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Auburn council approves zoning amendment to allow limited commercial uses in rural annexations
Summary
At its Sept. 2 meeting the Auburn City Council approved an amendment to Article 4 of the city zoning code to allow low-intensity, conditional commercial uses in areas annexed with a rural designation; uses will be reviewed case-by-case by planning staff and the council.
The Auburn City Council on Sept. 2 approved an amendment to Article 4 of the city's zoning ordinance to allow conditional, low-intensity commercial uses in areas annexed into the city under a rural designation.
The change creates a path for certain small-scale commercial activities in land now limited to residential development under the rural designation, which currently allows one house per three acres in annexed parcels. Planning staff described…
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