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Council advances development-agreement and middle-housing code cleanups to Oct. 7 second readings
Summary
The council unanimously forwarded amendments clarifying development-agreement public‑benefit standards and cleanup items for middle-housing rules (Titles 18 and 19); the planning commission and the Land Use & Transportation Committee recommended adoption.
Federal Way city council on Sept. 16 advanced a package of land‑use code amendments, unanimously forwarding development-agreement clarifications and middle‑housing code cleanup measures to a second reading on Oct. 7.
The measures are technical and policy clarifications that staff said improve predictability for developers and clarify what the city may accept as public benefits in negotiated development agreements.
What the ordinances do - Development agreements (FWRC 19.85.010): Senior planner Andrew Leon told council the…
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