Transportation impact-fee comparisons at Kent’s current rate

A comparison of how Kent's current transportation-impact fees stack up to the fees charged by other cities in the region. The City of Renton is not listed because comparison is more complex - the city charges on a per-head basis of employees, in addition to calculating trip fees on a relatively low rate of $75 per trip.

BY Wire Service

Friday, November 19, 2010 2:05pm

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Government office @ 500,000 square feet:

$3.5 million (Kent); $3.75 million (Auburn); $2.36 million (Federal Way); $5.785 million (Redmond)

Family restaurant (Red Robin) @ 7,525 sf:

$160,553 (Kent); $168,4410 (Auburn); $101,211 (Federal Way); $509,217 (Redmond)

Grocery Store (Safeway) @ 46,000 sf:

$796,674 (Kent); $831,680 (Auburn); $669,760 (Federal Way); $1.478 million (Redmond)

Warehouse @800,000 sf:

$1.368 million (Kent); $1.792 million (Auburn); $904,000 (Federal Way); $3.368 million (Redmond)

Light Industrial @ 50,000 sf:

$259,050 (Kent); $301,000 (Auburn); $171,000 (Federal Way); $439,500 (Redmond)

Hotel (Hampton Inn) @ 95 rooms:

$234,788 (Kent); $246,247 (Auburn); $197,410 (Federal Way); $437,950 (Redmond)

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