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Staff recommends brief preemption on state-mandated commercial-to-multifamily conversion rule
Summary
Staff told the commission the state RCW requires local adoption by June 30 of rules for converting older commercial buildings to multifamily housing; staff recommended allowing short-term preemption and updating the development code later during a scheduled code update.
City staff told the commission the state requires local adoption by June 30 of rules governing conversion of existing commercial buildings into multifamily housing and explained the options for compliance.
Lance (staff) summarized the mandate and said the rules apply only to commercial buildings at least three years old and only in zones where multifamily is already permitted (R2, R3, M1–M3 and throughout the River District). Lance described drafting a…
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