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Clerk 09/28/2026
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AN ORDINANCE relating to school impact fees and comprehensive planning; adopting the capital facilities plans of the Tahoma, Federal Way, Riverview, Issaquah, Snoqualmie Valley, Highline, Lake Washington, Northshore, Enumclaw, Fife, Auburn, and Renton school districts as subelements of the King County Comprehensive Plan capital facilities element to implement the school impact fee program; establishing school impact fees to be collected by King County on behalf of the districts; and amending Ordinance 18619, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.12.473, and Ordinance 10122, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.44.010.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. Chapter 36.70A RCW and chapter 82.02 RCW authorize the collection of impact fees for new development to provide public school facilities to serve the new development.
2. Chapter 82.02 RCW requires that impact fees may only be collected for public facilities that are addressed in a capital facilities element of a comprehensive land use plan.
3. King County adopted Ordinances 9785, 10162 and 19965 for the purposes of implementing chapter 82.02 RCW.
4. The Tahoma School District, Federal Way School District, Riverview School District, Issaquah School District, Snoqualmie Valley School District, Highline School District, Lake Washington School District, Northshore School District, Enumclaw School District, Fife School District, Auburn School District, and Renton School District have previously entered into interlocal agreements with King County for the collection and distribution of school impact fees. Each of those school districts, through this ordinance, seeks to renew its capital facilities plan for adoption as a subelement of the King County Comprehensive Plan capital facilities element.
5. Consistent with K.C.C. 21A.28.154, the school technical review committee met on June 5, 2026, to review each school district's capital facilities plan, enrollment projections, standard of service, and the district's overall capacity for the next six years to ensure consistency with the Growth Management Act, with the King County Comprehensive Plan, and adopted community and subarea plans and with the district's calculation and rationale for proposed impact fees. The committee concluded that the plans attached to this ordinance accurately reflect the status of the districts' facilities and concurred with the calculation and rationale for the impact fees documented in each district's capital facilities plan.
6. Ordinance 19965, enacted September 8, 2025, includes a new formula for the calculation of impact fees based on dwelling unit type and number of bedrooms, and establishes a maximum impact fee amount for middle housing, and apartment units.
7. The 2026 capital facilities plans for the Auburn School District, Enumclaw School District, and Snoqualmie Valley School District substantiate middle housing or apartment unit impact fees greater than five thousand dollars. The middle housing and apartment unit impact fees in this ordinance for these districts reflect the application of the maximum impact fee amount as imposed by Ordinance 19965.
8. Washington State Environmental Policy Act review of the capital facilities plans was conducted by each district as lead agency on behalf of King County, and each district issued a Determination of Nonsignificance. The environmental review conducted by each district adequately represents the environmental elements and supports the issuance of a Determination of Nonsignificance for a nonproject action.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. This ordinance is adopted to implement King County Comprehensive Plan policies, the Washington State Growth Management Act, and King County Ordinance 19965, with respect to the Tahoma School District, Federal Way School District, Riverview School District, Issaquah School District, Snoqualmie Valley School District, Highline School District, Lake Washington School District, Northshore School District, Enumclaw School District, Fife School District, Auburn School District, and Renton School District. This ordinance is necessary to address identified impacts of development on the districts to protect the public health, safety and welfare, and to implement King County's authority to impose school impact fees under RCW 82.02.050 through 82.02.090.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 18619, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.12.473 are hereby amended to read as follows:
The following school district capital facilities plans are adopted as subelements of the King County Comprehensive Plan capital facilities element and are incorporated in this section by reference:
A. The Tahoma School District No. 409 Capital Facilities Plan ((2025 to 2030)) 2026 to 2031, adopted ((June 10, 2025)) June 9, 2026, which is included in Attachment A to ((Ordinance 20016) this ordinance;
B. The Federal Way Public Schools Capital Facilities Plan ((2026)) 2027, adopted ((June 10, 2025)) June 9, 2026, which is included in Attachment B to ((Ordinance 20016)) this ordinance;
C. The Riverview School District No. 407 Capital Facilities Plan ((2025)) 2026, adopted ((June 24, 2025)) June 23, 2026, which is included in Attachment C to ((Ordinance 20016)) this ordinance;
D. The Issaquah School District No. 411 ((2025)) 2026 Capital Facilities Plan, adopted ((June 10, 2025)) June 9, 2026, which is included in Attachment D to ((Ordinance 20016)) this ordinance;
E. The Snoqualmie Valley School District No. 410 Capital Facilities Plan ((2025)) 2026, adopted ((June 5, 2025)) June 4, 2026, which is included in Attachment E to ((Ordinance 20016)) this ordinance;
F. The Highline School District No. 401 Capital Facilities Plan ((2025-2030)) 2026-2031, adopted ((July 2, 2025)) July 1, 2026, which is included in Attachment F to ((Ordinance 20016)) this ordinance;
G. The Lake Washington School District No. 414 Six-Year Capital Facilities Plan ((2025-2030)) 2026-2031, adopted ((June 23, 2025)) June 22, 2026, which is included in Attachment G to ((Ordinance 20016)) this ordinance;
H. ((The Kent School District No. 415 Six-Year Capital Facilities Plan 2024-2025 through 2030-2031, adopted July 10, 2024, which is included in Attachment H to Ordinance 19859;
I.)) The Northshore School District No. 417 Capital Facilities Plan ((2025-31)) 2026-2032, adopted ((October 13, 2025)) June 22, 2026, which is included in Attachment ((I)) H to ((Ordinance 20016)) this ordinance;
((J.)) I. The Enumclaw School District No. 216 Capital Facilities Plan ((2025-2030)) 2026-2031, adopted ((June 30, 2025)) June 8, 2026, which is included in Attachment ((J)) I to ((Ordinance 20016)) this ordinance;
((K.)) J. The Fife School District No. 417 Capital Facilities Plan ((2025-2031)) 2026-2032, adopted ((July 28, 2025)) July 27, 2026, which is included in Attachment ((K)) J to ((Ordinance 20016)) this ordinance;
((L.)) K. The Auburn School District No. 408 Capital Facilities Plan ((2025 through 2031)) 2026 through 2032, adopted ((June 9, 2025)) June 8, 2026, which is included in Attachment ((L)) K to ((Ordinance 20016)) this ordinance; and
((M.)) L. The Renton School District No. 403 ((2025)) 2026 Capital Facilities Plan, adopted ((June 25, 2025)) June 24, 2026, which is included in Attachment ((M)) L to ((Ordinance 20016)) this ordinance.
SECTION 3. Ordinance 10122, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.44.010 are hereby amended to read as follows:
A. The following school impact fees shall be assessed for the indicated types of development:
|
((SCHOOL DISTRICT |
SINGLE DETACHED per dwelling unit |
MULTIUNIT per dwelling unit |
|
Auburn, No. 408 |
$8,003 |
$5,000 |
|
Enumclaw, No. 216 |
12,619 |
5,000 |
|
Federal Way, No. 210 |
0 |
0 |
|
Fife, No. 417 |
5,595 |
1,747 |
|
Highline, No. 401 |
0 |
0 |
|
Issaquah, No. 411 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kent, No. 415 |
0 |
0 |
|
Lake Washington, No. 414 |
7,277 |
170 |
|
Northshore, No. 417 |
16,550 |
5,000 |
|
Renton, No. 403 |
0 |
0 |
|
Riverview, No. 407 |
0 |
0 |
|
Snoqualmie Valley No. 410 |
13,126.84 |
5,000 |
|
Tahoma, No. 409 |
3,465 |
1,568)) |
|
Single Detached Dwelling Units1 |
|
School District |
School District Fee Calculation |
Impact Fee (No Maximum Fee Obligation) |
|
|
3 or More Bedrooms |
2 or Fewer Bedrooms |
3 or More Bedrooms |
2 or Fewer Bedrooms |
|
Auburn |
$8,003 |
$0 |
$8,003 |
$0 |
|
Enumclaw |
16,559 |
2,693 |
16,559 |
2,693 |
|
Federal Way |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Fife |
7,933 |
0 |
7,933 |
0 |
|
Highline |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Issaquah |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Lake Washington |
5,874 |
0 |
5,874 |
0 |
|
Northshore |
11,395 |
8,400 |
11,395 |
8,400 |
|
Renton |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Riverview |
3,608 |
0 |
3,608 |
0 |
|
Snoqualmie Valley |
17,251 |
2,005 |
17,251 |
2,005 |
|
Tahoma |
3,182 |
0 |
3,182 |
0 |
|
1 Means single detached residences, manufactured home, and mobile home units as each of these terms is defined individually in KCC Chapter 21A.06. |
|
Middle Housing Units2 |
|
School District |
School District Fee Calculation |
Impact Fee |
|
|
3 or More Bedrooms |
2 or Fewer Bedrooms |
3 or More Bedrooms |
2 or Fewer Bedrooms |
|
Auburn |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
Enumclaw |
5,949 |
5,634 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
|
Federal Way |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Fife |
1,878 |
0 |
1,878 |
0 |
|
Highline |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Issaquah |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Lake Washington |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Northshore |
3,577 |
0 |
3,577 |
0 |
|
Renton |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Riverview |
960 |
0 |
960 |
0 |
|
Snoqualmie Valley |
5,326 |
5,109 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
|
Tahoma |
157 |
0 |
157 |
0 |
|
2 Includes duplex, houseplex, townhouse, and cottage housing units, as each of these terms is defined individually in KCC Chapter 21A.06. Maximum impact fee obligation = $5,000) |
|
Apartment Units3 |
|
School District |
School District Fee Calculation |
Impact Fee |
|
|
2 or More Bedrooms |
1 or Fewer Bedrooms |
2 or More Bedrooms |
1 or Fewer Bedrooms |
|
Auburn |
$8,966 |
$0 |
$5,000 |
$0 |
|
Enumclaw |
9,537 |
0 |
5,000 |
0 |
|
Federal Way |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Fife |
744 |
0 |
744 |
0 |
|
Highline |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Issaquah |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Lake Washington |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Northshore |
255 |
0 |
255 |
0 |
|
Renton |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Riverview |
2,697 |
0 |
2,697 |
0 |
|
Snoqualmie Valley |
9,583 |
0 |
5,000 |
0 |
|
Tahoma |
2,181 |
0 |
2,181 |
0 |
|
3 Has the same meaning as that term is defined in KCC Chapter 21A.06, and it does not include a townhouse. Maximum impact fee obligation = $5,000. |
B. The school impact fees established in subsection A. of this section take effect January 1, ((2026)) 2027.
SECTION 4. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or its application to
any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.