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Council approves infrastructure-improvement exemptions for small-scale infill

Kent City Council Committee of the Whole · December 10, 2025
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Summary

Ordinance No. 4530 exempts small-scale infill projects (four or fewer units per lot) from certain street and infrastructure improvement requirements, while preserving director discretion and adding a street-tree requirement for exempted projects.

Kent — On Dec. 9 the Kent City Council adopted Ordinance No. 4530 to amend Chapter 6.02 of the Kent City Code and add infrastructure-improvement exemptions intended to facilitate small-scale infill development.

Planner Matthew Chastain told the Council that the change aims to reduce development costs for projects of four or fewer residential units per lot, improve the completion rate for small infill projects and…

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