Seattle, a city of 348,000 homes, has built just 579 backyard cottages since 1994, the year the region also enacted an urban growth boundary limiting suburban sprawl at the region’s fringe. A more consequential 1,591 mother-in-law apartments have been built in the city during the same period. The city, spearheaded by Councilmember Mike O’Brien, is … Continue reading DEIS Shows Options and Urgency of Pending Backyard Cottage Reform