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Commission reviews proposed street‑design code updates, active‑transportation network and exceptions
Summary
Planning staff and Transpo Group presented proposed edits to Anacortes Municipal Code Title 19 Division 5 to add an active transportation network, align street cross sections to functional classification and add limited flexibility where right‑of‑way constraints exist.
Planning staff and Transpo Group consultant Chris Como presented proposed amendments to development regulations (Anacortes Municipal Code, Title 19 Division 5) that govern public street standards, driveways and street frontage required when development occurs.
Why it matters: the regulation changes implement the transportation and active‑transportation policies in the comprehensive plan and affect how future development constructs or pays for sidewalk, bicycle facilities and related frontage. Como emphasized that the proposed changes incorporate the Growth Management Act’s multimodal level‑of‑service approach and an active transportation network that distinguishes primary and secondary segments.
Key changes summarized by Como: the code will reference an active…
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