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State Land Use Enacted Legislation
| Bill # | State | Year | Party | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HB 1923 |
WA | 2019 | D | Affordable housing incentives and financing, Appeals, Enforcement, Environmental review, Inclusionary zoning, Minimum parking requirements, Planning Requirements, Technical assistance |
Provided by Furman
Summary
- Providing that a city may not prohibit permanent supportive housing in areas where multifamily housing is permitted; and
- Requires cities planning fully under the Growth Management Act (GMA) to take certain actions to encourage residential building capacity.
- Requires cities that do not accomplish the actions to make certain updates to the housing element of their comprehensive plan.
- Cities that do not make any change that can increase residential building capacity will be ineligible from receiving funding from the Public Works Assistance Account, the Water Quality Capital Account, and the Transportation Improvement Account.
- Sets standards for residential parking requirements for certain affordable housing units and certain housing units for seniors or people with disabilities.
- Exempts from the requirements of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
- amendments to development regulations that are made in order to comply with the residential building capacity and housing affordability requirements of the act.
- Exempts certain project actions from certain appeals under SEPA provided they meet certain criteria.
- Authorizes permanent supportive housing as a permitted use in all areas where
- multifamily housing is permitted.
- Prohibits local governments from charging higher per-unit impact fees for multifamily residential construction than for single-family construction.
- Allows funds in the Growth Management Planning and Environmental Review Fund to be used to cover costs associated with the adoption of optional elements of comprehensive plans consistent with the subarea plan provisions of SEPA
Provided by lawmakers
Bill Title
Increasing urban residential building capacity.
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