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overrides local zoning rules that have long kept large areas in cities for only single-family homes. The new law will not ban the construction of single family homes, but it will stop cities from requiring neighborhoods to have only single-family homes.
As cities lobbied to maintain control on zoning regulations, similar legislation had failed in recent years. But supporters this year worked closely with the Association of Washington Cities, which gave support in the final weeks of Washington's legislative session.as populations grow and housing stocks fail to keep pace. Oregon eliminated single-family zoning in 2019 and California largely did the same in 2021.
Opponents of the new Washington law argue planning and land use decisions should be handled locally and that the law is a gift to developers without doing enough to increase affordable housing.housing supply is a critical step in navigating the housing crisis . The state Department of Commerce estimates Washington needs to build an additional 1 million homes over the next two-plus decades to keep pace with population growth.
"We are going to make it easier to build housing of all shapes and sizes in Washington," said Democratic Rep. Jessica Bateman, of Olympia, who was lead sponsor of
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