Everett planning commission forwards multifamily tax‑exemption recommendation to City Council

The Everett Town Planning Commission on July 7 voted to forward Planning Commission Resolution 26‑03 — a recommendation that includes a proposed multifamily tax‑exemption (MfTE) ordinance — to the Everett City Council for its consideration.

“To open discussion, I’d like to just move that we advance Planning Commission Resolution 26‑03 to the council,” Commissioner Chatters said before members took the roll and recorded their votes. The motion passed; commissioners present voted to forward the resolution to council.

York, a city staff member who presented the package, told the commission the council will receive a first briefing on the package on Wednesday, July 15. “City council is picking this up next week on Wednesday on July 15th for a 1st briefing,” York said.

Staff said the packet before commissioners included a short recap and a draft planning commission resolution with an exhibit containing the full proposed ordinance to be sent to council. Commissioners had previously discussed the ordinance in earlier meetings; the July 7 action sends the commission’s formal recommendation onward rather than adopting the ordinance itself.

The commission’s vote advances the local review process; City Council will schedule its own public hearings and any final decision on whether to adopt the ordinance. The commission did not take additional formal amendments at the July 7 meeting.

York and other staff told commissioners they expect to continue work on related code chapters in coming meetings, and the planning commission will reconvene July 21 to continue work on land‑division topics that interact with the MfTE work.