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Tumwater council adopts zoning change to encourage high-density mixed-use in General Commercial zone
Summary
The City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance O2024-008 to amend Municipal Code chapter 18.22 to allow higher-density mixed-use multifamily developments outright in the General Commercial zone, subject to minimum density and nonresidential-content requirements.
The Tumwater City Council voted unanimously Jan. 21 to adopt Ordinance O2024-008, which amends Municipal Code chapter 18.22 to ease requirements for high-density mixed-use residential development in the city's General Commercial zone.
Brad Madriga, a staff member presenting the ordinance, told the council the change replaces a conditional-use pathway for high-rise residential buildings with a permitted mixed-use approach that requires a minimum residential density of 40 dwelling units per acre within mixed-use development on the same site or in the same structure. "The…
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