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Planning commission advances concurrency and traffic-impact fee code changes to council

Lake Stevens Planning Commission · December 4, 2025
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Summary

The Lake Stevens Planning Commission voted Dec. 3 to advance proposed amendments to concurrency standards (Ch. 14.1.10) and traffic impact fee rules (Ch. 14.1.12) to the city council, with staff citing consistency with the comp plan and the Growth Management Act and a pending Transpo reanalysis of fee methodology.

The Lake Stevens Planning Commission on Dec. 3 voted to advance proposed amendments to the city’s concurrency code and traffic-impact fee chapters to the city council for final consideration.

Christy Schmidt, the city’s planning manager, told the commission the packet included a revised strikeout draft of Chapter 14.1.10 (concurrency management systems), Chapter 14.1.12 (traffic impact fees) and a SEPA exemption letter. She said staff separated the fee methodology and administrative documents so Transpo engineers could reanalyze the…

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