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Sammamish Planning Commission backs consultant impact‑fee methodology, urges council to assess full fees; approves affordable‑housing discounts and ADU/addition
Summary
On April 2 the Sammamish Planning Commission accepted a consultant’s impact‑fee report and recommended City Council assess 100% of the calculated parks and transportation fees while also approving tiered affordable‑housing reductions, exemptions for ADUs and additions, and removing a statutory deferral cap. Staff will transmit the recommendation to council with captured dissenting opinions.
At its April 2, 2026 meeting the Sammamish Planning Commission voted to accept a consultant study on scaling parks and transportation impact fees and recommended that the City Council assess 100% of the maximum calculated fees, while approving a set of targeted relief measures for affordable housing and changes to fee administration.
The action followed a staff presentation by Evan Fischer, senior management analyst with Community Development, who told the commission that the consultant used a historic‑investment methodology for parks (capturing total asset value, including donated land) and a person‑trip basis for transportation. "The idea of the historic investment methodology is to capture the total asset value of our park system as it is and that sets a benchmark for the level of park service we've provided to the city," Fischer said in the meeting packet presentation and on the record.
The meeting included extended public and commissioner debate about technical inputs and local policy choices. Paul Stikney, a public…
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