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Lacey staff proposes 4-unit cap in draft middle-housing code, offers optional deeper-affordability pathway
Summary
City staff presented a draft middle-housing code and recommended capping units-per-lot at four to meet state requirements, while proposing an optional pathway to allow more units if deeper affordability is guaranteed; the commission signaled support to continue work and scheduled further hearings.
Lacey city staff on Jan. 15 presented a first draft of a middle-housing code that would align the city with state requirements while preserving an optional pathway to encourage deeper affordability.
Jennifer (City staff, Community and Economic Development) told the Planning Commission the draft is a ‘‘rough draft’’ but recommended the city adopt a cap of four dwelling units per lot to meet the state minimum and remain compliant. "We propose a cap of 4 dwelling units per lot," she said, adding that the draft would include an optional affordability-based pathway that could allow additional units in exchange for stronger affordability commitments.
Nut graf: The proposal responds to a state mandate affecting "tier 2" cities that requires jurisdictions to allow certain middle-housing types and to permit up to four units per lot when affordability thresholds are met. Staff framed the recommended cap as a compliance measure that also…
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