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Council approves Tahoma Ranch development agreement, requires early commercial buildout before final residential occupancy
Summary
The Yelm City Council voted to approve Resolution 653, the development agreement for the Tahoma Ranch mixed‑use project, after staff explained the agreement’s vesting protections and buildout conditions.
The Yelm City Council voted to approve Resolution 653, the development agreement for the Tahoma Ranch mixed‑use project, after staff explained the agreement’s vesting protections and buildout conditions.
Clayton Weebie, an associate planner in Public Services, told the council the 60‑page agreement “provides some certainty for the developer on our development standards, our zoning, and environmental law” and vests the project to current city standards. He said the agreement requires that “at least 2 of the 6 proposed commercial lots…be fully developed and built out with buildings up ready for tenants” before the city issues certificates…
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