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A. There is imposed a sales or use tax, as the case may be, as authorized by RCW 82.14.030(2), upon every taxable event, as defined in RCW 82.14.020, occurring within the city. The tax shall be imposed upon and collected from those persons from whom the state sales tax or use tax is collected pursuant to Chapters 82.08 and 82.12 RCW.

B. There is imposed an additional sales or use tax upon every taxable event, as defined in RCW 82.14.020, occurring within the city, as authorized by RCW 82.14.540. Money collected under this subsection must be used solely, as required by RCW 82.14.540, for the purpose of providing rental assistance, or for acquiring, rehabilitating, or constructing affordable housing, which may include new units of affordable housing within an existing structure or facilities providing supportive housing services under RCW 71.24.385, or funding the operations and maintenance costs of new units of affordable or supportive housing. This additional sales or use tax shall expire 20 years after the first date it is first imposed. (Ord. 6732 § 1 (Exh. A), 2019; Ord. 3822 § 1, 1982.)