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Sequim council adopts state-aligned housing code updates, including expanded ADU rules and supportive-housing parking exceptions
Summary
Council adopted SMC 18.21, which implements state-mandated housing changes: allows up to two accessory dwelling units per lot (1,000 sq ft cap), administrative lot splits, removes parking requirements for permanent supportive housing, and establishes affordable-housing exceptions and a 25% density bonus for religious-property affordable projects. Vote: 6-0.
The Sequim City Council voted unanimously to adopt SMC 18.21, the city's supplemental housing requirements intended to implement mandatory state housing statutes and remove local barriers to a range of housing types.
Senior planner Travis Simmons told the council the chapter brings Sequim’s code into compliance with recent state laws and clarifies definitions and use tables. Key provisions include permitting up to two accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on city lots with a…
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