Council repeals RTA-map subsection, schedules public hearing to correct MFTE process
After council found a procedural omission in the March adoption of the city's multifamily tax exemption (MFTE), council voted 4–3 to repeal the subsection that adopted the Residential Targeted Areas (RTA) map and adopted a resolution of intent to set a public hearing to re-designate RTAs.
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City Attorney Jardine told council the March ordinance adopting Maple Valley's MFTE program missed a procedural step required by state law and the city code: formal adoption of the residential targeted areas map with the statutorily required notice and hearing. Jardine described a narrow fix: "[The ordinance] just adopt, repeals the o... Subsection 040 d, which is the subsection that adopted the RTA map," and recommended repealing that subsection and then starting the RTA designation process so the city could comply with notice requirements.
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