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Planning Commission recommends rezone of 972 Shimia Court SE to allow outdoor construction storage
Summary
The Ocean Shores Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council approve rezone application RZ24-00004 to change 972 Shimia Court SE from B-1 Retail Commercial to B-2 General Commercial, allowing outdoor storage tied to a construction business; neighbors raised aesthetics and stormwater concerns.
The Ocean Shores Planning Commission on March 25 recommended that the City Council approve rezone application RZ24-00004 to change the zoning for 972 Shimia Court Southeast from B-1 Retail Commercial to B-2 General Commercial to permit outdoor storage related to a construction business.
City planner Marshall Reed presented the staff report, identifying the applicant as Ocean Design LLC and describing the parcel (parcel number 0943002202900) as a 9,909-square-foot lot in the city's southeast quadrant. Reed said the property is currently zoned B-1 and surrounded by a mix of B-1 and B-2 zoning; the comprehensive plan designation for the area is general commercial. Reed told the commission that the applicant submitted a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) checklist and that staff had received no adverse agency comments on the SEPA review. "Permitted uses [in the B-2 zone] shall include...uses requiring outdoor activity," Reed said, explaining why the rezoning would be necessary for outdoor storage.
A written comment from the DiPolo Family Trust, read into the record, opposed the rezoning on…
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