Title 12 Public Ways and Property
Chapter 12.13 Road, Street, and Highway Transportation Project Cost Recovery
Article II. Assessment Reimbursement Areas
Section 12.13.200 Creation of Transportation Assessment Reimbursement Area
As an alternative to the provisions set forth in SMC 12.13.020, the City may create an assessment reimbursement area and may construct transportation projects without the participation of a private owner, finance the costs of the road or street improvements , and become the sole beneficiary of the reimbursements that are contributed. The City may be reimbursed only for the costs of improvements that benefit that portion of the public who will use the developments within the assessment reimbursement area established pursuant to RCW 35.72.040(1) and SMC 12.13.210. which will permit development of a limited number of properties within a defined geographic area, and by resolution, create an assessment reimbursement area. Any assessment reimbursement areas shall only be created for locations where the City’s ordinances and comprehensive plan require transportation facilities to be improved or constructed as a prerequisite to further property development or redevelopment. The City is not obligated to improve any state facilities due to creation of an assessment reimbursement area.
Date Passed: Monday, March 31, 2025
Effective Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025
ORD C36653 Section 12
