When you pick up a building permit or pay for a short plat application, the fees charged pay for many different improvements and services. A small percentage single-family home fees fund staff to review building plans, issue the permit and provide inspections during construction. Traffic, park and school impact fees comprise the rest of the fees charged. Impact fees are collected to ensure that adequate facilities are available to serve new growth.

Fees for commercial development have a similar composition. In the examples below, about 50 percent of the fees paid are used to fund transportation improvements that accommodate growth. Conversely, a majority of the fees paid for an industrial development relate to the building permit and construction inspection.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE 3,000 s.f. single-family residence - $330,000 total valuation

NE COUNTY NW COUNTY Impact fee districts: • Traffic - North Orchards • Parks - District 5 • School - Battle Ground Impact fee districts: • Traffic - Hazel Dell • Parks - District 9 • School - Vancouver

Plan review Traffic Impact Fee Permits (includes issuance and inspection costs) Parks Impact Fee School Impact Fee

Impact fees are paid by new development to ensure that adequate facilities (roads, parks, schools) are available to serve new growth.

COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN Professional office complex: 3 buildings on one 4-acre lot; 80,000 s.f. impervious surface; $6,200,000 total valuation

North Orchards Traffic Impact Fee area Hazel Dell Traffic Impact Fee area

Preliminary approval  Building permits  Final construction  Traffic Impact Fees

Impact fees are paid by new development to ensure that adequate facilities (roads, parks, schools) are available to serve new growth.

INDUSTRIAL SITE PLAN 15,000 s.f. single-tenant light industrial building on one 1-acre lot 30,000 s.f. impervious surface; $1,100,000 total valuation

North Orchards Traffic Impact Fee Hazel Dell Traffic Impact Fee

Preliminary approval  Building permits  Final construction  Traffic Impact Fees

Impact fees are paid by new development to ensure that adequate facilities (roads, parks, schools) are available to serve new growth.