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Developers urge Pasco to codify grandfathering after city raised water-rights fees
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Developers and builders urged the City of Pasco to codify earlier council discussions to grandfather in preliminary plats and avoid retroactive water-rights fees after the city raised in-lieu fees and removed certain exemptions in 2023; staff said council direction is needed to formalize the approach.
Developers and several property owners told the Pasco City Council Thursday they need clearer, codified rules after the city increased water-rights in-lieu fees and removed exemptions last year.
Miss Seagdell reviewed the city's water-rights history and recent changes: the Quad-City acquisition context, a 2006 policy that previously exempted some commercial and industrial development from providing water rights, and a 2023 ordinance that raised the in-lieu fee to $4,150 per acre-foot while removing the commercial/industrial exemption. Staff noted a 50% surcharge…
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