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Resolution No. 2
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, STATING THE CITY'S INTENT
TO CONSIDER DESIGNATING A RESIDENTIAL
TARGETED AREA FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ESTABLISHING A MULTI -FAMILY PROPERTY TAX
EXEMPTION PROGRAM, AND SETTING THE TIME FOR A
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE DESIGNATION OF
THE AREA.
WHEREAS, chapter 84.14 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) provides for
exemption from ad valorem property taxation for eligible improvements associated with
qualified multiple -unit housing in urban centers; and
WHEREAS, in order to establish a multi -family property tax exemption program, the City
must designate one or more residential targeted areas within which qualified projects may
apply for tax exemption; and
WHEREAS, the King County Countywide Planning Policies (KCCPP), developed
pursuant to the Washington State Growth Management Act, have established standards for
cities to plan for their share of regional growth and affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, the Southcenter area currently lacks sufficient available, desirable, and
convenient residential housing available to all ages, including affordable housing, to meet the
needs of the public who would be likely to live and work in the area, if affordable, desirable,
attractive, and livable places were available; and
WHEREAS, the Southcenter area includes the Tukwila South Overlay zone, which has
capacity for new development, and the Tukwila Urban Center zone, which is one of the
region's designated urban growth centers and has access to high capacity transit; and
WHEREAS, the City intends to assist in achieving its residential growth targets and goals
in the City's Housing and Urban Center Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan by
encouraging new multi -family housing in the Southcenter area; and
WHEREAS, on December 1, 2014, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2462, which
established a multi -family property tax exemption program and designated a residential
targeted area that covered the portion of the Tukwila Urban Center's Transit Oriented
Development district that lies west of the Green River; and
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WHEREAS, the City desires to expand the boundaries of the residential targeted area to
include all of the Tukwila Urban Center zone and the Tukwila South Overlay zone, hereafter
collectively referred to as the "Southcenter residential targeted area," for the purposes of
establishing a multi -family property tax exemption program per chapter 84.14 RCW; and
WHEREAS, RCW 84.14.040(2) states that a governing authority may adopt a resolution
of intention to designate an area described in the resolution; and
WHEREAS, in accord with RCW 84.14.040(2), the resolution must state the time and
place of a hearing to be held by the governing authority to consider the designation of the
area;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City of Tukwila intends to consider designating the area within the
boundaries of the Tukwila Urban Center zone and the Tukwila South Overlay zone, as shown
on maps attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit A, as the
Southcenter residential targeted area for the purposes of establishing a multi -family property
tax exemption program per chapter 84.14 RCW.
Section 2. A public hearing to consider designating the Southcenter residential targeted
area will be held at a Committee of the Whole meeting of the City Council on August 14, 2023.
The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 6200 Southcenter
Boulevard, Tukwila, Washington.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE C TY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a
Special Meeting thereof this 2, day of , 2023.
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
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Christy O'Flaherty, MMC
City Clerk Acting Council President
Mohamed Abdi
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY:
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Office of the City Attorney
Filed with the City Clerk: "1g'23
Passed by the City Council: 1-v(- 73
Resolution Number: 2 61 --4-‹
Attachment: Exhibit A — Maps of Proposed Southcenter Residential Targeted Area
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