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Issaquah council orders review of housing barriers, schedules developer roundtable
Summary
Councilors asked staff to 'lift the hood' on code and fee barriers to housing — including impact fees, impervious-surface measures and FAR limits — and to report back with options and metrics after a developer roundtable set for Feb. 26.
Issaquah — Councilors pressed staff at a retreat to identify specific regulatory and fee barriers that make housing development more costly in the city and to propose time-bound ways to speed construction of smaller, workforce-oriented units.
The discussion focused on two strands: (1) expanding the supply of "naturally affordable" housing (smaller ownership or rental units at market rates affordable to local workers) and (2) preserving and pursuing income-restricted affordable housing where subsidy is available. Several councilors…
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