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Bothell staff outline multiyear Housing Action Plan, promise community engagement and targeted code changes

2272994 · February 12, 2025
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Summary

City staff briefed the City Council on a Housing Action Plan tied to the recently adopted Imagine Bothell Comprehensive Plan, saying some zoning code changes will be ready by June 2025 while broader affordability strategies will extend into 2026.

City of Bothell Community Development staff told the City Council on Feb. 11 that a Housing Action Plan to implement the Imagine Bothell Comprehensive Plan is underway, with code amendments addressing middle-housing and other zoning gaps targeted for mid-2025 and broader affordability and anti-displacement measures planned into 2026.

The briefing, delivered by Jason Greenspan, Community Development Director, and Ray Sosa, senior planner, summarized a four‑phase schedule (scoping, community engagement, preliminary draft, final draft) and described the city as currently in phase 1. “No action is required,” Sosa said, adding the plan “will help us meet those goals, including ensuring that there’s housing for people of all incomes, ensuring…

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