HomeMy WebLinkAbout4111ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, amending Chapter 3.25
of the Kent City Code, entitled "Multifamily
Dwelling Tax Exemptions," amending the
residential targeted area and extending the period
for submission of applications for conditional
certificates to June 30, 2019.
RECITALS
A. Through its adoption of Ordinance No. 3922 on June 16,
2009, the Kent City Council amended the City's multifamily tax exemption
program to adopt the further goals of creating a vibrant downtown to serve
as a destination retail and community gathering place; and to invest in
neighborhood livability and development of neighborhood centers.
B. The City adopted an update of the Downtown Subarea Action
Plan ("DSAP") on November 19, 2013, that encourages high-density,
multifamily development in downtown.
C. The City also adopted a Planned Action Ordinance ("PAO") on
December 10, 2013, that incentivizes development - including high-
density residential development -
environmental review process.
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D. Ordinance No. 3922 established a sunset provision that l
prohibited the City from accepting any new applications for conditional
certificates of acceptance of tax exemption under Chapter 3.25 %J the Kent
City Code after June 30, 2014.
E. In order to implement the goals of the DSAP and the PAO, the
City now desires to retain the property tax exemption incentive for
multifamily residential development by extending the period for submission
of applications for conditional certificates for an additional five (5) years, in
addition to amending the definition of the residential targeted area and
map depicting the area affected.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
ORDINANCE
SECTION i. -Amendment. Section 3.25.050 of the Kent City Code is
amended as follows:
Sec. 3.25.020. Definitions. When used in this chapter, the
following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context
indicates otherwise:
1. Administrator means the Kent economic development director
or his/her designee.
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Z Mixed use means a multi -story multifamily housing residential
project with at least one (1) nonresidential use in one (1) or more multi-
story multifamily housing buildings in the project, such as retail, office,
entertainment, schools, conference centers or a use approved in writing by
the administrator.
3. Multifamily housing means one (1) or more new multi -story
buildings designed for permanent residential occupancy, each with four (4)
or more dwelling units.
4. Owner means the property owner of record.
5. Permanent residential occupancy means multifamily housing
that provides either rental or owner occupancy on a nontransient basis.
This includes owner -occupied or rental accommodation that is leased for a
period of at least one (1) month. This excludes hotels and motels that'
predominately offer rental accommodation on a daily or weekly basis.
6. Residential targeted area means the geographic area of
downtown Kent bordered generally by Titus Street, State Route 167, Willis
Street, and Cloudy Street, and only including zones that permit multifamily
housing. See Appendix 1 for map.
SECTION 2. -Amendment. Section 3.25.120 of the Kent City Code is
amended as follows.
Sec. 3.25.120. Sunset of exemption for applications for
conditional certificates.
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The city shall not accept new applications for conditional certificates a:
provided in this chapter after June 30, 2- 2019, unless extended by cit)'
council action. Incomplete applications for conditional certificates as o
June 30, X9142019, shall be returned to owners. Notwithstanding the
above, the city shall process (A) pending complete applications for
conditional certificate and (B) applications for extension of the conditiona
certificate or final certificate received after June 30, 20142 119, as provides
in this chapter. This chapter shall continue to apply to all properties that
have been or are issued a final certificate of tax exemption under thi:
chapter until expiration, termination, or cancellation of the tax exemption.
SECTION 3. -Amendment -The map contained in Appendix
referenced in KCC 3.25.020 is hereby replaced in its entirety by them
attached hereto as Appendix 1.
SECTION 4. -Severability. If any one or more section, subsection,
or sentence of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this
ordinance and the same shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5. -Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser. Upon
approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk and the code reviser are
authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the
correction of clerical errors; references to other local, state or federal laws,
codes, rules, or regulations; or ordinance numbering and
section/subsection numbering.
SECTION 6. -Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force thirty (30) days from and after its passage and publication as
provided by law.
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ATTEST:
SU�Y1 I L: CYOKE, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PATRICK, ACTING CITY ATTORNEY
PASSED: � day of
2014.
APPROVED: �1 day of
PUBLISHED: day of Zea, 2014.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No. '��/��
passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, and app
by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon indicated.
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