Washington HB 1110 — Middle Housing (Tier 2: cities 25,000-75,000) (WA)

Tracked preemption from the Washington overlay bundle.

Overview

Effective
2024-07-01
Sunset
Authority
state
Scope
state:WA
Primary-source summary
HB 1110 — Middle Housing (effective July 1, 2024)

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

AND
  • city.population 25000
  • city.population < 75000
  • parcel.base_zone_category == res_sf

Preempted fields

6 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[category=res_sf].max_units_per_lotfloor_at2Baseline floor: 2 units per lot by-right in all SF residential zones
base_districts[category=res_sf].max_units_per_lotfloor_at44 units allowed within 1/2 mile of major transit stop if >=1 unit affordable
base_districts[category=res_sf].min_lot_size_sfcap_atbase SF lot minimum
base_districts[category=res_sf].parking_ratiocap_at1.0
base_districts[category=res_sf].parking_ratiowaive
review_typewaive_discretionaryBy-right with objective design standards only

Citation

Authority source
WA HB 1110 (2023) / RCW 36.70A.635
§ RCW 36.70A.635
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1110&Year=2023

Research notes

Tier 2 applies to cities 25,000-75,000. Target intersections with federal AICUZ (JBLM, NAS Whidbey, Fairchild AFB) flagged via federal_conflict_check.