Proposed Updates to Street Use Hourly Rates and Permit Fees Effective January 1st, 2022

Changes are coming to the street use hourly rates and permit fees starting January 1st, 2022. The updates aim to ensure full cost recovery, align with policy goals, and support various stakeholders. Hourly rates and permit fees will be adjusted to maintain service levels and reduce reliance on use fees. Construction and utility permits will see updates for full or partial cost recovery, while public activation and maintenance permits will be based on 2019-2021 AWI data. Specific fee changes are detailed, reflecting the intended focus on transportation improvements benefiting impacted communities.

• Street use
• Permit fees
• Hourly rates
• Infrastructure
• Transportation

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1. The Street Use Hourly Rate and Permit Fees are changing January 1st, 2022 Goals of the rate and fee updates: 1. Ensure full cost recovery to maintain service levels and reduce reliance on use fees 2. Align updates with policy goals to support businesses, homeowners, affordable housing, and improved livable communities 11/17/21 Department of Transportation 1

2. Background Types of Street Use Fees Use and Occupation Fees Permit Fees Hourly Rate Issuance, amendment and renewal fees Recovery: Administrative, some review time and overhead Review and inspection rates Recovery: Review or inspection time and overhead Non-transportation uses of the right-of-way charged by the square footage Discretionary: Used to encourage shorter and more efficient use of the public right-of-way 11/17/2021 Department of Transportation 2

3. Summary of Proposed Changes For construction and utility permits, update to full or partial full cost recovery For public activation and maintenance permits, update with 2019 2021 AWI Keep free permits free (e.g., gardening, signs, block party etc.) Issuance Fees Hourly Rate Update with 2019 2021 AWI Use and Occupancy Fees No change 11/17/2021 Department of Transportation 3

4. Current vs. Proposed Recovery Summary We have not kept pace with cost increases over the past several years This has led to subsidizing hourly rates and issuance fees with use and occupation fees Use and occupation fees are intended to be used for transportation improvements that benefit those communities that have been impacted by construction 11/17/2021 Department of Transportation 4

5. Hourly Rate Update Current Hourly Rate Proposed Hourly Rate Difference $278.00 $305.00 $27.00 11/17/2021 Department of Transportation 5

6. Proposed Fee Permit Type(s) Current Fee Difference ROW Maintenance $155.00 $178.00 $23.00 ROW Construction, Heavy Crane, & Minor $324.00 $640.00 $316.00 Utility Permit Fee Updates Public Activation & Vending $181.00 $275.00 $94.00 Private Encroachment $232.00 $362.00 $130.00 Renewal for Private Encroachments $176.00 $275.00 $99.00 Street Vacations $6,500.00 $10,130.00 $3,630.00 Long-term Encroachments (e.g., Skybridges, tunnels) $232.00 $362.00 $130.00 Utility Major $4,865.00 $7,580.00 $2,715.00 Street Improvement Lite $4,865.00 $2,900.00 $(1,965.00) Street Improvement $4,865.00 $7,580.00 $2,715.00 Date Change, Extension, or Revision $165.00 $255.00 $90.00 Amendment Block Party, Signs, Safe-streets, Gardening, $0 $0 n/a Public Amenities 11/17/2021 Department of Transportation 6

7. Questions? Melody.Berry@seattle.gov www.seattle.gov/transportation 11/17/21 Department of Transportation 7