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Lake Stevens planning commission reviews 2025 comp plan update, staff proposes higher downtown impact fee
Summary
City staff told the Lake Stevens Planning Commission they plan to update the capital facilities and transportation elements and the traffic impact fee methodology; staff proposed roughly doubling the downtown fee to about $5,600 per single-family home and set a timeline for council review and a May public hearing.
Lake Stevens — The Planning Commission on Tuesday reviewed staff proposals to update the city’s 2025 comprehensive plan limited to the capital facilities and transportation elements and to revise the traffic impact fee (TIFF) methodology that funds transportation projects.
Christy Schmidt, the city’s planning manager, said the TIFF cost basis “hasn't been updated since 2012,” prompting staff to rework the 20-year project list, the six-year capital improvements program and the methodology that allocates projects to three fee zones. She told commissioners the packet includes a fillable developer worksheet, a 20-year project table, an eligibility screen for projects that can be included in the fee calculation and a shortened AI summary of the technical materials.
Why it matters: The TIFF funds intersection and multimodal improvements tied to growth; changes to the fee and project list affect developers, future homebuyers and which…
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