Title
Olympia 2045 Housing Element Chapter of the City of Olympia Comprehensive Plan Update - Housing Displacement Analysis
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Receive an update on the Olympia 2045 Comprehensive Plan Housing Chapter and Housing Displacement Analysis.
Report
Issue:
Whether to receive an update on the Olympia 2045 Comprehensive Plan Housing Chapter and Housing Displacement Analysis
Staff Contact:
Susan McLaughlin, Director, Community Planning and Economic Development, 360.753.8206
Tim Smith, Deputy Director, Community Planning and Economic Development, 360.570.3915
Casey Schaufler, Associate Planner, Community Planning and Economic Development, 360.753.8254
Christa Lenssen, Senior Housing Program Specialist, Community Planning and Economic Development, 360.570.3762
Presenter(s):
Casey Schaufler, Associate Planner, Community Planning and Economic Development
Christa Lenssen, Sr. Housing Program Specialist, Community Planning and Economic Development
Background and Analysis:
For the last periodic update, the City's Comprehensive Plan underwent a major rewrite through a planning process that took place from 2009 through 2014. The Plan was adopted in December of 2014. At least once every ten years, cities and counties that are fully planning under the Growth Management Act (GMA), must update their plan through a process known as a periodic Update. The periodic update requires that jurisdictions update the planning horizon to a minimum of 20 years, update the population projection it is planning for, and address all new planning requirements that have been adopted since the previous update.
In 2021, the Washington Legislature changed the way communities are required to plan for housing. House Bill 1220 (2021) amended the Growth Management Act (GMA) to instruct local governments to "plan for and accommodate" housing affordable to all income levels. This significantly strengt...
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