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County holds hearing on APFO and building excise tax changes; board leaves record open for two weeks
Summary
Planning staff presented proposed amendments to the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance and the Building Excise Tax Ordinance that would remove the alternate mitigation contribution and increase residential and nonresidential excise taxes; the board left the record open for two weeks for further comment.
Washington County planning staff presented proposed text amendments to the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (APFO) and the Building Excise Tax Ordinance and opened a public hearing. The board concluded the hearing and left the record open for two weeks to allow additional comments.
Jill Baker, director of Planning and Zoning, explained the proposed changes. Key elements described by staff include: - Removing the “alternate mitigation contribution” (AMC) option from the APFO and instead limiting the number of building permits for major subdivisions to 25 units per calendar year when school district capacity falls between 100% and 119% (counts apply to overall development rather than by phase). Multifamily or condominium projects would be…
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