SB 6024: Housing development

Summary

• Establishes that cities planning under the Growth Management Act (GMA) may not enact or enforce any new development regulation within a station area that prohibits the siting of multifamily residential housing on parcels where other residential use is permissible and must allow new residential and mixed-use development within any station area at certain transit-oriented development densities.
• Requires at least 10 percent of all residential units in buildings constructed within a station area be maintained as affordable housing for at least 50 years except under certain conditions.
• Prohibits counties and cities planning under the GMA from requiring off-street parking as a condition of permitting development within a station area, with exceptions.
• Requires Department of Transportation to designate a liaison as a point of contact for local governments and project proponents regarding land use decisions and processing development permit applications.
• Allows Department of Commerce to provide technical assistance, award grants to cities to facilitate transit-oriented development, and provide compliance review of transit-oriented development regulations.
• Categorically exempts all project actions that propose to develop residential or mixed-use development within any station area up to the transit-oriented development density requirements from the State Environmental Policy Act.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6024), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗