The Olympia City Council approved a new permit fee grant program to reduce development costs for affordable housing projects.
The permit fee grant program is one of the six measures included in the city’s Affordable Housing Emergency declaration, which was adopted in December 2024.
At a meeting on Tuesday, May 20, Housing Division Manager Jacinda Steltjes said the grant will prioritize projects serving households at 50% of the area median income (AMI), which would be eligible for 100% fee coverage. Projects serving households between 51-80% AMI would be eligible for partial funding…