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Council adopts package of zoning code updates; amends turf rule to exempt artificial turf from lot‑coverage limits
Summary
After public comment and a planning commission recommendation, council approved a packet of miscellaneous land‑use code changes. An amendment to remove artificial turf from lot‑coverage calculation passed and the full ordinance was adopted as amended.
Kirkland City Council adopted a package of 2025 miscellaneous zoning and land‑use code amendments on Sept. 16 that included changes to implement state law, add definitions for several housing types and alter how the city treats artificial turf in lot‑coverage calculations.
The ordinance (O‑49‑13) bundles technical clarifications and state‑required code changes; it also carried a council‑directed policy change about artificial turf. Planning staff had proposed increasing the turf exemption from 50% to 75% of lot area. During the Sept. 16 business meeting Council Member Black introduced an amendment to exempt artificial turf entirely from the lot‑coverage calculation and that amendment was…
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