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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5670

SB 5670: Middle housing near transit

Creating additional middle housing near transit and in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing.

Summary

  • Requires any fully planning city with a population of 20,000 or more to authorize the development of all middle housing types on all lots zoned for single-family residential use within one-half mile of a major transit stop and duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes on all other lots zoned for single-family residential use.
  • Requires any fully planning city with a population of 10,000 or more to authorize the development of duplexes on all lots zoned for detached single-family residential use.
  • Provides an alternative for fully planning cities to implement new middle housing zoning policy and related requirements through alteration of local zoning to allow for certain average minimum density equivalents.
  • Requires the Department of Commerce to provide technical assistance and publish model middle housing ordinances to assist cities to implement the new middle housing zoning policy and related requirements.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5670), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2022
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (D-47)
Introduced
January 10, 2022 in the Senate
Last action
January 28, 2022
Requested by
Governor
Companion bill
HB 1782
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5670, SSB 5670

AN ACT Relating to creating additional middle housing near transit and in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (D-47)

10 co-sponsors (10 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Patty Kuderer D-48Senator D-46Marko Liias D-21Liz Lovelett D-40Mark Mullet D-5Joe Nguyen D-34T'wina Nobles D-28Jamie Pedersen D-43Rebecca Saldaña D-37Derek Stanford D-1

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5670)
  2. Referred to Ways & Means.
  3. HLG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5670)
  4. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5670)
  5. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5670)
  6. And refer to Ways & Means.
  7. Minority; without recommendation.
  8. HLG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. First reading, referred to Housing & Local Government.
  10. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5670 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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