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Planning board approves most neighborhood center overlays; keeps mapping changes targeted to specific hubs
Summary
The Edmonds Planning Board approved neighborhood‑center boundaries and targeted ground‑floor commercial overlays for several hubs — including 5 Corners, Ferndale, Maplewood and South Lake Ballinger — while rejecting a motion to widen a required frontage rule along West Edmonds Way.
The Edmonds Planning Board completed a map‑by‑map review of proposed neighborhood centers and hubs and approved the maps and required ground‑floor commercial overlays for several locations while declining to broaden mandatory commercial frontage in others.
Board actions focused on discrete centers rather than a citywide rule. The board approved the following centers and overlays as presented or as amended:
- 5 Corners: The board voted to designate 5 Corners as a Neighborhood Center and to apply a strong commercial ground‑floor overlay consistent with the active‑edge street design shown on the staff map. The motion to proceed as drawn passed with the board’s voice vote.
- Ferndale (Ferdale/Ferdil Avenue on the maps): The board approved the neighborhood center and the frontage/ground‑floor commercial overlay as drawn, allowing the 60% frontage flexibility (street or public‑space frontage) that staff had described.
- Map / Five Corners to Ferndale…
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