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Staff outlines state housing-law changes and early code amendments the city will study
Summary
Staff briefed the Planning Commission on state-law changes the city must implement concerning conversion of nonresidential buildings, co-living housing, affordable housing on religious land and limits on local parking requirements.
A city staff presenter briefed the Planning Commission on several recent state statutory changes tied to 2024 legislative enactments that will require municipalities to update local code provisions affecting conversion of nonresidential buildings, co-living housing, affordable housing on religious land and parking requirements near transit.
The presenter said one cited statute (noted in the packet as "RCW 35 A 21 4 40") pertains to conversions of existing nonresidential buildings to residential uses inside commercial or mixed-use zones and that the conversion must occur entirely within the existing building envelope. The presenter said the city will need to review how its municipal code addresses that allowance and where guardrails remain…
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