1. (1) Summary of requirements: Counties, cities, and local government entities or agencies may not adopt, impose, or enforce requirements on an affordable housing development that are different than the requirements imposed on housing developments generally, consistent with RCW 36.130.020. However, they may extend preferential treatment to affordable housing developments, or impose and enforce requirements on affordable housing developments as conditions of financial support or as conditions to eligibility for any affordable housing incentive program or other development regulation waiver.

2. (2) Recommendations for meeting requirements:

   1. (a) Permanent supportive housing and transitional housing, and indoor emergency housing that is administered through a lease, are determined to be affordable housing developments under RCW 36.130.020 if at least 25 percent of the dwelling units within the development are set aside for or are occupied by low, very low, or extremely low-income households.
   2. (b) If a county, city, or local government imposes or enforces requirements on affordable housing developments as conditions of benefits, funding or incentives, then these requirements must be imposed or enforced on any affordable housing development that receives the same benefit.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.050 and 36.70A.190. WSR 25-17-058, s 365-196-867, filed 8/15/25, effective 9/15/25.]