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Planning commission debates middle‑housing allowance and expansion of inclusionary zoning; staff to analyze incentives and impacts
Summary
City of Bothell staff briefed the Planning Commission on Sept. 17 about proposed middle‑housing code changes to allow up to six units on qualifying lots and a parallel proposal to expand mandatory inclusionary zoning to more of the city to meet state affordability targets.
City of Bothell staff briefed the Planning Commission on Sept. 17 about proposed middle‑housing code changes and amendments that would expand the city’s inclusionary housing requirements.
Staff described two related proposals: a) a middle‑housing zoning adjustment to make allowances uniform across qualifying residential zones by allowing up to six units on eligible lots (the change mirrors the federal/state tier requirements staff referenced), and b) an expansion of mandatory inclusionary zoning from the current roughly 4% of residentially zoned acreage to a larger footprint (staff said expanding mandatory requirements to downtown, Canyon Park and RM‑3/RM‑4 zones would bring the coverage to about 32% of residentially zoned land).
Planner Ray Sosa and housing staff explained those changes in the context of recent state housing‑related legislation and…
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