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Section 14: Procedure for payment and use of fees <br /> 14.1. Payment of all fees shall be made prior to: <br /> 1. Final plat approval in the case of subdivisions and short subdivisions;or <br /> 2. In all other cases, be prior to the issuance of any building permits. <br /> 14.2. All fees collected under this ordinance shall be obligated or expended on transportation <br /> improvements. Fees collected for specific projects shall be expended on those projects or may <br /> be expended on replacement projects that provide similar or greater improvement. <br /> 14.3. The fees shall be obligated or expended in all cases within five (5) years of collection. <br /> Any fees not so obligated or expended shall be refunded with interest at the rate applied to <br /> judgments to the property owners of record at the time of the refund; however, if the payment is <br /> not obligated or expended within five (5) years due to delay attributable to the project applicant, <br /> the payment shall be refunded without interest. <br /> 14.4. An applicant's commitment to specific performance to construct a transportation <br /> improvement, including any bonds or financial assurance associated with the improvement, shall <br /> not be considered a fee, regardless of whether a monetary value has been assigned to the <br /> improvement in the traffic analysis or other project review documents or agreements. <br /> Section 15: Application to projects currently underway <br /> This chapter does not apply to any project application that has deemed complete by the City. <br /> This chapter applies to a subsequent phase of a project for which an application for project level <br /> review of the subsequent phase has not been deemed complete. If a mitigation commitment has <br /> been made but has not been fully met by an applicant, the applicant is required to fulfill the <br /> commitment and, in addition, may be responsible for complying with the traffic study and <br /> mitigation requirements of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to contravene <br /> the authority of the Responsible Official to withdraw a SEPA threshold determination as <br /> provided in WAC 197-11-340(3)(a). <br /> Section 16: Projects in core area <br /> Proposed projects located entirely or partially within the core area shall be governed by Section <br /> 11.4 of this chapter. For purposes of this ordinance the core area is defined as the area shown on <br /> the map in Exhibit 1. <br /> Section 17: Interpretation and implementation <br /> 17.1. This ordinance shall be liberally construed to achieve the purposes set forth in Section 1. <br /> 13 <br />