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Housing authority urges approval of Lisonbee (Olsen) building zoning change; port requests partial changes on waterfront map
Summary
Speakers at the Sept. 24 public hearing urged approval of a zoning change for the Lisonbee (called Olsen in the record) building to allow an affordable housing conversion; staff also reported a Port of Anacortes request to change several parcels to ‘commercial marine’ with staff recommending only partial approval.
Pat Barrett, acting chairman of the Anacortes Housing Authority board, urged the planning commission to recommend approval of a zoning change for the Lisonbee (referred to in the record as the Olsen) Building to enable a 27‑unit affordable housing project. Barrett said the building deed specified use for affordable housing and asked the commission to forward the plan to council so the project can proceed.
Barrett and staff described site constraints: the building footprint is about 5,000 square feet on a roughly 6,000‑square‑foot lot, and off‑street parking is limited. Barrett said the port has not agreed to provide additional parking and that the housing authority and the port are working together on mitigation and operational details. He told the commission the project is funded with…
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