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Sedro‑Woolley planning commission reviews major parking-code rewrite, schedules public hearing
Summary
The Sedro‑Woolley Planning Commission reviewed proposed amendments to Title 17 that would change parking dimensions, visitor‑parking ratios and underground/structured parking requirements and set a public hearing for next month.
The Sedro‑Woolley Planning Commission reviewed proposed amendments to Title 17 of the Sedro‑Woolley Municipal Code that would update parking standards across multiple zones and scheduled a public hearing on the revisions for next month.
The code changes under review would consolidate parking rules into a new table, adjust guest/visitor parking ratios by unit type, increase some UVMU (Urban Village Mixed‑Use) minimums, and alter standards for structured or underground parking. Staff told commissioners the draft reduces the required share of underground or structured parking for multifamily projects from 50% to 40% and proposes narrower vehicle apron requirements in several townhouse configurations.
The changes matter because they could alter the feasibility and cost of new housing projects: higher minimum parking ratios and structured parking requirements raise development costs and can…
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