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Committee hears bill to allow limited "middle housing" on rural parcels in growth areas
Summary
A House housing committee heard Senate Bill 5,471, which would let counties authorize up to four-unit "middle housing" on parcels zoned for single-family homes within designated urban growth areas and limited areas of more intensive rural development, subject to sewer and other infrastructure requirements.
Senate Bill 5,471, a measure to allow "middle housing" in some rural and growth-area settings, received a public briefing during the March 17 meeting of the Washington State House Housing Committee.
The bill briefing was delivered by Serena Dolly, staff to the committee. Dolly said the bill ties to the Growth Management Act's existing framework for Limited Areas of More Intensive Rural Development (LAMRs) and designated urban growth areas (UGAs). "Senate Bill 5,471 relates to middle housing in rural areas," she said, and explained that middle housing includes duplexes, multiplexes and townhouses that are compatible with single-family homes.
The bill would allow a county to authorize middle housing on any parcel that permits detached…
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