Washington is experiencing a housing shortage and an even greater need for affordable housing. According to the Washington Department of Commerce, Washington will need more than one million homes in the next 20- years to meet the housing demand. To address this issue, in 2023, the Washington State Legislature adopted multiple House Bills (HB) to increase housing affordability and promote greater housing diversity. HB 1110 and HB 2321, which addresses revisions to HB 1110, require jurisdictions across the state to adopt development regulations to allow greater density and more housing types in zones that allow single-family housing.
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