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Committee debates allowing mobile dwelling units on residential lots amid housing shortage
Summary
Senate Bill 5332 would require cities and counties planning under the Growth Management Act to allow at least one mobile dwelling unit — such as a travel trailer, motor home or tiny house on wheels — on residential lots, with specified utility hookups and inspections.
The Senate Housing Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 5332, a proposal to allow mobile dwelling units (MDUs) — travel trailers, motor homes, tiny homes on wheels and similar vehicles — on residential lots in jurisdictions planning under the Growth Management Act, subject to specified utility hookups and inspections.
Staff summarized the proposed substitute by noting the bill defines a mobile dwelling unit broadly (travel trailers, folding camping trailers, truck campers, motor homes, fifth wheels) and requires that any city or county planning under the GMA "allow at least 1 mobile dwelling unit on each lot zoned for residential use" subject to conditions such as being inside an urban growth area, not in a critical area or shoreline, and having adequate water, sewer and transportation service. The substitute requires electrical connection via a dedicated outlet and plumbing hookups or…
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