This week, the Marysville City Council considered and adopted a revised Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) code amendment.

The Sammamish City Council adopted Title 21 – Sammamish Development Code (SDC) amendments on Dec. 14, 2021, completing the update to Phase II of the development regulations.

MBAKS has asked our attorneys to submit a comment letter for the Omnibus legislation on behalf of Seattle members.

On January 4, after months of debate between the Planning Commission, the Community and Economic Development Committee, Council, and stakeholders including MBAKS, North Bend adopted new residential electric vehicle (EV) ready standards.

This week, the Marysville Planning Commission held a public hearing on and unanimously recommended positive code amendments to the City’s Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) code.

There are properties in Sammamish over 120 years old with right of way dedications that were never opened by any jurisdiction. According to the laws at the time, those rights of way were automatically vacated to the nearest property owner after ten years.

On October 2, 2018, we took to social media to discuss the benefits of more flexible accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules and various cottage housing ordinances throughout our two-county region.

On November 15, the Burien City Council adopted the city’s first Climate Action Plan (CAP).

Built Green is excited to announce the release of the 2021 Single-Family Handbook. This handbook provides details, resources, and information regarding each credit of our 2021 Single Family/Townhome Checklist.

This week, the Everett City Council held a public hearing and adopted proposed changes to Lots, Setbacks, and Residential Densities intended to refine, clarify ambiguous provisions, or correct an unintended outcome in Rethink Zoning.

The Coalition for More Housing Choices, of which MBAKS is a member, has released 10 new local housing snapshots, featuring housing data and policy actions for King County’s largest cities.

The cost of lumber is up a staggering 280%. The cost of housing has increased significantly: constructing just one single-family home is now nearly $36,000 more expensive because of skyrocketing lumber prices. A variety of market conditions and consumer choices are driving shortages and increasing prices. This is on top of already higher lumber prices due to tariffs on Canadian lumber imports implemented in 2017.

The City of Arlington is trying to be more efficient in permitting.

Kirkland has launched an interactive map for community members to learn about building permits, land use actions, and code enforcement.

The City of Mountlake Terrace this week announced that it is expanding permit application options in their online permit portal.

Kirkland Development Services fees are changing. Fees for building and development permits, including Fire impact fees are increasing 6.3% as of January 1, 2022.

On November 23, the SeaTac City Council amended the city’s tech fee to establish a 5% permit fee, or $5.50, whichever is more, in order to upgrade various technologies including moving from TrakiT to MyBuildingPermit.com.