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Committee advances paired code "snowball" ordinances (Titles 18 and 19) to first reading after staff briefings
Summary
City planning staff briefed the committee on paired code-cleanup ordinances amending Federal Way Revised Code Titles 18 and 19 and the committee forwarded both for first reading on March 18, 2025.
City planning staff presented two companion ordinances to clarify and correct development-code language in Federal Way Revised Code Titles 18 and 19. Staff said the amendments are intended to fix wording errors, align local code with state law, remove ambiguities that cause inconsistent interpretations, and consolidate related criteria into their appropriate code titles.
On Title 18, staff highlighted four initial amendments including clearer criteria for boundary line adjustments to avoid circumvention of subdivision-related requirements, changes to plat-alteration…
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