19.08.040 School district eligibility.
A. School Capital Facilities Plan Required. The Bellingham school district shall be eligible to receive school impact fees upon adoption by the city council of a six-year school capital facilities plan. This action will also constitute adoption by the city of the schedule of school impact fees specified in such facilities plan. The district’s plan shall meet the applicable requirements of the State Growth Management Act.
B. Expiration of District Plan. For purposes of school impact fee eligibility, the district’s school CFP shall expire on December 31, 2027, or when an updated plan meeting the requirements of the GMA is adopted by the city council, whichever date first occurs.
C. Revising the School Facilities Plan (CFP).
1. The school district may initiate revisions to the school CFP or fee schedule prior to the 2027 expiration date. The revised plan shall first be approved by the school board and then transmitted to the city. The district’s revised plan will then be considered by the city council as part of the city’s annual comprehensive plan amendment process, unless the school board of the district declares, and the city finds, that an emergency exists.
2. The Bellingham city council may, by resolution, recommend that the district initiate a review of the school CFP or impact fee schedule prior to the expiration date.
3. The school capital facilities plan may include revised data for the impact fee formula and/or calculations, and a corresponding modification to the fee schedule. [Ord. 2021-10-043 § 3; Ord. 2015-12-050 § 2 (Exh. B); Ord. 2009-12-086; Ord. 2006-03-022].