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Staff to work with Western Washington University students on 'missing‑middle' housing code draft for March 17 packet
Summary
City staff said Feb. 17 they will partner with a Western Washington University land‑use class to prepare draft code amendments addressing missing‑middle housing; students will deliver a memo March 11 and staff aims to include a draft in the March 17 meeting packet.
City planning staff told the planning commission Feb. 17 that they will partner with a Western Washington University Land Use course led by professor Julie Nichols to develop proposed code updates focused on missing‑middle housing.
Staff said the students will work through winter quarter and are scheduled to present an internal update on March 4 and to deliver a final memo by March 11. The memorandum is intended to help staff prepare a draft amendment for the commission’s March 17 meeting packet.
Commissioners supported using the class as a resource but emphasized staff oversight. One commissioner noted differences between textbook solutions and local conditions and urged staff to manage the project and brief commissioners regularly; staff confirmed weekly check‑ins and said staff will produce the official draft language that will be submitted to the commission for review.
If the work proceeds on schedule, the draft missing‑middle code will be available for the planning commission’s March 17 meeting; any formal recommendations would follow additional review and public process.
