ADUs, Density and Zoning HB 2343, introduced by Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, is the trailer bills to last year’s HB 1923. The bill modifies the list of planning actions that certain cities are encouraged to take in order to increase residential building capacity. The bill was amended by the Senate Committee on Housing Stability & Affordability on February 28 […]
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Proposed State Legislation Limits The Ability of Cities to Make Zoning Decisions
Letter to the editor: Contact your legislators about bills that could allow 3 homes on single-family lots Posted: February 24, 2020 Editor: There are two bills quickly and quietly working their way through the legislative process in Olympia this week to radically change local city control over massive redevelopment. One bill (SB6617), sponsored by our own local […]
Edmonds Waterfront Connector
Council votes to kill controversial Edmonds Waterfront Connector project June 19, 2019 4010 13 As citizens packed the Edmonds City Council chambers Tuesday night, and an overflow crowd outside the room chanted “Save Our Beach,” the council voted 4-3 Tuesday night to kill a controversial overpass proposed to provide emergency access to the waterfront during train blockages. […]
Impacts of Multi-Family Tax Exemption (MFTE) on City of Edmonds residents
IT IS TIME TO QUIT PLAYING HIDE-THE-BALL — Multi-family tax exemption (MFTE). A few months ago, two highly different positions emerged with regard to the financial impact related to the multi-family tax exemption (MFTE) program. Asked what the cost of this new program was… The City said, and we quote: The short answer is – […]