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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFINAL-HB 1110 Middle Housing Compliance 3.1.25HB 1110 Middle Housing Compliance Legislative Briefing and Municipal Code Updates March 1, 2025Angelea Weihs, Associate Planner Katie Buchl-Morales, Senior Planner •Use the chat function to ask questions or raise your virtual hand to indicate you wish to speak •Remember that this is a public meeting that is being recorded and that the chat box is also part of the public record of this meeting Virtual Meeting Guidelines Population Growth and Targets •Washington State needs 1.1 million new homes over the next 20 years •In April 2023, Washington State Legislature passed House Bill (HB) 1110 and HB 1337 to increase the state’s housing supply and diversify housing inventory •The long-range forecast is for continued growth 830,000 NEW HOUSEHOLDS 17,000 NEW HOUSEHOLDS Puget Sound Region 1.6 MILLION MORE PEOPLE 1.2 MILLION MORE JOBS 31,780 MORE JOBS City of Renton Middle Housing – HB 1110 •Requires cities to allow middle housing in residential zones where single-family detached housing is the predominant land use •HB 1110 defines “middle housing” as: •Buildings that are compatible in scale, form, and character with single-family houses and contain two or more attached, stacked, or clustered homes including townhouses, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, fiveplexes, sixplexes, stacked flats, courtyard apartments, and cottage housing. •The legislation sets clear guidelines while allowing for local choice. HB 1110 Housing Typologies Renton zoning codes must allow at least six out of the nine listed types of middle housing: 1.Duplexes 2.Triplexes 3.Fourplexes 4.Fiveplexes 5.Sixplexes 6.Townhouses 7.Stacked Flats 8.Courtyard Apartments 9.Cottage Housing HB 1110 Parking Standards HB 1110 precludes cities from requiring off- street parking as a condition of approval when located within ½ mile walking distance of a major transit stop A stop on high-capacity transportation system funded or expanded under the provisions of chapter 81.104 RCW; Commuter rail stops; Stops on rail or fixed guideways systems; and Stops on bus rapid transit routes, including those stops that are under construction Qualifying transit routes: King County RapidRide F line; Future Sound Transit Stride; and Future King County RapidRide I line Parking Standards Parking requirements determined by lot size Lots 6,000 sq. ft. or smaller: One off-street parking space per middle housing unit is the max that can be set Lots greater than 6,000 sq. ft.: Two off-street parking spaces per middle housing unit is the max that can be set Exemptions Communities governed by existing homeowner associations which ban multifamily development Lots in impaired or threatened watersheds Portions of lots designated with critical areas or their buffers Lots that have been designated as “urban separators” by countywide planning policies City or water utility systems/providers which do not have adequate water supply or available connections to serve the increased number of units No city shall approve a building permit for housing under section 3 of this act without compliance with the adequate water supply requirements of RCW 19.27.097 Cities are not required to update their capital facilities plan element to accommodate increased housing until the first periodic comprehensive plan update required on or after June 30, 2034. Compliance and Deadline Compliance required by June 30, 2025 If a city has not passed development regulations by the statutory deadline, state-approved Model ordinances preempt and supersede the local development regulations and remain in effect until the city takes all actions necessary to implement RCW 36.70A.635 Summary of Public Feedback Mixed public response to HB 1110 Opportunities: diversity of housing types, affordability, independent multi-generational living, aging in place, and grow generational wealth. Challenges: parking, traffic congestion, capacity of infrastructure, loss of naturally occurring affordable housing, negative impacts to neighborhood aesthetics, and potential for disproportionate interest/impacts in Renton compared to other cities in the region. Polling summary available online: House Bill 1110 - Middle Housing | Your Voice Renton •Applicants will have the option to choose middle housing or pursue traditional development. •Current standards for residential zones will largely remain the same (e.g., height, setbacks, design standards, etc.). •Staff proposes development standards for Middle Housing that are consistent with those required for single-family, in order to achieve compatibility in scale, form, and character with existing Renton neighborhoods. Local Approach to Middle Housing Updates MIDDLE HOUSING UPDATE PROPOSALS – UNITS PER LOT Proposed Number of Units: Up to 4 units per lot, within applicable zones. Up to 6 units per lot on all lots within 1/4-mile walking distance of a major transit stop. Up to 6 units per lot if at least 2 units are reserved as affordable. MIDDLE HOUSING UPDATE PROPOSALS – ZONES Proposed Applicable Zones: RC, R-1, R-4, R-6, and R-8 zones. MIDDLE HOUSING UPDATE PROPOSALS – UNIT TYPES Proposed Middle Housing Types: Townhouses Duplexes Triplexes Fourplexes Stacked Flats Courtyard Apartments Proposed Excluded Middle Housing Types: Fiveplexes Sixplexes Cottage Housing MIDDLE HOUSING UPDATE PROPOSALS - PARKING Proposed Off-Street Parking Space Requirements for Middle Housing: As proposed, middle housing developments will comply with all driveway and parking design standards applicable to single family development, except for the number of required parking spaces, as noted above. Lots 6,000 sq. ft. or Less Lots greater than 6,000 sq. ft. Lots located within ½ mile walking distance of a Major Transit Stop 1 per dwelling unit.2 per dwelling unit. No off-street parking required. parking incentives may be provided for developers that provide off- street parking when not required. Closing Remarks •Not all residential lots are eligible for maximum unit count. •Development regulations for underlying residential zone must be met. •Height, setbacks, building coverage, impervious surface coverage, tree canopy, etc. •Check online: RentonWA.gov/CORmaps •Send us an email with your property address to confirm zoning: PlanningCustomerService@RentonWA.gov 425-430-6578 Next Steps RentonWA.gov/HousingLeg •Planning Commission •Briefing: March 19, 2025 •Public Hearing: April 2, 2025 (tentative) •Deliberations and Recommendation: April 19, 2025 •Compliance Deadline: June 30, 2025 •Effective Date: July 1, 2025 Q&A Email us your HB 1110 questions/feedback: Katie Buchl-Morales kbuchl-morales@rentonwa.gov Angelea Weihs aweihs@rentonwa.gov Questions related to something else? Planning Customer Service planningcustomerservice@rentonwa.gov