CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to taxation for transportation purposes; imposing an employee hours tax; increasing the commercial parking tax; adding a new Chapter 5.38 to Title 5 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending sections in Chapters 5.30, 5.55, 5.35, and 3.02.
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WHEREAS, the City of Seattle ("City") owns and operates a transportation system that is critical to the safety, social, and economic well-being of its residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, state-shared gas tax revenues for Seattle do not keep up with inflation due to annexations and incorporations; and
WHEREAS, addressing the deteriorating condition of Seattle's transportation infrastructure will require substantial annual dedication of resources beyond those currently available; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City to use a balanced array of revenue sources, in conjunction with the Move Seattle levy, to support the maintenance and development of its transportation infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, in 1990, the Washington State Legislature passed legislation that was adopted as Section 208 of Chapter 42, Laws of Washington, codified at RCW 82.80.030, which authorized cities to fix and impose a tax for the act or privilege of parking a motor vehicle in a facility operated by a commercial parking business within its incorporated boundaries; and
WHEREAS, there are numerous commercial parking businesses operating within the City providing parking for which a fee is paid; and
WHEREAS, the proceeds of the commercial parking tax herein imposed shall be used strictly for transportation purposes in accordance with RCW 82.80.070; and
WHEREAS, the City passed Ordinance 122192 in 2006 imposing a commercial parking tax for the act or privilege of parking a motor vehicle in a facility operated by a commercial parking business; and
WHEREAS, the City passed Ordinance 116936 in 2010 increasing the co...
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