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ORDINANCE NO. 4725
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
CREATING A NEW SECTION 3.35.260 OF THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE
REGARDING AN EXEMPTION FOR UTILITY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
CHARGES FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING PURSUANT TO RCW 35.92.380.
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 35.92.380, municipalities may partially or fully waive
system development charges, also referred to tap-in charges, connection or hook-up fees, for
housing designated for low-income persons; and
WHEREAS, the Pasco Comprehensive Plan, Housing Goal #1 establishes the cities
commitment to encouraging housing production for all economic segments of the city’s
population; and
WHEREAS, the Pasco Housing Action and Implementation Plan identified a need for
approximately 23,000 housing units by the year 2045, with the highest housing underproduction
and needs for populations under 50% of the area median income; and
WHEREAS, numerous factors have combined to severely limit the production of housing;
and
WHEREAS, exemption of system development charges will assist with, and incentivize
the development of affordable housing by enabling housing development to become more
economically viable, furthering the production for households with low income; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Legislature, in 2021 authorized the creation of the
Connecting Housing to Infrastructure Program (CHIP) which reimburses local governments for
waived system development charges.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 3.35.260 entitled “System Development Charges – Waiver for
Affordable Housing” of the Pasco Municipal Code shall be and hereby is created and shall read as
follow:
3.35.260 System Development Charges – Waiver for Affordable Housing.
(1) Purpose. In accordance with RCW 35.92.380, the City may approve the
waiver of system development charges for residential multi-unit housing
development meeting the requirements of RCW 35.92.385.
(a) An exemption granted under this section must be conditioned upon
requiring the developer and/or applicant to record a covenant with the
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Franklin County, Washington Auditors Office in accordance with RCW
35.92.380 and RCW 36.94.370.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word
of this Ordinance should be held to the invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause phrase or word of this
Ordinance.
Section 3. Corrections. Upon approval by the city attorney, the city clerk or the code
reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this Ordinance, including scrivener’s errors
or clerical mistakes; reference to other local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations; or
numbering or referencing of ordinances or their sections and subsections.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) days
after approval, passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, on this 3rd day of
September, 2024.
_____________________________
Pete Serrano
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Debra Barham, MMC Kerr Ferguson Law, PLLC
City Clerk City Attorneys
Published: Sunday, September 8, 2024