19.02.070 Fee collection | Auburn City Code

19.02.070 Fee collection.

Except when fees are deferred, the school impact fee shall be imposed based on the fee schedule that is in effect at the time the submitted building permit application is determined to be complete and shall be payable prior to issuance of the permit. When fees are deferred, the assessment will be based on the fees in effect at the time of payment. The school impact fee shall be imposed based on the impact fee schedule adopted for the applicable school district. The impact fee and the application fee shall be collected by the city and maintained in separate accounts. All school impact fees shall be paid to the district from the school impact fee account monthly. The city shall retain all application fees associated with the city’s administration of the impact fee program.

A. Impact fees shall be imposed upon development activity in the city concurrent with the issuance of a building permit. The fees are based upon the adopted fee schedule and collected by the city from any applicant where such development activity requires issuance of a residential building permit or a building permit for a manufactured or mobile home located on platted lots within manufactured/mobile home parks, and the fee has not been previously paid. Impact fees are only collected and disbursed within the boundaries of a school district that has executed an interlocal agreement with the city of Auburn.

B. The owner of the manufactured/mobile home park shall be responsible to pay the fee.

C. The city shall not issue the required building permit or manufactured/mobile home building permit unless and until the impact fees set forth in the impact fee schedule have been paid.

D. The city will impose an application fee, as provided for in the city’s adopted fee schedule, per dwelling unit which is subject to and not otherwise exempt from this chapter to cover the reasonable cost of administration of the impact fee program. The fee is not refundable and is collected from the applicant of the development activity permit at the time of permit issuance.

E. For complete single-family building permit applications for new development, redevelopment or a change in use, and prior to or at the time of issuance of any single-family residential building permit for a dwelling unit that is being constructed, the applicant may elect to record a covenant against title to the property on forms prepared and provided by the city that requires payment of school impact fees due and owing by providing for automatic payment through escrow of these school impact fees due and owing to be paid no later than at time of closing of the sale of the unit or at final inspection or issuance of certificate of occupancy or 18 months from the date of issuance of the original building permit, whichever comes first. Failure to pay shall result in the following:

1. If 30 days after the city has sent the responsible party written notification of its obligation to pay the charges established in this chapter the full amount remains unpaid, the responsible party shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of ACC 1.25.030 and 1.25.065. Written notification shall be by regular and certified mail and to the most current available contact information on file with the city. For the purposes of applying ACC 1.25.030 and 1.25.065, the responsible party shall constitute a property owner, the property(ies) for which a permit(s) has been issued shall constitute the property(ies) on which the violation is occurring, and the impact fee amount remaining unpaid shall constitute a violation occurring on the permitted property(ies) under these sections.

2. Any unpaid charges adopted by this chapter that are outstanding 30 days from the date the charges are due shall constitute a lien against the property(ies) for which a permit(s) has been issued in the amount of the unpaid charges. In addition to the actions authorized in subsection (E)(1) of this section, the city may record a lien against the permitted property(ies) in the amount of the unpaid charges and may immediately suspend any permits previously issued for the lot or unit associated with the current development activity and shall limit the granting of any future permits for the lot or unit until such time that all outstanding water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage development charges are paid in full.

F. For complete multifamily building permit applications for new development, redevelopment or a change in use, and prior to or at the time of issuance of any multifamily residential building permit that is being constructed, the applicant may elect to record a covenant against title to the property on forms prepared and provided by the city that requires payment of school impact fees due and owing by providing for automatic payment through escrow of these school impact fees due and owing to be paid no later than at time of closing of the sale of the unit or at final inspection or issuance of certificate of occupancy or 18 months from the date of issuance of the original building permit, whichever comes first. Failure to pay shall result in the following:

2. Any unpaid charges adopted by this chapter that are outstanding 30 days from the date the charges are due shall constitute a lien against the property(ies) for which a permit(s) has been issued in the amount of the unpaid charges. In addition to the actions authorized in subsection (F)(1) of this section, the city may record a lien against the permitted property(ies) in the amount of the unpaid charges and may immediately suspend any permits previously issued for the lot or unit associated with the current development activity and shall limit the granting of any future permits for the lot or unit until such time that all outstanding water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage development charges are paid in full. (Ord. 6843 § 1, 2021; Ord. 6455 § 2, 2013; Ord. 6341 § 2, 2011; Ord. 6077 § 2, 2007; Ord. 5261 § 1 (Exh. A), 1999; Ord. 5078 § 1, 1998.)