At a July 24 City Council committee meeting, Councilmember Rob Saka pointed out that increasingly, developers are choosing to build affordable housing on site rather than pay the fee to satisfy MHA requirements, a change from past practice. It’s something Saka wants to see more of in the future.
Winkler-Chin explained that the city had recently passed a law exempting developers from design review when they include the MHA units in their project, which was likely a factor in the shift. Design review can add delays and cost to a project.
Winkler-Chin told Cascade PBS that it’s also likely a result of high interest rates and a more challenging
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