Commissioners debate removing rarely used transfer-of-development-rights program
Commissioners questioned whether to remove the rarely used TDR program from the code; one commissioner said the program has never been used locally and noted a King County interlocal agreement and grant conditions may require keeping the chapter, and staff said it will research legal implications.
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During discussion of code clean-up, commissioners debated whether to remove the Transfer-of-Development-Rights (TDR) chapter, with one commissioner calling the program unused and costly while others cautioned the chapter may be tied to prior grant conditions and a King County interlocal agreement. Staff said the TDR chapter links to a sub-area plan and that the city will research whether removing it would trigger grant repayment or violate interlocal terms.
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