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Commissioners urge design standards; staff outlines options for zoning or guidance
Summary
Commissioners discussed adopting architectural/design standards for Medical Lake — ranging from modest residential guidelines (roof pitch, porches) to more prescriptive zoning-code rules or subjective guidance — and asked staff to place the topic on the next meeting docket for further discussion.
Members of the Planning Commission raised the possibility of adopting local design standards to improve building appearance and pedestrian character. Commissioners described examples from other jurisdictions — small houses with front porches, limits on garage prominence, sidewalk placement and window percentages facing streets — and said modest standards could improve neighborhood aesthetics.
One commissioner said, “My, desire is that in Medical Lake, I don't wanna have a lot of heavy handed…
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