Planning 2024-06-27 Minutes - Tiny Home Village / Permitting Process and Compliance with Recent Legislation

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Planning Commission Minutes 6/27/24 Page 3 Public Testimony Marta Kidane, Community Engagement Manager, Low Income Housing Institute, a community outreach non- profit organization that provides resources and intentional shared safe spaces spoke. She said her organization is going to host a community meeting and provide infoiivation on what a THV is and what their organization does for both the community and those in the THV. She said they provide 24-hour security with on -site cameras, a fence that blends in and on -site case management, which is very important. She said it is not just about the home itself but regaining connectivity and continued support for individuals to get peiivanent housing, an ID, a license, a social security card, and health services. A THV also provides resources if someone has a dependency issue, etc. There is a code of conduct and there are boundaries. She also offered to provide tours of the THV. Jon Grant, Chief Strategy Officer, Low Income Housing Institute, said he was there when the first THV development was proposed. And he helped advocate for funding that was established for the Miracle Tiny Home Village and Riverton Park Village in Tukwila. He said they have been working very hard to make sure the programs are responsive to community needs. He provided some history and addressed a question raised by PC on the number of units at Riverton Park Church. He noted that the Low -Income Housing Institute operates 18 THVs around Puget Sound. It's an opportunity for more affordable housing and shelter. He requested that the cap for a THV is no less than 45 units. The THV is the opposite of an encampment and adding homes to the Riverton Park Church site will mean not having tent encampments. Recommendation Staff recommended PC move forward the zoning regulation for the THV to CC as proposed by staff. Public Testimony There was no further public testimony. Chair Probst closed the public hearing. Motion and Deliberation Commissioner Strander moved to forward the THV regulations to CC for their approval as amended to strike language in 18.50.240 allowing THV on properties owned or controlled by a government agency. Commissioner McLeland Wieser seconded the motion. Commissioner Halverson made a friendly amendment to amend 18.50.240 to prohibit THV on government owned property and areas zoned as public recreation overlay (PRO) in the zoning code Table 18.6. Director Gierloff said that per the use table, PRO is not a zone where THVs are proposed to be allowed. There was no second to the amendment. Motion to strike the government agency language failed. Commissioner Halverson moved to amend the staffs recommendation in Table 18.6 to prohibit THV in the Low Density Residential (LDR) zone. Commissioner Durant seconded the motion. Phone: 206-433-1800 • Email: Mayor@TukwilaWA.gov • Website: TukwilaWA.gov