2020/12/16 Council Agenda Packet

project, the project's fair share cost to the city for the any transportation system improvements in addition to the applicant's fair share of planned system improvements —shall be determined by the following (inclusion of county, state, and/or other city facilities shall be required when the city traffic engineer deems it appropriate): 1. Where the need for transportation system improvements to mitigate a project's impacts would not be required at the horizon year if the development were not constructed, the cost for the system improvements will be entirely borne by the project. 2. Where the need to provide transportation system improvements to mitigate a project's impacts by the horizon year would be required regardless of the proposed project, but the project will increase the traffic and add to the need for improvements now or in the future, and: a. The current level of service is "D" or better, the traffic impacts of the project will be considered mitigated by a contribution of a share of the costs for the improvements based on the project's percentage of the total peak hour traffic trips at the horizon year on the facility to be improved less existing peak hour traffic volume; or b. The current level of service is "E" or "F," the traffic impacts of the project will be considered mitigated by a contribution of a share of the costs for the improvements based on the project's percentage of the total peak hour traffic trips at the horizon year on the facility to be improved. C. Generally, an applicant should expect to pay the fair share fee in accordance with the formula in this section along with any local improvements that may be needed. Further explanation on whether improvements or fees in fact address all or part of a project's local and systemwide impacts can be found in Sections 19.51.080(G), 19.51.090(A) and (B), and 19.51.120, and associated definitions in Section 19.51.180. D. Traffic Mitigation Fee. The current traffic mitigation fee rate shall be calculated as follows and published in the city of Everett's standards and specifications manual section on traffic impact analysis. The initial traffic mitigation fee at the implementation of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be two thousand four hundred dollars three thousand nine hundred ninety-four dollars per PM peak hour trip. This rate shall be adjusted annually to account for inflation based on the official ent of Transportation (WSDOT)-Genstruction Cost Index (CCI) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Highway Construction Cost Index (NHCCI), using the year of implementation of the ordinance codified in this chapter as the base year. Subsequent to the adoption of any updates to transportation element of the city of Everett's comprehensive plan a study may be undertaken to reevaluate the city of Everett's traffic mitigation fee. If it is determined that an update is appropriate the initial traffic mitigation fee shall be revised and the base year for calculating inflation shall be the year of that fee's implementation. Section 2. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this Ordinance are authorized to make necessary corrections to this Ordinance including, but not limited to, the correction of scrivener's/clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers, and any internal references. Section 3. The City Council hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance be declared invalid for any reason, it is the intent of the City Council that it 2020 ORDINANCE Traffic Mitigation Fees Page 2of3