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A. This chapter is enacted pursuant to the city’s police powers, the Growth Management Act as codified in Chapter 36.70A RCW, the impact fee statutes as codified in RCW 82.02.050 through 82.02.110, Chapter 58.17 RCW relating to platting and subdivisions, and the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), Chapter 43.21C RCW.

B. The purpose of this chapter is to:

1. Develop a program consistent with the Gig Harbor parks, open space and recreation plan, six-year road plan and the city’s comprehensive plan (parks and transportation elements), and capital improvement plan, for joint public and private financing of park and transportation facility improvements necessitated in whole or in part by development in the city. With regard to school facilities, to develop a program for joint public and private financing of school facilities consistent with the capital improvement plan of the school district, as such public facilities are necessitated in whole or in part by development in the city;

2. Ensure adequate levels of service in public facilities within the city and school district;

3. Create a mechanism to charge and collect fees to ensure that all new development bears its proportionate share of the capital costs of off-site park, school and transportation facilities reasonably related to new development, in order to maintain adopted levels of park service, maintain adopted levels of service on the city’s transportation facilities, and to ensure the availability of adequate school facilities at the time of new development;

4. Ensure that the city pays its fair share of the capital costs of parks and transportation facilities necessitated by public use of the parks and roadway system, and ensure that the school district pays its fair share of the capital costs of school facilities; and

5. Ensure fair collection and administration of such impact fees.

C. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to effectively carry out its purpose in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare. (Ord. 1309 § 1, 2015; Ord. 963 § 2, 2004; Ord. 828 § 2, 1999).