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General Information

• Cost: $45.00 (sale tax included)
• Recording Duration: 61 Minutes
• Broadcast Date: December 14, 2021
• Credits Available for Self-Reporting: None

Webinar Overview

Housing affordability is a major issue facing numerous communities throughout Washington. Many people are either paying more than 30% of their household income for housing (especially lower-income households) or being forced to live far away from their place of employment (which leads to long commutes and increased traffic congestion).

One approach that local governments can use to help tackle their affordable housing problem is to adopt and administer an “inclusionary zoning” program. This regulatory tool requires a certain percentage of affordable units to be included within new residential development projects, or payment for construction of such units elsewhere in the community.  

Educational Objectives

This webinar will provide planners and other people interested in affordable housing with:

• Description of Inclusionary Zoning and related affordable housing tools
• Key elements of an Inclusionary Zoning program
• Case studies of several  Washington cities that use Inclusionary Zoning as a tool to promote construction of new affordable housing units  

Presenters

• Andrew Bauer, AICP,  Planning Manager, City of Shoreline.
• Steve Butler, FAICP, Planning & Policy Manager, MRSC.
• Christen Leeson, Long Range Senior Planner, City of Issaquah.
• Mike Stanger, Senior Planner, ARCH.