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Orting council approves temporary parking rule changes for town‑center and sets hearings on senior center zoning request
Summary
Council approved a six‑month interim change to parking minimums in the Multi‑Use Town Center zone to ease development constraints, and staff scheduled public hearings on a senior center zoning text amendment that would allow community centers conditionally in residential zones.
The Orting City Council at its Jan. 15 study session approved an interim amendment to the city’s parking requirements in the Multi‑Use Town Center (MUTC) zone and set a public hearing on a senior center zoning text amendment.
Parking interim control for MUTC: Councilmembers heard that recent infill and redevelopment in the downtown core left some developers unable to meet current parking minimums. Staff proposed and council approved an interim control that reduces parking minimums for specified commercial uses in the MUTC from the code‑required number to 50% of the existing broad‑use standard for a six‑month period, with the possibility of one extension. The interim rule preserves required ADA stalls and…
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