2020 Transportation Impact Fee Update

2020 Transportation Impact Fee Update

Public HearingDecember 16, 2020

Department of Public Works

Agenda• Concurrency and development• Concurrency funding • Background and fee methodology• Review current impact fees• DPW recommended impact fees

Transportation Impact Fees

Concurrency and Development

Transportation Impact Fees3

Concurrency and Improvements at Risk• Arterial Units in Arrears: when they fall below adopted LOS standards• Stops most development in/near the at-risk arterials• Developments must either:

• Wait for county to fund and program necessary improvements• Pay more by constructing a project that alleviates the LOS issue

GMA Compliance• 2015 Comprehensive Plan and the Statement of Assessment identify impact

fees as a necessary funding mechanism to support the FLUM• Concurrency is a check to pace of growth, not a tool to stop growth

What if fees are not updated?

Arterials with Concurrency Risk

Transportation Impact Fees 4

AU # Arterial Name and Limits TSA Council District

204* 35th Ave SE from 168 ST SE to Seattle Hill Road D 4217* North Road from SR 524 to 176th Pl SW F 4220 Alderwood Mall Parkway from 164th St SW to Lynn C/L D 3

225 148th / Jefferson Way /150th St SW / Madison Way from SR 99 to Ash Way D 3

227* Beverly Park Rd from SR 525 to Airport Rd (Evt) D 2

228 Airport Road/128th St SW from SR 99 to I-5 SB On & Off Ramps D 3

229* 4 Ave W from 128 St SW to 112 St SW D 2/3230* 112 St SW from EVT C/L to EVT C/L D 2276 Logan Rd/Larch Way from Cypress Wy N to Damson Rd F 3/4278 Poplar Way from Lynnwood C/L to Brier C/L F 3293 Gibson Road from SR 99 to 128TH ST SW D 3304 Larch Way from 164th St SW to 178th St SW D 4330 Broadway Ave from SR 524 to 164TH ST SE E 4/5334* North Rd from Jonathan Rd to 164th St SW D 4352* 4 Ave W from 112 St SW to EVT C/L D 2353 Airport Way from SR 9 to Snohomish City Limits C 5354 Paradise Lake Road from SR 522 to King County Line E 5

453 Lincoln Way from Beverly Park Rd to 143-Ft West of Lake Rd D 3

471 Yew Way from Broadway Ave to SR 524 E 5207/336* 35th Ave SE from 188 ST SE to 168 ST SE D / E 4337/420* York Road / 35th Ave SE from SR 524 to 188th St SE E / F 4/5

*Ultimate capacity candidate

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Concurrency Funding


Concurrency Project Funding 2020-2035


CRF/Local$44M10%

TIF Fund Balance$14M

3%

Projected Grants$147M

34%

TIF Revenue$52M12%

Capacity Need/Shortfall

$177M41%

$434M

CRF/Local$44M10%

TIF Fund Balance$14M

3%

Projected Grants$147M

34%

TIF Revenue$52M12%

Capacity Need/Shortfall

$177M41%

New TIF Revenue$90M21%

CRF/Local/TBD$86M20%

$434M

Concurrency Project Funding 2020-2035


Funding Source Percent of Total

Grants 34%

CRF/Local/TBD 30%

Impact Fees 36%

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$15.93

$1.75$2.31

$5.40

$9.42

$5.43

$4.26

$8.24

$5.64

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MIL

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NS Transportation Impact Fees

TIP Project Spending vs Impact Fee Fund Balance

Impact Fee Fund Balance TIP Project Spending

Background and Fee Methodology


Land use assumptions in

Land Use Element

Model land use assumptions to determine new

trips

Model new trips to identify impacted

roads

Identify projects needed to maintain

adopted LOS

Establish project costs in TE

Determine Cost Basis per RCW

Explore fee options with Council

Council adopts Impact Fee schedule

Comp PlanPublic Works

Council action


Impact Fee Development Process

• Six Transportation Service Areas (TSAs)• Based on adopted 2015 Transportation

Element (TE) of the Comprehensive Plan• County fees are only for county arterial

improvements necessary to maintain concurrency, i.e. keep roads from going into arrears


Impact Fee System Background

• Impact fees are vehicle based and assessed per Average Daily Trip (ADT) generated by new development

• Cost of fee-eligible projects identified in the TE and established in the TNR

• Per RCW, eligible project costs are credited to account for other sources of public funding


City of Bellingham

Impact Fee Methodology

• Trip distribution tables from the 2015 TE traffic model identify cross-TSA impacts

• Cost basis for each TSA is adjusted to account for the cost of impacts that new development will have system wide during the PM peak period

• A more equitable cost allocation is achieved by attributing a calculated portion of each TSA’s cost basis back to the TSA generating the infrastructure demand


Cross-TSA Methodology


LOCATION TYPE NEW TRIP AMOUNTTransportation Service Area (TSA)

Residential/Commercial

Developments Inside the Urban Growth Area (UGA)

Developments Outside the Urban Growth Area (UGA)

A RESIDENTIAL $217 $236A COMERCIAL $184 $203B RESIDENTIAL $350 $380B COMMERCIAL $296 $327C RESIDENTIAL $615 $668C COMMERCIAL $521 $574D RESIDENTIAL $1,435 $1,560D COMMERCIAL $1,217 $1,342E RESIDENTIAL $817 $888E COMMERCIAL $693 $764F RESIDENTIAL $1,430 N/AF COMMERCIAL $1,230 N/A

• Per prior Council policy, fees within a TSA differ depending on development type and locationResidential fees are 14% higher

than commercial fees Rural fees are 8% higher than

urban fees.

• Council may choose to adopt fees at any level below the MAF

Maximum Assessable Fee (MAF)

Current Impact Fees



Table 30.66B.330 Fee scheduleLOCATION Transportation Service Area (TSA)

TYPE NEW TRIP AMOUNTResidential/ Commercial



A RESIDENTIAL $242 $264 A COMMERCIAL $206 $227 B RESIDENTIAL $364 $397 B COMMERCIAL $309 $343 C RESIDENTIAL $152 $166 C COMMERCIAL $129 $142 D RESIDENTIAL $267 $291 D COMMERCIAL $227 $252 E RESIDENTIAL $230 $252 E COMMERCIAL $196 $216 F RESIDENTIAL $230 $252 F COMMERCIAL $196 $216

Current SCC 30.66B.330 Fee Schedule

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$74

$267

$313

$353

$474

$0 $50 $100 $150 $200 $250 $300 $350 $400 $450 $500

Kitsap County

Snohomish County

Thurston County

Clark County

Pierce County

Cost per Average Daily Trip (ADT)

Transportation Impact Fee ComparisonWestern WA Counties

Source: City of Bellingham

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164

170

199

230

243

254

264

265

267

345

355

373

373

393

413

422

461

662

667

842

1,008

- 200 400 600 800 1,000

TSA C

Snohomish

Mukilteo

TSA F

TSA E

Everett

TSA A

Granite Falls

TSA D

Lake Stevens

Arlington

Stanwood

Monroe

TSA B

Mill Creek

Mountlake Terrace

Sultan

Edmonds

Marysville

Lynnwood

Bothell


Transportation Impact Fee ComparisonSnohomish County Jurisdictions & County TSAs


DPW Recommended Impact Fees


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• 15% discount from the maximum assessable fee in TSAs A, B & C

• SWUGA TSAs D, E, & F aligned with neighboring jurisdictions

1 There are no Rural areas in TSA F so fees for these categories are not applicable.

Table 30.66B.330 Fee scheduleLOCATION TYPE NEW TRIP AMOUNTTransportation Service Area (TSA)

Residential/ Commercial



Current Proposed Current ProposedA RESIDENTIAL $242 $185 $264 $201 A COMMERCIAL $206 $157 $227 $173 B RESIDENTIAL $364 $297 $397 $323 B COMMERCIAL $309 $252 $343 $278 C RESIDENTIAL $152 $523 $166 $568 C COMMERCIAL $129 $443 $142 $488 D RESIDENTIAL $267 $736 $291 $800 D COMMERCIAL $227 $624 $252 $688 E RESIDENTIAL $230 $690 $252 $750 E COMMERCIAL $196 $585 $216 $645

F RESIDENTIAL $230 $736 $252 N/A1

F COMMERCIAL $196 $624 $216 N/A1

DPW Recommended Impact Fees

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$74

$313

$353

$474

$580

$0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600

Kitsap County

Thurston County

Clark County

Pierce County

Snohomish County


Transportation Impact Fee Comparison - DPW RecommendedWestern WA Counties


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$170

$199

$201

$254

$265

$320

$345

$355

$373

$373

$413

$422

$461

$562

$662

$667

$724

$736

$737

$842

$1,008

- 200 400 600 800 1,000

Snohomish

Mukilteo

TSA A

Everett

Granite Falls

TSA B

Lake Stevens

Arlington

Stanwood

Monroe

Mill Creek

Mountlake Terrace

Sultan

TSA C

Edmonds

Marysville

TSA E

TSA F

TSA D

Lynnwood

Bothell


Transportation Impact Fee Comparison - DPW RecommendedSnohomish County Jurisdictions & County TSAs



Table 30.66B.330 Fee scheduleLOCATION

Transportation Service Area (TSA)

TYPE

Residential/ Commercial

NEW TRIP AMOUNTDevelopments Inside the Urban Growth Area (UGA)


Phase 1 Fees

Phase 2 Fees

Phase 1 Fees

Phase 2 Fees

A RESIDENTIAL $242 $185 $185 $264 $201 $201 A COMMERCIAL $206 $157 $157 $227 $173 $173 B RESIDENTIAL $364 $297 $297 $397 $323 $323 B COMMERCIAL $309 $252 $252 $343 $278 $278 C RESIDENTIAL $152 $338 $523 $166 $367 $568 C COMMERCIAL $129 $286 $443 $142 $315 $488 D RESIDENTIAL $267 $502 $736 $291 $546 $800 D COMMERCIAL $227 $426 $624 $252 $470 $688 E RESIDENTIAL $230 $460 $690 $252 $501 $750 E COMMERCIAL $196 $391 $585 $216 $431 $645 F RESIDENTIAL $230 $483 $736 $252 N/A1 N/A1

F COMMERCIAL $196 $410 $624 $216 N/A1 N/A1

1 There are no Rural areas in TSA F so fees for these categories are not applicable.

• Fee increase phased in over two years

• 50% of total increase applied per year

• TSAs A & B decrease and cannot be phased

Recommended Phased Implementation

Questions or Comments?


Documents

2020 Transportation Impact Fee Update