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WEEKLY POLL: Should Local or State Governments control Zoning of Single Family Homes

A NEW Initiative 2066 Link Here. began signature gathering Wed May 15 after review by the court.

• Requires 400,000 signatures by July 5th.
• No media coverage so far by Seattle Times.
• The 2:00AM passage of Bill HB 1589 "the Ban" on natural gas provisions would be repealed.
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List of Supporters Include : BIAW,(Building Industry Association Washington) the state’s leading voice for the homebuilding industry, is spearheading the effort. The Washington Hospitality Association, Washington Realtors and Associated General Contractors are also in the coalition behind the measure that will engage in signature-gathering.

Let's Go Washington(Major Sponsors of the 6 Initiatives last year) say they are in support but will not be the main sponsor of this effort.

For Further Information see the Washington Standard article that was published the evening of May 15th HERE.

• 70% of Washingtonians who somewhat or strongly oppose banning natural gas to fight climate change.
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• 73% of Washingtonians who somewhat or strongly oppose banning natural gas for residential heating.

See more information on the initiative here...

SEE OUR POLL RESULTS FOR: Encampments removed and Student's arrest below.

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with any comments

At issue were the recent legislative edicts from Olympia, demanding more housing density in Bellingham and prohibiting Single Family Zoning.

The Washington State legislation, memorialized in E2SHB 1110, requires Bellingham to allow and encourage densification of former Single-Family neighborhoods. This means a significantly larger number of people can be shoehorned and stacked into the space traditionally occupied by single family, ground level homes with yards, trees, gardens and adequate parking. Places for kids to play unsupervised.

Across the border, the Province of British Columbia has been busy implementing similar legislation, abolishing Single Family Zoning with Bills 44, 46 and 47 as part of their “Homes for People Action Plan”.

Like Washington, this legislation will significantly alter the character of existing single-family neighborhoods. As well as diminishing local control with respect to lot utilization, parking requirements, height restrictions, view easements and a host of other unforeseen “consequences of crowding”.

Washingtonians should question why bureaucrats in Olympia can suddenly eliminate a complete Single-Family zoning classification, in place for decades, with no assurance that such a plan will do anything to address the “housing crisis”. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE...

PLEASE E-MAIL US AT CHARLIE@THEFOURTHCORNER.COM WITH ANY COMMENTS.