SEATTLE: The idea of waiving developer contribution fees for secondary dwellings is set to be workshopped, after a report revealed the fee relief had not had a great effect on affordable housing.
A report has highlighted the number of secondary dwellings (or “granny flats”) and the impact of lost developer contribution fees.
The intent of a fee waiver is to address two significant outcomes – to increase the availability of housing stock and to provide a financial incentive for secondary dwellings that had been built without council approval, to get approval…