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Planning Commission to study expanded historic-district color palette to ease business variances
Summary
Staff told commissioners that the current Snoqualmie historic overlay restricts exterior paint choices and forces businesses to seek time-consuming variances; staff will bring draft expanded palettes and research on comparable historic districts to a future meeting.
Mona Davis, senior planner in the Community Development Department, told commissioners that Snoqualmie’s municipal code requires historic-design review in the historic overlay and that a Type I permit is required to change exterior paint color using the approved palette.
"I'm Mona Davis, senior planner in the community development, department," Davis said. She said local business owners report the variance process to change…
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