Planning 2023-12-14 Minutes - Draft Housing Element / Bylaw Amendment: Term End Dates

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Planning Commission Minutes 12/14/23 Page 2 New Business a. Draft Housing Element - Briefing Senior Planner Neil Tabor provided a briefing on the Housing Element. He noted that it needs to comply and be consistent with policies at the state, regional, and county levels. He also noted that there have been a lot of legislative changes over the last two years that have impacted housing element content and requirements. The following House Bills (HB) were included: HB1110 – Middle Housing; HB1220 – Emergency Shelter; HB1337 – Reduction of Accessory Dwelling Unit Limits; and HB 5290 – Streamlining Development Regulations. He said these bill titles have a lot more under the surface. He noted the impact requirements and considerations of past impacts for racial and discriminatory housing. Also, the prolonged effects, and the need to rectify housing growth around transit, affordable housing for area medium income (AMI) and updates to the design review process. He discussed housing element issues such as housing stock, building age and size, vacancy rates, home ownership options, middle housing, housing growth by affordability band (a new requirement) and anti- displacement concerns. Walk Through of Goals, Policies, and Implementation Strategies – Recommendations /Questions / Comments from the PC - Commissioner Mann – recommendation: Page 11 of the staff report, bullet 7 – Change, add incentives, to Adjust recreation space. - Commissioner Mann - recommendation: Page 11 of the staff report, bullet 12 – Develop affordable housing - She said she objected to the language “faith-based” in the sentence. - Commissioner Probst inquired on provision of parking incentivized development. He inquired whether there were examples of other areas around the region where changes had been implemented and were successful. Also, he inquired whether changes were implemented that were less successful that the PC could consider? - Commissioner Mann – recommendation: Goal 3.4 – Limit displacement – she noted when the city reviews restrictions they need to review effects on both the tenant and the landlord. Commissioner Sidhu was in consensus. - Commissioner Stander - Goal 3.4.4, - Inquired who would act as the facilitator pertaining to support of the long-term preservation of existing, naturally occurring affordable housing development for groups interested in purchasing units and property owners. Extensive discussion transpired regarding whether city staff or a third-party representative would act as the intermediary. - Commissioner Sidhu stated that - Goal 3.4.9, page 13 - language, “Adopt renter protections to ensure stable housing for Tukwila Renter,” is too vague. b. Bylaw Amendment: Modification of Term End Dates – Info Memo Long Range Planning Manager Nancy Eklund noted that the City Council (CC) adopted revisions to TMC 2.36.020, which extends the terms of the PC members from December 31, 2023, to March 31, 2024. Therefore, it was necessary to make a change in the PC’s bylaws. Recommendation Staff recommends that the PC adopt the amendment to Article IV of the PC bylaws.