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Committee hears bill to authorize middle housing in unincorporated urban growth areas and limited rural 'lammers'
Summary
Senate Bill 5471 would require counties planning under the Growth Management Act to allow middle‑housing types on lots zoned for single‑family housing within designated urban growth areas and certain limited rural areas; supporters said the bill expands housing options while proponents urged technical clarifications on appeals, water and sewer.
Senate Bill 5471, which would authorize middle housing in unincorporated urban growth areas (UGAs), limited areas of more intensive rural development (LAMERS) and fully contained communities, was subject to a Jan. 31 public hearing before the Senate Housing Committee.
Ben (staff) briefed the committee that middle housing includes duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhouses, stacked flats and cottage housing and that the bill would require counties planning under the Growth Management Act to authorize at least one middle‑housing unit on each parcel…
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