A. 
Land use application fees and charges shall be paid at the time an application or request is filed with the City. All fees and charges shall be per the Land Use Fee Schedule most recently adopted by the City Council.
(Ord. 2741 § 4 (part), 2024)
A. 
Design review, reasonable use exception, subdivision, planned residential development, SEPA, conditional use, and shoreline permit fees, for the entitlement of dwelling units, may be reduced by the Director when requested in writing by the property owner prior to permit submittal and when all of the following conditions are met:
1. 
Fee reduction table.
Unit Size
Affordability Target 1
Fee Reduction
2 or more bedrooms
80% 2
40%
2 or more bedrooms
60% 2
60%
Any size
50% 2
80%
Notes:
1 Units to be sold or rented to a person or household whose monthly housing costs, including utilities other than telephone, do not exceed 30% of the household’s monthly income.
2 Percentage of King County Median family income adjusted for family size as reported by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
2. 
If the project contains a mix of dwelling units that qualify for fee reduction per the table in subparagraph 1 above and units that do not qualify due to unit size or expense, the fee reduction shall be pro-rated to reflect the proportion of low-income units in the project.
3. 
If converted to market rate housing within 10 years of the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy, the full applicable permit fees at the time of conversion shall be paid to the City.
4. 
If the project contains commercial tenant space that occupies more than 15% of the building, along with dwelling units that qualify for fee reduction per the table in subparagraph 1 above, the fee reduction shall be pro-rated to reflect the proportion of the total building square footage occupied by the low-income units. Commercial spaces that occupy less than 15% of the building are considered accessory and will not affect the fee reduction.
(Ord. 2741 § 4 (part), 2024)