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Pier 7 owners ask for maintenance-permit waiver; residents press for dark-sky code and neighborhood protections

2791035 · March 18, 2025
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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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