Letter to editor regarding state housing bills Letter to Editor,The Alliance of Citizens for Edmonds (ACE) opposes state legislation that would preempt the ability of local governments to make their own zoning decisions. Local jurisdictions such as Edmonds planning for growth can and do zone for ADU’s, duplexes, triplexes, and other multi-family housing. This is a […]
Category: Housing
Edmonds Housing Commission Survey Results
Community SurveyResponses have been tallied from a recent online survey regarding Housing in Edmonds. The survey was done as part the work for the Citizens’ Housing Commission. The survey provides initial information from 907 respondents (equal to a little over 2% of the City’s population). (While such online surveys are not statistically valid, they are […]
Housing Bills Impacting Local Zoning Currently Before The State Legislature
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 […]
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 […]