Marysville Sound

Development · Sep 9, 2026

Lake Stevens and Lakewood school districts' capital facilities plans were scheduled for a Sept. 22 public hearing

In materials published ahead of the Sept. 9, 2026 Planning Commission meeting 1, Marysville was scheduled to consider setting a public hearing on school district capital facilities plans that would let two districts collect school impact fees in 2027-2028 1.

What the records say

In materials published ahead of the Sept. 9, 2026 Planning Commission meeting 1, the record said the Marysville Planning Commission was scheduled to consider a motion to set a public hearing for Sept. 22, 2026 on the Lake Stevens and Lakewood School Districts' Capital Facilities Plans for 2026-2031 1. Under city code, a district can only receive school impact fees — one-time charges on new development that help pay for growth-related school needs — after the council adopts its plan as part of the city's Comprehensive Plan 1. The two districts submitted plans requesting impact fees for 2027-2028 1. The staff memo shows proposed fees that differ sharply by district and housing type: Lake Stevens would lower most current fees (for example, single-family homes with three or more bedrooms would drop from $13,730 to $12,193), while Lakewood, which currently charges no school impact fees, would begin charging new ones (for example, $1,784 for single-family homes with three or more bedrooms and $3,402 for townhomes or duplexes with three or more bedrooms) 1. The record also said the Marysville School District did not submit a plan and will not request impact fees this cycle because of declining enrollment 1. The same agenda shows motions were also proposed to set Sept. 22, 2026 hearings on the Critical Areas Ordinance update and on limited commercial uses in the Cascade Industrial Center, though those are separate items 1.

  • The Planning Commission was scheduled to consider setting a Sept. 22, 2026 public hearing on the Lake Stevens and Lakewood School Districts' Capital Facilities Plans 2026-2031 1.
  • The Lake Stevens and Lakewood districts submitted plans requesting school impact fees for 2027-2028 1.
  • The Marysville School District did not submit a Capital Facilities Plan and will not request impact fees this cycle due to declining enrollment 1.
  • Under MMC 22D.040.030(1), districts serving Marysville are eligible for impact fees only after the council adopts the district's plan as part of the Comprehensive Plan 1.
  • Proposed 2026-2031 fees include Lake Stevens single-family (3+ bedrooms) at $12,193, down from $13,730, and new Lakewood fees including $1,784 for single-family (3+ bedrooms) and $3,402 for townhomes/duplexes (3+ bedrooms), where Lakewood currently charges $0 1.

Why it matters

School impact fees are charged on new residential development, so the proposed schedules change what builders would pay per unit in different school districts — and which districts collect fees at all — shaping how growth-related school costs are shared 1. The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.

What changed / what's next

  • The Lake Stevens and Lakewood School Districts submitted new Capital Facilities Plans for 2026-2031 requesting school impact fees for 2027-2028, while the Marysville School District opted out this cycle due to declining enrollment 1.
  • The proposed Sept. 22, 2026 public hearing, where the Planning Commission would take testimony on the districts' plans before any council adoption 1. The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.