SEQUIM — After much lamenting among city leaders about a lack of affordable rentals here, a large lower-rent apartment complex is at last making its way through the city approval process.
The Elk Creek Apartments, 138 units for low- and moderate-income occupants, are proposed for the corner of East Washington Street and South Rhodefer Road, next to the Ramada Inn.
The Sequim City Council plans a public hearing on the Elk Creek site plan during its meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in the Transit Center, 190 W. Cedar St.
The Planning Commission last week unanimously recommended the apartment complex, which will have one- and two-bedroom units encircling a grass courtyard, according to Everett-based architect Charles Morgan.
This is the first complex of its kind in Sequim, said Joe Irvin, the city’s assistant planner.
It’s affordable housing with amenities, Morgan said.
Rents set
Monthly rents will be $536 for a one-bedroom unit, $650 for two bedrooms and $725 for a three-bedroom.
Each unit will have a washer and dryer and a deck or patio, Morgan said.
Renters will qualify if they make no more than 60 percent of the median household income in Clallam County.
That means one person who wants to move into an Elk Creek apartment can earn up to $21,720 annually.
A two-person household must make no more than $24,840.
For three people, the 60-percent mark comes at $27,900 and for four people it’s $31,020.
These rentals are suited for service workers and the “average working class” people, Morgan said.
The architect is representing Canddle Development of Reno, Nev., which this year completed the Vintage at Sequim, a senior apartment complex at the west end of town.