Notice of Public Hearing
NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING
The city is seeking to adopt a Housing Action Plan.
This is a non-project action.
File No’s. 20-100013-00-AG & 21-102045-00-SE
The City of Federal Way’s Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, June 16,
2021, at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom.
In 2019, the City of Federal Way received a $100,000 grant from the Washington State Department of
Commerce to prepare a Housing Action Plan (HAP) through E2SHB 1923. The goal of a HAP is “to
encourage construction of additional affordable and market rate housing in a greater variety of housing
types and at prices that are accessible to a greater variety of incomes, including strategies aimed at the
for-profit single-family home market.”
This Federal Way HAP lays out a comprehensive housing policy direction to guide city investments and
efforts to facilitate both market-rate and affordable housing production through identifying strategies and
actions the City of Federal Way can implement to support safe and affordable housing opportunities for
residents of all income levels. These strategies are designed to increase the diversity of housing choices
available to better meet the diverse needs of Federal Way residents and provide services to reduce
displacement pressure.
The HAP strategies and actions will be implemented over time following proper planning protocol,
including additional community engagement and participation for future amendments to the Federal Way
Revised Code (FWRC) and Federal Way Comprehensive Plan (FWCP).
The Planning Commission will hear public testimony and provide a recommendation to the City
Council’s Land Use Transportation Committee (LUTC) on the HAP.
The Draft Housing Action Plan is available for public review on the HAP project website at
https://www.cityoffederalway.com/node/4727. Any person may submit written comments to the
Planning Commission prior to the hearing, present written comments to the commission during the
hearing, and/or may appear at the hearing to provide verbal testimony.
For additional information contact Associate Planner Chaney Skadsen at 253-569-1772, or
chaney.skadsen@cityoffederalway.com.
Published in the Federal Way Mirror on May 28, 2021.
Notice: Pursuant to Governor Inslee’s Proclamation 20-28, all in-person meetings are prohibited until further
notice. The Mayor and City Council encourage you use one of the following ways to participate in the meeting:
• Join here https://cityoffederalway.zoom.us/j/92039948345?pwd=b3RBOGdQeUw5ZEFQSi8rblhlZ0hRQT09
• Call in and listen to the live meeting (888) 788-0099 or 253-215-8782
• Public Comment may be submitted via email here, or sign up to provide live comments here
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