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Planning staff propose two-tier approach for co-living; council briefed on timeline for adoption
Summary
Planning staff proposed a two-tier approach to implement state co-living requirements: retain a limited communal-residence category for single-family homes and create a transit/mixed-use tier for co-living projects with specific amenity and parking ratios.
City planners briefed council on Recode Kent Phase 2 changes to allow and regulate co-living consistent with recent state direction and proposed a two-tier approach.
Long-range planner Deja Mitchell explained state law defines co-living as independent lockable sleeping units with shared facilities (kitchens, bathrooms) and requires cities to allow co-living on any lot that permits six or more units, including lots that become eligible because of transit proximity. Mitchell said co-living units count toward residential capacity using a state-specified…
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