18.01.090 Exemptions and Credits Applicable to Storm Water Impact Fee.
(1) Except as provided in this section, no public or private property shall be exempt from storm water impact fees or receive a credit against such fees. No exemption or credit in the storm water impact fee shall be granted based on the age, tax or economic status, race, or religion of the property owner, or other conditions unrelated to the cost of providing storm water services and facilities.
(2) Exemptions. The following are exempted from being assessed a storm water impact fee:
(a) Developed lands which have no impervious area.
(b) Developed, publicly owned roadways which are available for use in common by the general public for motor vehicle transportation shall be exempted from storm water impact fees. These properties may include public road rights-of-way owned by the City, County, State, or Federal government. This exemption shall not include public lands used for offices, airports, maintenance yards, water and wastewater treatment plants, water reservoirs and storage facilities, parking lots, park and recreation facilities, libraries, schools, colleges, universities, churches, social service centers, public housing, public hospitals or convalescent centers, and similar public properties, nor shall the exemption apply to internal site roadways or parking lots within such public facilities, all of which shall be charged in a manner consistent with that applied to comparable non-publicly owned properties. This exemption shall not apply to private roads or drives, or to internal roads, drives, and parking areas in privately owned properties regardless of the degree of access to those sites, roads, and drives allowed to the general public, except in cases where the road or drive is designed, constructed, and maintained in conformance with the City’s road standards and the road or drive is normally available for use in common by the general public for motor vehicle transportation.