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Council weighs permanent Neighborhood Centers and Hubs code; debate focuses on open space, small groceries and through‑block connections
Summary
City planners presented a permanent Neighborhood Centers and Hubs code on Aug. 12; council and residents probed open-space definitions, allowances for small grocery stores and proposed through‑block pedestrian connections.
City planning staff presented an updated permanent code for Edmonds’ Neighborhood Centers and Hubs on Aug. 12 and invited council questions after a previous July 20 public hearing. Planning said the draft has been reorganized for clarity and contains definitions and design standards intended to guide the city’s smaller commercial centers.
Key items discussed: - Open space vs. amenity space: Residents and councilmembers asked whether the draft’s open-space definition would protect vegetated or permeable areas and explicitly exclude paved driveways and patios. Staff explained that open space is defined as natural, unbuilt areas —…
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