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State deadline forces Liberty Lake to adopt co‑living (SRO) rules; staff lays out schedule
Summary
City staff told the Planning Commission that state law requires co‑living (single‑room occupancy) rules by Dec. 31, 2025 and proposed a schedule of workshops and hearings to meet that deadline; staff also summarized parking and transit exemptions in the state law.
City staff informed the Liberty Lake Planning Commission on March 26 that state law requires the city to adopt regulations allowing co‑living housing — often described as single‑room occupancy, boarding houses or congregate living — on specific multifamily‑zoned lots by the end of 2025.
Sharifa, a city staff member, said the statute requires the city to “allow co‑living housing” on any lot that allows six multifamily housing units and set limits on local regulation: municipalities may not impose standards more restrictive than those applied to other multifamily residential uses. The law also caps off‑street parking at…
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