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AN ORDINANCE relating to development permitting fees; amending Ordinance 13274, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.37.070, Ordinance 10662, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.050, Ordinance 10662, Section 47, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.060, Ordinance 11141, Section 40, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.100, Ordinance 20021, Section 4, and K.C.C. 27.02.202, Ordinance 20021, Ordinance 17923, Section 45, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.035, Ordinance 13332, Section 20, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.050, Ordinance 13332, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.080, Ordinance 17453, Section 18, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.084, Ordinance 13332, Section 28, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.130, Ordinance 13332, Section 32, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.170, Ordinance 17224, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.425, Ordinance 17682, Section 47, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.570, Ordinance 17682, Section 48, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.580, and Ordinance 20021, Section 36, adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 27.10 and repealing Ordinance 13332, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C 27.06.005, Ordinance 13332, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C 27.06.010, Ordinance 13332, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.020, Ordinance 17923, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.037, Ordinance 13332, Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.070, Ordinance 18000, Section 83, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.075, Ordinance 13332, Section 24, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.090, Ordinance 13332, Section 30, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.150, Ordinance 13332, Section 31, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.160, Ordinance 13332, Section 33, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.180, Ordinance 13332, Section 34, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.190, Ordinance 13332, Section 35, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.200, Ordinance 13332, Section 36, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.210, Ordinance 13332, Section 37, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.220, Ordinance 13332, Section 39, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.310, Ordinance 13332, Section 40, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.320, Ordinance 13332, Section 42, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.350, Ordinance 13332, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.360, Ordinance 13332, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.380, Ordinance 13332, Section 53, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.510, Ordinance 13332, Section 54, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.550, Ordinance 17682, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.560, establishing an effective date, and establishing an expiration date.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. A. Sections 2 through 18 of this ordinance update fees currently charged related to the department of local services, permitting division and road services division, and the department of natural resources and parks.
B. These fees are assessed under K.C.C. 2.99.030.G.1., and RCW 82.02.020 as reasonable fees to process applications, inspect and review plans, or prepare detailed statements required by chapter 43.21C RCW, including reasonable fees that are consistent with RCW 35.91.020, 43.21C.420(6), and 43.21.428.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 13274, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.37.070 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Responsibility for preparing a completed application rests exclusively with the applicant. Application for sending site certification shall include:
A. A legal description of the site;
B. A title report;
C. A brief description of the site resources and public benefit to be preserved;
D. A site plan showing the existing and proposed dwelling units, nonresidential structures, driveways, submerged lands, and any area already subject to a conservation;
E. Assessors map or maps of the lot or lots;
F. A statement of intent indicating whether the property ownership, after TDR certification, will be retained in private ownership or dedicated to King County or another public or private nonprofit agency;
G. Any or all of the following written in conformance with criteria established through a public rule consistent with K.C.C. chapter 2.98, if the site is qualifying as habitat for a threatened or endangered species:
1. A wildlife habitat conservation plan;
2. A wildlife habitat restoration plan; or
3. A wildlife present conditions report;
H. If the site qualifies as an urban unincorporated area sending site meeting the criteria in K.C.C. 21A.37.020.A.2.g.;
I. A forest stewardship plan, written in conformance with criteria established through a public rule consistent with K.C.C. chapter 2.98, if required under K.C.C. 21A.37.060.B.3. and 6.;
J. An affidavit of compliance with the reforestation requirements of the Forest Practices Act and any additional reforestation conditions of the forest practices permit for the site, if required under K.C.C. 21A.37.020.D.;
K. A completed density calculation worksheet for estimating the number of available development rights; and
L. The application fee ((consistent)) in accordance with K.C.C. Title 27((.10.170)).
SECTION 3. Ordinance 10662, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.050 are hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Unless otherwise required by this title, fees shall be assessed at the fee rate in effect at the time the application for a permit or decision is deemed complete or the request for other service is accepted by the department, but only if the application is approved or permit is issued within twelve months of the date that the application is deemed complete or otherwise accepted by the department. For services rendered after twelve months from the date the application is deemed complete or otherwise accepted by the department, any additional fees shall be assessed based on the rates in current effect.
B. Fees for application screening are due at the time of application submittal.
C. Fees for application review are due upon application acceptance.
((C.)) D. Fees for expedited review are due when an expedited review request is accepted by the department.
((D.)) E. Fees owed for the resubmittal of plans or applications are due at the time of resubmittal.
((E.)) F. Fees for permits, inspection or monitoring are due upon permit issuance. The director may grant exceptions in cases where the basis as prescribed in this title for calculating fees for a permit, inspection or monitoring was amended after an application was completed but before permit issuance.
((F.)) G. Fees for reinspection of construction work or site conditions are due by the date indicated on the department's invoice or before final construction approval, whichever is earlier, and shall be assessed at the fee rate in effect at the time of reinspection.
((G.)) H. Unless otherwise allowed by this title, the department shall not accept payment of fees before fees are due.
((H.)) I. Changes in the ownership of an application or permit shall not revoke the fees incurred by the application or permit, or the requirement to post financial guarantees for permitted construction.
SECTION 4. Ordinance 10662, Section 47, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.060 are hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Fees for preapplication service requests or application screening are not refundable once paid by the applicant.
B. Fees for ((processing or)) review of an application are refundable in proportion to the amount of work performed as of the date of application withdrawal or cancellation if, within sixty days after the date that fees were paid, the applicant in writing withdraws, cancels or otherwise terminates the application and requests a refund.
((B.)) C. Fees for ((processing or)) inspection of a permit are refundable if, prior to expiration of the permit, the permit holder in writing withdraws, cancels or otherwise terminates the permit and requests a refund before commencing construction or land disturbing activity authorized by the permit. Permit fees shall not be refunded after construction or land disturbing activity has commenced.
((C.)) D. The department shall refund a fee that has been paid but waived, or if other fees are owed, apply the payment to outstanding fees.
((D.)) E. Fees shall be refunded to the applicant of record.
((E.)) F. The department shall waive and refund the fee for filing an appeal when an applicant is the substantially prevailing party in an administrative appeal.
((F.)) G. ((Development permit and environmental review f))Fees paid in accordance with this Title shall not be refunded except as provided for in this title.
SECTION 5. Ordinance 11141, Section 40, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.100 are hereby amended to read as follows:
A. For a service not listed in this title, the department may charge a fee for the most comparable service listed in this title, or may charge a fee to recover the actual cost of providing services for which fees are not otherwise listed in this title or for which the fees listed in this title do not recover the actual cost.
B. The fee for expedited review of project permit applications for projects that are consistent with adopted development regulations, in accordance with RCW 36.70B.160(1)(a), shall be one hundred fifty percent of the minimum review fee, and shall be charged in lieu of the minimum review fee in this title.
SECTION 6. Ordinance 20021, Section 4, and K.C.C. 27.02.202 are hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B. of this section, this ordinance has added a surcharge of three and five tenths percent on all fees established in K.C.C. chapter((s 27.06 and)) 27.10. The surcharge shall only be used to fund:
1. Replacement or upgrade of the permitting software or information systems used by the department.
2. The department's undesignated fund balance for working capital in order to achieve an undesignated fund balance of forty-five days of operating and maintenance expenses.
B. The following fees shall not be subject to the surcharge established in subsection A. of this section:
1. ((Road variance review under K.C.C. 27.10.070.A.1.;
2.)) Stormwater engineering and document review under K.C.C. 27.10.082;
((3.)) 2. Road engineering review under K.C.C. 27.10.084;
((4.)) 3. Road constructability review under K.C.C. 27.10.085;
((5.)) 4. Stormwater facility constructability review under K.C.C. 27.10.087;
((6.)) 5. Floodplain permits established in K.C.C. 27.10.147;
((7.)) 6. Stormwater facility site inspection and pre-site work engineering meetings under K.C.C. 27.10.385;
((8.)) 7. Road construction inspection and pre-site work engineering meetings under K.C.C. 27.10.395;
((9.)) 8. Financial guarantee processing, monitoring, extension, and administration under K.C.C. 27.10.570; and
((10.)) 9. ((Title elimination in)) Historical preservation program, state department of ecology, and other services under K.C.C. 27.10.580.((D)).
C. The surcharge applies to fees charged between January 1, 2026, and December 31, 2027. An ordinance will be required to remove the surcharge from the fees to which it applies.
SECTION 7. Ordinance 17923, Section 45, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.035 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees shall be charged for reviewing applications and inspecting ((or extending)) permits ((to construct new single family dwellings)) for compliance with building and mechanical codes, or related services, as follows:
((A. Building, zoning and site application review
1. Custom home $7,113.00
2. Modular home $2,117.00
3. Mobile or manufactured home $1,694.00
4. Accessory dwelling unit $3,987.00
5. Basic home permit $1,694.00
6. Registered basic home plan - building and
mechanical plan review only $4,664.00
B. Drainage, right-of-way or critical area review
1. Custom home $4,060.00
2. Modular home $4,060.00
3. Mobile or manufactured home $4,060.00
4. Accessory dwelling unit $3,166.00
5. Basic home $2,201.00
C. Permit inspection
1. Custom home, per square foot $2.16
2. Modular home $1,874.00
3. Mobile or manufactured home $1,545.00
4. Accessory dwelling unit, per square foot $2.16
5. Basic home, per square foot $2.16
D. Sprinkler system
1. Review $979.00
2. Inspection $1,748.00
E. Each plan resubmittal or revision to an issued permit shall be charged a portion of the application review fee listed in subsection A. of this section, based on the plan changes as a portion of the entire project, as determined by the department.
F. Additional inspection or reinspection
Minimum fee amount in K.C.C. 27.10.320.A.1.))
A. Applications that have been accepted as procedurally complete for review by the county shall be charged the minimum fee listed in this subsection for review of an initial submittal and up to two resubmittals. Each review not included in the minimum fee shall be charged the supplemental fee listed in this subsection.
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Review description |
Minimum fee |
Supplemental fee |
|
1. Residential, remodel for mechanical system, either gas or electric |
No fee |
No fee |
|
2. Residential, remodel for seismic retrofit |
$449.00 |
$150.00 |
|
3. Residential, remodel for deck |
$449.00 |
$150.00 |
|
4. Residential, remodel for in-kind or damage repair |
$853.00 |
$284.00 |
|
5. Residential, remodel for single modification to building |
$1,527.00 |
$509.00 |
|
6. Residential, remodel for multiple modifications to building |
$1,932.00 |
$644.00 |
|
7. Residential, remodel for addition to living space or new garage |
$2,111.00 |
$704.00 |
|
8. Residential, new accessory structure of five hundred square feet or less |
$1,617.00 |
$539.00 |
|
9. Residential, new accessory structure of more than five hundred square feet |
$1,752.00 |
$584.00 |
|
10. Residential, new accessory structure for carport |
$1,752.00 |
$584.00 |
|
11. Residential, new accessory dwelling unit |
$3,279.00 |
$1,093.00 |
|
12. Residential, new mobile or manufactured single detached home |
$1,797.00 |
$599.00 |
|
13. Residential, new custom single detached home |
$4,043.00 |
$1,348.00 |
|
14. Residential, new basic single detached home from registered plan |
$314.00 |
$105.00 |
|
15. Residential, registered single detached home plan |
$6,154.00 |
$2,051.00 |
|
16. Commercial, portable building, per unit |
$2,695.00 |
$898.00 |
|
17. Commercial, telecom antenna |
$1,348.00 |
$449.00 |
|
18. Commercial, telecom pole tower |
$2,920.00 |
$973.00 |
|
19. Commercial, sign, either wall mounted or monument, each |
$449.00 |
$150.00 |
|
20. Commercial, sign, pole mounted, each |
$898.00 |
$299.00 |
|
21. Commercial, mechanical |
$898.00 plus one percent of construction value |
$299.00 |
|
22. Commercial, building either interior remodel or tenant improvement |
$898.00 plus one percent of construction value |
$299.00 |
|
23. Commercial, building, either new or addition |
$2,246.00 plus $0.63 per square foot |
$749.00 |
|
24. Site Improvement, vault, each |
$2,920.00 |
$973.00 |
|
25. Site Improvement, retaining wall or trail bridge, each |
$1,348.00 |
$449.00 |
|
26. Site Improvement, other nonhabitable structure |
$898.00 plus one percent of construction value |
$299.00 |
|
27. Flood permit |
$494.00 |
$165.00 |
B. Permits that have been issued by the county shall be charged the minimum fee for up to the quantity of inspections listed in this subsection. Each inspection exceeding the inspection quantity shall be charged a reinspection fee or additional fee per inspection as listed in this subsection.
|
Inspection description |
Minimum fee |
Inspection quantity |
|
1. Residential, remodel for mechanical system, either gas or electric |
$100.00 |
1 |
|
2. Residential, remodel for seismic retrofit |
$201.00 plus 0.6% of construction value |
2 |
|
3. Residential, remodel for deck |
$301.00 |
3 |
|
4. Residential, remodel for in-kind or damage repair |
$301.00 |
3 |
|
5. Residential, remodel for single modification to building |
$402.00 |
4 |
|
6. Residential, remodel for multiple modifications to building |
$502.00 |
5 |
|
7. Residential, remodel for addition to living space or new garage |
$703.00 plus $0.38 per square foot |
7 |
|
8. Residential, new accessory structure of five hundred square feet or less |
$703.00 plus $0.38 per square foot |
7 |
|
9. Residential, new accessory structure of more than five hundred square feet |
$703.00 plus $0.38 per square foot |
7 |
|
10. Residential, new accessory structure for carport |
$703.00 plus $0.38 per square foot |
7 |
|
11. Residential, new accessory dwelling unit |
$703.00 plus $0.38 per square foot |
7 |
|
12. Residential, new mobile or manufactured single detached home |
$703.00 plus $0.38 per square foot |
7 |
|
13. Residential, new custom or modular single detached home |
$1,105.00 plus $0.38 per square foot |
11 |
|
14. Residential, new basic single detached home from registered plan |
$1,105.00 plus $0.38 per square foot |
11 |
|
15. Commercial, portable building, per unit |
$301.00 plus $0.38 per square foot |
3 |
|
16. Commercial, telecom antenna |
$100.00 plus 0.6% of construction value |
1 |
|
17. Commercial, telecom pole tower |
$301.00 plus 0.6% of construction value |
3 |
|
18. Commercial, sign, either wall mounted or monument, each |
$100.00 plus 0.6% of construction value |
1 |
|
19. Commercial, sign, pole mounted, each |
$201.00 plus 0.6% of construction value |
2 |
|
20. Commercial, mechanical |
$201.00 plus 0.6% of construction value |
2 |
|
21. Commercial, building either interior remodel or tenant improvement |
$402.00 plus 0.6% of construction value |
4 |
|
22. Commercial, building, either new or addition |
$1,607.00 plus $0.38 per square foot |
16 |
|
23. Site Improvement, vault, each |
$100.00 plus 0.6% of construction value |
1 |
|
24. Site Improvement, retaining wall or trail bridge, each |
$100.00 plus 0.6% of construction value |
1 |
|
25. Site Improvement, other nonhabitable structure |
$100.00 plus 0.6% of construction value |
1 |
|
26. Demolition or relocation |
$201.00 |
2 |
|
27. Inspection report |
$201.00 |
2 |
|
28. Reinspection, additional, or after-hours inspection of issued permit, each |
$100.00 |
1 |
C. Fees shall be charged for other services as follows:
|
Service description |
Fee |
|
1. Customer or community meeting, preapplication conference, conference, consultation, or hearing, per staff hour in one hour increments, one hour minimum |
$237.00 |
|
2. Site visit or on-site preconstruction conference, including travel time, per staff hour in one hour increments, two hour minimum |
$474.00 |
SECTION 8. Ordinance 13332, Section 20, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.050 are hereby amended to read as follows:
((A f))Fees shall be charged ((to cover the costs of the department to review fire systems and tank systems)) for reviewing applications and inspecting permits for compliance with fire codes, or related services, as follows:
((A. Automatic sprinkler or fire alarm systems - new installation or alteration, per riser or system with more than 10 heads or devices: $849.00
B. Monitoring transmitter, each system $849.00
C. Tank installation, removal or abandonment, each: $849.00
D. All other system construction or installation, each system $1,389.00))
A. Applications that have been accepted as procedurally complete for review by the county shall be charged the minimum fee listed in this subsection for review of an initial submittal and up to two resubmittals. Each review not included in the minimum fee shall be charged the supplemental fee listed in this subsection.
|
Review description |
Minimum fee |
Supplemental fee |
|
1. Alarm or monitoring transmitter, per addressable panel with more than ten devices, installed or modified |
$460.00 |
$230.00 |
|
2. Sprinkler, commercial, per riser with more than ten heads, installed or modified |
$1,379.00 |
$690.00 |
|
3. Sprinkler, residential, per riser with more than ten heads, installed or modified |
$345.00 |
$172.00 |
|
4. Other fire suppression system, installation or modification, each |
$690.00 |
$345.00 |
|
5. Tank or underground fuel piping system, installation, removal, or abandonment, each |
$919.00 |
$460.00 |
|
6. Electrical energy storage system or emergency generator, installation or modification, each |
$345.00 |
$172.00 |
|
7. High-piled storage, installation or modification |
$690.00 |
$345.00 |
|
8. Fireworks display |
$575.00 |
$287.00 |
|
9. Special event |
$690.00 |
$345.00 |
|
10. Fire flow, access, or other fire code item: single detached residential building permit |
$460.00 |
$230.00 |
|
11. Fire flow, access, or other fire code item: other than single detached residential permit |
$1,379.00 |
$690.00 |
B. Permits that have been issued by the county shall be charged the minimum fee for up to the quantity of inspections listed in this subsection. Each inspection exceeding the inspection quantity shall be charged a reinspection fee or additional fee per inspection as listed in this subsection.
|
Inspection description |
Minimum fee |
Inspection quantity |
|
1. Alarm or monitoring transmitter, per addressable panel, installed or modified |
$213.00 plus $32.00 per device |
2 |
|
2. Sprinkler, commercial, per riser, installed or modified |
$534.00 plus $32.00 per head |
5 |
|
3. Sprinkler, residential, per riser, installed or modified |
$534.00 plus $32.00 per head |
5 |
|
4. Other fire suppression system, installation or modification, each |
$213.00 |
2 |
|
5. Tank or underground fuel piping system, installation, removal, or abandonment, each |
$213.00 |
2 |
|
6. Electrical energy storage system or emergency generator, installation or modification, each |
$107.00 |
1 |
|
7. High-piled storage, installation or modification |
$107.00 |
1 |
|
8. Fireworks display |
$213.00 |
2 |
|
9. Special event |
$107.00 |
1 |
|
10. Fire flow, access, or other fire code item: single detached residential building permit |
$107.00 |
1 |
|
11. Fire flow, access, or other fire code item: other than single detached residential permit |
$107.00 |
1 |
|
12. Operating permit, per inspection |
$107.00 |
1 |
|
13. Reinspection, additional, or after-hours inspection of issued permit, each |
$107.00 |
1 |
C. Fees shall be charged for other services as follows:
|
Service description |
Fee |
|
1. Customer or community meeting, preapplication conference, conference, consultation, or hearing, per staff hour in one hour increments, one hour minimum |
$243.00 |
|
2. Site visit or on-site preconstruction conference, including travel time, per staff hour in one hour increments, two hour minimum |
$485.00 |
SECTION 9. Ordinance 13332, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.080 are hereby amended to read as follows:
((Site engineering review includes review)) Fees shall be charged for reviewing applications and inspecting permits for ((code)) compliance with road design standards, drainage standards, erosion and sedimentation control standards, and ((right-of-way improvements,)) other services, ((Review fees shall be charged)) as follows.
((A. Plan review - basic or standard:
1. Minor repair, maintenance or drainage
improvements not maintained by King County $849.00
2. Basic review with standardized conditions $1,779.00
3. Standard review $3,166.00
B. Plan review - complex
1. Nonengineered plans; minimal road improvements;
minimal drainage review $6,356.00
2. Engineered plans; private or minor public road improvements;
small project drainage, dispersion, flow control best
management practices, conveyance only or detention only,
or any combination thereof $12,714.00
3. Engineered plans; private or public road improvements;
full drainage review with detention or water quality, or both $19,071.00
4. Engineered plans; private or public road improvements;
full drainage review with detention, infiltration or water quality,
or any combination thereof $25,425.00
5. Engineered plans; private or public road improvements;
full drainage review with multiple basins $38,138.00
6. Engineered plans; large private or public road improvements;
full drainage review with multiple basins $50,849.00
7. Engineered plans; large and complex private or public road
improvements; full drainage review with multiple basins $63,562.00))
A. Applications that have been accepted as procedurally complete for review by the county shall be charged the minimum fee listed in this subsection for review of an initial submittal and up to two resubmittals. Each review not included in the minimum fee shall be charged the supplemental fee listed in this subsection.
|
Review description |
Minimum fee |
Supplemental fee |
|
1. Address change request or temporary address assignment |
$120.00 |
$120.00 |
|
2. Drainage adjustment, standard or criteria exception |
$4,445.00 |
$4,445.00 |
|
3. Road variance |
$3,334.00 |
$3,334.00 |
|
4. Preliminary subdivision or short subdivision |
$35,004.00 plus $1,111.00 per lot |
$11,668.00 |
|
5. Preliminary microsubdivision |
$11,113.00 |
$3,704.00 |
|
6. Final or alteration of plat or short plat |
$17,102.00 |
$5,700.00 |
|
7. Final microplat or microplat alteration |
$5,713.00 |
$800.00 |
|
8. Legal lot determination |
$5,001.00 |
$1,667.00 |
|
9. Innocent purchaser |
$6,112.00 |
$2,037.00 |
|
10. Miscellaneous lot exemption |
$6,112.00 |
$2,037.00 |
|
11. Lot merger |
$4,167.00 |
$1,389.00 |
|
12. Boundary line adjustment excluding lot merger |
$11,113.00 |
$3,704.00 |
|
13. Forest practice act - class IV |
$2,223.00 |
$741.00 |
|
14. Conversion option harvest plan |
Actual cost |
Actual cost |
|
15. Clearing hazard trees only - up to ten, minimum fee charged for initial submittal only, additional submittals subject to supplemental fee. |
$741.00 |
$741.00 |
|
16. Clearing or grading -, minimum fee charged for initial submittal only, additional submittals subject to supplemental fee. |
$1,482.00 plus $1,111.00 per acre |
$1,482.00 |
|
17. Notice on title, easement, or legal description only |
$556.00 |
$556.00 |
|
18. Drainage, temporary erosion and sedimentation control |
$722.00 |
$722.00 |
|
19. Drainage, simplified |
$3,189.00 |
$1,595.00 |
|
20. Drainage, targeted |
$7,390.00 |
$2,463.00 |
|
21. Drainage, directed |
$11,990.00 |
$3,997.00 |
|
22. Drainage, full |
$18,336.00 |
$6,112.00 |
|
23. Drainage, large project over fifty acres |
$30,004.00 |
$10,001.00 |
|
24. Drainage, flow control facility, each |
$2,223.00 |
$2,223.00 |
|
25. Drainage, water quality facility, each |
$2,223.00 |
$2,223.00 |
|
26. Drainage, water quality treatment enhancement, each |
$2,223.00 |
$2,223.00 |
|
27. Drainage, mounding analysis |
$4,445.00 |
$4,445.00 |
|
28. Roadway, minor repair |
$1,111.00 |
$1,111.00 |
|
29. Roadway, frontage or off-site improvements of principal arterial, minor arterial, collector arterial, urban commercial access |
$10,612.00 |
$3,537.00 |
|
30. Roadway, frontage or off-site improvements of local roadway, neighborhood collector, subcollector, subaccess, minor access, off-street parking |
$7,101.00 |
$2,367.00 |
|
31. Flood hazard certification review |
$2,000.00 |
$2,000.00 |
|
32. Flood floodway and channel migration zone verification |
$1,111.00 |
$1,111.00 |
B. Inspection of issued permits shall be charged fees as follows:
|
Inspection description |
Fee |
|
1. Forest practice act - class IV |
$517.00 |
|
2. Conversion option harvest plan |
$517.00 |
|
3. Clearing hazard trees only - up to ten |
$517.00 |
|
4. Clearing or grading - up to twenty acres |
$3,101.00 per site plus $775.00 per acre |
|
5. Clearing or grading - more than twenty acres |
$18,606.00 |
|
6. Drainage, temporary erosion and sedimentation control |
$517.00 |
|
7. Drainage, simplified |
$517.00 |
|
8. Drainage, targeted |
$517.00 |
|
9. Drainage, directed |
$517.00 |
|
10. Drainage, full |
$25,584.00 |
|
11. Drainage, large project over fifty acres |
$25,584.00 |
|
12. Drainage, flow control facility, each |
$1,551.00 |
|
13. Drainage, water quality facility, each |
$1,551.00 |
|
14. Drainage, water quality treatment enhancement, each |
$1,551.00 |
|
15. Drainage, mounding analysis |
$3,101.00 |
|
16. Roadway, minor repair |
$258.00 |
|
17. Roadway, frontage or off site improvements of principal arterial, minor arterial, collector arterial, urban commercial access |
$9,820.00 |
|
18. Roadway, frontage or off site improvements of local roadway, neighborhood collector, subcollector, subaccess, minor access, off-street parking |
$6,719.00 |
|
19. Reinspection, additional, or after-hours inspection of issued permit |
$258.00 |
C. Fees shall be charged for other services as follows:
|
Service description |
Fee |
|
1. Customer or community meeting, preapplication conference, conference, consultation, or hearing, per staff hour in one hour increments, one hour minimum |
$239.00 |
|
2. Site visit or on-site preconstruction conference, including travel time, per staff hour in one hour increments, two hour minimum |
$478.00 |
|
3. Surface mining, material processing facility, or other long term industrial operation: annual fee for permit extension and routine semiannual inspection |
$5,855.00 |
|
4. Surface mining, material processing facility, or other long term industrial operation: investigation, additional review, corrective actions, or supplemental inspection, per staff hour in one hour increments, eight hour minimum per incident |
$1,952.00 |
SECTION 10. Ordinance 19195, Section 13, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.084 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees for road engineering review by the department of local services road services division shall be charged as follows:
Fees for road engineering review shall be charged as follows:
|
A. Nonengineered plans; minimal road improvements; minimal drainage review |
$396.00 |
|
B. Engineered plans; private or minor public road improvements; small project drainage, dispersion, flow control best management practices, conveyance only or detention only, or any combination thereof |
$924.00 |
|
C. Engineered plans; private or public road improvements; full drainage review with detention or water quality, or both |
$1,450.00 |
|
D. Engineered plans; private or public road improvements; full drainage review with detention, infiltration or water quality, or any combination thereof |
$3,957.00 |
|
E. Engineered plans; private or public road improvements; full drainage review with multiple basins |
$7,912.00 |
|
F. Engineered plans; large private or public road improvements; full drainage review with multiple basins |
$13,847.00 |
|
G. Engineered plans; large and complex private or public road improvements; full drainage review with multiple basins |
$19,912.00 |
|
H. Road variance review |
$1,978.00 |
SECTION 11. Ordinance 13332, Section 28 as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.130 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees shall be charged for ((critical areas)) application review for compliance with ecological elements of ((, critical area designation,)) critical area codes, ((alteration, flood hazard certification and variances for floodplain development or sea level rise risk areas)) and other services, ((shall be charged)) as follows:
((A. Critical areas review
1. Critical area notice on title only $423.00
2. Nonresidential review, basic, per discipline $2,327.00
3. Nonresidential review, complex, per discipline $3,813.00
4. Stewardship planning $3,390.00
B. Critical area designations
1. Minimum fee per application $1,438.00
2. Fee per discipline if the parcel or parcels for which designations
are requested have one or more critical area, excepting critical
aquifer recharge, seismic hazard, or erosion hazard area $1,061.00
3. Fee for resubmittal of critical area study, per discipline $1,061.00
C. Critical area alteration exception
1. Review, per discipline $9,323.00
2. Base fee $3,390.00
3. Extension of approval $1,906.00
4. If applications for a shoreline permit and critical area alteration
exception are reviewed concurrently, the critical area alteration
exception application shall be charged fifty percent of the fees
required by this section.
D. Floodplain development: flood hazard certificate review
1. Section A $423.00
2. Section B.1, FEMA floodway $284.00
3. Section B.2 $853.00
E. Floodplain development inspection $635.00
F. Floodplain development review: floodway and channel migration zone
1. Screening and verification $423.00
2. Review of a request for FEMA floodway letter-of-map-amendment
shall be charged at actual cost to the department including
consultant costs, administrative costs and cost of review by other
county departments and governmental agencies.
G. Floodplain development review: mapped floodplain $212.00
H. Floodplain development review: unmapped floodplain
1. Qualitative floodplain study $212.00
2. Minor floodplain study $284.00
3. Major floodplain study $853.00
I. Review of variances for development in a floodplain or sea level rise risk area or for nonresidential elevation and dry floodproofing under K.C.C. 21A.24.228 shall be charged at actual cost to the department including consultant costs, administrative costs and cost of review by other county departments and governmental agencies.))
A. Applications that have been accepted as procedurally complete for review by the county shall be charged the minimum fee listed in this subsection for review of an initial submittal and up to two resubmittals. Each review not included in the minimum fee shall be charged the supplemental fee listed in this subsection.
|
Review description |
Minimum fee |
Supplemental fee |
|
1. Critical area designation, per site |
$2,964.00 |
$988.00 |
|
2. Critical area designation, per type of critical area |
$926.00 |
$926.00 |
|
3. Critical area alteration exception or reasonable use exception |
$19,265.00 |
$6,422.00 |
|
4. Shoreline permit or exemption |
$6,372.00 |
$2,124.00 |
|
5. Critical area - notice on title or conditions |
$2,001.00 |
$667.00 |
|
6. Critical area - report, inclusive of notice on title or conditions, if needed |
$3,186.00 |
$1,062.00 |
|
7. Critical area - mitigation, buffer modification, or restoration plan, inclusive of notice on title, conditions, or report, if needed |
$4,890.00 |
$1,630.00 |
|
8. Flood permit |
$2,001.00 |
$667.00 |
B. Other services shall be charged the fees listed in this subsection.
|
Service description |
Fee |
|
1. Customer or community meeting, preapplication conference, conference, consultation, or hearing, per staff hour in one hour increments, one hour minimum |
$242.00 |
|
2. Site visit, on-site preconstruction conference, installation inspection, postconstruction monitoring, each, per staff hour including travel time in one hour increments, two hour minimum |
$484.00 |
|
3. Public agency permit for programmatic maintenance of public facilities, per project approval |
$484.00 |
SECTION 12. Ordinance 13332,. Section 32, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.170 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees ((for use permits)) shall be charged for reviewing applications for compliance with zoning, environmental , land use, and subdivision codes, or related services, as follows:
((A. Conditional use permit
1. Residential or home industry $5,677.00
2. Cell tower $5,677.00
3. Commercial $11,610.00
4. Industrial, institutional, or other $15,846.00
B. Transfer of development rights sending site certification $1,015.00
C. Special use permit $15,846.00
D. Temporary Use Permit
1. Medical Hardship Mobile Home Placement $212.00
2. Homeless Encampment $4,536.00
3. Other $9,067.00
4. Annual permit extension $1,271.00))
A. Applications that have been accepted as procedurally complete for review by the county shall be charged the minimum fee listed in this subsection for review of an initial submittal and up to two resubmittals. Each review not included in the minimum fee shall be charged the supplemental fee listed in this subsection.
|
Review description |
Minimum fee |
Supplemental fee |
|
1. Commercial site development |
$20,365.00 |
$10,182.00 |
|
2. Telecom antenna |
$1,315.00 |
$1,315.00 |
|
3. Telecom pole tower |
$4,243.00 |
$4,243.00 |
|
4. Sign, per application |
$1,443.00 |
$1,443.00 |
|
5. Commercial tenant improvement or residential building permit |
$1,252.00 |
$1,061.00 |
|
6. Commercial building permit not otherwise listed in this subsection |
$6,988.00 |
$3,818.00 |
|
7. Preliminary, subdivision, short subdivision, or microsubdivision |
$17,140.00 plus $2,970.00 per lot |
$2,057.00 |
|
8. Temporary use, new |
$17,819.00 |
$5,940.00 |
|
9. Temporary use, homeless encampment |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
|
10. Temporary use, medical hardship mobile home placement |
$424.00 |
$424.00 |
|
11. Temporary use, annual renewal |
$5,516.00 |
$1,839.00 |
|
12. Conditional use permit |
$27,153.00 |
$13,577.00 |
|
13. Critical area alteration exception or reasonable use exception |
$20,051.00 |
$7,213.00 |
|
14. Shoreline development, variance, or conditional use permit |
$16,971.00 |
$6,788.00 |
|
15. Shoreline exemption, bulkhead repair or replacement |
$7,637.00 |
$2,546.00 |
|
16. Shoreline exemption, agricultural use, timber harvest, or moorage buoy |
$1,697.00 |
$1,697.00 |
|
17. Shoreline exemption, all other |
$5,091.00 |
$1,697.00 |
|
18. Site improvements for right-of-way, grading, landscaping, recreational facility, or parking |
$2,478.00 |
$1,697.00 |
|
19. Variance excluding temporary noise |
$15,800.00 |
$11,880.00 |
|
20. Variance for temporary noise |
$1,485.00 |
$1,485.00 |
|
21. State environmental policy act, each checklist review |
$11,455.00 |
$11,455.00 |
|
22. Rezone |
Actual cost |
Actual cost |
|
23. Special use permit |
Actual cost |
Actual cost |
|
24. Environmental impact statement |
Actual cost |
Actual cost |
B. Fees shall be charged for other services as follows:
|
Service description |
Fee |
|
1. Customer or community meeting, preapplication conference, conference, consultation, or hearing, per staff hour in one hour increments, one hour minimum |
$244.00 |
|
2. Site visit or on-site preconstruction conference, including travel time, per staff hour in one hour increments, two hour minimum |
$488.00 |
|
3. Certification of zoning |
$731.00 |
|
4. Historical certification of zoning, or legal and adequate water supply, per staff hour in one hour increments, three hour minimum |
$731.00, plus $244.00 each hour more than three |
|
5. Noticing service by county, per publication |
$3,900.00 |
SECTION 13. Ordinance 17224, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.425 are hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Whenever any work for which a permit or application approval required under K.C.C. Titles 16, 19A, 20, or 21A has commenced without first obtaining the required permit or application approval, or has proceeded without obtaining necessary inspections, a fixed fee shall be charged for investigation of work done without a required permit or approval whether or not a permit or application approval is subsequently issued. Fees in this section are charged in addition to the other permitting fees charged in accordance with this title.
B. Fees for residential buildings shall be charged as follows:
|
1. Interior alterations only |
$((697.00)) 796.00 |
|
2. Addition of deck or accessory structure 500 square feet or smaller |
$((676.00)) 772.00 |
|
3. Addition of accessory structure larger than 500 square feet |
$((1,424.00)) 1,627.00 |
|
4. Garage or living space addition or conversion |
$((2,721.00)) 3,109.00 |
|
5. New accessory dwelling unit |
$((3,987.00)) 4,556.00 |
|
6. New mobile or manufactured home |
$((1,694.00)) 1,936.00 |
|
7. New custom home |
$((7,113.00)) 8,128.00 |
C. Fees for commercial buildings shall be charged as follows:
|
1. Alterations to an existing structure |
$((1,694.00)) 1,936.00 |
|
2. New structure |
$((7,113.00)) 8,128.00 |
D. Fees for site development shall be charged as follows:
|
1. Minor drainage improvement not maintained by the county$((849.00)) 970.00 |
|
|
2. ((Basic)) Improvements with standardized conditions |
$((1,779.00))2,033.00 |
|
3. Other improvements |
$((3,166.00)) 3,618.00 |
E. Fees for land disturbance shall be charged as follows:
|
1. Clearing less than 0.2 acre$((849.00)) 970.00 |
|
|
2. Grading less than 2,000 square feet |
$((849.00)) 970.00 |
|
3. Grading between 2,000 square feet and 0.2 acre |
$((1,484.00)) 1,696.00 |
|
4. Grading or clearing more than 0.2 acre |
$((3,601.00)) 4,115.00 |
F. Property owners not responsible for initiating work without a permit shall be exempted from the fees in this section.
G. The fee under this section shall be credited against any required application or permit fees for a subsequent permit application to address work commenced without permits, but only if the subsequent permit application is filed within one hundred eighty days of the preapplication conference or within sixty days of public health department or other agency approval required for a complete development permit application.
SECTION 14. Ordinance 19195, Section 36, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.570 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees shall be charged as follows for processing, monitoring, extending and administering the default of financial guarantees:
A. Standard monitoring of maintenance and defect guarantees for completed installation
|
1. Inspection of stormwater facilities - small$4,107.00 |
|
|
2. Inspection of stormwater facilities - medium |
$4,997.00 |
|
3. Inspection of stormwater facilities - large |
$7,649.00 |
|
4. Reinspection of stormwater facilities, each |
$770.00 |
|
5. Inspection of road improvements - small |
$4,107.00 |
|
6. Inspection of road improvements - medium |
$4,997.00 |
|
7. Inspection of road improvements - large |
$7,649.00 |
|
8. Reinspection of road improvements, each |
$770.00 |
|
((9. Inspection or reinspection of critical area mitigation, landscaping, street or significant trees, or recreation facilities per site visit)) |
(($375.00)) |
B. Extended monitoring of maintenance and defect guarantees -
additional year
|
1. Stormwater facilities$1,968.00 |
|
|
2. Road improvements |
$1,968.00 |
C. Administering default of financial guarantees - annual fee
|
1. Road improvements |
$4,424.00 |
|
2. Stormwater facilities |
$4,424.00 |
SECTION 15. Ordinance 17682, Section 48, and K.C.C. 27.10.580 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees shall be charged for ((permit)) processing((, clerical services,)) contractor certifications, title eliminations, permit extensions, ((review of resubmitted plans and permit revisions, expedited review and after-hours inspection)) transfer of development rights applications, temporary certificates of occupancy, exempt wells, and historic preservation program reviews as follows:
A. ((The department may charge a fee for its actual cost of reissuing a public notice.
B. The department may charge fees for clerical services unrelated to permits including, but not limited to, making copies, scanning documents, notarizing documents, gathering, preparing and publishing special request reports and providing publications. The fees shall be the actual cost to the department and shall be collected at the time services are requested. The department shall publish a schedule of these fees on the internet and in the public areas of its offices.
C. The fee for annual certification of a tank removal contractor shall be the minimum fee amount in K.C.C 27.10.320.A.1.
D. The fee for a title elimination is sixty dollars.
E. The fee for extension of a permit shall be the minimum fee amount in K.C.C 27.10.320.A.1., except that the fee for extension of a single family residential mechanical installation permit shall be twenty-five percent of the minimum fee amount per K.C.C. 27.10.320.A.1.
F. The fee for the third or subsequent intake screening of an application submittal prior to acceptance is fifty dollars for each screening. Unless otherwise specified in this title, the review of resubmitted plans or revisions to an issued building, fire or grading permit shall be charged a fee of twenty-five percent of the original application fee.
G. The fee for expedited review of project permit applications for projects that are consistent with adopted development regulations, in accordance with RCW 36.70B.160(1)(a), shall be one hundred fifty percent of the regular review fee, and shall be charged in lieu of the regular review fee in this title.
H. When building or land use inspections outside regular business hours are required by the construction schedule or otherwise requested by a permit holder, excluding inspections for fireworks displays and other special events, the overtime labor cost of county personnel shall be charged in addition to the regular inspection fees.)) The department shall charge a fee of sixty dollars for processing each annual certification of a tank removal contractor, title elimination, transfer of development rights application, or permit extension.
B. The department shall charge a fee equal to twenty-five percent of the minimum fee for the building, fire, and mechanical code compliance reviews of a permit for which a temporary certificate of occupancy is requested.
C. Permits for a new single detached residence served by exempt domestic well shall be charged the following fees in accordance with RCW 90.94.030:
|
1. Washington state Department of Ecology |
$350.00 |
|
2. King County |
$150.00 |
D. Development proposals on parcels with cultural resources shall be charged the following fees for services provided by the King County historical preservation program:
|
1. Screening for cultural resource |
$150.00 |
|
2. Archeological review |
$450.00 |
NEW SECTION. SECTION 16. There is hereby added to K.C.C. chapter 27.10 a new section to read as follows:
Fees shall be charged for application review for compliance with geological elements of critical area codes, and other services, as follows:
A. Applications that have been accepted as procedurally complete for review by the county shall be charged the minimum fee listed in this subsection for review of an initial submittal and up to two resubmittals. Each review not included in the minimum fee shall be charged the supplemental fee listed in this subsection.
|
Review description |
Minimum fee |
Supplemental fee |
|
1. Critical area designation, per site |
$2,964.00 |
$988.00 |
|
2. Critical area designation, per type of critical area |
$926.00 |
$926.00 |
|
3. Critical area alteration exception or reasonable use exception |
$19,265.00 |
$6,422.00 |
|
4. Shoreline permit or exemption |
$6,372.00 |
$2,124.00 |
|
5. Critical area - notice on title or conditions |
$2,001.00 |
$667.00 |
|
6. Critical area - report, inclusive of notice on title or conditions, if needed |
$3,186.00 |
$1,062.00 |
|
7. Critical area - mitigation, buffer modification, or restoration plan, inclusive of notice on title, conditions, or report, if needed |
$4,890.00 |
$1,630.00 |
|
8. Flood permit |
$2,001.00 |
$667.00 |
B. Other services shall be charged the fees listed in this subsection.
|
Service description |
Fee |
|
1. Customer or community meeting, preapplication conference, conference, consultation, or hearing, per staff hour in one hour increments, one hour minimum |
$242.00 |
|
2. Site visit, on-site preconstruction conference, installation inspection, postconstruction monitoring, each, per staff hour including travel time in one hour increments, two hour minimum |
$484.00 |
|
3. Public agency permit for programmatic maintenance of public facilities, per project approval |
$484.00 |
SECTION 17. The following are hereby repealed:
A. Ordinance 13332, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C 27.06.005;
B. Ordinance 13332, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C 27.06.010;
C. Ordinance 13332, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.020;
D. Ordinance 17923, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.037;
E. Ordinance 13332, Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.070;
F. Ordinance 18000, Section 83, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.075;
G. Ordinance 13332, Section 24, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.090;
H. Ordinance 13332, Section 30, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.150;
I. Ordinance 13332, Section 31, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.160;
J. Ordinance 13332, Section 33, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.180;
K. Ordinance 13332, Section 34, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.190;
L. Ordinance 13332, Section 35, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.200;
M. Ordinance 13332, Section 36, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.210;
N. Ordinance 13332, Section 37, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.220;
O. Ordinance 13332, Section 39, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.310;
P. Ordinance 13332, Section 40, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.320;
Q. Ordinance 13332, Section 42, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.350;
R. Ordinance 13332, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.360;
S. Ordinance 13332, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.380;
T. Ordinance 13332, Section 53, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.510;
U. Ordinance 13332, Section 54, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.550; and
V. Ordinance 17682, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.560. SECTION 18. Ordinance 20021, Section 36, is amended to read as follows:
Ordinance 20021, ((S))sections 2, 3, 5, 7 through 15, and 17 through 33 ((of this ordinance)) expire January 1, 2027.
SECTION 19. 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.
SECTION 20. This ordinance takes effect January 1, 2027.