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Planning commission reviews multiple proposed changes to Marine Mixed Use rules ahead of Oct. 22 hearing
Summary
City planning staff and developer MJB Properties debated proposed changes to the Marine Mixed Use (MMU) portion of Anacortes' development regulations, including park-size bonuses tied to added building height, whether required open space should count toward a 60% residential cap, building width limits for taller structures, and other design rules.
Acting Chair opened the Planning Commission’s Oct. 1 special meeting to continued discussion of the 2025 development regulation amendments, focusing first on several requested changes to the Marine Mixed Use (MMU) zone that cover Anacortes’ central Fidalgo Bay waterfront. Planning Manager Libby Grage summarized staff recommendations and the public comment window, noting the written comment period remains open through Oct. 22 and a public hearing will be held that evening at 6 p.m.
The most contested requests came from MJB Properties, represented at the meeting by Jimmy Blaze. Blaze asked that the city lower the minimum area required for a public-park bonus from 10,000 square feet to 5,000 square feet (or otherwise make the 5%-of-gross-floor-area calculation work more equitably) and to allow a developer to provide and maintain the space without transferring title to the city. "The goal of this was just to make it equitable and align in…
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