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This bill amends existing state law to require counties and cities to review and potentially revise their street standards, frontage improvement requirements, and related public works design standards to ensure they align with current land use patterns, housing needs, and growth management goals, with this review to occur on a schedule consistent with the periodic review of comprehensive plans. Specifically, it adds a requirement within the housing element of a comprehensive plan for jurisdictions to identify infrastructure barriers, including public infrastructure and frontage improvement requirements, that may hinder the feasibility of housing development, particularly for infill and "missing middle housing" (types of housing like duplexes, triplexes, and townhomes that are denser than single-family homes but less dense than large apartment buildings). Additionally, it mandates that counties and cities evaluate whether their local street, frontage, and right-of-way standards are consistent with adopted land use and housing goals, emphasizing context-sensitive design and avoiding unnecessary infrastructure requirements that could impede housing development on infill or redevelopment sites.

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6274&Year=2025&Initiative=false