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Infrastructure in the Context of Infill Development

Session 7A | Thursday | 9:30 – 10:45 AM (PT)

About the Session
 

Recent changes to the Growth Management Act require jurisdictions to review existing infrastructure and use equity as a consideration for future investments in underserved areas.  Local governments must allow two accessory dwelling units on each lot and may be required to allow middle housing. This infill housing may increase pressure on water, sewer, and stormwater systems. This session will provide details on the new requirements and the potential impacts on infrastructure systems. Also, SB 5258 requires local governments to establish impact fees that are proportionate to unit size. System development charges can also be structured to support affordable infill housing.  This session will discuss approaches from two cities already wading into middle housing.

About the Moderator

Anne Aurelia Fritzel, AICP
WA State Dept of Commerce
 

Anne Fritzel, AICP, is the Housing Programs Manager with Growth Management Services, at the Washington State Department of Commerce. Anne oversees housing unit, including implementing new housing-related planning laws, and managing grant programs for housing action plans, middle housing, transit-oriented development.Anne has worked to implement Washington state’s Growth Management Act and its amendments for over 20 years. Anne has a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Victoria in British Columbia, and a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the Queen’s University, in Ontario, Canada.

About the Speakers
 
Adam Weinstein

City of Kirkland

Adam Weinstein is the Director of Planning & Building for the City of Kirkland, WA, where he oversees long-range planning, sustainability, urban forestry, code enforcement, and all aspects of permitting. Adam first engaged with city planning as a local government beat reporter for his college newspaper, where he wrote stories about light rail, agricultural land protection, and downtown redevelopment. Prior to his position with the City of Kirkland, Adam managed the Planning Division for the City of Pleasanton, CA; prior to that, he was a Berkeley- and Seattle-based Principal at LSA Associates, a small urban planning consulting firm, where he worked on projects ranging from the Apple campus expansion to the development of new wineries on California’s central coast. He has a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (where he also majored in English Literature) and a Master of City Planning from the University of California-Berkeley. Adam lives in Seattle with his wife and two young children.

Allysa Torrez

City of Tacoma

Alyssa Torrez is a Senior Planner supporting the Home in Tacoma initiative as well as other long-range planning initiatives for the City of Tacoma. Before working in this position, she served a 3-year term on the City of Tacoma Planning Commission and worked in Real Estate Development with the Tacoma Housing Authority where she worked to bring community voices to affordable housing projects in Tacoma’s diverse Hilltop neighborhood. In addition to her work in affordable housing, Alyssa has extensive experience working on community engagement with PBS stations and local nonprofit and grassroots organizations. She holds a bachelor’s degree from California State University Fullerton in Communications and Public Relations and a Masters in Community Planning from the University of Washington Tacoma.

 

 

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