City Council

Attachment to 8/5/25 CC Minutes Parks and Rec Vehicle/Equipment Needs Update 1 Capital Improvement – Parks Maintenance Vehicle • Council approved for the 2025 budget - $75,000 for new vehicle • With new flowers and future banners, we will need a boom lift to allow staff to meet the maintenance needs. START 8/8/2025 2 2 1  Attachment to 8/5/25 CC Minutes Tow Behind Boom Lift & New Kubota UTV • Genie Lift - $34,070 - $38,447.19 • 16 Week wait time • Kubota UTV – Approximately $33,000 • Price pending on which add ons are deemed needed. START 8/8/2025 3 3 What we are asking for START 8/8/2025 4 4 2  Attachment to 8/5/25 CC Minutes ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS 1 WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HOUSING? To address affordable housing and the state’s growing housing crisis. 2 1  Attachment to 8/5/25 CC Minutes HOUSING TYPES 3 DEFINITION Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) A dwelling unit located on the same lot as a single- family housing unit, duplex, triplex, townhome or other housing unit. 4 2  Attachment to 8/5/25 CC Minutes EXAMPLES OF ADU’S ADUs in Yellow, main residence in Blue 5 REQUIREMENT #1 Must allow 2 units per lot. Some exceptions for shorelines and critical areas. 6 3  Attachment to 8/5/25 CC Minutes REQUIREMENT #2 Cannot require owner occupancy. Exception for short term rentals. 7 REQUIREMENT #3 Must allow separate sale of ADU’s Unit lot subdivisions will be discussed at a future workshop. 8 4  Attachment to 8/5/25 CC Minutes REQUIREMENT #4 Cannot require more than one parking space on a lot smaller than 6,000 square feet. Cannot require more than two parking spaces on lots 6,000 square feet or larger 9 REQUIREMENT #5 Must allow a maximum unit size of 1,000 square feet or more. 10 5  Attachment to 8/5/25 CC Minutes REQUIREMENT #6 Must allow zero setbacks adjacent to alleys. Must not use setbacks, building coverage, etc., to limit the possibility of an ADU. 11 REQUIREMENT #7 Must not have design standards that are more restrictive than what is required for the main residence. 12 6  Attachment to 8/5/25 CC Minutes REQUIREMENT #8 Must allow ADU’s to be at least 24 feet in height. 13 REQUIREMENT #9 Impact fees must be no more than 50% of the fee of a principal unit. 14 7  Attachment to 8/5/25 CC Minutes REQUIREMENT #10 Cannot require street improvements as part of permit. 15 16 8  Attachment to 8/5/25 CC Minutes HOW MANY ADU’S CAN WE EXPECT? According to the Spokane Business Journal, the City of Spokane has been processing approximately 30 permits a year. 17 9