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Shoreline credits extended MFTE and rezoning for recent multifamily pipeline
Summary
City of Shoreline officials told the committee their long-running multifamily tax exemption (MFTE) program, a 20‑year option and recent rezoning to allow greater multifamily density have driven hundreds of units in station areas; the city plans a feasibility study to adjust MFTE design where needed.
Nathan Daum, economic development program manager for the City of Shoreline, and Bethany Wahlberg Dunn described Shoreline’s layered approach to encourage housing: rezoning, multifamily tax exemptions (MFTE), and future inclusionary requirements tied to HB 1491.
Daum said Shoreline has pursued density around light‑rail stations since incorporation and adopted successive policy changes to convert legacy commercial…
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