Planning 2023-12-14 ITEM 7.1 - DRAFT HOUSING ELEMENT - STAFF MEMORANDUM

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TO: FROM: BY: DATE: Department of Community Development - No Gierloff, AICP, Director Tukwila Planning Commission Nora Gierloff, AICP, DCD Director Nancy Eklund, AICP & Neil Tabor, AICP December 14, 2023 Allan Ekberg, Mayor SUBJECT: Draft Housing Element - Briefing ISSUE This agenda item is to brief the Planning Commission at their December 14, 2023, meeting on the proposed update of the Housing Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan. UPDATES IN HOUSING REQUIREMENTS Tukwila's Comprehensive Plan Update will be reviewed at the State, Regional, and County levels to ensure that it complies with all requirements of these three bodies before being voted on for adoption by the City Council. Each review body has required components and policy language that must be included in the update to be approved by the reviewing body. Staff has been working to integrate new requirements into Planning Commission presentations and the Element updates to ensure compliance. In addition to many of the changes in policy updates required since the last comprehensive plan update, many new legislative actions have been taken at the state level that should be supported in the comprehensive plan update. Some of the most pertinent to housing include: • HB 1110: Allowing middle housing in residential zones; • HB 1220: Supporting emergency shelters and housing through local planning and development regulations;. • HB 1337: Reducing limitations on Accessory Dwelling Units; and • HB 1293: Streamlining development regulations. Major update areas related to required land use and housing policies include: • Racially disparate impacts; • Emphasizing housing growth around transit and regional centers; • Housing affordable to different AMI levels; and • Updating the design review process Tukwila City Hall • 6200 5outhcenter Boulevard • Tukwila, WA 98188 • 206-4,.-1800 Website.: TukwilaWA.gov