18.11.045 Downtown storm water capital facilities charge.
A downtown storm water capital facilities charge shall be imposed upon all parcels which are proposed to be developed within the downtown subbasin. The downtown revitalization area subbasin is depicted on a map maintained by the community development department. The area is also described as the area circumscribed as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of NE 180th Street and the west edge of right-of-way of State Route 522, thence southwesterly along the said west edge of right-of-way to the intersection of Hall Road, thence due east to the west bank of the Sammamish River, thence northeasterly along said river bank to the extension of the 101st Avenue, NE right-of-way, thence
northerly along 101st Avenue NE to NE 186th Street, thence westerly along NE 186th Street to the intersection of Reder Way, thence northwesterly along Reder Way to Bothell Way, thence northerly along Bothell Way to NE 188th Street, thence westerly to the intersection of the extension of 96th Avenue NE, thence southerly along 96th Avenue NE to the intersection of NE 180th Street, thence easterly along NE 180th Street to the point of beginning.
A. A charge shall be levied for construction of a regional storm water conveyance system. Such charge shall be payable prior to the issuance of any building permits. This charge shall be in addition to any other required permits or fees and shall be as established by resolution by the city of Bothell. Parcels which are proposed to be developed within the downtown subbasin shall not be required to construct on-site storm water detention as otherwise required in this code. In lieu of such construction, a downtown storm water capital facilities charge is hereby imposed upon all such parcels at the time of development or redevelopment. The downtown storm water capital facilities charge shall be used by the city to design, acquire property for, and conduct other activities necessary to construct a regional storm water conveyance system.
B. The downtown storm water capital facilities charge shall be calculated for property development determined by multiplying the total number of new and replaced impervious surface units to be created by the proposed development by the charge for each unit.
C. No building permit, short subdivision or subdivision approval, or other permit allowing development within the downtown subbasin, shall be granted except upon payment of said downtown storm water capital facilities charge.
D. Water quality treatment of storm water runoff and frontage and on-site drainage conveyance improvements will still be required in the downtown subbasin.
E. Projects located within the city of Bothell right-of-way are not subject to downtown storm water capital facilities charges. (Ord. 2170 § 1, 2015; Ord. 2082 § 1, 2011).