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Community Development outlines urgent middle-housing, critical-areas and planning deadlines

2393881 · February 25, 2025
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Community Development Director Mark Hoffman briefed council on a workplan that prioritizes middle-housing regulations, a March 11 planning commission target and other state-driven deadlines ahead of a retreat.

Community Development Director Mark Hoffman presented a multi-topic workplan Tuesday to prepare the council for an upcoming one-day retreat and to outline several near-term regulatory deadlines.

Hoffman told council members the planning commission is working toward a March 11 meeting when he hopes commissioners will reach consensus on middle housing development regulations and draft code language. He said the model ordinance for tier-3 cities takes effect July 1, and the city needs to decide which minimum mandates it will adopt before that date.

“Soon will be, that March 11, we have a consensus,” Hoffman said about planning commission timing and added the city will seek expedited review from the Washington…

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