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Council accepts first reading to update transportation impact fees by 3%
Summary
City staff proposed a 3% increase to transportation impact fees based on a five‑year WSDOT construction cost index; council accepted the ordinance for first reading and scheduled adoption for June 23.
Council accepted for first reading an ordinance (No. 006/2026) that updates the city’s transportation impact fee schedule by 3% to reflect changes in construction costs.
Mr. Peterson explained that the city’s code requires a five‑year lookback using the Washington State Department of Transportation construction cost index; the calculation produced a net 3% increase across the defined impact‑fee categories. Staff said the ordinance is scheduled for adoption on June 23, at which time the updated fee schedule would take effect.
Council had no substantive questions and the motion to accept the ordinance for first reading passed with unanimous consent.
