21.16.020 Definitions.
A. “Capital improvement” includes fire planning, land acquisition, site improvements, buildings, and equipment but excludes maintenance, operation and normal repair.
B. “Capital facilities program (CFP)” means a six-year plan that is annually updated and approved by the council to finance the development of capital facilities necessary to support the population projected within Bothell over the six-year projection period. As defined in the GMA, the capital improvement program will include:
1. A forecast of future needs for fire facilities;
2. An identification of additional demands placed on existing fire facilities by new development;
3. The long-range construction and capital improvement projects of the city;
4. The fire facilities under construction or expansion;
5. The proposed locations and capacities of expanded or new fire facilities;
6. An inventory of existing fire facilities;
7. At least a six-year financing component, updated as necessary to maintain at least a six-year forecast period, for financing needed for fire facilities within projected funding levels, and identifying sources of financing for such purposes, including bond issues authorized by the voters; and
8. An identification of deficiencies in fire facilities and the means by which existing deficiencies will be eliminated within a reasonable period of time.
In accordance with GMA requirements, the current six-year capital facilities program (CFP) will identify all projects that are eligible for funding in whole or part by growth impact fees for fire facilities.
C. “City” means the city of Bothell, Washington.
D. “Developer” means the person or entity who owns or holds purchase options or other development control over property for which development activity is proposed.
E. “Development activity” means any construction or expansion of a building, structure, or use, any change in use of a building or structure, or any change in the use of land, or the subdivision of land that creates additional demand for fire facilities.
F. “Development approval” means any written authorization from a county, city or other municipal jurisdiction which authorizes the commencement of development activity.
G. “Director” means the director of community development.
H. “Encumbered” means impact fees identified by the city as being committed as part of the funding for a fire facility for which the publicly funded share has been assured or building permits sought or construction contracts let.
I. “Growth impact fee” means a payment of money imposed upon development as a condition of development approval:
1. To pay for public facilities needed to serve new growth and development;
2. That is reasonably related to the new development that creates additional demand for public facilities;
3. That is a proportionate share of the cost of the public facilities; and
4. That is used for facilities that reasonably benefit the new development.
Fire impact fees will be a proportionate amount (less than 100 percent) of the land acquisition and facility development value or cost required to sustain the existing level of service as a result of new development.
Fire growth impact fees do not include reasonable permit or application fees or charges.
J. “Growth impact fee schedule” means the table of fire impact fees to be charged per unit of development as computed in the rate study and adopted under this chapter, indicating the standard fee amount per unit of development to be paid as a condition of development within the city.
K. “Improvements, project” means site improvements and facilities planned and designed to provide service for a particular development project. Project improvements are necessary for the use and convenience of the occupants or users of the project, and are not system improvements. Project improvement examples include the construction of water and sewer lines or interior roads that serve only the structures and occupants located within the development.
No improvement or facility included in a capital facilities program (CFP) approved by the city council shall be considered a project improvement. Project improvements are normally paid for by the developer as a condition of development approval. Project improvements are not financed with public funds nor included within the city’s capital facilities program and development impact fees.
L. “Improvements, system” means public facilities designed to serve areas within the community at large, in contrast to project improvements designed to service occupants of a particular development project or site. System improvement examples include collector or arterial roads, schools, parks, and fire facilities.
Systems improvements are financed with public funds in accordance with the city’s capital facilities program (CFP). An impact fee may be imposed for a system improvement only if the improvement is included within Bothell’s capital facilities program (CFP).
M. “Level of service” for growth impact fees means the value of fire facilities per person.
Growth impact fees are to be imposed on new developments in order to finance the development of additional facilities necessary to maintain the existing level of service (ELOS) as a result of the additional population requirements created by new development.
N. “Owner” means the owner of record of real property, although when real property is being purchased under a real estate contract, the purchaser shall be considered the owner of the real property if the contract is recorded.
O. “Prior system deficiencies” means improvements that are necessary to expand the existing system to meet current level of service (LOS) requirements. Impact fees may not be used for prior system deficiencies or for improvements that do not benefit or serve new growth.
P. “Proportionate share” means that portion of the cost of public facility improvements that are reasonably related to the service demands and needs of new development.
Q. “Public facility” means the following capital facilities owned or operated by government entities:
1. Public streets and roads;
2. Publicly owned parks, open space, and recreation facilities;
3. School facilities; and
4. Fire protection facilities.
R. “Rate study” means the most recent report of the methodology and calculations of growth impact fees for fire facilities.
S. “Service areas” means a geographic area in which a defined set of public facilities provide service to the population within the area. (Ord. 2343 § 3, 2021; Ord. 2210 § 1, 2016).