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Bellevue residents tell council staff draft middle-housing changes exceed state law
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Multiple residents told the Bellevue City Council that the city's proposed "middle housing" code goes beyond what state bills require and could risk displacement and infrastructure strain.
Several Bellevue residents told the City Council on March 10 that staff's draft middle-housing code amendments go beyond the requirements of state law and risk harming established neighborhoods.
In public comment, long-time resident Chuck Dolan said Bellevue should not allow state policy to "ram-rod" the city into overbuilding and urged planners to be reasonable. "We are being ram rotted by the state to expand beyond what's reasonable," Dolan said, adding that some higher-density locations make sense but not blanket increases across single-family lots.
Pamela Johnston said the city's draft departs from the state's middle-housing model,…
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