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Port Orchard planning staff draft coliving rules to comply with state law; public hearings set
Summary
City staff presented code amendments to permit coliving (HB 1998) in multi-family and mixed-use districts, defined sleeping units and parking rules, issued a SEPA DNS, and transmitted the proposal to the Washington Department of Commerce for review; planning commission and council hearings scheduled.
Port Orchard planners presented draft code amendments to implement state law on coliving and to define sleeping units, parking and related standards. Staff said the amendments have been incorporated into the Planning Commission process and will move to a council hearing in November.
Jim Fisk, principal planner, said the changes implement House Bill 1998 and require the city to permit coliving in any zone that allows at least six multifamily units or a mixed‑use district. “That way there’s consistency with HB 1998,” Fisk said, explaining the update would also increase the municipal definition of multifamily from five to six units to align with the state requirement.
What the code does
Fisk said the draft adds a definition of coliving,…
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