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City adopts ADU changes: curb-frontage exemptions and 50% traffic impact fee for ADUs
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance 4971 to implement two provisions required by state law: exempting accessory dwelling units from curb/gutter/sidewalk frontage improvement requirements and charging ADUs 50% of the single-family residence traffic impact fee; the changes must be in place before the state's 2026 compliance deadline.
The Ellensburg City Council on Sept. 15 adopted Ordinance 4971 to amend city code so accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are exempt from curb, gutter and sidewalk frontage-improvement requirements and so traffic impact fees for ADUs are set at 50 percent of the single-family-residence rate.
Lily Fry, the city’s housing program manager, said the ordinance implements two final elements required by House Bill 137 (the ADU statute cited by staff) and its enabling code. “The exemption of curb, gutter and sidewalk or frontage…
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