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Council briefed on STEP housing code amendments and buffer mapping ahead of public hearings
Summary
City planners presented draft STEP housing regulations required by state law, showing maps of 300‑, 500‑ and 1,000‑foot protected buffer options; staff will issue a 60‑day Commerce notice and return to planning commission and council for public hearings.
City planners brought draft STEP housing code amendments to the Lake Stevens City Council on Sept. 23, describing required changes for emergency shelters, transitional housing, emergency housing and permanent supportive housing and presenting buffer‑mapping scenarios to inform local regulations.
Principal planner David Levitan said the STEP regulations stem from state implementation requirements and require that emergency shelters be permitted where hotels are allowed while transitional and…
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