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The financial incentives are intended to reduce the financial burden of carrying a loan through the review process and alleviate up-front financial costs to developers and builders associated with review and impact fees to reduce costs in exchange for providing affordable housing units.

A. Expedited Permit Processing. Each multi-family and subdivision project pursuing an expedited permit process shall be considered a priority for all Pierce County departments with review responsibilities. A project manager within the Department of Planning and Public Works shall be assigned and responsible to coordinate the review process among all departments.

B. Waived Fees.

1. Fees listed under this Chapter may only be waived if sufficient funds are available through an alternative funding source and applied towards the applicable fund account to off-set revenue otherwise collected from an applicant.

2. With the exception of a school impact fee, fee waivers may be applied to all housing units within a project.

3. Fee waivers associated with a school impact fee shall only be applied to the low-income affordable housing units within a project.

4. Fee waivers for the Traffic Impact Fee shall only be available when the project property is located within one-half mile of a regularly scheduled transit route.

Table 18A.65.040. Financial Incentives

Incentive

Minimum Threshold of Low-Income Affordable Housing Units/Lots

Limitation for Use of Incentive

Applicability

Specification of Incentive

Expedited Permit Processing

Building Permit Application

All Affordable Housing Units

Not Applicable

Only the Affordable Low-Income Units within a Project

All building permits for affordable housing units shall be a priority to review and process over other submitted market rate building permit applications by all Pierce County reviewing departments including, but not limited to, Planning and Public Works and Emergency Management (Fire Prevention Bureau).

Subdivision Applications (Short Plats, Preliminary Plats, Final Plats)

At least 20% of total housing units shall be low-income affordable units.

Entire Project Area

Preliminary plat, short plat and final plat subdivision applications and other related applications including, but not limited to, site development and sanitary sewer extension applications shall be a priority to review and process over other submitted applications for market rate projects by all Pierce County reviewing departments including, but not limited to, Planning and Public Works and Emergency Management (Fire Prevention Bureau).

Road/Sewer Design Review

At least 20% of total housing units shall be low-income affordable units.

Entire Project Area

The applications associated with road/sewer design review shall be a priority to review and process over other submitted applications for market rate projects by all Pierce County reviewing departments.

Fee Waivers

Building Fee Waiver

PCC 17C.10.070 provides exemptions from Building Fees for low-income affordable single-family or two-family dwellings coordinated by a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

For fee waivers granted under this Chapter, at least 20% of total housing units shall be low-income affordable units.

Building Fee waivers granted under this Chapter shall be available on a first come first served basis if alternative funding is available and transferred to PPW.

No limitation on fee waivers granted under PCC 17C.10.070.

Entire Project Area

Any claim for an exemption for low-income housing must be made no later than the time of application for a building permit.

Traffic Impact Fee Waiver

PCC 4A.10.010.B.2 exempts low-income housing units from Traffic Impact Fees.

For fee waivers granted under this Chapter, at least 20% of total housing units shall be low-income affordable units.

The project property shall be located within one-half mile of a regularly scheduled transit route. Traffic Impact Fee waivers granted under this chapter shall be available on a first come first served basis if alternative funding is available and transferred to the Traffic Impact Fee Fund.

No limitation on fee waivers granted under PCC 4A.10.010.B.2

Entire Project Area

Any claim for an exemption for low-income housing must be made no later than the time of application for a building permit or site development activity permit.

School Impact Fee Waiver

All low-income affordable housing units shall be exempt from School Impact fees.

A fee waiver or reimbursement shall be available on a first come first served basis if alternative funding is available and transferred to the appropriate School district account.

Only the Affordable Low-Income Units within a Project

Park Impact Fee Waiver

At least 20% of total housing units shall be low-income affordable units.

A fee waiver or reimbursement shall be available on a first come first served basis if alternative funding is available and transferred to the Impact Fee fund account.

Entire Project Area

Park Impact Fee Waiver

All low-income affordable housing units shall be exempt from Park Impact fees.

A fee waiver or reimbursement shall be available on a first come first served basis if alternative funding is available and transferred to the Impact Fee fund account.

Only the Affordable Low-Income Units within a Project

Sanitary Sewer System/ Facilities Charge Waiver

At least 20% of total housing units shall be low-income affordable units.

Fee exemptions shall be available on a first come first served basis if funding is authorized through the Pierce County sanitary sewer fund to off-set the waived fee.

Entire Project Area

Preliminary Plat/Formal Plat/Short Plat Application Fee Waiver

At least 20% of total housing units shall be low-income affordable units.

A fee waiver or reimbursement shall be available on a first come first served basis if alternative funding is available and transferred to PPW.

Entire Project Area

All fees associated with the approval of a new plat provided for in Chapter 2.05 PCC including, but not limited to, the preliminary plat application, final plat application, design standards, environmental review, critical areas, and development engineering review shall be exempt.

Any claim for an exemption for low-income housing must be made no later than the time of application for a subdivision or site development activity permit. Any claim not so made shall be deemed waived.

(Ord. 2019-97s § 1 (part), 2020; Ord. 2017-12s § 2 (part), 2017; Ord. 2016-51s § 3, 2016; Ord. 2015-25s § 2 (part), 2015; Ord. 2009-48s2 § 1 (part), 2010)