1585-S AMH WINE PITT 2

SHB 1585 - H AMD 000278 WITHDRAWN 3-17-93

By Representative Wineberry and others

     On page 6, after line 20, insert the following:

     "NEW SECTION.  Sec. 7.  (1) The department shall, in consultation with the affordable housing advisory board created in section 5 of this act, report to the legislature on the development and placement of accessory apartments.  The affordable housing advisory board shall produce a written report by December 15, 1993, which:

     (a) Identifies local governments that allow the siting of accessory apartments in areas zoned for single-family residential use; and

     (b) Makes recommendations to the legislature designed to encourage the development and placement of accessory apartments in areas zoned for single-family residential use.

     (2) By December 31, 1994, local governments shall incorporate in their development regulations, zoning regulations, or official controls language that is substantially equivalent to the recommendations in subsection (1) of this section.  The accessory apartment provisions shall be part of the local government's development regulation, zoning regulation, or official control and is subject to such regulations, conditions, procedures and limitations as determined by the local legislative authority.

     (3) As used in this section, "local government" means:

     (a) A city or code city with a population that exceeds twenty thousand;

     (b) A county that is required to or has elected to plan under the state growth management act; and

     (c) A county with a population that exceeds one hundred twenty-five thousand."

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct internal references accordingly.

EFFECT:  Requires DCD to conduct a study on accessory apartments by December 15, 1993, and requires local governments to incorporate the recommendations in their development regulations by December 31, 1994.