Bothell Sound

Development · Oct 16, 2024

Bothell study session was scheduled to review draft rules raising minimum density in medium residential zones

Ahead of the Oct. 16, 2024 meeting, the record lists a study-session item on 2024 Comprehensive Plan development regulation amendments, including proposed minimum densities for medium residential zones 1.

What the records say

In the agenda packet for the Oct. 16, 2024 Planning Commission meeting, the record listed a study-session item on the 2024 Comprehensive Plan and associated development regulation amendments 1. A staff memo in the packet proposes minimum densities of 25, 30, and 40 units per acre for the R-M2, R-M3, and R-M4 zones, compared with effective current densities of 8, 10, and 15 units per acre 1. The memo also describes a possible alternative to keep the current 8, 10, and 15 units per acre, and says previous discussion with the Planning Commission and City Council resulted in support for the greater minimum density 1. The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.

  • A study session on the 2024 Comprehensive Plan's development regulation amendments was scheduled for Oct. 16, 2024 1.
  • The draft memo lists proposed minimum densities of 25, 30, and 40 units per acre for R-M2, R-M3, and R-M4, compared with effective current densities of 8, 10, and 15 units per acre 1.
  • The memo says a possible alternative would keep the current 8, 10, and 15 units per acre, and that previous discussion resulted in support for the greater minimum density 1.
  • The outcome of the scheduled session is not established by the supplied pre-meeting packet 1.

Why it matters

The draft amendments concern minimum density standards for medium residential zones, measured in residential units per acre 1. The memo does not state the expected effect on housing supply or building scale.

What changed / what's next

  • The draft memo proposes higher minimum densities for medium residential zones: 25, 30, and 40 units per acre for R-M2, R-M3, and R-M4, compared with effective current densities of 8, 10, and 15 units per acre 1.
  • The supplied record does not show the outcome of the Oct. 16, 2024 study session; the memo states a public hearing was scheduled for Nov. 6, 2024, on the final Comprehensive Plan and development regulation amendments 1.