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Land use committee forwards ADU code amendment to council for first reading
Summary
The committee forwarded proposed amendments to Federal Way’s accessory dwelling unit rules — implementing state requirements to allow up to two ADUs per lot, cap ADU impact fees and reduce parking requirements near major transit — to the full City Council for first reading on April 15.
The Land Use & Transportation Committee on Tuesday forwarded proposed amendments to Title 19 of the Federal Way Revised Code on accessory dwelling units to the City Council for a first reading scheduled April 15.
Andrew Leon, a Development Services staff presenter, told the committee the package is intended to implement requirements from state law he referenced as “House Bill 13 37,” passed in 2023, and to remove remaining local barriers to ADU construction. Leon said the amendments would require the city to allow at least two ADUs on lots where single-family housing is permitted, allow ADUs in existing structures including some…
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