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City proposes modest fee increases, technology surcharge and traffic-impact fee formula changes in 2026 schedule
Summary
City staff presented a proposed 2026 fee schedule that applies a general 3% increase across many fees, raises the technology surcharge from 3% to 4% to cover MyBuildingPermit front-end upgrades, splits SEPA checklist fees (residential/commercial), and implements traffic-impact fee formula changes including downtown/non-downtown differentials and a
City staff presented proposed updates to the 2026 fee schedule (Resolution 5860) during the Oct. 13 study session, proposing modest general increases and several targeted fee-structure changes intended to recover costs, improve transparency and align fees with adopted plans.
City Attorney and department directors summarized the key elements: a baseline 3% across-the-board increase (tied to local CPI trends), and a proposed additional 1% technology fee (raising the existing technology surcharge from 3% to 4%) to cover front-end upgrades for the MyBuildingPermit (MBP) system that the city will share with Eastside partner…
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