A few weeks ago, Seattle City Councilmembers Tom Rasmussen, Sally Clark, and Nick Licata issued a memo to the Department of Planning and Development asking them to draft legislation and to find answers to a number of questions about microhousing.

Here is that memo:

Council Microhousing Memo Final052413

Smart Growth Seattle has convened a group of leaders in the microhousing field — builders, operators, and allies of microhousing — to respond to the many concerns and questions being raised by the City Council and opponents of microhousing. Here is the Microhousing Group’s initial response to the Council’s memo.

Smart Growth Seattle Microhousing Response