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Planning commission approves draft co-living code to implement state law, sets parking and density rules
Summary
The commission unanimously recommended new municipal code language implementing Washington’s HB 1998 to allow co-living housing where a site could otherwise develop six or more units, sets density and parking calculations, and exempts co-living developments from local affordable-housing requirements while allowing incentive use.
The Kirkland Planning Commission unanimously recommended municipal code amendments to implement Washington State House Bill 1998 that establish rules for co-living housing, set density and parking calculations, and exempt co-living developments from the city’s affordable-housing requirement while allowing them to use affordability incentives.
Staff said the draft follows a minimum-compliance approach required by the state law. Under the draft language, co-living housing is permitted where the underlying zone could develop six or more dwelling units; each co-living unit counts as one quarter of a dwelling unit for density calculations, and co-living units count as single units for…
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