Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 23-342 referring proposed code revisions relating to Accessory Dwelling Units to the department of Planning and Development Services and Snohomish County Planning Commission
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DEPARTMENT: Council
ORIGINATOR: Ryan Countryman for Chair Mead
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved
PURPOSE: Motion 23-342 refers potential amendments to SCC 30.28.010 to the Planning Commission in response to a Final Decision and Order issued by the Growth Management Hearings Board in Futurewise v. Snohomish County, Case No. 22-3-0003.
BACKGROUND: On March 9, 2022, the Snohomish County Council adopted Amended Ordinance 22-006 (Ord 22-006). Among other changes, Ord 22-006 allowed expanded use of detached ADUs outside of Urban Growth Areas. Prior to Ord 22-006, code prohibited detached ADUs on lots that did not meet the standard lot size minimum in rural and resource zones. Ord 22-006 changed that by allowing detached ADUs on substandard lots in rural and resource zones. Futurewise filed a petition for review with the GMHB challenging Ord 22-006. In its June 30, 2023, Order, the GMHB remanded Ord 22-006 to Snohomish County to bring it into compliance with the Growth Management Act (GMA), RCW 36.70A.
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