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Council debates dwelling-unit minimums and temporary emergency-shelter standards; L&I coordination urged
Summary
Council members reviewed competing dwelling-unit-size drafts, recalled a proposal calling for a 70-square-foot minimum and a 7-foot minimum dimension, and debated making the temporary emergency-shelter appendix Washington-specific while coordinating with L&I on volumetric/modular approvals. No formal action was taken due to lack of quorum.
Members of the Building Code Council reviewed two substantive agenda items during an online meeting they could not vote on because the panel lacked a quorum.
On dwelling-unit size, participants said the version of the draft they expected (discussed Jan. 29) was not posted for this meeting. One member recalled that a draft proposal included a requirement that "a minimum of 70 square feet of this room shall be a habitable space and not less than 7 feet in any dimension."…
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