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Planning staff preview Housing Action Plan update; schedule, outreach and state requirements discussed
Summary
At a Jan. 15 briefing, staff described Bothell’s Housing Action Plan update to align with recent state housing laws and the city’s 2040 comprehensive plan, outlined a four-phase schedule through summer 2026, and detailed community-engagement goals to reach renters, mobile-home residents and underrepresented groups.
Senior Planner Ray Sosa briefed the Bothell Planning Commission on Jan. 15 about the Housing Action Plan update, explaining the plan’s scope, schedule and outreach approach as the city aligns code and programs with recent state housing legislation.
Sosa said the update follows Bothell’s 2018 housing strategy and legislative changes including House Bill 110 (middle-housing provisions). He told the commission the city adopted an ordinance amending the Imagine Bothell comprehensive plan to allow middle housing and that the Housing Action Plan will examine existing…
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