City Council Should Just Say No

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

TACOMA CITY COUNCIL SHOULD JUST SAY NO

Tacoma City Council will vote to renew Interim Regulations Tuesday, Nov 13 at 5pm. They released a "Substitute Ordinance" that they will be considering.

Let us be clear: the "Substitute Ordinance" is an amendment by another name. We urge you to oppose this and any other amendment to the interim regulations.

The "Substitute Ordinance" suggests a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for any “heavy industrial” business expansion that triggers SEPA (most Tideflats projects trigger SEPA due to proximity to the water and the low square footage thresholds – learn more: CUP and SEPA ). A CUP includes an expanded public hearing process that opens any given project to subjective criteria.

City Council should not adopt the “Substitute Ordinance.”

Contact City Council and let them know:

Businesses need certainty to invest here in Tacoma.
Amendments signal that the rules might change every 6 months for the next 3-5 years.
Amendments result in a lengthy public process each time and uncertainty from businesses over ever-shifting policies.
Interim regulations must be renewed without changes each 6 months to streamline public process, use public funds responsibly, and ensure a predictable business climate.

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