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ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY/CODE INTERPRETATION
ADMINISTRATIVE
POLICY/CODE
INTERPRETATION #:
CI-130
MUNICIPAL
CODE SECTIONS:
RMC 4-1-190, Impact Fees
REFERENCE: City of Renton Fee Schedule
SUBJECT:
Fire Impact Fees for Non-profit Organizations
BACKGROUND: RMC 4-1-190, Impact Fees, authorizes the collection of impact fees for
transportation, parks, fire protection, and schools based on the land use or type of
development referenced in the City’s Fee Schedule. The impact fee amounts for
fire protection and emergency responses are determined by a Rate Study, which
estimates fees needed for service based on the actual costs of providing services
and the historical frequency of service needed based on land use. “Churches” (i.e.,
places of worship) and “non-profits” (non-profit organizations, a.k.a., NPOs) are
grouped together within the fire impact fees.
DECISION:
Non-profit organizations shall be removed from the list of land uses with discrete
fire impact fees contained within the City of Renton’s Fee Schedule.
JUSTIFICATION:
An NPO is not a land use or type of development. An NPO is a business granted
tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service. Because the Regional Fire
Authority, after responding to a medical or life safety emergency, would record
the incident based on the land use (e.g., retail, office, etc.), which factors into the
Rate Study, and NPOs can have drastically different emergency service needs, it’s
not appropriate to have a fee based on a business model that’s not reflective of
emergency response needs.
ADMINISTRATOR
APPROVAL:
_______________________________________
C. E. “Chip” Vincent
EFFECTIVE DATE:
January 5, 2018
APPEAL PROCESS: To appeal this determination, a written appeal--accompanied by the required filing
fee--must be filed with the City's Hearing Examiner (1055 South Grady Way,
Renton, WA 98057, 425-430-6515) no more than 14 days from the date of this
decision. Section 4-8-110 of the Renton Municipal Code provides further
information on the appeal process.
DISCLAIMER: Excerpts from the Renton Municipal Code shown below may not contain the most recently
codified text. In such instances, code amendments implemented through this Administrative Code
Interpretation shall be construed to affect the current code and past/future Administrative Code
Interpretations not yet codified in the same manner as shown below. Should any conflicts result the
Administrator shall determine the effective code.
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