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Lynnwood advances Unified Development Code draft to implement middle‑housing and align parking rules
Summary
City planners presented a draft Unified Development Code that consolidates multiple titles, implements middle‑housing standards (duplexes through stacked flats), proposes a 45‑foot baseline height in RM‑45 with bonuses up to 75 feet for affordable or family‑oriented housing, and aligns parking rules with recent state legislation.
City planning staff presented a draft Unified Development Code (UDC) to the Lynnwood City Council on April 21, describing how the consolidated code will implement the city’s housing action plan, middle‑housing objectives and new state parking rules.
The draft combines existing chapters of the municipal code into a single title, clarifies lot and density rules, and updates development‑ and design‑standards. Planning Manager Carl Almgren said the UDC aims to make permit rules clearer and to tie new requirements to the scale of work proposed. He told the council the draft includes a user‑friendly table that shows which standards apply to subdivision, new construction or site modifications.
Middle housing and density: staff said the RN (residential neighborhood) zone will allow up…
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