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A. If, in the judgment of the director, none of the fee categories set forth in the fee schedule accurately describes or captures the impacts of the new development, the applicant shall conduct an independent fee calculation and the director may impose alternative fees on a specific development based on those calculations, once accepted by the city.

B. The documentation submitted and supporting an independent fee calculation shall clearly show PM peak hour trip generation characteristics of the proposed development activity based on industry-accepted standards as articulated in the ITE trip generation manual. The modified fee shall be based on the average cost per trip established in the fee schedule of the city of Auburn, and shall consider the alternative trip generation data.

C. A nonreimbursable administrative fee shall be charged for each independent fee calculation. Payment of the fee is required prior to city review of the independent fee study.

D. While there is a presumption that the calculations set forth in the city’s fee schedule are valid, the director shall consider the documentation submitted by the feepayer, but is not required to accept such documentation which the director reasonably deems to be inaccurate or not reliable, and may, in the alternative, require the feepayer to submit additional or different documentation for consideration. The director is authorized to adjust the impact fees on a case-by-case basis based on the independent fee calculation, the specific characteristics of the development, and/or principles of fairness.

E. Determinations made by the director pursuant to this section may be appealed to the office of the hearing examiner subject to the procedures set forth in ACC 19.04.080. (Ord. 6792 § 1 (Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 6341 § 3, 2011; Ord. 5763 § 1, 2003; Ord. 5506 § 1, 2001.)