Planning commission recommends park‑zone code updates, adopts lighting and temporary‑structure exemptions

Jun 20, 2025

On June 10 the Planning Commission voted to recommend council adoption of a Park Zone development code package with new purpose language, trail and lighting standards, and an exemption for temporary structures from impervious‑surface limits; commissioners also asked the council to consult WSDOT about Aubrey Davis Park.

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The Mercer Island Planning Commission voted June 10 to recommend the City Council adopt a package of amendments establishing a Park Zone development chapter and related code changes, and approved several specific drafting changes including new lighting standards and an exemption for temporary structures from impervious-surface limits.

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