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Find information and supporting materials for on the draft Home In Tacoma proposal below. Please note that these materials are for reference and background informational purposes only and have been updated through the Planning Commission process, with final recommendation materials in the section above. 

Summary Sheets

• Home In Tacoma Overview
• Zoning
• Housing Types
• Parking
• Affordability and Retention Bonuses
• Unit Lot Subdivision
• Amenity Space and Tree Requirements 

Proposed HIT Zoning and Standards

• HIT Code Changes User Guide
• HIT Urban Residential Standards- Key Provisions 
• HIT Title 1 - Administrative Standards
• HIT Title 13 - Land Use Standards

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

• HIT Phase 2 - Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

Interactive Proposed Zoning Map

Additional Materials

Zoom informational session (February 2024)

Public Hearing Notice Mailer (February 2024)

Draft Environmental Statement Notice of Availability (February 2024)

HIT Feasibility Analysis Findings (January 2024)

HIT Site Plan Study (December 2023)
HIT Landscaping Code Updates Analysis (December 2023)

HIT Round 2 Engagement Summary (August 2023)

Home In Tacoma Round 2 FAQs (August 2023)

HIT Round 1 Housing Choice Survey Results (March 2023)

City's Environmental Impact Statement Scope (February 2023)

Existing Conditions Review (Jan 2023)

Regional Benchmarking Report (December 2022)

Learn more about Home in Tacoma Phase 2

Check out this segment from the February 15, 2024, episode of CityLine where Senior Planners Elliott Barnett and Alyssa Torrez sat down to discuss the work that is currently underway. 

Updates Provided to the Tacoma City Council

City staff regularly present and seek guidance from the City Council on Home In Tacoma progress. To view the recordings of past meetings, visit the City Council meetings web page. 

Home In Tacoma Phase 2 Project Scope

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? 

• Home In Tacoma - Phase 2 Overview
• Vivenda En Tacoma
• Nhà ở tại Tacoma

• Frequently Asked Questions (July 9, 2021)

Meetings and events are being scheduled now. Stay tuned and contact staff with questions or meeting requests.

NOTE: More information is available below on City Council, Commission and Taskforce meetings.

City Council

The City Council are our elected leaders vested with the responsibility of making important decisions for the future of our community. City Council Committees are appointed to focus more closely on specific issues. The Council and Council Committees have discussed Home In Tacoma on the following dates (see the City Council web page for materials and recordings):

• December 6, 2022 Study Session
• October 12, 2022 Infrastructure Planning and Sustainability Committee
• February 22, 2022 Study Session 

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission is a group of community volunteers tasked by the City Council with analysis, engagement and recommendations on Home In Tacoma - Phase 2. To learn more visit the Planning Commission's homepage. 

Home In Tacoma 01-04-23 Packet

Home In Tacoma 10-19-22 Packet 

Home In Tacoma 09-21-22 Packet 

Home In Tacoma 06-15-22 Packet 

Home In Tacoma 06-01-22 Packet  

Home In Tacoma 04-20-22 Packet (Public Hearing)

Home In Tacoma 03-16-22 Packet

Housing Equity Taskforce

The Planning Commission and the Human Rights Commission have joined to form the Housing Equity Taskforce (HET) to provide focused input on equity and social justice considerations associated with housing. 

HET Home In Tacoma Recommendations - January 2021

The HET meets monthly on the second Thursday of each month at 11:30 AM. Meetings are open to the public.

• Link: https://www.zoom.us/j/88515573579
• Or dial to join: (253) 215-8782
• Webinar ID – 885 1557 3579

HET Meetings are Currently on Pause 

As of June 2022, the Housing Equity Taskforce is on temporary pause to give time to update the membership and to develop a more specific scope of work. 

Home In Tacoma Phase 1 Adopted

The City Council took final action on Home in Tacoma Project - Phase 1 on December 7, 2021, through adoption of Amended Ordinance 28793.

The City Council's action adopted a new housing growth vision, updated housing policies, enabled Missing Middle Housing in Tacoma's neighborhoods, called for actions to ensure Tacoma gets housing growth right, and called for actions to make housing more affordable.

Ordinance 28793 also initiated Phase 2 - an initiative to develop zoning, standards and actions to support housing growth.

In addition, Ordinance 28793 adopted a package of near-term code changes and a Housing Action Plan guiding long-term efforts to better meet housing goals. 

What's in the Adopted Package?

Home In Tacoma Project - Phase 1 includes changes to the initial Planning Commission proposals recommended by the City Council Infrastructure, Planning and Sustainability (IPS) Committee on October 27, 2021 as well as changes made by the City Council at their December 1, 2021 Special Meeting.

Ordinance 28793 provides direction on Phase 2 implementation efforts and adopts the following components:

• Housing Growth Scenario Map 
• One Tacoma Comprehensive Plan Changes 
• Near-Term Code Changes
• Tacoma Housing Action Plan
• Phase 1 SEPA Determination (MDNS)

Home In Tacoma - Phase 1 Interactive Webpage 

Planning Commission & Housing Equity Taskforce Materials for Phase 1

The Planning Commission is a volunteer advisory group that makes recommendations to the City Council on planning matters.

Planning Commission documents: 

• One Tacoma Comprehensive Plan Housing Element
• Affordable Housing Action Strategy 
• Affordable Housing Policy Advisory Group (2010 to 2015) 

Housing Equity Taskforce

The Planning Commission and the Human Rights Commission have joined to form the Housing Equity Taskforce (HET) to provide focused input on equity and social justice considerations associated with housing. 

HET Home In Tacoma Recommendations - January 2021

Housing Equity Taskforce

City Council Actions

Past Community Meetings and Events

Many communities, including Tacoma, are working on addressing housing challenges now. Here are resources to inform Tacoma's efforts.

Housing Choices Survey Analysis DRAFT 

Affordable Housing Planning Resources (WA Dept. of Commerce)

Housing Action Plan Grant Agreement

How We Got Here: A Reckoning With U.S. and Tacoma History

Tacoma Civil Rights Project: Remembering Our Past, Reshaping Our Destiny

Creating the Healthiest Nation: Health and Housing Equity

Puget Sound Regional Council Vision 2050 - Housing Chapter (draft)

PSRC Regional Housing Strategy 

PSRC Housing Innovations Program

Missing Middle Housing (Opticos Design) 

“Missing Middle is a range of multi-unit or clustered housing types compatible in scale with single-family homes that help meet the growing demand for walkable urban living.”www.missingmiddlehousing.com