HB 2343 — Concerning urban housing supply.

H-4284.2SUBSTITUTEH-3769.2HOUSE HOUSE BILL 2343State of Washington66th Legislature2020 Regular SessionByHouseSessionByRepresentatives EnvironmentFitzgibbon, &Frame, EnergyMacri, (originallyDoglio, sponsoredTharinger, byand RepresentativesPolletPrefiled Fitzgibbon,01/09/20.Read Frame,first Macri,time Doglio,01/13/20.Referred Tharinger,to andCommittee Pollet)READon FIRSTEnvironment TIME& 01/30/20.ANEnergy.AN ACT Relating to urban housing supply;

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A city may require a developer to record a covenant that prohibits the rental of a unit subject to this parking restriction for any purpose other than providing for housing for seniors or people with disabilities.(3) For market rate multifamily housing units that are located within one-quarter mile of a transit stop that receives transit service from at least one route that provides service at least four times per hour for twelve or more hours per day, minimum residential parking requirements may be no greater than one parking space per bedroom or .75 space per unit.

A city or county may establish a requirement for the provision of more than one parking space per bedroom or .75 space per unit if the jurisdiction has determined a particular housing unit to be in an area with a lack of access to street parking capacity, physical space impediments, or other reasons supported by evidence that would make on-street parking infeasible for the unit.Sec.

A project action pertaining to residential, multifamily, or mixed-use development evaluated under this chapter by a city or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040 is exempt from appeals under this chapter on the basis of the evaluation of or impacts to the aesthetics element of the environment, so long as the project ishas subjectundergone tothe design review pursuantprocess to adopted design review requirements at the appropriate local government level.

For purposes of this subsection, "design review" means a formally adopted local government processpractice byof whichexamining projectspublic areand reviewedprivate forprojects compliance with design standards for thetheir typeaesthetic, ofarchitectural, useor adoptedurban throughdesign localquality ordinance.(3)and Forcompatibility purposeswith ofnearby thisdevelopment. section, "impacts to transportation elements of the environment" include impacts to transportation systems;

For purposes of this subsection, the design review process may, but is not required to, include a design review board, a separate and appealable design review administrative decision, or design review criteria evaluated as part of the building permit approval process.(3) For purposes of this section, "impacts to transportation elements of the environment" include impacts to transportation systems;

"Freight rail dependent uses" does not include buildings and other infrastructure that are used in the fabrication, processing, storage, and transport of coal, liquefied natural gas, or "crude oil" as defined in RCW 90.56.010.(12) "Geologically hazardous areas" means areas that because of their susceptibility to erosion, sliding, earthquake, or other geological events, are not suited to the siting of commercial, residential, or industrial development consistent with public health or safety concerns.(13) "Long-term commercial significance" includes the growing capacity, productivity, and soil composition of the land for long-term commercial production, in consideration with the land's proximity to population areas, and the possibility of more intense uses of the land.(14) "Low-income household" means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is at or below eighty percent of the median household income adjusted for household size, for the county where the household is located, as reported by the United States department of housing and urban development.(15) "Minerals" include gravel, sand, and valuable metallic substances.(16) "Permanent supportive housing" is subsidized, leased housing with no limit on length of stay((,stay, paired with on-site or off-site voluntary services designed to support a person living with a disability to be a successful tenant in a housing arrangement, improve the resident's health status, and connect residents of the housing with community-based health care, treatment, and((and))or employment services))thatservices.(17) prioritizes"Public peoplefacilities" whoinclude needstreets, comprehensiveroads, supporthighways, servicessidewalks, tostreet retainand tenancyroad lighting systems, traffic signals, domestic water systems, storm and utilizessanitary admissionssewer practicessystems, designedparks toand userecreational lowerfacilities, barriersand toschools.(18) entry"Public thanservices" wouldinclude befire typicalprotection forand suppression, law enforcement, public health, education, recreation, environmental protection, and other subsidizedgovernmental orservices.(19) unsubsidized"Recreational rentalland" housing,means especiallyland relatedso designated under RCW 36.70A.1701 and that, immediately prior to rentalthis history,designation, criminalwas history,designated andas personalagricultural behaviors.land of long-term commercial significance under RCW 36.70A.170.

Permanent supportive housing is paired with on-site or off-site voluntary services designed to support a person living with a complex and disabling behavioral health or physical health condition who was experiencing homelessness or was at imminent risk of homelessness prior to moving into housing to retain their housing and be a successful tenant in a housing arrangement, improve the resident's health status, and connect the resident of the housing with community-based health care, treatment, or employment services.

Permanent supportive housing is subject to all of the rights and responsibilities defined in chapter 59.18 RCW.(17) "Public facilities" include streets, roads, highways, sidewalks, street and road lighting systems, traffic signals, domestic water systems, storm and sanitary sewer systems, parks and recreational facilities, and schools.(18) "Public services" include fire protection and suppression, law enforcement, public health, education, recreation, environmental protection, and other governmental services.(19) "Recreational land" means land so designated under RCW 36.70A.1701 and that, immediately prior to this designation, was designated as agricultural land of long-term commercial significance under RCW 36.70A.170.

The(1) No later than October 1, 2020, the department of ecology shall initiate the rule-making process to remove parking as an element of the environment within WAC 197-11-444 and as a component of the environmental checklist within WAC 197-11-960, as those sections existed on the effective date of this section,section.(2) theThis nextsection timeexpires thatJuly the1, department2021.--- amends rules implementing this chapter after the effective date of this section.--- END ---