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Shoreline council to consider reinstating business exemptions for transportation impact fees, directs five-year sunset and data collection
Summary
Council discussed Ordinance 10-56 to reinstate prior business exemptions from transportation impact fees. Staff recommended adoption; council directed staff to add a five-year sunset, collect data on permit applicants to measure TIF influence, and return the ordinance for action March 23.
Councilmembers signaled support Monday for reinstating business exemptions from Shoreline's transportation impact fees, but directed staff to add a five-year sunset and to collect data on permit applicants before final adoption.
Transportation Manager Kendra Dodinsky told the council the proposed ordinance (10-56) would reinstate exemptions that expired on Dec. 31, 2025 and reminded the council that the city's current TIF model carries payback responsibilities; "Since 2016, approximately $3,200,000 in payback responsibility has accrued," she said, adding that recent land-use data show business…
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