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Edmonds holds hearing on interim park impact fee ordinance; fees moved from per‑unit to per‑square‑foot
Summary
City staff presented an interim ordinance shifting park impact fees from a per‑dwelling unit charge (adopted 2014) to a per‑square‑foot model to align with state RCW revisions and inflation adjustments; council held the required public hearing and will complete code revision within the one‑year interim window.
Angie Fesser, Parks, Recreation and Human Services Director, presented background and rationale for an interim ordinance on Aug. 19 that updates Edmonds park impact fees. The city’s current park impact fees were adopted in 2014 as a flat per‑dwelling‑unit charge. State law changes in 2023 gave jurisdictions options to calculate impact fees by square footage, bedrooms or trips; staff recommended switching park impact fees to a square‑foot basis and adjusting…
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