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Tumwater staff outline housing element: plan must add roughly 9,200 units and address displacement risks
Summary
City staff previewed the housing element of the comprehensive plan, describing an assigned countywide allocation of roughly 9,192 additional housing units, a focus on housing affordable to households under 80% AMI, and proposed goals and implementation actions to reduce displacement and expand housing types.
City planning staff presented a draft housing element for Tumwater’s comprehensive plan at the June 10 council work session, telling council members the city must accommodate roughly 9,192 additional housing units across the city and its urban growth area and prioritize capacity for households under 80% of area median income (AMI).
Brad, a city staff member presenting the element, told the council that the Growth Management Act requires cities to plan for housing affordable to all economic segments. Staff summarized results from the housing needs assessment, land capacity analysis and a racially disparate impacts review produced for the update.
Why it matters: the housing element establishes goals, policies and implementation actions that will guide zoning, incentives, and partnerships over the 20-year…
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