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Commission pauses traffic‑impact fee package after technical critiques, carries hearing to Dec. 3
Summary
After public testimony criticizing the Transpo methodology and residents warning of heavy local traffic in TIZ 1, the Planning Commission kept the public hearing open on concurrency and traffic‑impact‑fee materials and requested revised methodology and clearer implementation documents for the Dec. 3 meeting.
The Lake Stevens Planning Commission held a lengthy public hearing on updates to the city’s concurrency management system and traffic impact mitigation fees on Nov. 19, and elected to carry the hearing to Dec. 3 after technical objections and community concerns.
Planning Manager Christy Schmidt presented code revisions intended to align the city’s concurrency standards and traffic‑impact fees with the 2024 comprehensive plan and state rules. Staff said the city contracted Transpo to prepare technical methodology documents, including a cost‑basis report, a developer worksheet and a concurrency handbook used by developers and engineers.
Tom Hanson, a retired civil engineer, told the commission he…
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