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Pasco staff says city is short about 4,000 affordable/multifamily units; offers four options for rezoning
Summary
A city land-capacity analysis presented four policy options to help Pasco meet state growth targets and a deficit of roughly 4,000 units at 0–80% AMI: boost density where multifamily already exists, permit more missing-middle housing, increase height allowances in commercial zones, or expand mixed-use zoning in targeted areas.
City planning staff told the council that new state population and housing targets require adjustments to Pasco's zoning to accommodate projected growth.
Miss Matson presented the land capacity analysis (LCA) required for the comprehensive-plan periodic update and said the city must plan for about 18,831 housing units in the next 20 years across the city and urban growth area. The modeling indicates…
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