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Moderator: state law requires "middle housing"; Pasco to present compliance plan at March 23 workshop
Summary
Pasco will hear a presentation about "middle housing" and the city's steps to comply with a state requirement that jurisdictions include middle‑housing types. The preview says the presentation will explain what middle housing is and how Pasco is responding to state law.
Pasco City will present a briefing at its March 23 workshop explaining what the city calls "middle housing" and how it will comply with a state requirement that jurisdictions include some middle‑housing types. "The state requires us to have a certain amount of middle housing," the moderator said in a program preview.
The presentation is intended to explain the term and the city's approach, the moderator said, noting the state rule prevents a city from being made up entirely of single‑family homes. City officials framed the item as part of broader growth‑management responsibilities and regulatory changes coming out of the Washington State Legislature's recent session.
Why it matters: middle‑housing rules can affect where duplexes, triplexes and small apartment buildings can be sited, which in turn influences housing supply, development patterns and permit processes. The preview did not specify the statutory citation or the precise targets the state sets for Pasco; that information is expected to be provided during the March 23 presentation.
Next steps: the topic will be discussed during the March 23 workshop; the city will present details and the public will have opportunities to ask questions and provide input at the scheduled meeting.
