“Impact fee” means a payment of money authorized by State law and this code to be imposed upon development as a condition of development approval to pay for public facilities needed to serve new growth and development. “Impact fees” include, but are not limited to, transportation impact fees, park impact fees, fire impact fees and school impact fees. “Impact fees” do not include fees imposed to cover the costs of processing applications, inspecting and reviewing plans or other information required to be submitted for purpose of evaluation of an application, or inspecting or monitoring development activity.

“Impact fee schedule” means the table of impact fees to be charged per unit of development, computed by the formulas adopted under CMC Title 19, indicating the standard fee amount per dwelling unit or per commercial development that shall be paid as a condition of development within the City.

“Impacts” means the effects or consequences of actions. “Environmental impacts” are effects upon the elements of the environment listed in WAC 197-11-444.

“Impervious surface” means a nonvertical surface artificially covered or hardened so as to prevent or impede the percolation of water into the soil mantle at natural infiltration rates including, but not limited to, roofs, swimming pools and areas that are paved, graveled or made of packed or oiled earthen materials such as roads, walkways or parking areas. “Impervious surface” does not include landscaping and surface water flow control and water quality treatment facilities.

“Impoundment” means a body of water collected in a reservoir, pond or dam or collected as a consequence of natural disturbance events.

“Improved public roadways” means public road rights-of-way that have been improved with at least two travel lanes and are maintained by either City of Covington or the State of Washington.

“Individual transportation and taxi” means an establishment engaged in furnishing individual or small group transportation by motor vehicle, including only uses located in SIC Industry Group and Industry Nos.:

“Industrial, light” means any use engaged in small-scale production, manufacturing, fabrication or distribution, and considered less intensive because such uses do not result in noise, odor, toxic chemicals or other activities posing a hazard to public health and safety. May also include supporting office and retail activities.

“Infiltration rate” means the rate of water entry into the soil expressed in inches per hour.

“In-lieu fee program” as defined in the Federal Rule published in April 2008, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is:

A program involving the restoration, establishment, enhancement, and/or preservation of aquatic resources through funds paid to a governmental or nonprofit natural resources management entity to satisfy compensatory mitigation requirements. Similar to a mitigation bank, an in-lieu fee program sells compensatory mitigation credits to permittees whose obligation to provide compensatory mitigation is then transferred to the in-lieu program sponsor.

“In-stream structure” means anything placed or constructed by humans within a stream or river waterward of the ordinary high water mark that either causes or has the potential to cause water impoundment or the diversion, obstruction, or modification of water flow including, but not limited to, weirs, culverts, fill and natural materials and excluding dikes, levees, revetments and other bank stabilization facilities.

“Interim recycling facility” means a site or establishment engaged in collection or treatment of recyclable materials, which is not the final disposal site, and including:

“Interlocal agreement” means any agreement between the City and the County or any municipal utility district, fire district, regional fire authority, or school district or any other City or governmental agency.

“Invasive vegetation” means a plant species listed as obnoxious weeds on the noxious weed list adopted by King County or the State of Washington.

“Irrigation efficiency” means the coefficient of the amount of water beneficially used divided by the amount of water applied. This coefficient is derived from actual measurements and an evaluation of the general characteristics of the type of irrigation system and management practices proposed. (Ord. 08-21 § 4 (Exh. C); Ord. 09-19 § 8; Ord. 10-17 § 6 (Exh. D); Ord. 08-17 § 3 (Exh. B); Ord. 06-17 § 5 (Exh. C); Ord. 06-17; Ord. 10-10 § 3 (Exh. C); Ord. 20-07 §§ 66, 113; Ord. 14-05 §§ 2, 3; Ord. 43-02 § 2 (27.04.025); Ord. 42-02 § 2 (21A.06.642); Ord. 42-02 §§ 2 (21A.06.625, 21A.06.630, 21A.06.635, 21A.06.637, 21A.06.640, 21A.06.641). Formerly 14.55.090, 18.20.621, 18.20.621 – 18.20.642)