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City Council approves Gamble rezone despite traffic capacity concerns at nearby intersection
Summary
The Lake Stevens City Council voted 6–1 to rezone about 6.26 acres on Machias Cutoff from R-6 to RA-12, approving an ordinance that the hearing examiner had recommended despite questions about existing level-of-service F conditions at a nearby intersection and ongoing traffic analyses.
The Lake Stevens City Council approved an ordinance changing zoning for roughly 6.26 acres at 12210 Machias Cutoff from R-6 to RA-12, a move that increases the site’s potential unit count and was supported by the city’s hearing examiner. The vote was 6–1, with Council president Donoghue the lone No vote. The rezone was presented to the council as a closed-record public hearing on Aug. 26, 2025. David Levitan, the city’s principal planner, told the council the property owner, KNA Investment Holdings, submitted concurrent applications including a preliminary plat and a height variance; the hearing examiner conditionally approved the plat contingent on council approval of the rezone. "We are here tonight for a closed record public hearing for what is called the Gamble Rezone, land use application number 2024-0186," Levitan said. The hearing examiner recommended approval under Lake Stevens Municipal Code 14.16(c). The recommendation noted that…
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