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Oak Harbor Planning Commission recommends code changes to setback definition, defers daycare play-area rules to state

2924658 · April 9, 2025
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The Oak Harbor Planning Commission voted unanimously April 8 to recommend amendments to municipal code that broaden the building-line encroachment definition and defer daycare outdoor play-area requirements to state standards.

The Oak Harbor Planning Commission voted unanimously April 8 to recommend amendments to Oak Harbor Municipal Code Chapter 19.08 that would (1) expand what architectural features may encroach into a building line and cut the maximum encroachment from 3 feet to 2 feet, and (2) remove the city's standalone outdoor play-area requirement for private nursery schools, child daycare centers and kindergartens and instead defer to the State of Washington's standards.

Associate planner Elin Grunska presented the amendments, saying the building-line…

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