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Council approves three land-use actions; two zone-change items tabled to Aug. 13
Summary
At its July 23 meeting the Washington City Council approved a hotel height waiver, a conditional-use permit for a Star Nursery location and a general-plan amendment to industrial; two zone-change items were tabled to Aug. 13 at the applicants' request.
The Washington City Council on July 23 approved three land‑use items and moved two zone‑change requests to the council's Aug. 13 meeting.
The council granted a height waiver for a proposed hotel near Buena Vista Boulevard and Washington Parkway, approved a conditional‑use permit for a new Star Nursery at 1475 East George Washington Boulevard, and adopted a general‑plan amendment changing about 2.7 acres at 925 South 1900 East from estate residential to industrial. Two separate zone‑change items (agenda items 8a and 9b) were tabled at the applicants' request to the Aug. 13 meeting.
Why it matters: The approvals clear the way for immediate development activity in commercial corridors and regularize longstanding industrial use on property near 1900 East. The tabled zone changes will return to the council for final action on Aug. 13.
Height waiver (HW-25-02) The council approved a request to allow a hotel to exceed the 45‑foot maximum height in the C‑3 zone and set the maximum at 65 feet from finished grade to the highest point. Community development director Eldon Gibb presented the staff report and said the applicant's drawings showed a building height of about 62.4 feet. Councilman…
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