Washington 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 6 D · 2 R cosponsors

SB 5364 — Increasing housing options through lot splitting.

Last action — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

25 added · 29 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of SB 5364 has added clarity to regulations regarding lot splits. Previously, the bill allowed for broader easement widths and construction requirements unless site-specific conditions warranted a need for deviation. The changes now specify that easement widths more than four feet for access to rear lots only require a justifiable reason, ensuring that such regulations are enforced more consistently. This matters because it strikes a balance between facilitating new housing development and protecting existing residential properties and their occupancy, making it easier for both developers and current residents to navigate these regulations.

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S-1151.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5364 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session By Senate Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Senators Frame, Gildon, Liias, Nguyen, Saldaña, Shewmake, Torres, Van De Wege, and C.
S-0624.1 SENATE BILL 5364 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session By Senators Frame, Gildon, Liias, Nguyen, Saldaña, Shewmake, Torres, Van De Wege, and C.
Wilson) READ FIRST TIME 02/03/23.
Wilson Read first time 01/13/23.
Referred to Committee on Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs.
1 SSB 5364 (1)(a) Cities planning under this chapter must adopt or amend by ordinance, and incorporate into their development regulations, zoning regulations, and other official controls the requirements of subsection (2) of this section by July 1, 2024, to apply within the city's urban growth area.
1 SB 5364 (1)(a) Cities planning under this chapter must adopt or amend by ordinance, and incorporate into their development regulations, zoning regulations, and other official controls the requirements of subsection (2) of this section by July 1, 2024, to apply within the city's urban growth area.
(iii) The resulting lots are consistent with the minimum review standards under chapter 58.17 RCW;
(iii) The original lot was not created through the splitting of a single residential lot authorized by this section;
(iv) The original lot was not created through the splitting of a single residential lot authorized by this section;
(iv) The lot split would not require demolition or alteration of any housing that is rent restricted, rent subsidized, or that has been occupied by a tenant paying market-rate rent within the preceding 12 months;
and (v) The lot split would not require demolition or alteration of any housing that is rent restricted, rent subsidized, or that has been occupied by a tenant paying market-rate rent within the preceding 12 months;
and (v) Any construction on the resulting lots is subject to all existing state and local laws regarding stormwater runoff, critical areas, shorelines, and conservation areas;
(iii) Require easement widths of more than four feet for access to rear lots unless site-specific conditions, such as access to utilities, require wider easements;
(iii) Require easement widths of more than four feet for access to rear lots;
2 SSB 5364 (v) Impose requirements for dedications of rights-of-way or for the construction of off-site improvements unless site-specific conditions require otherwise.
2 SB 5364 (v) Impose requirements for dedications of rights-of-way or for the construction of off-site improvements.
(3) Any construction on the resulting lots is subject to all existing state and local laws except for the provisions specified in subsection (2) of this section.
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Action History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  2. Senate Rules "X" file.

  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  4. LGLT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  5. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM.

  6. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM.

  7. First reading, referred to Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs.

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 142 not signed on

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Not signed on (142)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 5364?
SB 5364 is sponsored by Claire Wilson (Democrat), Nikki Torres (Republican), Sharon Shewmake (Democrat), Rebecca Saldaña (Democrat), Marko Liias (Democrat), Chris Gildon (Republican), Noel Frame (Democrat), Joe Nguyen (Democrat), and Van De Wege.
What is the current status of SB 5364?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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