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Edmonds planning board keeps draft parking rules; delays adoption of new state law standards
Summary
The board opted to retain the draft parking requirements in the proposed local code and not immediately adopt changes required by Washington House Bill 5184. Members said the statewide law (HB 5184) can be revisited later and that the board wants more discussion on commercial parking thresholds and small‑business impacts.
The Edmonds Planning Board decided not to adopt the parking provisions from Washington House Bill 5184 at this time and instead to retain the draft parking rules in its current code update packet while scheduling further discussion.
Staff summarized the primary differences between the city’s draft parking requirements and HB 5184: the bill would eliminate minimum parking for small ground‑floor commercial spaces (under 3,000 square feet) and set reduced minimums for larger commercial uses, and it would change multifamily minimums (for example, offering no more than…
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