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Board to introduce wastewater development impact fees; public hearing set for March 3
Summary
City Attorney Bay Albright said staff will introduce O26‑07 to adopt wastewater development impact fees and R26‑39 to set a March 3 public hearing; fees apply to new development beginning June 1, 2026, must be placed in a segregated trust, and include exceptions and waivers for certain projects and developers.
City Attorney Bay Albright told the board the city will introduce an ordinance (O26‑07) adopting wastewater development impact fees and will set a public hearing under R26‑39 for March 3 to receive public comment.
Albright said state law authorizes impact fees on new development that increases infrastructure capacity needs; fees proposed would amend Ordinance 52‑75 and apply to any residential, multifamily, commercial, industrial or other habitable improvement within the wastewater service area, with commencement upon recording of a final plat on or after June 1, 2026, or upon application for a new wastewater connection for unplatted parcels. He said fees must be deposited in a segregated trust and used only for capacity growth projects. Exemptions were described: reconstruction without added units, replacements with no more than 5% area increase, governmental projects, K‑12 accredited schools, projects with previously paid fees, and projects in redevelopment districts where fees have been waived by prior resolution. Albright also said a new state act limits impact fees for accessory dwelling units to $250 and that developers seeking waivers (including nonprofits developing affordable housing) must apply to the board.
Dan Jackson of Willdan Financial Services will present the supporting study for water and wastewater at the Feb. 17 meeting via Zoom. The ordinance will be introduced by title only at the Feb. 17 meeting with subsequent public hearing and action.
