Drafter
Clerk 03/07/2018
Title
A MOTION that approves a plan to complete the Vashon Affordable Housing Incentive Report and annual evaluations of the Vashon Rural Town Affordable Housing Special District Overlay, in compliance with the 2017-2018 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 18409, Section 88, as amended by Ordinance 18602, Section 47, Proviso P2.
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WHEREAS, the 2017-2018 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 18409, Section 88, as amended by Ordinance 18602, Section 47, Proviso P2, requires the executive to transmit a motion and plan by March 1, 2018, and
WHEREAS, the county executive has transmitted to the council a response that contains the information required by the proviso, including a plan to complete the Vashon Affordable Housing Incentive Report and annual evaluations of the Vashon Rural Town Affordable Housing Special District Overlay, and
WHEREAS, the plan contains:
1. A description and schedule of how the executive will complete the Affordable Housing Incentives Report by December 31, 2018, that includes:
a. A description of the current requirements and incentives in the King County Code, or supported by King County Comprehensive Plan policy, related to affordable housing;
b. Research from other jurisdictions' approaches to incentivizing development of affordable housing, including programs or proposals that are developed or implemented as a result of the Regional Affordable Housing Task Force;
c. Evaluation of potential alternative housing models, including community land trusts and accessory dwelling units, and low impact building practices that could support development of affordable housing while limiting environmental impacts, including potential impacts to water resources;
d. Evaluation of whether the approaches, models, and practices evaluated in b. and c. of this subsection 1. would be appropriate for Vashon-Maury Island;
e. Evaluation of the need, and potential strategies to address the need, of affordable...

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