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Edgewood council adopts ordinance setting lawful-establishment date for nonconforming uses
Summary
The Edgewood City Council on Feb. 11 adopted an ordinance clarifying how the city determines the lawful establishment date for nonconforming land uses. The measure follows Planning Commission review and drew brief council remarks before passing on a voice vote.
Edgewood — The Edgewood City Council adopted an ordinance relating to nonconforming uses and the lawful-establishment date for properties on Feb. 11, moving the measure from recent Planning Commission work into city code.
The measure, introduced as Agenda Bill 205-675, was presented to the council by Mr. Jeremy Metzler, who told the council the item had been discussed since July and reviewed by the Planning Commission; Metzler said no changes were made to the materials presented to the council. Council Member Buckley moved to adopt the ordinance; Council Member Pasarowski seconded. Mayor Olsen announced the motion carried.
Why it matters: setting a single, clear lawful-establishment date is intended to simplify staff review of historic permits and reduce time spent researching when a nonconforming use was first established, council members said.
Metzler briefed the council that the topic had previously gone through the Planning Commission process and had been presented to council the prior week. "Happy to take any questions you may have at this time," Metzler said at the meeting.
Council Member Pasarowski thanked staff and the Planning Commission, saying the established date will "alleviate extra time for staff to dig around when you're trying to backtrack and see when a property was established or what permits they had in place." No councilmembers raised questions on the ordinance before the vote.
The council had approved the consent agenda earlier in the meeting by motion and voice vote. The ordinance vote was taken by voice; the mayor announced the motion passed.
The ordinance text and the exact effective date were included in the meeting packet; specifics in the packet were not orally repeated during the council's brief discussion.
