Affordable Housing Planning Resources

Infill Exemption

Adopt increases in categorical exemptions pursuant to RCW 43.21C.229 for residential or mixed-use development.

Draft Codes

	File Name	File Size	Category	Date Added
	Covington_Existing Conditions Report_2020_10 01.pdf	9.9 MB	None	10/08/20 06:00 PM
	Covington_Existing Conditions Report App A_Market Study 2020_1001.pdf	4.8 MB	None	10/08/20 06:00 PM

Adopted Codes

	File Name	File Size	Category	Date Added
	Lake Stevens_Infill Exemption ordinance and staff report.pdf	759.7 KB	None	05/17/21 03:09 PM

Other Code Examples

Background on SEPA and examples of select city codes: http://mrsc.org/getdoc/4fe99de6-770b-40ea-919b-990a83d9b559/State-Environmental-Policy-Act.aspx
Examples of ordinances for Stanwood and Redmond are located below in the section titled "Other Resources and Information"

See table below for examples of categorical exemptions and related codes:

City and Code Reference	Exemption Level
City and Code Reference	Single family residential	Multifamily residential	Agricultural structures	Office, school, commercial, recreational, service, storage building	Parking facilities	Landfill or excavation
Covington (16.10.090)	Up to 9 units	60 or fewer units in select zones	Up to 30,000 SF	Up to 12,000 SF and up to 40 parking spaces	Up to 40 parking spaces	Up to 500 cubic yards
Federal Way (14.15.030)		20 or fewer units	Up to 10,000 SF	Up to 12,000 SF and up to 40 parking spaces	Up to 40 parking spaces	Up to 500 cubic yards
Rainier (18.64.020)	Up to 4 units		Up to 10,000 SF	Up to 4,000 SF and up to 20 parking spaces	Up to 20 parking spaces	Up to 100 cubic yards
Redmond (RZC 21.70.090)	Up to 30 units	60 or fewer units	Up to 40,000 SF	Up to 30,000 SF and up to 90 parking spaces	Up to 90 parking spaces	Up to 1,000 cubic yards
Richland (22.09.090)	Up to 20 units			Up to 12,000 SF and up to 40 parking spaces	Up to 40 parking spaces	Up to 500 cubic yards
Spokane (17E.050.070)	Up to 20 units		Up to 20,000 SF	Up to 20,000 SF and up to 40 parking spaces	Up to 40 parking spaces	Up to 500 cubic yards
Stanwood (17.149.090)	UP to 30 units	60 or fewer units	Up to 40,000 SF	UP to 30,000 SF and up to 90 parking spaces	Up to 90 parking spaces	Up to 1,000 cubic yards

Other Resources and Information

File Name	File Size	Category	Date Added
Redmond_Ordinance for Categorical Exemptions_Ordinance 2705.pdf	1.2 MB	None	10/12/20 02:13 PM
Standwood_Ordinance for Categorical Exemptions_Ord 1401.pdf	510.7 KB	None	10/12/20 02:13 PM
Tumwater_Ordinance for Categorical Exemptions_Ord O2017-008.pdf	1.1 MB	None	10/12/20 02:13 PM

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