(1) Any road system impact fee payment made pursuant to this chapter shall be held in a reserve account and shall be expended to fund improvements on the road system in accordance with chapter 82.02 RCW.

(2) An appropriate and reasonable portion of payments collected may be used for administration of this chapter.

(3) Any refund of a road system impact fee due to a developer shall be administered in accordance with chapter 82.02 RCW and this section. Any refund approved under this section, or following an administrative appeal as provided in SCC 30.66B.370, shall be made to the current property owner at the time the refund is authorized, unless the current property owner releases the county from any obligation to refund the current property owner. A developer may request and shall receive a refund, including interest earned on the impact fees, when the developer does not proceed with the development activity and no impact has resulted. Recording of a subdivision or short subdivision, or a binding site plan with a record of survey constitutes proceeding with development activity for the purpose of refund applicability.

(4) A developer shall pay a road system impact fee under protest in order to obtain a permit or other approval for development while reserving the right to challenge the road system impact fee pursuant to SCC 30.66B.370. Any developer protest to payment of the impact fee must be submitted in writing concurrently with payment. Failure to provide such written protest at the time of fee payment shall be deemed a withdrawal of any appeal filed under SCC 30.66B.370. (Added by Amended Ord. 02-064, Dec. 9, 2002, Eff date Feb. 1, 2003).