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Kennewick adopts KMC Title 17 updates to allow unit-lot subdivisions required by state law

Kennewick City Council · March 3, 2026
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Summary

The council adopted updates to Kennewick Municipal Code Title 17 to implement 'unit lot' subdivisions tied to recent state housing laws; staff said the changes implement required definitions and procedures and the Planning Commission recommended approval.

The Kennewick City Council on March 3 adopted updates to Title 17 of the Kennewick Municipal Code to add definitions and procedures for unit lot subdivisions, a form of subdivision that allows individual dwelling units on formerly single-parent lots to be severed and sold under a recorded common-area arrangement.

Planning staff told the council the changes respond to recent state legislation (referenced in the…

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