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Planning staff set timelines for middle-housing ordinance, housing action plan and critical‑areas update
Summary
At the June 23 meeting staff said City Council will hold a public hearing on middle‑housing ordinances later this week; the Planning Commission will be introduced to a housing action plan at its next meeting; and a required critical‑areas ordinance update is due by the end of 2025, with staff aiming to complete work by October.
Planning staff told the Mountlake Terrace Planning Commission on June 23 that the city is advancing several code and plan updates this year, including a public hearing on middle‑housing ordinances, a housing action plan that must go through state review, and a required update to the city’s critical‑areas ordinance.
The director’s report said City Council will conduct a public hearing on the middle‑housing ordinances this Thursday; staff completed two council work sessions after the commission’s recommendation and described recent edits as clarifications to implementation language rather than substantive policy changes. The…
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