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Committee advances bill allowing middle housing in certain urban-growth and rural development areas
Summary
The Housing Committee on March 24 reported out Senate Bill 5,471 as amended by two technical amendments; the final committee vote was 15–1 with one excused. Amendments clarified that sewer service must be existing in certain areas and refined county authorization language for middle housing types in urban-growth areas.
Senate Bill 5,471 was the third bill considered at the March 24 Housing Committee meeting. Committee staff described the bill as allowing a fully planning county to authorize middle housing on each single-family parcel in urban-growth areas in limited areas of more intensive rural development (LAMRIDs), subject to conditions in the bill.
Vice Chair Hill moved adoption of amendment SCRE 2 21, which specifies that the sewer service required for a county to allow middle housing in the LAMRIDs must be existing sewer service. The amendment sponsor said the change clarifies that this…
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