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Code · Washington · Title 36 — Counties · Chapter 36.70A

RCW 36.70A.819

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(1)Cities and counties planning under RCW 36.70A.040 may not require affordable housing units for low-income or very low-income households, regardless of the unit mix and size of the project, to exceed the following sizes:
(a)400 square feet for a studio unit;
(b)550 square feet for a one-bedroom unit;
(c)750 square feet for a two-bedroom unit; and
(d)1,000 square feet for a three-bedroom unit.
(2)If the average unit size in the project is smaller than the size requirements in this section, the city must allow the affordable housing units to be of a comparable size as the market rate units.
(3)Co-living housing units are subject to the provisions of RCW 36.70A.535 .
(4)This section does not apply to low-income housing developed under an affordable housing incentive program as provided in RCW 36.70A.540 .
[ 2025 c 139 s 9 .]
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