Published on Nov 15, 2019

Grants under HB 1923 awarded to 52 cities

Contact: Carl Schroeder, Shannon McClelland

The Washington State Department of Commerce announced that 52 cities will receive a total of $4 million to address housing affordability. Funds will help cities create housing action plans and change city codes to increase urban residential building capacity and streamline development regulations.

Earlier this year, the Legislature passed HB 1923 authorizing this new grant program to help address the housing affordability crisis throughout the state.

The grants fund the development of housing action plans, municipal code changes, subarea planning, and environmental reviews—actions which are intended to encourage production of more housing and a greater variety of housing types.

Grant recipients

See the list of grant recipients and projects. The cities pursuing code changes will address at least two of the following:

Type

Number of cities

Duplex/corner lot

Nine cities

Division of land/Short subdivision process

Six cities

Duplex/triplex/courtyard apartment

Nine cities

Cluster zoning

Six cities

ADU changes

Six cities

Infill exemption

Two cities

Form-based code

Four cities

Planned action

Two cities

Minimum density of six units per acre in all residential zones/capacity increase

One city

Next steps

We believe there may be opportunities to expand grant opportunities in the upcoming year and beyond. If additional funding were available or additional activities became eligible: Do you have projects that your city would apply for under HB 1923? Please let Carl and Shannon know.

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