Proposed development-regulation changes would create permitting path for major industrial developments and update housing rules

Apr 14, 2026

Staff presented 11 key code updates including a new permitting pathway for major industrial developments using development agreements, and multiple housing-related changes (family daycare, co-living, density bonuses and step housing); commissioners asked for additional outreach on where changes would apply in a predominantly rural county.

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County staff presented a package of proposed development-regulation updates intended to align Kittitas County code with the periodic comprehensive-plan update and recent state law changes.

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