HomeMy WebLinkAboutRenton HB 1110 _06-01-24 Open House Presentation
HB 1110 MIDDLE HOUSING COMPLIANCE
RENTON MIDDLE HOUSING
Online Open House | June 1, 2024
PROJECT TEAM
Angelea Weihs
Project Manager
Katie Buchl-Morales
Project Manager
City Staff
Markus Johnson
Associate Planner
Rachel Miller
Project Manager
MAKERS Staff
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•Washington State needs 1.1 million new homes over the next 20 years.
•In April 2023, Washington State Legislature passed House Bill (HB) 1110 to promote the development of
“middle housing.”
•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 duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, fiveplexes,
sixplexes, townhouses, stacked flats, courtyard apartments, and cottage housing.
THE BASICS
WHERE HB 1110 APPLIES
•HB 1110 provisions are required in all
primarily residential lots in the city
•There are seven current zones in Renton’s
zoning code that HB 1110 will affect
ZONING MAP
HB 1110 COMPLIANCE AND DEADLINE
•Renton will prepare a middle housing ordinance
with a process that includes public and
stakeholder engagement to communicate the
implications of HB 1110 and help assist staff in
drafting the ordinance.
•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
•Compliance required by June 30, 2025.
APPLICABILITY
•77 cities statewide are subject to HB 1110
➢55 in the four-county central Puget Sound region (King, Snohomish, Pierce, and Kitsap)
➢Beaux Arts Village (population: 317) to Seattle (population: 737,015)
•Commerce has categorized cities into three “tiers” based on HB 1110 requirements
➢Tier 1: 16 jurisdictions; 75,000 >
➢Tier 2: 27 jurisdictions; 25,000 < 75,000
➢Tier 3: 34 jurisdictions; 25,000 < and contiguous with the urban growth area that contains the
county’s largest city, in counties exceeding 275,000
➢First deadline: June 30, 2025
UNIT REQUIREMENTS
Unit allowance on
all residential lots
where HB 1110 is
applied
INCREASE FOR:
Located within ¼ mile
walking distance of a
major transit stop
INCREASE FOR:
Inclusion of affordable
housing*
TIER 1:
Population of 75,000 or
more
4 units per lot 6 units per lot 6 units per lot if at least 2
units are affordable
TIER 2:
Population 25,000 – 75,000
2 units per lot 4 units per lot 4 units per lot if at least 1
unit is affordable
TIER 3:
Population under 25,000
that are contiguous with an
UGA that includes the
largest city in a county with
a population over 275,000
2 units per lot ----
•Major transit stop: Light rail, commuter rail, streetcar, bus rapid transit, trolley buses, and other transit
funded or expanded under RCW 81.104 (i.e., Sound Transit express busses, King County Metro).
•Affordable owner-occupied housing available at or below 80% median income
•Affordable rental housing available at or below 60% median household income
RENTON
PARKING STANDARDS •HB 1110 precludes cities from requiring off-street parking as a
condition of middle housing approval when located within ½
mile walking distance of a major transit stop
•Transit routes:
➢King County RapidRide F line
➢Future Sound Transit Stride
➢Future King County
RapidRide I line
PARKING STANDARDS – LOT SIZE
•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
•Any lots designated with critical areas or their buffers
•Lots in impaired or threatened watersheds
•Lots that have been designated as “urban separators” by countywide planning policies
•Areas that are currently served only by on-site sewage systems may be limited to two units per lot
until sewer service is provided
•Lots served only by private wells or private water systems with less than 50 connections
•City or water utility systems/providers which do not have adequate water supply or available
connections to serve the increased number of units
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.
MAKERS DISCUSSION TOPICS
➢Benefits of Middle Housing
➢Renton Housing Supply
➢Middle Housing Typologies
➢Compliance Updates
➢Middle Housing Lot Examples
➢Middle Housing Photos and Rendering Examples
➢Polling
➢Questions?
THE BENEFITS OF MIDDLE HOUSING
➢Affordability
➢Variety
➢Sustainability
➢Homeownership
➢Equity
Willowcrest Townhomes, 2550 NE 11th PlCastle Townhomes, 530 Shattuck Ave S
RENTON HOUSING SUPPLY & FUTURE HOUSING NEED
Extremely
Low
Income
Very Low
Income Low IncomeBelow Median
Income
Meets or
Exceeds
Median
Income
Exceeds
Median
Income
Total Units 0 to 30%
AMI
30 to 50%
AMI
50 to 80%
AMI
80 to 100%
AMI
100 to 120%
AMI > 120% AMI
2020 Housing Unit Inventory 43,362 1,642 6,206 9,259 10,863 6,988 8,404
Additional Housing
Units Needed by 2044 17,000 6,271 1,624 1,019 1,062 1,205 5,819
2044 Total Future Need 60,362 7,913 7,830 10,278 11,925 8,193 14,223
Share of Future Housing
Need 13%13%17%20%14%24%
RENTON HOUSING SUPPLY & FUTURE HOUSING NEED
APARTMENTS MIDDLE HOUSING SINGLE-FAMILY
•Some middle housing types will help meet moderate income households earning 80 – 120% of the AMI
•Fourplexes, fiveplexes, sixplexes, townhouses, stacked flats, courtyard apartments, and cottage housing
HOUSING TYPOLOGIES
As part of HB 1110,
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 COMPLIANCE UPDATES
Some already known necessary zoning code updates include:
•Permitting six middle housing types in all residential zones.
•Updating definitions in the code that appropriately incorporate
the allowed middle housing types.
•Updating maximum number of dwellings per lot from 1 dwelling
and 1 ADU to 4 dwelling units.
EXAMPLE MIDDLE HOUSING FOR
RENTON’S TYPICAL LOTS
SMALL LOT W AND W/O ALLEY – ~5,000 SF
CONVERSION TO DUPLEX/MULTIPLEX
CONVERSION TO DUPLEX/MULTIPLEX
ADD REAR YARD ADUS
DUPLEX
NEW HOUSES
SITE 1 – SMALL LOT, 6 UNITS AND NO REQUIRED PARKING
➢Lot size: 5,000 SF
➢Number of units: 6
➢Parking spaces: 0
FOURPLEX
Birmingham Fourplex, apartments.com
SITE 1 – SMALL LOT, 6 UNITS AND NO REQUIRED PARKING
SITE 2 – SMALL LOT, 4 UNITS AND NO REQUIRED PARKING
➢Lot size: 5,000 SF
➢Number of units: 4
➢Parking spaces: 2
DUPLEX
DUPLEX
MULTIPLEX
MULTIPLEX
SITE 3 – SMALL LOT, 4 UNITS AND 1 STALL PER UNIT
➢Lot size: 5,000 SF
➢Number of units: 4
➢Parking spaces: 4
TOWNHOUSES
TOWNHOUSES
TOWNHOUSES
TOWNHOUSES
MID-SIZE LOTS – ~7,500 SF
SITE 4 – MID-SIZE LOT, UP TO 6 UNITS, NO REQUIRED PARKING
➢Lot size: 7,350 SF
➢Number of units:
4-6
COURTYARD APARTMENTS
COURTYARD APARTMENTS
COTTAGE HOUSING
COTTAGE HOUSING
SITE 5 – MID-SIZE LOT, FOUR UNITS, 2 STALLS PER UNIT
➢Lot size: 7,500 SF
➢Number of units: 4
➢Parking spaces: 8
MULTIPLEX
Wide parking area in front not allowed
MID-SIZE CURVILINEAR AND CUL-DE-SAC LOTS
SITE 6 – FOUR UNITS AND UP TO 2 STALLS PER UNIT
➢Lot size: 7,500 SF
➢Number of units: 4
➢Parking spaces: 8
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TIMELINE
Month Activity
March 2024 ✓Launch webpage and public
announcement
✓Project and Public Participation Plan
Briefing
April 2024 – June 2024 ✓Public Engagement Workshop #1
✓Ongoing promotion at public events
❑Public Engagement Workshop #2
❑Public Engagement Summary Briefing
June 2024 - November
2024
❑Draft Middle Housing Regulations
Winter/Spring 2025 ❑Final Draft Summary Recommendations
June 2025 ❑Adopt ordinance
Public Engagement
✓Prepare engagement materials
✓Perform engagement
❑Summarize engagement results
Develop Middle Housing Development Regulations
✓Review existing regulations and design standards
✓Review model ordinance prepared by Commerce
❑HB 1110 compliance policy/code audit
❑Draft development regulations
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QUESTIONS
Angelea Weihs
425-430-7312
aweihs@rentonwa.gov
FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS
STAFF CONTACTS
Katie Buchl-Morales
425-430-6578
kbuchl-morales@rentonwa.gov
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