Home In Tacoma - Phase 2: Implementation Is Underway
Work is underway on Home In Tacoma - Phase 2. This phase will implement the City's new housing growth strategy through zoning, standards, affordability and anti-displacement steps, and actions to support housing growth.
The Initial Zoning and Standards Package is the most up-to-date place to see where City staff are in the process of developing the Home In Tacoma policy.
Updated Project Timeline
City Council District Open House Meetings
The City Council meetings for this phase have wrapped up. Thank you for participating! We heard from 1,000 community members about their thoughts and ideas on the direction of the Home in Tacoma package.
We have summarized our engagement activities and put together a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that the City received from these efforts, including the City Council Open House events. Explore the documents below:
HIT Round 2 Engagement Summary
Home In Tacoma Round 2 FAQs
Join the Discussion
Get involved! Everyone has a stake in housing and neighborhoods. The City is inviting broad public input on topics including middle housing design, neighborhood amenities and infrastructure, and keeping housing affordable.
Sign up for email updates to learn about upcoming engagement opportunities and in-person meetings.
Share your ideas and dialogue with others on the Home In Tacoma online engagement forum:
Home In Tacoma online engagement forum
Thank you for your participation so far!
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The Housing Equity Champions program recruited 24 community members to help ensure every voice can be heard regarding Tacoma's housing future
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The City welcomed comments on the City's Environmental Impact Statement scope through February 10, 2023
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We received about 1,100 survey results
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Held seven in-person events and one virtual open house event, engaging 1,000 community members
Want to know what people are saying? Review the City's exhaustive report on Round 1 Home In Tacoma Housing Choice Survey Results. The survey results are also available in an interactive format on the Home In Tacoma online engagement forum.
Learn more about Home in Tacoma Phase 2
Check out this recent segment from the March 2, 2023, episode of CityLine where our Senior Planner and our Strategic Initiative Coordinator sat down to discuss the work that has been done so far in Phase 2 and all the work that is currently underway.
Regional Benchmarking Report Released
Middle housing zoning reforms are becoming more common nationwide. On January 4, 2023, the Planning Commission began review of a consultant report describing four cities in our region which changed their housing rules to support middle housing types. To learn more, review the Regional Benchmarking Report.
Updates Provided to the Tacoma City Council
On May 16, 2023 the Tacoma City Council discussed the Home In Tacoma Project at the noon study session. The City Council also provided guidance on public engagement opportunities at the December 6, 2022 Study Session.
To join the meeting and view the recordings of past meetings, visit the City Council meetings web page.
Home In Tacoma Phase 2 Project Scope is Ready to Go
On June 15, 2022, the Planning Commission finalized the project scope of work. The scope of work details how the City will conduct the public engagement and analysis for the project. Click on the document below to learn more:
Home In Tacoma Phase 2 Project Scope of Work
Home In Tacoma Phase 2 will develop zoning districts to implement the City's Housing Growth Scenario Map adopted by the City Council in December 2021:
Home In Tacoma Phase 1 Map
What's the Home In Tacoma Project?