SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 121314

• Record No: CB 121314
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 121314
• Type: Council Bill (CB)
• Status: In Committee
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Select Budget Committee
• Title: An ordinance relating to taxation; increasing the commercial parking tax; amending subsection 5.35.030.B of the Seattle Municipal Code.
• Sponsors: Dan Strauss
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/20/2026	1	City Council	referred
10/19/2026	1	City Clerk	sent for review
10/19/2026	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
9/22/2026	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

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The City of Seattle

Ordinance

Council Bill

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An ordinance relating to taxation; increasing the commercial parking tax; amending subsection 5.35.030.B of the Seattle Municipal Code.

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Recitals:

Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 82.80.030 authorizes cities to fix and impose a tax for the act of or privilege of parking a motor vehicle in a facility operated by a commercial parking business within its boundaries, to use strictly for transportation purposes in accordance with RCW 82.80.070.

There are numerous commercial parking businesses operating within Seattle providing  parking for which a fee is paid.

In 2006, the City Council passed Ordinance 122192, imposing a commercial parking tax for the act or privilege of parking a motor vehicle in a commercial parking lot within Seattle that is operated by a commercial parking business.

The commercial parking tax imposed by Ordinance 122192, and last amended by Ordinance 126488, is equal to the parking fee multiplied by the 14.5 percent parking tax rate.

The Council desires to increase the commercial parking tax rate to support transportation projects and programs. Therefore,

Be it ordained by The City of Seattle as follows:

Section 1. Subsection 5.35.030.B of the Seattle Municipal Code, which section was last amended by Ordinance 126488, is amended as follows:

5.35.030 Parking tax imposed

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B. The amount of the parking tax shall be equal to the parking fee multiplied by the parking tax rate. ((Effective July 1, 2009, the parking tax rate is imposed at ten percent (0.10). Effective January 1, 2011, the parking tax rate is imposed at 12.5 percent.)) Effective July 1, 2022, the parking tax rate is imposed at 14.5 percent. Effective January 1, 2027, the parking tax rate is imposed at 17 percent.

This ordinance shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Sections 1.04.020 and 1.04.070.

Passed by the City Council and signed in open session in authentication of its passage on .

                     President  of the City Council

 on .

                     Katie B. Wilson, Mayor

Attested on .

                     Lenné Dedman, City Clerk

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