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Council backs Hudson family request to enroll about 1.06 acres in King County PBRS program
Summary
After a public hearing, the Lake Forest Park City Council unanimously authorized the mayor to recommend Hudson Properties’ application to King County’s Public Benefit Rating System, approving enrollment for roughly 1.06 acres for open-space, watershed protection and resource restoration and estimating a modest tax revenue reduction to the city.
Lake Forest Park’s City Council voted unanimously Thursday to authorize the mayor to recommend that King County enroll Hudson Properties in the county’s Public Benefit Rating System (PBRS).
The council acted after a staff presentation and one prior public comment from a neighbor and property owner who urged the city to preserve wooded parcels. City planner David Greeth summarized that the Hudsons applied to enroll two vacant forested lots plus a narrow wooded strip along their homesite — a total of about 1.45 acres, of which 1.06 acres were recommended for PBRS enrollment under the categories of urban open space, watershed protection and resource restoration.
The PBRS is derived from the state Open Space Taxation Act and is implemented locally by King County code (20.36). The program assigns points to qualifying private properties; if approved the enrolled acreage is eligible for a reduction in taxable value — a conservation incentive the county administers…
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