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A bill that could alter single-family zoning requirements in Washington’s large cities was passed out of committee on Tuesday, beating the deadline to advance this session by just two days.

Economist: Gov. Inslee鈥檚 proposal to rework single-family zoning 鈥榓 good start鈥�

In practice, would allow townhomes, duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes, and more 鈥� known more colloquially as 鈥渕iddle housing鈥� 鈥� in areas within a half mile of transit stops in cities with populations over 20,000, affecting just over 70 cities in Washington.

In many ways, it echoes a recently-passed bill passed in Tacoma, which recategorized the city鈥檚 zoning classifications to allow for more middle housing options in areas near transit hubs that had traditionally been set aside exclusively for single-family homes.

A handful of amendments were added to HB 1782, which could potentially reduce the scale and effect it would have if it’s ultimately approved by the Legislature in its current form. That includes which would allow cities to extend implementation timelines, as well as scaling the requirement that would have permitted sixplexes within a half-mile of transit stops to instead be limited to fourplexes, and opening up an exemption for cities that don’t provide assurances of transit frequency in upzoned areas.

State Rep. Jessica Bateman acknowledged, shortly after the bill was passed out of committee, in its amended form “is not perfect,” while also lauding its passage as “a significant” step in the right direction.

How to 鈥榮ympathetically鈥� upzone Seattle鈥檚 single-family neighborhoods

Housing density advocates scored a second legislative victory Tuesday after seeking to sunset local community councils was also advanced out of committee.

Washington has two such community councils — one in Kirkland, and the other in East Bellevue. Today, these councils hold very little power in most facets of local government, but are criticized by housing advocates as barriers to denser zoning.