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like public roads, utility undergrounding, and dedicated open space, which limit the possibility for desirable developments KING COUNTY King County adopted an ordinance to allow for administrative approval of final plats, saving time and money for both applicants and the county MBAKS staff helped indefinitely pause the county's proposed construction and demolition waste diversion ordinance We also successfully lobbied for a cap on school impact fees in Kent to provide predictability for builders where we've seen sharp increases from year to year Kent Public Works issued a positive code clarification related to fire flow that previously triggered fire sprinklers in new single-family development Kirkland has begun a five- month process to amend its tree protection ordinance Along with city staff, we are actively working to reach a consensus on potential code amendments Issaquah is now working with the association on permit reform Goals include streamlining the process, time, fees, and code amendments This process kicked off in July and is anticipated to take 12–18 months This summer, Tukwila passed an ordinance allowing an ADU up to 800 square feet with owner occupancy and one parking space per bedroom Minimum lot size is 6,500 square feet for DADUs; there is no minimum for attached units The Snoqualmie Community Development Committee passed administrative approval of short plats out of committee and on to the planning commission SEATTLE Efforts to expand MBAKS presence in Seattle continue City staff recently proposed moving MBAKS quarterly meetings to monthly and expanding them from an hour to 90 minutes The first meeting produced a productive discussion on the difficult rollout of the Accela permitting portal MBAKS leadership met with Deputy Mayor Moseley The meeting focused on forthcoming city council discussions on HALA and backyard cottage legislation MBAKS is actively working on both pieces of critical legislation We are building a coalition of legislators and stakeholders to launch another condominium reform effort in 2019. Reforms would allow this affordable housing option to return to the market in greater numbers. FOLLOW OUR WORK! Check out our Industry Issues page at mbaks.com/industry-issues and follow our advocacy on Twitter, @MBAKS_Voice 41 WINTER 2018 master builder