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Planning commission recommends moving land‑clearing rules to public works; ordinance sent to council
Summary
The Oak Harbor Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the City Council approve an ordinance to repeal Municipal Code chapter 19.47 (land clearing) and add chapter 20.15 to consolidate land‑clearing and grading under engineering/public works.
The Oak Harbor Planning Commission on June 10 voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council approve Ordinance 2025 (repeal OMC 19.47 and add OMC 20.15) to consolidate land‑clearing and grading regulations under the engineering division of public works.
The change, presented by planner Dennis Lefever, is intended to bring land‑clearing and grading into a single municipal code chapter and a single permitting lens.…
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