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Lake Stevens staff outlines STEP-housing code updates required by state law
Summary
City staff introduced a year-long code update to implement STEP housing requirements from state law and the 2024 comprehensive plan, noting the city must allow certain emergency and transitional housing types in specified zones and may adopt reasonable regulations for health, safety, and development standards.
Principal planner David Levitan told the commission on March 5 that Lake Stevens will update development regulations this year to implement STEP housing requirements adopted in the 2024 comprehensive plan and required by recent state law changes.
Levitan said STEP is an acronym used in state guidance for emergency shelters, transitional housing, emergency housing and permanent supportive housing. He explained House Bill 12 20 (referenced in the meeting) amended Growth Management Act requirements for housing elements and now requires cities to adopt development standards that allow these housing types in defined zones.
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