Resolution No. 2021-09-Relating to MFTE Designation Areas-Approved 052521Page 1 of 2
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-09
A RESOLUTION of the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington,
relating to stating the City’s intention to designate certain areas in
which a City of Bainbridge Island Multifamily Property Tax
Exemption program would apply, to include the Winslow Master Plan
Study Area, Winslow Sewer Service Area, and in the Lynwood Center
Area, the NC, NC/R-12, and R-5 zones.
WHEREAS, Washington State law authorizes the City Council to adopt a Multifamily
Property Tax Exemption (“MFTE”) program as described in Chapter 84.14 RCW, and the
purpose of this program is to encourage the development and redevelopment of multifamily and
affordable housing by granting a property tax exemption; and
WHEREAS, adopting a MFTE program has been planned and was recommended in the
2017 Comprehensive Plan Housing Element and the 2018 Affordable Housing Task Force Final
Report Recommendation; and
WHEREAS, a Joint City Council/Planning Commission land use subcommittee met in
the Summer and Fall of 2020 and presented a list of recommended priority code changes to the
Council on October 13, 2020 that included adopting a 12-year MFTE Program, and the City
Council approved the list and recommended that it be forwarded to the Planning Commission for
legislative work; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission discussed the MFTE program at their meetings
on January 14 and 28, 2021, and at the February 11, 2021 meeting, the Planning Commission
completed their recommendation on MFTE program elements to the City Council, including a
recommendation on proposed designation areas in which a City MFTE program should apply;
and
WHEREAS, at the City Council meeting on May 4, 2021, the Council received an
overview of state law related to the MFTE program and the Planning Commission
recommendation on program elements for a future MFTE program, including recommended
MFTE designation areas (i.e., areas in which the program would apply);
WHEREAS, at the May 4, 2021 meeting, the City Council approved a motion to move
forward with development of 12-year and 20-year MFTE program; and
WHEREAS, at the May 4, 2021 meeting, the City Council approved a motion to move
forward with setting the date of a public hearing for June 8, 2021 for the designation areas
recommended by the Planning Commission for a City of Bainbridge Island MFTE program, as
required by RCW 84.14.040; and
WHEREAS, at its May 11, 2021 meeting, the City Council considered and adopted this
resolution of intention to so designate MFTE designation areas, as authorized by RCW
84.14.040(2).
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council will hold a public hearing on June 8, 2021 as part of the
Council’s regular meeting that begins at 6:00 PM to receive public comment on the proposal to
designate the following areas as designation areas in which a City of Bainbridge Island MFTE
program would apply, such that development projects would be eligible to participate in such a
MFTE program:
Winslow Master Plan Study Area;
Winslow Sewer Service Area; and
In the Lynwood Center Area, the NC, NC/R-12, and R-5 zones.
Section 2. Attached hereto and incorporated herein are Exhibits A and B, which are maps
of the proposed designation areas.
Section 3. This resolution will take effect immediately upon passage.
PASSED by the City Council this 25th day of May 2021.
APPROVED by the Mayor this 25th day of May 2021.
Rasham Nassar, Mayor
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATE:
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: May 7, 2021
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: May 25, 2021
RESOLUTION NO.: 2021-09
Attachments:
EXHIBIT A: Map of Winslow Master Plan Study Area and Winslow Sewer Service Area
EXHIBIT B: Map of the Lynwood Center Area, showing the NC, NC/R-12, and R-5 zones
EXHIBIT A to Resolution No. 2021-09
EXHIBIT B to Resolution No. 2021-09