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Residents, housing groups urge Bellevue to adopt middle‑housing changes; parking concerns raised
Summary
During oral communications May 20, public commenters urged the council to adopt the city staff and planning commission’s middle‑housing land‑use code amendments, citing surveys, affordability data and the need to retain middle‑class residents. Several speakers also asked the council to plan for parking and traffic effects of denser housing.
Dozens of pre‑registered speakers at the May 20 Bellevue City Council meeting used oral communications to press elected officials on middle‑housing code changes and related local impacts.
Why it matters: The middle‑housing land‑use code amendments would change where and how smaller multiunit housing can be built near transit — a direct lever for creating more homes affordable to teachers, police officers and other middle‑income workers. Public sentiment at the meeting showed organized support for immediate adoption of staff and planning commission recommendations, along with questions about parking and traffic that council will need to address.
Public support and evidence cited
Valentina Veniva, a resident of Crossroads, told the…
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