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A. Impact fees shall be imposed upon development activity in the city, based upon the schedule set forth in this chapter, and shall be collected by the city from any applicant where such development activity requires final plat, PRD approval, issuance of a residential building permit or a mobile home permit and the fee for the lot or unit has not been previously paid.

B. For a plat or PRD applied for on or after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, the impact fees due on the plat or the PRD shall be assessed and collected from the applicant at the time of final approval, using the impact fee schedule in effect when the plat or PRD was approved; provided, that the applicants may opt to:

1. Have impact fees allocated to the lots or dwelling units in the project and collected when the building permits are issued; or

2. For single-family attached and detached units only, the impact fee payment may be deferred and collected in accordance with subsection (C) of this section.

Where the applicant exercises the option for collection of impact fees at the time of building permit or deferral, the fees to be collected shall be those in effect at the time building permits are issued. Residential development proposed for short plats shall not be governed by this subsection, but shall be governed by subsection (E) of this section.

C. Deferral of Impact Fee Payment.

1. For single-family detached or attached single-family residential dwelling units only, impact fee payments may be deferred to final inspection or up to eighteen months from the date of issuance of the building permit, whichever occurs first. Deferral shall only be allowed when, prior to issuance of the building permit, the applicant:

a. Submits a deferred impact fee application form for the property which the applicant is requesting deferral of the impact fee payment; and

b. Grants and records a deferred impact fee lien against the property in favor of the city of Monroe in a form as approved by the city. The content, form and procedure for the lien shall also be in accordance with RCW 82.02.050. Recording and release of the deferred impact fee lien shall be at the expense of the applicant.

Applications for an impact fee deferral shall be accompanied by payment of an administrative fee as provided for in the city’s adopted fee resolution.

2. Each applicant for a single-family residential construction permit is entitled to annually receive (per calendar year) deferral for only the first twenty single-family residential construction building permits. For the purposes of this subsection, an “applicant” includes an entity that controls the applicant, is controlled by the applicant, or is under common control with the applicant.

3. The city shall withhold approval of final inspection until the deferred impact fees are paid and collected. For the purposes of this section, “final inspection” shall mean the city’s signed approval of the final inspection for occupancy on the job card.

D. If, on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, a plat or PRD has already received preliminary approval and is not otherwise exempt from the payment of impact fees under MMC 3.52.160, such plat or PRD shall not be required to pay the impact fees at the time of final approval, but the impact fees shall be allocated to the lots or dwelling units and assessed and collected from the lot or unit owner at the time the building permits are issued or deferred in accordance with subsection (C) of this section, using the impact fee schedule then in effect. If, on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, an applicant has applied for preliminary plat or PRD approval, but has not yet received such approval, the applicant shall follow the procedures set forth in subsection (B) of this section.

E. For existing lots or lots not covered by subsection (B) of this section, application for single-family and multifamily residential building permits, mobile home permits, and binding site plan approval for mobile home parks proposed, the total amount of the impact fees shall be assessed and collected from the applicant when the building permit is issued or deferred in accordance with subsection (C) of this section, using the impact fee schedules then in effect.

F. Any application for preliminary plat or PRD approval which has been approved subject to conditions requiring the payment of impact fees established pursuant to this chapter shall be required to pay the fee in accordance with the conditions of approval. (Ord. 005/2019 § 8)