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Tumwater committee forwards mixed‑use housing ordinance to council; vote unanimous
Summary
The General Government Committee voted unanimously to place Ordinance 02024-208 on the Jan. 21 City Council calendar. The ordinance would allow multifamily residential as an outright permitted use in the General Commercial zone when part of a mixed‑use development meeting density and nonresidential space thresholds.
TUMWATER, Wash. — The City of Tumwater General Government Committee on Jan. 8 voted unanimously to place Ordinance 02024-208 on the Jan. 21 City Council consideration calendar with a recommendation to adopt and to authorize the mayor to sign.
Ordinance 02024-208 would amend the municipal code for the General Commercial zone to allow high‑intensity multifamily residential as an outright permitted use when the development is mixed‑use and meets specific density and site‑mix standards. "If you're going to do just residential in a general commercial, it has to be super dense," a planning staff presenter said, summarizing the proposal.
Key provisions in the draft…
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