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Anacortes debates allowing child care in industrial zones; commissioners split on conditional use
Summary
Staff briefed the commission on SB 5509 requirements and a docketed request to allow child care in industrial zones; some commissioners supported outright allowance while others wanted conditional‑use limits tied to safety and design standards.
City staff told the Planning Commission on Sept. 10 that recent state law (SB 5509) requires local codes to permit child‑care facilities as an outright use in all zones except that industrial zones must at least provide for conditional use approval; staff noted the statute’s full implementation deadline is 2027.
Planning Manager Libby Grama summarized the docketed request from a property owner to permit day‑care centers in industrial zones and then identified SB 5509’s requirement: permit child‑care facilities in all zones as an outright use, and in…
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