A. This chapter is enacted pursuant to the city's police powers, Revised Code of Washington 82.02, 58.17, and 43.21C. The purpose of this chapter is to:
1. Maintain a program for financing school, park, and transportation capital improvements necessitated in whole or in part by development within the city consistent with the goals and policies of the comprehensive plan;
2. Ensure adequate levels of service within the city;
3. Establish means to charge and collect impact fees to ensure that all new development bears its proportionate share of the capital costs of off site facilities reasonably necessary to accommodate the growth and maintain adopted level of service standards;
4. Ensure that the city pays its fair share of the capital cost of facilities necessitated by public uses unrelated to new growth; and
5. Ensure fair collection and administration of impact fees.
B. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to effectively carry out its purpose in the interests of public health, safety and welfare. (Ord. 778, 10-30-2003, eff. 11-11-2003)