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Council approves SDCI fee increases, clarifies short‑term rental revenue use and expands transit-security spending
Summary
On Nov. 21 the council approved a set of budget-related bills: a change in short‑term rental tax revenue use, a package raising SDCI permitting fees (cited as an average 18% increase) to cover an $8 million gap, and an expansion allowing transit-security uses for a transportation benefit district measure; votes varied and several members voiced concerns about impacts on small projects and voter intent.
The Seattle City Council on Nov. 21 approved multiple budget-related ordinances: a bill specifying the use of short‑term rental tax revenue, a council bill increasing permitting fees for the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI), and an ordinance permitting material scope changes to the South Transportation Benefit District to expand revenue use to transit security.
Short‑term rental revenue: Council members heard the committee report and Chair Strauss described the measure as enacting prior budget choices. The roll-call sequence included a brief correction of a member’s recorded vote; the clerk concluded that the bill…
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