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Proposed Ordinances:
METROPOLITAN KING COUNTY COUNCIL
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
2025-0301, 2025-0302, 2025-0306, 2025-0307,
2025-0309, 2025-0310, and 2025-0311
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing will be held before the Metropolitan King County Council on the 18th day of November, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. to consider adoption of proposed ordinances that would amend certain county fees. The public hearing will be held at the King County Courthouse, 516 3rd Avenue, Room 1001, Seattle; remote public testimony on Zoom will also be accepted. Written public testimony will be accepted from 9 a.m. on November 4, 2025, through 9 a.m. on November 18, 2025, by sending such public testimony to clerk.council@kingcounty.gov. Please include the legislation number and related agenda item in the subject line. More information on the public hearing and how to participate in public testimony can be found at this website: https://www.kingcounty.gov/council/committees/full_council.aspx.
SUMMARY
PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2025-0301 would amend King County Code 4A.670.020 and authorize a 30.97%, or $1.92, increase for the Noxious Weed Control program’s special assessment, bringing the annual rate from $6.20 to $8.12 per parcel for 2026 and 2027. The proposed increase would restore the Noxious Weed fund reserve and cover inflationary increases through 2027 to sustain existing levels of service, enable the program to response to high-priority noxious weed outbreaks, and support the Clean Water Healthy Habitat Strategic Plan.
A copy of Proposed Ordinance 2025-0301 is available on the internet at https://mkcclegisearch.kingcounty.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7680861&GUID=3A657CB8-4756-46C1-9718-384E1E77C545&Options=Advanced&Search=.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2025-0302. King County works in partnership with property owners and state and federal agencies to minimize the impacts of storm and surface runoff on the water quantity and quality of the waters of the state. King County charges property owners within its surface water management service area, which is unincorporated King County, a graduated fee based on six nonresidential rate classes tied to relative amount of impervious surface and one uniform rate class for all residential parcels. Proposed Ordinance 2025-0302 would set an effective date of January 1, 2026, update King County Code 9.08.070 and revise the graduated fees as follows:
|
Class |
Impervious Surface % |
Current Rate |
Proposed Rate |
|
Residential |
N/A
|
$361.00 |
$379.00 |
|
Very Light |
0% to less than or equal to 10% |
$361.00 |
$379.00 |
|
Light |
Greater than 10% to less than or equal to 20% |
$1,003.69 |
$1,053.74 |
|
Moderate |
Greater than 20% to less than or equal to 45% |
$1,878.75 |
$1,972.43 |
|
Moderately Heavy |
Greater than 45% to less than or equal to 65% |
$3,206.03 |
$3,365.89 |
|
Heavy |
Greater than 65% to less than or equal to 85% |
$4,466.12 |
$4,688.81 |
|
Very Heavy |
Greater than 85% to less than or equal to 100% |
$5,495.07 |
$5,769.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minimum charge in any class |
$361.00 |
$379.00 |
|
|
Mobile home parks’ maximum annual service charge |
$361.00 |
$379.00 |
|
A copy of Proposed Ordinance 2025-0302 is available on the internet at https://mkcclegisearch.kingcounty.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7680862&GUID=69A07DD1-EB74-45FF-BDA1-2F2586B55B82&Options=Advanced&Search=.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2025-0306 would amend King County Code 4A.700.1000 and increase the permit inspection fee from $176 per hour of utility inspection to $187 per hour of utility inspection, an increase of 6.3%.
A copy of Proposed Ordinance 2025-0306 is available on the internet at.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2025-0307 would amend King County Code 4A.700, 15.52, 15.56, 15.60, and 15.64, add a new section to King County Code 4A.700, 15.08, and 15.52, and repeal King County Code 15.64.030. The Proposed Ordinance would increase the landing, fuel, and aircraft parking fees at the King County International Airport (KCIA) and create new administrative fees related to security badges and service operator permits.
A copy of Proposed Ordinance 2025-0307 is available on the internet at https://mkcclegisearch.kingcounty.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7680938&GUID=28559005-7D58-42AC-BFC0-66F9DB51D4C5&Options=Advanced&Search=.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2025-0309 would amend King County Code 4A.680.010 to increase the King County Sheriff’s Office existing civil process fees to account for inflationary increases for providing services. Covered services include personal and real property court orders, protection orders, court-ordered evictions, family law actions, and notice of small claims.
A copy of Proposed Ordinance 2025-0309 is available on the internet at https://mkcclegisearch.kingcounty.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7681015&GUID=D32D34F9-8DD2-4E25-9B5E-6D88666B7BF3&Options=Advanced&Search=.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2025-0310 would add a new section to King County Code 4A.680 to establish a new fee to reimburse the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) for the cost of staff subpoenaed to testify in civil litigation. The fees charged by the KCSO to any civil litigant would be equal to the compensation paid to personnel needed to work the shift of the subpoenaed employee, including minimum call out compensation required by an applicable collective bargaining agreement.
A copy of Proposed Ordinance 2025-0310 is available on the internet at https://mkcclegisearch.kingcounty.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7681016&GUID=531D0D47-8DB8-450F-8D0A-4935FE17BD17&Options=Advanced&Search=&FullText=1.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2025-0311 would amend King County Code Title 27 to increase existing permitting fees by 11.8 percent, authorize a new permit application processing fee, authorize a new 3.5 percent temporary surcharge for development permit fees, and authorize a new permit application fees for the Historic Preservation Program and River and Flood Management programs of the Department of Natural Resources and Parks for 2026 and 2027. Proposed Ordinance 2025-0311 would set an effective date of January 1, 2026.
A copy of Proposed Ordinance 2025-0311 is available on the internet at https://mkcclegisearch.kingcounty.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7681029&GUID=A84FF2E6-3C08-44C1-A865-21C4279D0304&Options=Advanced&Search=.
Final Action:
Prior to final action, Councilmembers may offer amendments for consideration by the Council. Persons wishing to testify on the Proposed Ordinances should attend the public hearing in person or remotely on November 18, 2025, or provide testimony in writing prior to the hearing.
You may also view this notice at the Clerk’s page at http://www.kingcounty.gov/council/clerk/ordinances_advertised.aspx.
Copies of Proposed Ordinances 2025-0301, 2025-0302, 2025-0306, 2025-0307, 2025-0309, 2025-0310, and 2025-0311 will be mailed upon request to the Clerk of the Council, email clerk.council@kingcounty.gov or telephone 206-477-1020.
This notice is given in accordance with the provisions of RCW 36.32.120(7) and provides penalties for the violation of the provisions thereof.
DATED at Seattle, Washington, this 5th day of November, 2025.
METROPOLITAN KING COUNTY COUNCIL
KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Melani Hay
Clerk of the Council