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Council moves multifamily tax-exemption rules into revenue code chapter as first step to implement MFTE program

5678123 · August 26, 2025
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Summary

Pierce County recodified the multifamily tax exemption chapter from its zoning title into the county revenue and finance code (Title 4) to reflect that the MFTE is a tax incentive rather than a land-use control; no substantive program changes were made.

The Pierce County Council on Aug. 26 adopted Ordinance O2025-525, recodifying the county’s Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) chapter from Title 18A (development regulations) to Title 4 (revenue and finance). Council staff said the MFTE program, originally adopted in 2013 and recodified previously, is a tax incentive…

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