Snoqualmie committee forwards revised historic downtown color palette to council

At a Community Development Committee meeting, members agreed to forward a proposed resolution to expand the historic downtown color palette to the full City Council for consideration on July 14, aiming to give downtown merchants more exterior color options while preserving the area’s historic character.

The proposal, presented by Community Development Director Mona Davis, grew from a process that began in February and included four follow-up planning commission meetings and a public hearing on May 19. Davis said downtown merchants told staff the existing palette left them “basically, like, beige, tan, and blah,” and that limited choices had increased time and expense by requiring design-review variances for many storefronts. “We came up with a color palette that everybody unanimously agreed…