There is growing momentum in Olympia for housing reform in the upcoming 2019 legislative session. Come hear a wide range of views from the Seattle area’s top housing experts as we work to increase housing supply and address our housing affordability crisis.

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.

Each election cycle, our Affordable Housing Council (AHC) interviews candidates at the city, county, and state levels to determine their degree of support for our industry. The following candidates have received an AHC endorsement for the 2018 election cycle.

The first-of-its-kind ordinance is intended to address skyrocketing impact fee rates that have made financing and feasibility for development projects extremely problematic.

The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) analyzing three alternatives and Council’s preferred alternative for adopting a proposed Attached Accessory Dwelling Unit (AADU) and Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit (DADU) ordinance, was released on October 4, with a determination of no significant impact.