Bothell, Covington, Redmond, Shoreline, Auburn, Burien, Federal Way, Kent, Tukwila, Renton, and Kirkland will all receive planning grants to fund housing action plans and code changes to increase urban residential building capacity and streamline development regulations.

The rate increase under consideration is intended to result in a revenue-neutral fee adjustment across all projected land use development classifications and locations.

The total permit fees paid for some projects will go down depending on how these factors, along with process improvements, impact staff time needed to complete the work.

County staff informs us multiple short plat duplex projects have recently been submitted. The County’s duplex code was adopted in 2015 and is now beginning to gain popularity.

MBAKS previously expressed interest to King County staff and Council to further consider amendments to the County’s cottage housing and ADU codes. Both were identified by the Council as areas of interest.