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Port Orchard staff ready ADU code redline to comply with state middle‑housing laws
Summary
City planners presented a redline of the accessory dwelling unit (ADU) chapter to bring local code into compliance with new state middle‑housing laws: the draft removes an extra ADU land‑use permit, allows up to two ADUs per lot, keeps a 1,000‑square‑foot maximum for ADUs, and relies on Department of Commerce recommendations.
The Port Orchard Land Use Committee on Feb. 19 reviewed a redline draft of the accessory dwelling unit chapter that staff will introduce to the planning commission as part of the city’s middle‑housing compliance work.
Nick Bond, community development director, said state middle‑housing laws prevent jurisdictions from imposing requirements on middle housing that are more restrictive than those on single‑family homes. As a result, the draft removes the separate ADU land‑use permit that the city had required in addition to a building permit.
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