Vancouver, Wash. ‒ In light of the region’s housing affordability crisis, Clark County is seeking community feedback at two informal public meetings on proposed development code changes for both rural and urban accessory dwelling units – ADUs – and cottage houses.

A meeting about proposed code changes for urban accessory dwelling units and cottage houses will be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, in the Bud Van Cleve Community Room at Luke Jensen Sports Park, 4000 N.E. 78th St.

A meeting about proposed code changes for rural accessory dwelling units will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, at Battle Ground Community Center, 912 E Main St., Battle Ground.

Urban accessory dwelling units are small residential units built on residential properties to provide more options for homeowners and increase the supply of affordable housing. ADUs include conversions of existing basements, conversions of or additions to garages and new backyard cottages. Cottage houses are single-family homes clustered around a common area.

Rural ADUs are small, attached residential units that are sometimes called granny flats and can be basement conversions or additions to an existing home.

For more information, please visit the project website. 

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CONTACT
Colete Anderson
Community Planning
564.397.4516
colete.anderson@clark.wa.gov