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State experts: upzoning, accessory units and planning grants needed to meet 20‑year housing targets
Summary
Commerce officials told a public review that revised Growth Management Act requirements and recent legislation mean counties must plan for over 1,000,000 additional homes over 20 years; they urged zoning changes, model ordinances and local planning grants to enable development across income bands.
Anne Fritzl, housing section manager in Growth Management Services at the Washington State Department of Commerce, told the panel that a state analysis using Office of Financial Management projections finds Washington needs more than 1,000,000 additional homes over the next 20 years beyond the roughly 3,000,000 currently available.
Fritzl described a graphic used by Commerce that maps…
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