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Council schedules public hearing on updated transportation impact fees, prefers middle alternative
Summary
Council agreed June 17 to advertise a public hearing on July 8 for revised transportation impact fees that would raise the city’s peak PM fee to $79.77 per peak PM trip (approximately $7,401 per single‑family residence in the study), pending final review and advertisement.
Port Orchard council members agreed on June 17 to move forward with a public hearing on a proposed update to the city’s transportation impact fees, with staff proposing a preferred “middle” alternative that yields a peak PM fee of $79.77 per peak PM trip.
Transportation staff said the proposed peak PM fee ($79.77) is a midpoint between two earlier alternatives. Using the consultant’s trip rates, staff said the fee translates to approximately $7,401 for a single‑family home (based on a 0.95 peak PM trip factor). Council members discussed permitting timing and an effective date option that would allow builders a grace period to pull permits under the old rate; staff recommended an effective date about three weeks after passage to allow system updates and a short grandfathering window for ready‑to‑issue permits.
Staff said next steps are to advertise a public hearing for July 8 and to return to council for potential adoption later in July, with the recommended effective date on the last Monday in July. Council members urged broad public outreach, including farmers market engagement and web/packet materials for community review.
