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Spokane to implement state‑mandated co‑living rules; sleeping units counted as 0.25 dwelling units
Summary
City staff presented code language to implement HB 1998: allow co‑living where 6+ residential units are permitted, count sleeping units as 0.25 dwellings for density, and limit city standards to what building code allows; council raised habitability and land‑capacity concerns.
Brandon Whitmarsh told the council Spokane must adopt standards to implement House Bill 1998, which requires jurisdictions to allow co‑living developments (rentable sleeping units that share kitchen facilities) where the city permits six or more residential units on a lot. "Co‑living is a residential style of development in which sleeping units share kitchen facilities," Whitmarsh said.
Under the draft code, sleeping units are counted as…
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