10-19-2021 HB 1220Proposed Code Amendments: Permanent
supportive housing and Emergency shelter
Federal Way City Council
19 October zoz1
CITY OF
Federal Way
Policy Question
Should the City amend FWRC Title 19 to be consistent with
the requirements of ESSHB 1220 relating to permanent
supportive housing and transitional housing and emergency
housing and shelter?
CITY OF
Federal Way
Items discussed at iSt Reading
1. Separation requirements for PSH/transitional housing
z. Interim Code
3. City licensing
4. Neighborhood meeting
CITY OF
Federal Way
Outcomes from ist Reading
Separation requirements for PSH/transitional housing
Increased to 1X miles (7,040 feet)
Interim Code
Added "Whereas" to identify code will be reviewed in April 2022
3. City licensing
Proposed licensing requirements will be forwarded to Council in
separate ordinance in 2021
4. Neighborhood meeting
The permitting process will remain a Process I I I and not a Process IV to
be determined by the Hearing Examiner
CITY OF
Federal Way