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GlobeSt.com UPDATE: Council Delays Discussion on Distribution Moratorium

LACEY, WA-The city council puts off further consideration of the moratorium on large distribution centers until next month while closing a potential loophole within it.

By Brian K. Miller | Updated on August 28, 2005

LACEY, WA-Agreeing to a developers request for an extension to gather more information, the city council here has delayed until next month further discussion of its moratorium on large distribution centers in the Hawk’s Prairie area. The moratorium was approved toward the end of May.

The council took time last week to alter language in the moratorium. The moratorium now includes structures of 200,000 sf in size. The original language prohibited only structures exceeding 200,000 sf. The change removes the financial incentive for someone to develop a bunch of 200,000-sf buildings to get around the moratorium and still take advantage of a sales tax exemption that can be had on construction materials and certain equipment bought for new buildings of 200,000 sf or larger.

The discussion now is set for Sept. 22. The moratorium is set to expire Nov. 26, but the council has the authority to extend it another six months. A Hawks Prairie property owner has since sued the city over the moratorium.

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