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Auburn proposes code updates to allow supportive, transitional and emergency housing across residential and commercial zones
Summary
Auburn planning staff asked the council June 9 to approve code updates that would allow permanent supportive, transitional and emergency housing in zones that permit residential uses, add supplemental standards for occupancy and spacing, create a registration route for religious‑organization encampments, and adopt several state‑mandated density bonus and parking changes.
Auburn planning staff presented a multi‑part zoning and code update to the City Council on June 9 intended to implement state housing laws passed between 2019 and 2025. The proposed ordinance would allow permanent supportive housing and transitional housing in the same zones that already allow residential dwelling units and would add supplemental standards for occupancy, spacing and intensity of use.
Alexandria (Planning Services Manager) and Director Jason Crum said state requirements prevent jurisdictions from outright prohibiting step‑housing types — a category staff described as emergency shelters, transitional housing and permanent supportive housing — in zones that permit residential uses or hotels. The proposed changes update land‑use tables to…
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