b'T he City of Des Moines continuesout some opportunities for the City to Comprehensive Plan and Housing Updatesto make strides in completingfurther align the draft with the County wide the periodic update to thePlanning Policies document.Comprehensive Plan , which is requiredNext, the City has contracted with the every ten years in accordance with thefirm Fehr & Peers to perform the work states Growth Management Act. necessary to update the Transportation Recently, the King County AffordableElement of the Plan. Housing Committee reviewed the draftWe want to ensure the Plan is based on Housing Element of the Plan and praisedthe local communitys needs and choices. much of the work and policy developmentYour voice is vital! Visit the project website that has taken place, stemming from theat (https://imaginedesmoines2044.com) to efforts to produce and adopt a Housingsubmit your comments or to be notified of Action Plan. The Committee also pointedupcoming events.on T House Bill EHB 1337 - Accessory Dwelling Units(ADU) Ahe City of Des Moines is working on implementing new special thank you to those who joined us forin addition to Middle Housing Bill HB 1110. The purpose the Middle Housing Public Open House of HB 1337 is to expand housing options by easing barriers to theJanuary 15! We appreciate these conversationsconstruction and use of ADUs. and feedback as we work towards developing middleAn ADU is a dwelling unit situated on the same lot as a single-housing regulations for Des Moines.family home, duplex, triplex, townhome, or other housing unit. Middle housing is defined as buildings that areADUs are referred to by various other names, including mother-in-compatible in scale, form, and character with single- law suites, backyard cottages, attached accessory dwelling units family houses and contain two or more dwelling(AADUs), and detached accessory dwelling units (DADUs).units. Middle housing types can include duplexes,It is required by state law that cities and counties in Washington townhouses, cottage housing, and others. The purposeState update their ADU and Middle Housing regulations to comply is to create more homes for Washington by increasingwith HB 1110 and HB 1337 by June 2025.middle housing in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing.Visit the website (desmoinesmiddlehousing.com) for more information about middle housing and to stay in the loop about outreach opportunities in Des Moines.HistoricalThe Des Moines Historical Museums collection contains thousands of artifacts, images, and monographs. These Society objects and pictures describe historical events, work, entertainment, and everyday living from homestead days in the 1870s to the present.www.dmhs.orgThe Museum is open the first Saturday of each month January-May and September-December.The museum is open every Saturday from Memorial Day through Labor Day. 12|DES MOINES CITY CURRENTS|SPRING 2025'