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Ellensburg takes first-step changes to comply with state ADU law, eases frontage and impact-fee requirements
Summary
On first reading the council approved ordinance 4971 to align city code with House Bill 1337 by exempting ADUs from frontage (curb/gutter/sidewalk) improvement requirements and charging ADUs 50% of single-family traffic impact fees; council emphasized need to monitor cumulative infrastructure impacts.
The Ellensburg City Council on Sept. 2 took first reading of Ordinance 4971 to amend city codes for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to comply with Washington’s House Bill 1337. The proposed ordinance would exempt ADU building permits from curb, gutter, and sidewalk frontage improvement requirements when those would otherwise be required, and it would set traffic impact fees for ADUs at 50% of the single‑family rate.
A program manager told council the changes are required by…
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