| Ordinance No. 28894 |
The Rental Housing Code was updated to include new tenants protections and guidance for landlords, specifically a 120-day rent increase notice, shared housing standards, late fee and deposit standards, prospective tenant screening criteria standards, business license and health and safety requirements, and banning dog breed restrictions. |
July 11, 2023 |
| Resolution No. 41126 |
The Surplus Land policy was updated to further prioritize land be used for affordable housing by allowing for affordable homeownership development and multiple tiers for rental affordability.
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January 24, 2023 |
Resolution NO. 40871
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Relates to housing displacement; affirming the City of Tacoma’s support of the use of data-informed tools to prevent displacement of local residents and strongly encourages the City’s partners to use these tools to ensure more residents are able to stay in Tacoma with a focus on households from “low” and “very low” opportunity areas of the City, as well as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color households, and directing the City Manager to evaluate options to assist in preventing displacement of residents.
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November 16, 2021 |
Ordinance NO. 28770
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Amends Chapter 6A.110 of the Municipal Code, entitled “Property Tax Exemptions for Multi-Family Housing”, to eliminate the eight-year Multi-Family Property Tax Exemption in mixed-use centers designated “very high” opportunity, based on the City’s Equity Index, effective 90 days after passage of this ordinance.
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November 9, 2021 |
Resolution NO. 40866
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Supports the proposed changes to the Multi-Family Property Tax Exemption (“MFTE”), as recommended and approved by the Government Performance and Finance Committee; amending the City’s MFTE to align with state law; eliminating the eight-year MFTE in mixed-use centers designated “very high” opportunity based on the City’s Equity Index; requiring the City Council to revisit the changes to the MFTE program in three years; and directing the City Manager to explore other changes to enhance the City’s use of the MFTE.
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November 9, 2021 |
Ordinance NO. 28780
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Amends Chapter 1.95 of the Municipal Code, relating to the Rental Housing Code, to align with new notice requirements in Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1236 and the State of Washington’s Residential Landlord-Tenant Act, to provide additional protections through just cause evictions, and to allow enforcement action.
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September 12, 2021 |
Ordinance NO. 28747
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Amends Chapter 6A.70 of the Municipal Code, relating to Local Option Taxes, by adding Section 6A.70.041 entitled “Additional sales or use tax for housing and related services - Imposition” and Section 6A.70.042 entitled “Additional sales or use tax for housing and related services - Rate,” and amending Section 6A.70.120 relating to “Administration and collection of taxes” to authorize the maximum capacity of the tax authorized under the provisions of House Bill 1590 for housing and related services.
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March 30, 2021 |
Resolution NO. 40697
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Directs the City Manager to use the Down Payment and Foreclosure Assistance disparity study, to identify disparities or displacement that resulted in disproportionate homeownership and the inaccessibility of communities of color, and particularly Black communities, to build generational wealth; and to provide an update to the City Council within six months, and recommendations no later than August 2021, to include specific budget and policy recommendations to increase Black homeownership in Tacoma, including the potential consideration of dedicating a percentage of all down payment assistance funds to Black residents.
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November 24, 2020 |
Resolution NO. 40527
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Establishes the activities and income criteria for the City's Affordable Housing Fund, for the purpose of prioritizing projects that are eligible for funding.
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October 15, 2019 |
Ordinance NO. 28610
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Adopts amendments incorporating Tacoma's Affordable Housing Action Strategy (AHAS) into the Housing Element of the One Tacoma Comprehensive Plan, updating housing affordability data, and lending greater policy support for the implementation of the AHAS, as part of the proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Regulatory Code for 2019, as recommended by the Planning Commission.
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September 24, 2019 |
Resolution NO. 40429
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Amends the Policy for the Sale/Disposition of City owned General Government Real Property to better align with current City goals to increase prioritization for affordable housing and equity.
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September 17, 2019 |
| Substitute Ordinance NO. 28601 |
Amends Chapter 6A.70 of the Municipal Code, relating to Local Option Taxes, by adding Section 6A.70.047 entitled "Credit against state's share of tax - sales or use tax for affordable housing - Imposition" and Section 6A.70.048 entitled "Credit against state's share of tax - sales or use tax for affordable housing - Rate," and amending Section 6A.70.120 relating to "Administration and collection of taxes" to authorize the maximum capacity of the tax authorized under the provisions of Substitute House Bill 1406 for affordable and supportive housing; and declaring an emergency, making necessary the passage of this ordinance and it becoming effective immediately.
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August 27, 2019 |
| Resolution NO. 40112 |
A resolution receiving the Affordable Housing Action Strategy to guide enhancement of existing policies and programs, identification and deployment of additional funding, and development of strong anti-displacement measures to stabilize existing residents.
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September 25, 2018 |