Transportation Impact Fees
The City of Bellevue assesses transportation impact fees, in general on building permits, or if a building permit is not required, at the time of issuance of the city’s decision approving the development.
Developers pay impact fees on new developments to help mitigate traffic impacts and to provide part of the funding for the city’s transportation infrastructure.
Both the Bellevue City Code (22.16) and the state Growth Management Act authorize these fees.
Bellevue’s transportation impact fees vary for different types of land uses. Residential fees and commercial fees, for example, are not the same because of the differences in the amount of traffic generated.
The City Council passed Ordinance 6715, adopting a new Transportation Impact Fee Rate Schedule effective January 1, 2023.
- Transportation Impact Fee Rates and Trip Rates (effective Jan. 1, 2025. If you do not see your land use reflected in the table, please consult your transportation review engineer)
- Transportation Impact Fee Projects Map (2022-2033)
- Transportation Impact Fee Program Report (2022 update)