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Issaquah council adopts ordinance to exempt early learning centers from most traffic impact fees
Summary
The council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 3134 to allow 80% traffic impact fee waivers for childcare centers and a 100% waiver if at least 25% of enrollment is state‑subsidized, with annual confirmation and a 20% payback if the subsidy threshold falls below 25%.
The Issaquah City Council on March 2 unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 3134 to amend Issaquah Municipal Code chapter 3.71 and allow traffic impact fee waivers for "early learning facilities." The ordinance creates two waiver tiers: an 80% traffic‑impact fee waiver available to qualifying childcare centers, and a 100% waiver for centers that commit at least 25% of enrolled slots to children eligible for state subsidies.
Planning staff described the state framework that allows an 80% waiver with no conditions and a 100% waiver that carries two conditions: (1) at least 25% of enrolled students must be eligible to receive state childcare subsidies, and (2) if enrollment drops below 25% during a year the…
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