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Sequim planners advance draft housing chapter, propose incentives and MFTE to spur middle housing
Summary
The Sequim Planning Commission reviewed the draft 2025 housing chapter, asked staff to add an AMI definition and dollar amounts, and discussed code incentives — an 'affordable housing exceptions' section, multifamily tax exemptions and modest city funds to encourage middle and affordable housing.
The Sequim Planning Commission on Nov. 18 reviewed the draft 2025 comprehensive plan housing chapter and signaled support for policy and code tools to encourage middle housing and long-term affordability.
Commissioners pressed staff to make the chapter clearer for residents by defining 'area median income' (AMI) within the narrative and including the current dollar figure. "We use the AMI consistently throughout this, though we don't define, a citizen looking at this won't ... understand," a commissioner said; staff agreed to move the AMI definition and the county family AMI figure (noted in the packet as $93,900) up into the first page of the chapter.
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