ORD 21-004ORDINANCE NO. 21-004
AN ORDINANCE amending certain provisions of Titles 3 and 18 of
the Camas Municipal Code relating to Housing Regulations.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMAS DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section I
The following subsections of the Camas Municipal Code are hereby repealed: 18.29.070 E.
Section II
Designated subsections of Titles 3.86.20; 18.03.030; 18.070.030 -Table 1; 18 .07.040 -Table
2 and 18.09.080 (C) of the Camas Municipal Code are hereby amended or added all as set in Exhibit
A attached hereto.
Section III
This ordinance shall take force and be in effect five (5) days from and after its passage and
publication as provided by law.
PASSED BY the Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this \T:J 4n day of
~M~()<_ch~---' 202i.
APPROVED as to form:
City Attorney
EXHIBIT "A"
Amendments to Camas Municipal Code (CMC)
CMC Chapter 3.86.20 -DEFINITIONS
Section 3.86.20 -Definitions for multi-family housing tax exemption
"Affordable housing" means monthly residential housing costs, including utilities other than
telephone, which does not exceed thirty percent of the household's monthly income.
CMC Chapter 18.03.030 -Definitions for land uses
"Permanent Supportive Housing" means subsidized, leased housing with no limit on of stay, that
prioritizes people who need comprehensive support services to retain tenancy and utilizes admissions
practices designed to use lower barriers to entry than would be typical for other subsidized or
unsubsidized rental housing, especially related to rental history, criminal history, and personal
behaviors. Permanent supportive housing is paired with on-site or off-site voluntary services designed
to support a person living with a complex and disabling behavioral health or physical health condition
who was experiencing homelessness or was at imminent risk of homelessness prior to moving into
housing to retain their housing and be a successful tenant in a housing arrangement, improve the
residents' health status, and connect the resident of the housing with community-based health care,
treatment, or employment services. Permanent supportive housing is subject to all of the rights and
responsibilities defined in chapter 59.18 RCW.
"Adult family home" means a residential home in which a person or persons provide personal care,
special care, room, and board to more than one, but not more than eight adults who are not related
by blood or marriage to the person or persons providing the services. Adult family homes are a
permitted use in all areas zoned for residential use.
"Tiny House" and "Tiny house with wheels" means a dwelling to be used as permanent housing with
permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation built in accordance with
state building code.
"Tiny House Communities" means real property rented or held out for rent to others for the
placement of tiny houses with wheels or tiny houses as approved through Site Plan Review (Chapter
18.18).
Section 18.07.030 Table 1-Commercial and industrial land uses
NC DC cc RC MX BP LI/BP LI HI
-Permanent ~ .!: X/P 10 x I P10 .e. x x x x
Su1;rnortive Housing
Section 18.07.040 Table 2 -Residential and multi-family land uses
Residential Uses R MF
Permanent SU(2(20rtive C/P 2 .e.
Housing
CMC Chapter 18.09.080 -Lot sizes
C. For residentially zoned parcels owned or controlled by a religious organization, a twenty percent
density bonus to the dwelling unit maximum (Refer to Sections 18.09.040 and 18.09.050) is
permitted for the development of affordable housing, when the following criteria are met:
1. Affordable housing is for low-income households. 11 Low-income household 11 means a single
person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is less than 80
percent of the median family income, adjusted for household size for Clark County;
2. A lease or other binding obligation shall require development to be used exclusively for
affordable housing purposes for at least 50 years, even if the religious organization no longer
owns the property; and
3. Does not discriminate against any person who qualifies as a member of a low-income
household.