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La Conner members approve state‑required municipal‑code edits as town comprehensive plan remains under state review
Summary
Members approved edits to the La Conner Municipal Code that staff said are required by the state and discussed the town's periodic comprehensive plan update, which is under state review with mostly minor comments.
La Conner members voted to approve edits to the La Conner Municipal Code that staff said are required by the state, while the town's periodic comprehensive plan remained under state review.
Staff member said the code edits were being presented for the group's recommendation and that "all of these are actually required by the state to be included in our comprehensive plan." The commission approved the edits by voice vote.
The changes are largely technical, staff said, and are intended to keep the municipal code consistent with the town's comprehensive plan and with state requirements. The comprehensive plan itself is still in a state review process; staff said the comments returned so far have been mostly minor formatting or reference updates, including an updated citation to the Washington Geological Survey.
"They're very, very specific state requirements that our hands are kind of tied around," the staff member said when members asked whether there was room to change the package. Staff added that the items will likely appear before the town council regardless of the group's recommendation because of the statutory specificity.
During the discussion, staff said the comprehensive plan and related materials are available online for public review. The comments returned from state reviewers, staff said, have focused on internal consistency (including chapter 10) and updating references to the most recent state publications.
Action taken: members moved and approved the municipal‑code edits presented for recommendation. The transcript does not specify which member moved or seconded the motion; the motion passed by voice vote with members answering "Aye."
Members also approved minutes from the May 6 meeting earlier in the session.
What happens next: staff indicated the code edits will be forwarded as required; the comprehensive plan will continue through state review and additional public comment as required by state process. No new deadlines or effective dates for the code edits were provided at the meeting.
