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Shoreline council revises park impact fee structure, adopts Alternative 2A and exempts adult family homes
Summary
The Shoreline City Council on Jan. 27, 2025, adopted Ordinance 1013 to revise park impact fees, approving an amended square‑footage rate table (Alternative 2A) and preserving an exemption for adult family homes; the new rates take effect July 1, 2025.
On Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, the Shoreline City Council adopted Ordinance 1013 to modify the city’s park impact fees and the methodology used to calculate them. The ordinance sets new PIF rates effective July 1, 2025, adjusts the square‑footage rate categories, and preserves an exemption for adult family homes; council adopted a councilmember amendment (Alternative 2A) to change the square‑footage ranges used in the fee table. The ordinance passed unanimously.
City staff described the change as required and enabled by recent state law amendments and by updated parks, recreation and open space needs identified in Shoreline’s PROS and comprehensive plans. Katrina Steinle, senior management analyst in Parks, Recreation and Community Services, said park impact fees are a one‑time payment by new development to…
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