Proposed Ordinance: 2025-0320

METROPOLITAN KING COUNTY COUNCIL

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

2025-0320

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 Ordinance 2025-0320, which would adopt the capital facilities plans (and fees) of the Auburn, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Fife, Highline, Issaquah, Kent, Northshore, Lake Washington, Renton, Riverview, Snoqualmie Valley and Tahoma School Districts for purposes of implementing the school impact fee program. 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 October 14, 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

The Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) authorizes local jurisdictions to collect impact fees as a method of financing public facilities (i.e., roads, parks and open space, schools) that become necessary as a result of new growth and development.

King County administers the School Impact Fee Program by collecting fees from residential developers on behalf of each school district that chooses to participate (the program is voluntary).  The fees are developed by the individual school districts in accordance with provisions in state law and King County Code and are set forth in the districts’ capital facilities plans.  The plans (and fees) are reviewed and adopted by the King County Council. Proposed Ordinance 2025-0320 would amend King County Code Title 20 to update the school capital facilities plans and King County Code Title 27 to implement the collection of the following impact fees by the county on behalf of the following school districts, effective January 1, 2026:

Final Action:

Prior to final action, Councilmembers may offer amendments for consideration by the Council. Persons wishing to testify on the Proposed Ordinance should attend the public hearing in person or remotely on November 18, 2025, or provide testimony in writing prior to the hearing.  The Council is expected to amend the Proposed Ordinance to modify the Multiunit impact fee in the Northshore School District to $5,000.

A copy of Proposed Ordinance 2025-0320 is available on the internet at https://mkcclegisearch.kingcounty.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7684888&GUID=74A4BF7D-9FF9-4D40-A599-8974630D6097&Options=Advanced&Search=.

You may also view this notice at the Clerk’s page at http://www.kingcounty.gov/council/clerk/ordinances_advertised.aspx.

Copies of Proposed Ordinance 2025-0320 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 16th day of October, 2025.

METROPOLITAN KING COUNTY COUNCIL

KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON

Melani Hay

Clerk of the Council