Washington’s governor wants to set statewide standards for housing density, arguing that letting local officials make those decisions isn’t working — and that the state’s affordable housing crisis proves that.
Gov. Jay Inslee is taking aim at local zoning restrictions that prevent the construction of housing such as duplexes, fourplexes, townhomes and courtyard apartments in many neighborhoods, including in parts of Seattle.
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