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Staff to amend code to allow co‑living; committee reviews statutory deadline and technical changes
Summary
City staff outlined required code changes to comply with a state law that mandates allowing co‑living (shared housing) where multifamily of six or more units is permitted; staff will update definitions, review types, and utility/fee rules by the year-end deadline.
City planners told the Land Use Committee they must revise Port Orchard's land‑use code so it does not prevent co‑living residential arrangements, as required by a recent state law. Principal Planner Jim Pecan summarized the law's key requirements: co‑living structures have individually rented lockable sleeping units with shared kitchen facilities; the statute requires cities to allow co‑living wherever six…
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