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Kenmore Planning Commission narrows middle‑housing rules, favors lower heights and unit‑density counting for ADUs
Summary
After hours of discussion, the Kenmore Planning Commission coalesced behind shorter, lower‑impact missing‑middle incentives and agreed ADUs should count toward unit‑lot density while leaving remaining details to staff for a public hearing.
The Kenmore Planning Commission on April 1 signaled support for a set of middle‑housing code amendments that narrow how missing‑middle housing would be incentivized across the city's R4 and R6 zones, endorsing lower building heights and counting accessory dwelling units toward unit‑lot density.
The consensus decisions came after a presentation by city staff and consultants from Kimley Horn. Commissioners settled on an approach that would allow a reduced height option paired with smaller side and rear setbacks (referred to in the staff packet as “Option B”), and agreed that ADUs should be counted in the unit‑lot density calculation rather than exempted.
Commissioners and consultants described the package as an effort to balance the state’s middle‑housing requirements with local priorities — preserving tree canopy…
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