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Seaside staff list 26 vacant commercial properties; council asks for study of a commercial vacancy tax
Summary
City staff identified 26 vacant commercial properties and nine lots clustered along Broadway and Fremont; council asked staff to develop more data and to study a possible commercial vacancy tax for a future ballot after public comment.
Seaside staff told the City Council on Feb. 5 that a recent inventory identified 26 commercial properties of interest — including nine vacant lots concentrated on Broadway and Fremont — and outlined barriers that make re‑tenancy costly and slow.
Economic development director Jose Pazur said his team catalogued vacant sites and flagged common deterrents to reuse: tenant‑improvement costs, sprinkler and water connection requirements, permit fees and long timelines for utilities and upgrades. He…
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