and projects to coincide with the City’s annual adoption of its six-year street plan. The Director based on the CCI may adjust the transportation impact fee. (Ord. C-950 § 7, 2020)