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Planning commission outlines RFP and timeline to rewrite land use code; ADO and HDHO have expired
Summary
Staff announced an RFP to hire a consultant to lead a full land-use-code rewrite and said the Alternative Dwelling Overlay (ADO) and High-Density Housing Overlay (HDHO) both expired under their sunset clauses; commissioners asked staff to compile updated pipeline and outcome data for discussion at Feb. 10.
The planning commission on Jan. 27 reviewed plans to issue a request for proposals (RFP) to hire a consultant to manage a countywide rewrite of the Land Use Code. Staff said the consultant would set a timeline, coordinate public workshops, and work with a code-revision subcommittee including planning-commission representation.
Staff explained two previously adopted tools intended to encourage housing — the Alternative Dwelling Overlay (ADO) and the High-Density Housing Overlay (HDHO) — contain sunset provisions. The HDHO language in the code states the ordinance "shall automatically expire after 300 HDHO lots or units have been approved or after 2 years, whichever occurs first;" the ADO included a similar clause (150 ADO units or 1 year). Both overlays expired under those clauses and are no longer available for new applications, staff said; standards and deed restrictions remain in force for projects already approved or under construction.
Commissioners asked staff to gather updated data (pipeline, approvals, built units, occupancy) and to invite developers and housing organizations (MAHTF, community land trusts) to describe what worked and what did not in the overlays. The commission tentatively set Feb. 10 to begin a focused discussion and requested staff and commissioners supply data and suggested priorities to inform the consultant and county commission discussions.
