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Draft Housing Action Plan (HAP)
The City of Woodinville has been hard at work creating a Housing Action Plan (HAP) to help define Woodinville's housing future. The draft Housing Action Plan is here and ready for your review! The City is asking for feedback on the draft HAP to help guide the final decision-making process and ensure that the plan reflects the housing needs and concerns of our community.
Here you will find the draft HAP, information about how to get involved, including opportunities for commenting and surveys, and a resource library with previous presentations and supporting documents.
Don't have time to read the whole draft HAP? No problem! You can find five broad strategies that the City is considering as part of the HAP in the "Action Strategies" tab to stay informed.
View the draft HAP by selecting the link below
| Incentivize new housing. | The City is interested increasing incentives available for the development of new affordable and market rate rental housing. The Housing Needs Assessment shows that new rental housing, particularly for low- to moderate-income households, is needed to reduce the burden of housing costs. Incentives for rental housing can include the Multi-Family Tax Exemption (MFTE), waiving or reducing impact fees, density bonuses to incentivize affordable housing options, and demonstration programs to reduce displacement and support existing housing stock. |
Bring down the cost of development. |
The cost of developing new housing, regardless of type, includes labor and materials, the costs of permitting, and the time and cost of permit processes. Several ideas included in this Housing Action Plan address the pieces of this cost breakdown within the City’s control, like permit efficiency, fees, and time and process required to approve development. |
| Provide a wider variety of housing types. | The City can work to provide a wider variety of housing types by making changes to zoning code to make various types of housing more widely allowed and allowing demonstration programs for fee reductions. A wider variety of housing types would include senior housing, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), and so-called Missing Middle housing. |
| Prevent and mitigate displacement. | The City is interested in preventing and mitigating displacement in both rent-restricted and non-rent-restricted rental housing. Ideas include rehabilitation of existing units or a waiver of certain fees that would allow a new development to offer new units rental costs close to the rates of the housing that was displaced. Public-private partnerships with neighborhood associations and landlords could also help to bring down the cost of upkeep. |
| Improve the regulatory environments for permits. | Regulatory environments heavily influence what gets built, and where it gets built, how long it takes to issue permits and how much it costs. Regulatory environments vary between jurisdictions, and whether they’re smooth or burdensome influences the rate of development in a city. |
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Get Involved!
The City wants to hear from the community to ensure that the Housing Action Plan reflects the needs and concerns of our current and future residents and fosters Woodinville's community values.
Share your input in the way that is convenient for you:
- Take our HAP mini survey
- Submit your comments through our online forum
- Email the City team with "HAP Public Comment" in the subject line: AlanaW@ci.woodinville.wa.us or AmanadaA@ci.woodinville.wa.us
The City will be accepting feedback on the draft Housing Action Plan until Monday, March 13, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.