Commission weighs broad Housing Action Plan code changes — duplexes, Old Town, ADUs, density and design standards

The Anacortes Planning Commission spent much of its Feb. 12 meeting reviewing draft code amendments intended to implement the 2023 Housing Action Plan (HAP) as part of the city’s 2025 Comprehensive Plan update. Staff presented draft ordinance language and commissioners worked through a series of topic-specific recommendations, from duplex lot sizes to how the code should define a household.