Snohomish County Council - File #: 2023-0555

• File #: 2023-0555
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Approved
• File created: 5/11/2023
• In control: Public Hearings
• On agenda: 6/14/2023
• Final action: 6/14/2023
• Title: Ordinance 23-051, relating to Growth Management; promoting innovative housing types in the R-5 Zone; adding a new Chapter 30.41H (Rural Village Housing Demonstration Program); and adding a new section to Chapter 30.86 of the Snohomish County Code
• Sponsors: Nate Nehring
• Code sections: SCC 30.41H - Rural Village Housing Demonstration Program, SCC 30.86.150 - Rural Village Housing Demonstration Program Fees

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/14/2023	1	Public Hearings	Approved	Pass
5/24/2023	1	General Legislative Session	Set time/date for Public Hearing
5/16/2023	1	Planning and Community Development Committee	Moved to Administrative Matters
5/16/2023	1	Administrative Session	Assigned

Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)

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Ordinance 23-051, relating to Growth Management; promoting innovative housing types in the R-5 Zone; adding a new Chapter 30.41H (Rural Village Housing Demonstration Program); and adding a new section to Chapter 30.86 of the Snohomish County Code

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DEPARTMENT:  Council

ORIGINATOR:  Ryan Countryman for Nate Nehring

EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION:  Approved

PURPOSE: This ordinance would establish a temporary housing demonstration program in the Rural 5-acre (R-5) zone.

BACKGROUND: This program would allow attached housing in some areas with R-5 in exchange for protecting larger open space tracts than is typically the case for rural development. Called the Rural Village Housing Demonstration Program. The RVHDP would be a new chapter SCC 30.41H in Snohomish County Code and would also a new section for permit fees in Chapter 30.86 SCC.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None

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