Planning commission forwards development‑code amendments after technical edits
Colville’s planning commission voted July 21 to forward a package of development‑code amendments — covering business‑license language, temporary signs and planning‑commission decision standards — to the City Council with a positive recommendation after correcting a drafting error and instructing staff to verify a fire‑district distance standard.
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Don led a continued public hearing on a proposed package of development‑code amendments and asked commissioners for final comments before forwarding the draft to City Council. He summarized the largest changes as adding a business license section (including door‑to‑door sales language), clarifying sign rules with a new short‑term temporary sign subsection and adding monument yard signs for home businesses; he also said the planning commission provisions were updated to align with state statute and that nuisance/health & safety chapters were being added to the online code.
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