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Developers seek parks‑SDC rate lock in annexation amendment; council declines immediate action
Summary
An applicant asked the council to lock existing parks system‑development charges (SDCs) in an amendment to an annexation agreement after proposed SDC methodology would raise costs for a 75‑unit project by roughly $538,000; councilors expressed concern about precedent and timing and left the request unchanged for future consideration.
Developers seeking to annex tax lot R4409CD00100 asked the McMinnville City Council to amend their annexation agreement to ‘lock in’ the current parks system‑development charge (SDC) methodology for building permits submitted within five years of the agreement’s effective date. Staff told the council the applicant’s calculation showed a parks SDC increase from roughly $231,600 to about $770,154 under the proposed new methodology — a difference of roughly $538,554 for a planned 75‑unit apartment project.
Community Development Director Heather Richards described the request as an attempt to provide financing certainty after the council’s February 10 work session introduced draft revisions to the parks SDC methodology. The amendment would have…
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