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Committee reviews proposal to treat some 'previously disturbed' parcels as undeveloped for stormwater rates
Summary
The Parks & Public Works Committee discussed Agenda Bill 26014, which would allow parcels that have reverted to an undeveloped, non‑productive state to be treated as undeveloped for stormwater billing; staff said the change is intended to incentivize development of the Snoqualmie mill site and will slightly shift rate revenue and facility-charge timing.
The Parks & Public Works Committee on April 21 reviewed an amendment to the city’s stormwater code that would let the city treat some "previously disturbed" parcels as undeveloped — and therefore exempt from stormwater rates — if they meet narrow criteria, staff said.
Director Hamlin Boute told the committee the ordinance would define a previously disturbed parcel as land that no longer contains, or contains only limited, infrastructure or structures and that has returned substantially to conditions similar to pre-development. "If a parcel lacks city-owned stormwater infrastructure and is in a non‑productive state, all or portions of it could be considered undeveloped," Boute said.
The change is aimed in part at the Snoqualmie Mill redevelopment. Staff said the proposed exemption would apply only to parcels with a council‑approved development agreement and site plan and only while those approvals remain in force. Boute said the…
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