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Pier 7 owners ask for maintenance-permit waiver; residents press for dark-sky code and neighborhood protections
Summary
Owners of the Pier 7 Building requested relief from historic-review fees and demolition-permit requirements for non-historic shoreline structures; multiple residents urged the planning commission to pursue dark-sky lighting rules and to protect neighborhood character.
La Conner residents and property representatives used the public-comment period at the March 18 Planning Commission meeting to raise two recurring concerns: a request from Pier 7 Building co-owners for a maintenance-permit waiver related to shoreline structures, and several complaints about night-time lighting that residents say disrupts sleep and neighborhood character.
Planning staff read a written comment from Laura Palmer and Nikki Fallas, co-owner representatives of the Pier 7 Building on South First. The letter explained…
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