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Planning board removes residential‑exception overlay; allows single‑family rebuilds across mixed‑use zones
Summary
The Edmonds Planning Board voted unanimously to eliminate the residential‑exception overlay and allow single‑family development and expansions throughout the city’s mixed‑use neighborhood center/hub zones, except where a ground‑floor commercial overlay remains required.
The Edmonds Planning Board voted unanimously to remove the residential‑exception overlay and allow single‑family development (including replacements and expansions) throughout mixed‑use zones in neighborhood centers and hubs, with the exception of parcels inside required ground‑floor commercial overlays.
Planning staff said the change removes an unnecessary layer of regulation and restores flexibility for existing homeowners. As presented by staff, the new approach permits:
- Existing single‑family homes to remain and expand under Low‑Density Residential (LDR) standards (setbacks and lot coverage limits), and - New single‑family builds on lots within mixed‑use zones subject to LDR dimensional standards and other…
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