Split property tax rates for land and buildings
Summary
This enabling ordinance would let the city eventually tax land and improvements at different rates in the Urban Services District — designed to penalize land speculation and reward development, potentially lowering taxes for single-family homeowners. Actual rate changes would need a separate ordinance later.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jun 22, 2026.
Impact analysis
No tax change yet — but future rates could shift taxes between landowners and building owners in the Urban Services District.
Homeowners and developers in the urban core, if a future ordinance lowers improvement taxes.
Speculators holding vacant land could face higher land taxes under a future ordinance.
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