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Council hears staff proposal to concentrate broader middle‑housing options near transit and use limited height incentive
Summary
ECDC presented proposed code changes to implement state middle‑housing requirements: allow the full slate of unit types within a quarter‑mile of high‑capacity transit, restrict larger attached buildings outside that buffer, and offer a narrow height incentive tied to tree or existing‑home retention.
Kristen Hera (ECDC) and consultant Tyler Quinn Smith briefed the council workshop on state middle‑housing requirements and staff recommendations for Kent’s first‑phase code updates.
Hera said the city must adopt a Phase 1 update by June 30 to meet state timelines or default to the state model ordinance. Staff propose allowing all nine state middle‑housing unit types within a quarter mile of high‑capacity transit and limiting development outside that zone so that no single attached building exceeds four attached units (a measure intended to reduce massing and preserve neighborhood scale). The state requires allowing at least six unit types; staff recommended a near‑transit allowance of all nine and a narrower set (effectively…
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