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Kirkland adopts middle‑housing code changes; council splits on affordability fee
Summary
Council voted to adopt ordinance 4905 implementing state middle‑housing rules and new local provisions. The package includes early adoption of some state parking rules and a city approach to inclusionary requirements; the final vote was 5–1 on the ordinance, with one councilmember opposed to the affordability fee.
KIRKLAND, Wash. — The Kirkland City Council on June 17 adopted Ordinance 4905, implementing state middle‑housing code updates and local amendments that change parking standards, ADU and duplex/townhouse allowances, and add an inclusionary fee for larger single‑family houses.
Staff from planning and the city manager’s office (Adam Weinstein and Scott Guder) explained the choice between three parking‑standards options: retain a hybrid of existing and House Bill 1110 rules for a short period, or adopt the requirements of Senate Bill 5184 early.…
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