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Edmonds holds public hearing on interim "step housing" ordinance required by state law
Summary
City staff presented an interim ordinance to allow permanent supportive, transitional and certain emergency housing where residential or hotel uses are allowed, and held a public hearing with no public speakers. The council will draft a longer-term code for consideration in coming months.
City planning staff summarized an interim ordinance to allow "step housing" — an acronym the city uses for permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, emergency housing and emergency shelters — in zoning districts where residential dwellings or hotels are allowed.
The presentation said the interim ordinance was adopted to meet requirements in state law and to provide a temporary regulatory framework while staff and the planning board draft a longer-term ordinance.…
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