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A. If the city fails to expend or encumber the impact fees within six years of when the fees were paid or, where extraordinary or compelling reasons exist, such other time periods as established pursuant to ACC 19.08.080, the current owner of the property on which impact fees have been paid may receive a refund of such fees. In determining whether impact fees have been expended or encumbered, impact fees shall be considered expended or encumbered on a first-in, first-out basis; provided, that any party that voluntarily elects to use the alternative fee payment method specified in ACC 19.08.030 shall sign as a condition of use of the alternative fee payment method a waiver of right on a form prepared and provided by the city to recovery of park impact fees not spent with the statutory six-year timeframe.

B. The city shall notify potential claimants by first class mail deposited with the United States Postal Service at the last known address of such claimants. A potential claimant or claimant must be the owner of the property.

C. Owners seeking a refund of impact fees must submit a written request for a refund of the fees to the director within one year of the date the right to claim the refund arises or the date that notice is given, whichever is later.

D. Any impact fees for which no application for a refund has been made within this one-year period shall be retained by the city and expended on the appropriate parks and recreation facilities.

E. Refunds of impact fees under this section shall include any interest earned on the impact fees by the city.

F. If and when the city seeks to terminate any or all components of the parks and recreation impact fee program, all unexpended or unencumbered funds from any terminated component or components, including interest earned, shall be refunded pursuant to this section. Upon the finding that any or all fee requirements are to be terminated, the city shall place notice of such termination and the availability of refunds in a newspaper of general circulation at least two times and shall notify all potential claimants by first class mail to the last known address of the claimants. All funds available for refund shall be retained for a period of one year. At the end of one year, any remaining funds shall be retained by the city, but must be expended for the appropriate parks and recreation facilities. This notice requirement shall not apply if there are no unexpended or unencumbered balances within an account or accounts being terminated.

G. The city shall also refund to the developer of property for which impact fees have been paid all impact fees paid, including interest earned on the impact fees, if the development activity for which the impact fees were imposed did not occur. (Ord. 6341 § 5, 2011; Ord. 6063 § 1, 2006.)