A key housing bill that would legalize duplexes and fourplexes in most neighborhoods in nearly every Washington city has been approved by the state Senate. FOX13
. The bill would override local zoning rules that have long kept large areas in cities for only single-family homes.
"We simply don’t have enough housing in this state," said Sen. Yasmin Trudeau, D-Tacoma. "This problem affects every city in every county across the state and it’s a bigger problem than any city or county has been able to tackle so far." "I support the local communities being able to determine what their community looks like without the state of Washington coming down with a hammer telling them they must do this," Sen. Phil Fortunato, R-Auburn, said., which among other changes, is more lenient in the requirements it places on smaller cities in Seattle’s suburbs.The Washington State House of Representatives has passed a bill that would allow for the construction of duplexes and fourplexes in most neighborhoods.
It would not ban the construction of single family homes, but it would stop cities from requiring neighborhoods to have only single-family homes."When the cities say you can only build one house on your half-acre lot," Braun said, "that restricts your right to use your property as you would like."
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