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Kenmore holds public hearing on single-room-occupancy code changes after state law; public raises concerns about communal SRO designs
Summary
City planners presented draft code implementing state law to permit single-room-occupancy (SRO) housing in most residential zones including R4 and mixed-use zones, with several design and utility standards. A resident at the hearing urged the council to consider alternatives and not remove manufactured-housing options.
Principal planner Todd Hall and senior planner Britney Chu presented draft code changes to the Kenmore City Council and opened a public hearing on amendments to allow single-room-occupancy (SRO) housing and to revise residential parking rules. Staff said the changes implement 2024 state law (House Bill 1998) that allows SRO housing on lots with six or more residential units and that council-directed changes added R4 zoning to the list of zones where SROs would be permitted.
“Based on feedback from council and the previous public comment, SRO will now also be allowed in R4…
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