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Lacey planners outline state mandates on middle housing, ADUs, co‑living and unit‑lot subdivisions
Summary
City staff briefed council on new state housing mandates: plan for housing at all income bands under HB 1220; adopt middle‑housing ordinances and ADU allowances; enable unit‑lot subdivisions and implement co‑living rules. Staff will return with code language and racially disparate impact analysis results.
At the Feb. 11 work session, planning staff outlined state mandates that will require updates to Lacey's housing element and municipal code, including planning for housing across income bands, implementing middle‑housing ordinances and expanding accessory‑dwelling‑unit (ADU) allowances.
Staff explained that House Bill 1220 requires jurisdictions to plan for housing across all income bands and to assess racially disparate impacts and displacement risks. The city contracted Uncommon Bridges to prepare a racially disparate‑impacts analysis;…
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