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Lacey staff recommend allowing fourplexes and stacked flats in low‑density zones after survey on middle housing
Summary
City staff presented a November–December 2024 survey and recommended the Planning Commission add fourplexes and stacked flats to low‑density zones so Lacey will allow six state‑defined middle‑housing types; commissioners agreed in principle and asked staff to draft code.
City planning staff presented the results of a November–December 2024 community survey on middle housing and recommended that the Planning Commission adopt six of nine state‑defined middle‑housing types for Lacey’s low‑density residential zones.
Jennifer (city planning staff) summarized the outreach and survey: 361 respondents completed the questionnaire, of whom 333 identified as Lacey residents and 28 lived outside city limits. The city mailed targeted notices to roughly 3,000 parcels (parcels of about 10,000 square feet or larger and within 200 feet of an active sewer) and used its usual outreach channels. Respondent demographics skewed toward female,…
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