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La Conner planning commission narrows short-term rental use in South Commercial zone, clarifies height and review rules
Summary
The commission added a restriction to the South Commercial zone to prohibit upper-floor residential units in live‑work buildings from being used as short‑term rentals and discussed building-height measurement and design-review safeguards.
The La Conner Planning Commission voted to amend the South Commercial zone code to add a clear prohibition on short-term rentals in residential units located on upper floors of live‑work buildings within that zone. The change was adopted as an addition to the permitted-uses section and was intended to preserve housing availability for longer‑term residents while retaining lodging for commercial, event, or trade/art‑school uses.
Staff explained that current language permits "lodging establishments, including short-term…
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