Title
Missing Middle Housing Recommendation Revisions
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Council referred this topic to the Land Use and Environment Committee to recommend revisions to the Planning Commission's recommendation of an ordinance to address Missing Middle housing, as shown in attached recommending revisions document and text provided by staff.
City Manager Recommendation:
Recommend revisions to the Planning Commission's recommendation of an ordinance to address Missing Middle housing.
Report
Issue:
Whether to revise the ordinance recommended by the Planning Commission related to:
1. Defining on-street parking when considered in combination with off-street parking requirements
2. Whether to limit the number of townhouse units in a single structure
3. Which portions of the R4-8 zoning district are appropriate to permit triplexes, fourplexes and courtyard apartments, particularly in relation to transit routes, commercial zoning, and neighborhood centers.
Staff Contact:
Leonard Bauer, Deputy Director, Community Planning & Development, 360.753.8206
Presenter(s):
Leonard Bauer, Deputy Director, Community Planning & Development
Background and Analysis:
The Missing Middle Housing analysis was initiated to implement several policies of the Olympia Comprehensive Plan, as listed on the Missing Middle web page on the City's website (see attached link). The Missing Middle web page contains detailed information on the entire Missing Middle review process, public outreach, draft staff recommendations, written public comments to the Planning Commission, and the Determination of Non-Significance issued February 27, 2018, under the State Environmental Policy Act. It also contains the Planning Commission recommendations, including a draft ordinance.
At its September 11, 2018 meeting, the City Council considered the Planning Commission's recommendations. Two of the 43 total recommendations were referred to the Land Use and Environment Committee (LU...
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