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Council continues public hearing on state-required "step housing" and co-living code changes to Dec. 9
Summary
The council kept the public hearing open on code changes implementing staterequired step housing and coliving provisions (Ordinance 12 o 9), asking staff to draft clearer definitions—particularly for "transitional housing"—or to propose bumping transitional housing to a type 2 land-use review; public comment emphasized removing buffers to preserve access to services.
The Lake Stevens City Council continued its public hearing on proposed code amendments to implement step housing and co-living provisions of state law and scheduled the matter for additional review and comment on Dec. 9.
Principal Planner David Levitan reviewed the purpose of the ordinance (12 o 9): to bring the municipal code into compliance with state changes that require cities to permit a range of housing types including emergency shelters, transitional housing and permanent supportive housing in zones…
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