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Committee moves park impact fee changes to public hearing after staff cites new state rule for smaller units

3788700 · May 20, 2025
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Staff briefed the committee on proposed updates to the county’s park impact mitigation fees to reflect current project costs and a state law (Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5258) that requires lower fees for smaller housing units; committee moved the ordinance to GLS for a public hearing on May 28.

Snohomish County staff asked the Planning and Community Development Committee on May 20 to move proposed updates to the county’s park impact mitigation fee schedule to a public hearing after recent state-level changes altered fee rules for smaller housing units.

Ryan Hanbury, council staff, said the county’s fee program dates to an ordinance adopted in February 2005 and that the 2024 biennial update adjusts fees to reflect current park improvement costs and anticipated population growth consistent with the Parks…

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