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Staff proposes automatic sprinklers for new residential builds and a 'green factor' landscaping standard as part of UDC rewrite
Summary
As part of the Unified Development Code rewrite, staff and fire officials recommended requiring automatic fire sprinklers in new 1‑ and 2‑family residential construction (including ADUs) to improve life safety and reduce property loss; they also introduced a proposed green‑factor score system to improve landscaping and stormwater outcomes.
City planning staff and Lynnwood fire prevention officials presented proposed changes April 7 to the city’s Unified Development Code (UDC), including a proposal to require automatic fire sprinklers in all new residential structures and a menu‑based “green factor” landscaping standard to increase on‑site vegetation and green infrastructure.
Why it matters: State changes that expand middle‑housing options will increase housing density in the city. Fire officials said sprinklers reduce civilian fatalities and property loss and protect firefighters; planning staff said a green factor could improve urban landscaping and stormwater management in new development.
Fire sprinklers: proposal and rationale
Deputy Fire Marshal Alex Genes and Deputy Fire Marshal Dale Rodman outlined…
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