Developers hoping to build within Sammamish city limits during 2013 can breathe a sigh of relief, for now.

The City Council voted Jan. 22 to delay a 3.51 percent increase on street impact fees that, as of March 1, would have added an extra $521.37 on construction of each new single-family home on the Plateau.

“Seeing that we’re still in an economic recession and we’re going through street level of service later this year, I think it behooves us to not pull the trigger on an increase at this time and go with the holistic approach and see what we have on our plate and perhaps tackle it at the end of the year,” said Councilman John James.

Mayor Tom Odell noted he had apprehension about delaying fee increase, but only councilmember Nancy Whitten voted against the motion.

“A $600 increase on the price of a house in Sammamish is frankly in the large scheme of things not overwhelming,” Odell said.

The decision to delay the impact fee means the current rate of $14,853.96 will stay the same until the Planning Commission releases its comprehensive review later this year. Already the highest street impact fee in the state, Sammamish’s rate would have increased to $15,375.33 per single-family home.

Neighboring cities like Redmond and Issaquah only have street fees of $6,912.22 and $1,738.89, respectively.

The council did unanimously vote to approve a 3.51 percent increase on park impact fees, bumping the current rate of $2,605.82 to 2,697.28 — a jump of $91.46.

Even with the increase in parks impact fees, Sammamish still comes in under its neighbors with Redmond at $3,020.24 and Issaquah at $6,998.43.

The park impact fees are estimated to generate $13,000 for the city in 2013.

In addition to delaying a decision on the street impact fees and increasing the parks impact fees, the council voted to align with a recent change at the state level and increase the time allowed to expend impact fees from six years to 10 years.