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Lakewood to clarify rental‑housing licensing, narrow inspection exemptions and shorten exemption period
Summary
Staff introduced 16 amendments to Lakewood Municipal Code Chapter 5.6 to clarify that all residential rental units (including ADUs, transitional housing and shelters) must register and be inspected, to reduce long exemption periods from 10 to 5 years, and to add an owner‑certification option and enforcement tools; a public hearing and action are scheduled for March 4.
City staff presented a package of changes to Lakewood Municipal Code Chapter 5.6 at the Planning Commission meeting on Feb. 18, saying the packet contains 16 amendments intended to clarify which rental units must register and be inspected and to align local code with recent state law changes.
“There are 16 amendments that were included in the memo, in tonight's packet that are related again to regulations and maps governing rental housing licensing within the city,” staff said. The presentation emphasized that the chapter was always intended to apply to residential rental units broadly, not only to larger multifamily complexes, but that prior wording created enforcement confusion.
Key changes proposed include removing accessory…
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