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Council adopts middle housing ordinance to meet state law, removes proposed in‑lieu fee
Summary
Council adopted the middle housing and related code updates to comply with state law effective July 1 but removed the proposed affordable-housing in‑lieu fee. The ordinance passed 4–3 after extended debate about local impacts and survey results.
Newcastle — The Newcastle City Council on June 17 adopted Ordinance 2025-671 updating local land-use code to implement state-mandated middle housing and accessory dwelling unit (ADU) reforms, while excluding the staff-proposed affordable housing fee-in-lieu policy.
Councilmember Quigg introduced and later amended his motion to adopt the ordinance as presented but explicitly excluding the in‑lieu fee provision; the council approved that motion 4–3. The planning commission had forwarded the ordinance after review; the commission had been unanimous on most changes but split 3–3 on the affordable-housing provision.
What the ordinance does The ordinance implements the state’s 2023–2024 middle housing and ADU requirements that take effect July 1. Among the key changes…
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