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Planning Commission unanimously backs 2025 housing-regulation updates including co‑living and density changes
Summary
The Mill Creek Planning Commission voted unanimously April 17 to recommend that City Council adopt a package of 2025 housing regulation updates implementing several recent state bills, including changes to middle‑housing definitions, density bonuses for conversions, and provisions for co‑living/boarding houses.
The Mill Creek Planning Commission voted unanimously April 17 to recommend that City Council adopt a package of 2025 housing regulation updates that implement recent state legislation, including HB 1042 and HB 1998.
Staff told commissioners the package adds changes required by multiple bills, removes accessory dwelling units from the commission's definition of "middle housing," and creates a set of zone‑specific rules for conversions of existing commercial buildings to residential use. "HB 1042 requires that allowed densities be increased by 50% for housing added to existing buildings and limits parking for those new units," staff said, noting the change will primarily affect the Community Business Zone and other non‑Town Center areas because Town Center already lacks a density cap.
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