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Planning Commission presses City Council for clearer liaison, prioritizes 2025 code updates and outreach
Summary
Lake Stevens staff presented a draft 2025 work program and flagged statutory deadlines; commissioners asked for clearer liaison procedures with City Council, earlier notice on capital projects and training on planning processes.
Lake Stevens Planning Commission members on Jan. 8 reviewed staff-proposed priorities for 2025 and urged clearer communication with the City Council on capital projects, Urban Growth Area (UGA) expansion and other city actions.
David Levitan, senior planner, presented the staff report and a draft schedule of upcoming code work, saying the update to the critical areas ordinance "needs to be completed by December 31st." Levitan also said the city is operating under an interim ordinance to comply with Senate Bill 5290 regarding review timelines for land-use applications and building permits, and staff is aiming to complete associated process-code work earlier than required; he said the interim ordinance compliance period runs until Dec. 11 (a year from the ordinance's effective date).
Commissioners asked for a more…
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