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Kenmore directs staff to draft STEP‑housing rules that comply with new state law
Summary
After a committee recommendation and recent state legislation (HB 2266), Kenmore council directed staff to prepare draft STEP housing code language aligned with state law; council recommended voluntary good‑neighbor agreements and asked staff to return with a draft for review before public hearing.
Kenmore — The City Council asked staff to draft zoning code amendments ensuring transitional, emergency and permanent supportive (STEP) housing are regulated consistent with newly passed state law (House Bill 2266) and to bring a draft back for council review before a public hearing.
The change: HB 2266 (pending governor's signature at the time of the meeting) requires cities to treat STEP housing the same as other residential uses in the same zone; it prohibits imposing additional restrictions, processes or fees on STEP housing that do not apply to…
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