july 8, 2024

Public comments invited

Share input on updated draft middle housing model ordinances and user guide

The Department of Commerce is seeking your feedback on the draft updates to middle housing model ordinances and the middle housing model ordinance user guide. These two ordinances, and the accompanying user guide, will provide technical assistance and guidance to cities adopting their own middle housing ordinances, regulations, and other official controls.

These updates reflect the 2024 amendments to the middle housing legislation made by HB 2321 and the experience of cities implementing it since the model ordinances and user guide were originally published in January 2024. Seventy-seven cities are subject to the original middle housing legislation (HB 1110) passed in 2023.

View the updated draft documents:

• Draft Model Ordinance for cities population 25,000 and over (PDF)
• Draft Model Ordinance for cities under 25,000 (PDF)
• Draft Model Ordinances User Guide (PDF)

Please share your comments by Aug. 7, 2024

Submit comments (SmartSheet)

Public participation webinar

Commerce will host a public webinar to present the draft model ordinances and draft User Guide updates. We will also post a video recording of the webinar later on the Planning for Middle Housing webpage

Thursday, July 11, 1 - 2:30 p.m.

Register for the webinar (Zoom)

Questions?

Please see our Planning for Middle Housing webpage for additional information.

You may also contact Dave Osaki with questions.

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